A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Clearly, no running column devoted to memorable movie scenes can neglect the fine art of hoofing. Dance has always been an integral part of the medium’s appeal, even if the death of the live-action musical ( Chicago and the forthcoming Nine notwithstanding) means that most notable choreography can now be found on TV reality-show competitions. Trouble is, what I don’t know about dance could...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Elie Hirschfeld of Hirschfeld Properties, LLC announces their lease partnership with Fred Astaire Dance Studios. Located at 328 East 61st Street, the 3,000 square foot property was built to include a new, state-of-the-art wood dance floor built over foam construction to cushion impact for dancers and buffer sound below. For the past 60 years, the studio, which is part...
The Sartorialist (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Style icons? David Bowie, Dennis Hooper & Fred Astaire Personal style quirk? Always leave room for assumption! Also, my accessories - I have my signature pieces made for me, and wear them all at the same time or not at all. If I have a business meeting I may not wear any accessories other than overstated cuff links. Any accessory must be a focal point, and really say something. Favorite designers...
greylocknews (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
NORTH ADAMS, MA-Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts celebrates its 115th anniversary Friday, November 13, with a dinner, silent auction, and performance by legendary Broadway singer and dancer Donna McKechnie. The concert is at 8 p.m. in the Church Street Center...
fractured toy (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
From the 1960's , a cheeky half-maskperfect for a ballroom masquerade.I've been promised for two years by the mister that this year,he will take ballroom dancing lessons with meIf you could or could have learned any type dance, which would it be?My first love is ballet, then modern, then ballroomMy favorite dancers are Fred Astaire, Martha Graham and Sylvie Guillemand I love masquerade ballsI
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
THE 1988 Democratic party national convention, Texas state treasurer Ann Richards delivered a ground-breaking speech which highlighted the poor representation of women in politics.
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Filed under: OpEd , Video , Celebrities , Pickups and Renewals , Casting Attention, attention! This is not a joke. It's not a spoof or a gag. Kathy Griffin will host a dance show for ABC . That's right, the funny lady of Bravo's My Life on the D-List , has said yes to hosting Let's Dance , a new celebrity reality show in which stars compete with one another by re-creating classic routines from pop...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
It's the seventh week of the seventh moon of the seventh star of "Dancing With the Stars," ballroom fans, and the pressure in the Rectagon has been cranked up to 11.
The Moviezzz Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
One of the musical events of the year takes place this Wednesday, November 4 on Turner Classic Movies. TCM will be airing the new documentary JOHNNY MERCER: THE DREAM'S ON ME . This film, executive produced by Clint Eastwood and directed by Bruce Ricker is a fascinating look at the life of one of the great American songwriters of the 20th century. Just a few of the well over 1,000 songs he wrote include...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
November is shaping up as an especially good month on Turner Classic Movies. In addition to honoring Grace Kelly as Star of the Month , TCM is celebrating the 100th birthday of the great American composer Johnny Mercer. The new documentary JOHNNY MERCER: THE DREAM'S ON ME debuts on November 4th and repeats on Mercer's birhday on the 18th. It was produced by Clint Eastwood and runs 103 minutes. 25 films...
Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
�You knock me off'a my feet. The way you make me feel.� Rehearsal videos from Michael Jackson's preparations for his final concert combined with voice-overs from interviews make one spectacular night at the movies showing the inside makings of great entertainment and a great entertainer's mind.
The Life and Times of a Problem Child (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
A fascination for musicals rooted from Jacques Demy to something more recent like Christophe Honoré. I've really never imagined myself enjoying musicals because I wasn't particularly thrilled seeing Gene Kelly with his song and dance sequences in An American in...
Double O Section (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
It Takes A Thief Finally Coming To DVD? This isn't news, per se ; it's a rumor... but it's a good one! And apparently from a reliable source. TVShowsOnDVD (a very reliable source itself) reports that the wheels are in motion to bring the last remaining classic Sixties spy show not yet available on DVD to that format at last. That's right, I'm talking about It Takes A Thief , starring Robert Wagner...
TYWKIWDBI (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Fred Astaire is fantastic in this sequence. He was never a "crooner" and it's unfortunate that the director asked him to sing the intro. But watch - beginnng at the 1:30 mark - when the singing starts and the dancing begins... Outstanding. BTW, this video is high enough definition to justify watching fullscreen... Enjoy! The Gene Wilder/Peter Boyle parody is offered as a humorous tribute....
TYWKIWDBI (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
After posting the item below I did a search for "top hat," which of course leads to Fred Astaire. And I realized that for some inexplicable reason I have blogged for almost two years without including an Astaire dancing video. This corrects that oversight. I think I should blog something about top hats - but should it be Astaire? or perhaps that Puttin on the Ritz parody scene from Young...
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karl6au40 | 08/14/2009
Download Thing Below, The in DVD, DivX, PDA quality! Genres: Thriller Countries: Canada Actors: Warlock, Billy Capt. Jack Griffin Runte, Kurt Max Crank Wowchowski Lough Haggquist, Catherine Anna Davis Graham-Gaudreau, Peter Dean Rieser Christie, Warren Cassidy Hunter, Kiara Mel Rogers Richmond-Peck, David Bobby Gibbons Lawrence, Colin Dixon Thorburn, Jim Cole Griffin Bruhnanski, Craig Captain Mark...
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