Tag Archives: Flashdance

Name That Chest: This playwright’s bonkers outfit is inspired by his friendship with four boys

Here’s a clue – the owner of this curious jacket, head-dress and duck combo is back for the fourth instalment of a popular fantasy-adventure, released in cinemas today. Who is the star, and what is the film? How did you … Continue reading

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Unforgettable screen entrance of the week – Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video If I was a techno wizard, I’d replace the original soundtrack with Irene Cara’s What a Feeling, then let Arnie slowly rise from that crouched position and have … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Flashdance and other great title songs

How can you not love 1980s dance drama Flashdance? It not only stars the lovely Jennifer Beals, but it has one of the best original title songs from the world of movies – Flashdance (What a Feeling). Do you agree? … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Save the Last Dance, and other dancing movies

Pirouetting, toe-tapping, hoofing, gliding, stepping, strutting. Dance moves in the movies are certainly not in short supply. Ballet meets hip hop in tonight’s dancing drama where Julia Stiles plays a bereaved middle class teen who has her love for dance … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Sweet Home Alabama, and other films based on song titles

The classic 1974 song Sweet Home Alabama was a controversial response by the band Lynyrd Skynyrd to Southern Man and Alabama – two songs from the 1970s by Neil Young that express anti-southern sentiments. Read more about that here. Don’t expect any … Continue reading

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