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I had semi-cynical feelings about the remake of Fame when I first heard it was being cast, but flash ahead two years later, and the trailer has me kind of pumped to see it on Friday. The music numbers look flashy, and it's got So You Think You Can Dance alum Kherington Payne, so I fully expect to be toe-tapping in my seat. But here's the dilemma: I also really loved the original Fame. The Read more
We've met the dancers and the director, and now there's a trailer for the actual Fame remake itself. As a fan of dance movies in general (even documentaries that include dancing), I'm already interested in this movie and the trailer only increased my curiosity. Take a peek at the preview and tell me: Will the Fame remake be included in future "greatest dance movies" lists? Fame opens Sept. 25. Read more
There's no official trailer yet for the Fame remake, but we now have a little taste of what we can expect to see — at least in terms of the dancing — when the movie hits theaters Sept. 25. And, as far as the dancing goes, it looks like this might be a pretty entertaining movie. In this video the movie's director, Kevin Tancharoen, mentions that they auditioned over 700 dancers for the film. Read more
The remake of the 1980 musical movie Fame is getting a cast together, and so far there are nine actors who think they're gonna live forever. Notable names among them: Thomas Dekker of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (and the guy who played Claire's possibly gay best friend on Heroes before leaving the show) and So You Think You Can Dance's Kherington Payne. The Hollywood Reporter has Read more
It's been less than three months since Whitney Houston's tragic passing, but her legacy continues to live on in her music and film. Her final project, Sparkle, is a combination of both of those elements: the film stars Houston as a former professional singer who stands by as her three daughters (including Sparkle, played by Jordin Sparks) in their quest to stardom in the 1950s. They succeed in Read more
