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Tuesday, 31 March 2015
ABC Family Orders 'The Mortal Instruments' Series 'Shadowhunters'
After flopping at the box office, "The Mortal Instruments" is getting new life as a TV series.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC Family has ordered "Shadowhunters," based on the novels by Cassandra Clare, straight to series, with the adaptation eyed for 13-episode first season. THR reported back in October that production company Constantin Film wanted to turn the franchise into a "high-end drama" series in order to "go deeper and explore this world in greater detail and depth" than a film franchise could.
The move is also financial, since the 2013 big screen adaptation, "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," starring Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower, only accrued $31 million at the domestic box office, cancelling plans for a movie sequel, "City of Ashes."
As in the film, "Shadowhunters" will center around Clary Fray, who discovers on her 18th birthday that she comes from a long line of human-angel hybrids who hunt demons in their spare time. After her mother goes missing, she's thrust into the world of the Shadowhunters, with the mysterious Jace and her best friend Simon by her side.
"'Shadowhunters' is a big, epic saga that will resonate with viewers who come to ABC Family for the 'Harry Potter,' 'Hunger Games' and 'Twilight' franchises," said ABC Family president Tom Ascheim in a statament. "A New York Times best-seller for 122-consecutive weeks, with over 35 million copies in print worldwide, 'Shadowhunters' is the perfect story to share with our audience."
No word yet on casting. Production is expected to begin in May.
[via: The Hollywood Reporter]
Vote to Choose IMAX's 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Poster Giveaway
Every now and then, when a big movie gets released in IMAX theaters, a special commemorative poster is handed out to fans who see the first showing (hey, that's us!) on the massive screen. Usually, fans just have to be happy with what they get, but in the case of The Avengers: Age of Ultron arriving in just one month, you can vote for which poster you want to receive. IMAX has revealed four possible posters that will be given away at the first IMAX showings of the Marvel sequel, but only one will be the winner. Fans can vote on Twitter with specific hashtags for each poster or just comment on the Facebook post here. Look!
#UltronUnleashed
#AvengersUnite
#AvengersLastHope
#UltronNoStrings
You can still watch the latest trailer for The Avengers: Age of Ultron right here.
My vote goes to either #UltronUnleashed or #AvengersLastHope. The last one looks too much like a poster for The Punisher, and the second one just has too much of the Photoshopped, floating heads style. Post the corresponding hashtag on Twitter or comment on this Facebook post to vote for which poster you want, and we'll see which one ends up in your hands soon enough.
The Avengers: Age of Ultron is written & directed by Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Serenity). Earth's mightiest heroes must once again assemble when a super intelligent robot created by Tony Stark created to help fight any threats that might harm the world actually turns against him and the human race. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson all return in the sequel to Marvel's The Avengers with new names like Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen joining the team. Disney & Marvel release the film this summer on May 1st . You ready?
Honest Trailer for Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar was a visual marvel, but I'm still not sold on it being a great movie. I've only seen it once (Nolan himself recommends everyone see it multiple times), but I was disappointed with the film's ending. When all is said and done, I have a feeling it will be considered as one of Nolan's least essential movies. Although it was undoubtedly ambitious and even had some powerfully emotional sequences (that bit with Matthew McConaughey watching his kids grow up on video may be the most gut-wrenching thing the director has ever committed to film), I still wasn't crazy about it.
It seems as if the team at Honest Trailers agrees, as they proceed to point out some of the story flaws and take the movie's ending to task for being stupid. Check out the video below, and let us know what you think of Interstellar now that some time has passed from its initial release.
The Full Mad Max: Fury Road Trailer is Here!
George Miller returns to his post-apocalyptic franchise for the May 15 release
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The Trailer For The D Train, Starring Jack Black and James Marsden
The high school reunion comedy opens on May 8
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Vote for the Avengers: Age of Ultron IMAX Poster!
The Joss Whedon directed film debuts May 1
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Mad Max: Fury Road – what the new trailer teaches us
We still don’t know what relation Tom Hardy’s Max is to Mel Gibson’s, but we do get a Thunderdome flashback, multiple angry desert Nazis, more bald Charlize Theron – and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as a slave maiden
Mad Max: Fury Road has been in development for a quarter of a century. So the buzz has had some time to build. After disappointing remakes of futuristic classics such as Total Recall and Robocop, you’d be forgiven for hoping we just might be finally getting the bombastic return to the glory days of madcap 80s sci-fi fans of this sort of thing have been waiting for. Luckily, the latest trailer for George Miller’s return to the post-apocalyptic Aussie outback doesn’t disappoint.
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Tom Hardy is on the Run in Latest Trailer for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
"As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken." Hot on the heels of a new TV spot, a second full trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road has arrived offering tons more beautiful footage, and a much better idea of the story. It looks like Tom Hardy keeps trying to escape captivity while Charlize Theron has stolen a group of enslaved women from the clutches of the terrifying, masked villain. We're not sure when Theron and Hardy cross paths, but that's obviously inevitable. The action on display here looks breathtaking and just incredible. If the trailers are any indicator his has the potential to be the best blockbuster of the year.
Here's the new trailer for George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road from Warner Bros. Pictures:
You can still watch the previous trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road right here.
Mad Max: Fury Road is a reboot of the adventure franchise that began with Mad Max in 1979, starring Mel Gibson. George Miller, the director of the original film and its sequel, is back behind the camera, working from a script he co-wrote with first-time writer Nick Lathouris. Within this world of fire and blood exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There’s Max (Tom Hardy) a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. Meanwhile, Furiosa (Charlize Theron) is a woman of action who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland. Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough and more star in the film Warner Bros. Pictures releases this summer on May 15th . Ready?
‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Details: A ‘Dark’ Story with ‘Consequences’
Showrunner Steven Moffat teases a dark and frightening 'Sherlock' season 4 - with major consequences for Holmes and Watson.
See Every Variation of The DreamWorks Logo Over The Years
Just a few days ago, we posted a video from editor Ethan Jones featuring all of the variations of The Walt Disney Pictures logo. It was a cool way to see how each production put its own spin on the classic intro, and how filmmakers can set the tone for their project early with just a few little tweaks on something with which the audience is already familiar.
Now he's back with another supercut, this time taking a look at the DreamWorks logo. Created by Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks was once a distribution company as well as a production company, but now its films are distributed by Disney. And here's a bonus piece of trivia: John Williams composed the music for live-action DreamWorks films, while the logo for DreamWorks Animation features music from the Shrek score. Take a look at how the logo has changed over the years below.
Via: Sploid
Cinderella sweeps up at the UK box office in a strong week for kids' movies
Disney’s live action remake is a pre-Easter hit but audiences are cold on Julianne Moore’s non-fairytale witchery Seventh Son
With kids breaking up last Friday for the two-week Easter holiday, family films dominated the UK box office, nabbing the top three places. King of the heap is Cinderella, with an encouraging debut of £3.80m, ahead of Home and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Cinderella’s opening number compares with £3.59m including £976,000 in previews for Snow White and the Huntsman three years ago, and £6.59m including previews of £2.77m for Maleficent last May. Cinderella’s tally, in fact, approaches Maleficent’s number, once the latter’s previews are stripped out: £3.82m. With Cinderella and Home occupying the top two spots, the market is demonstrating the power of female protagonists.
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Imagining The Imminent Hunger Games and Step Up Theme Park Attractions
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At some point during the last decade, amusement parks went from being simply sources of amusement (it is, after all, in the name) to places of escape and fantasy (and, also, to being loosely arranged under the “theme park” banner). Blame Walt Disney for it – or, alternately, thank him, because before that, most amusement parks were of the “weee, roller coaster!” variety and were seriously lacking in princess castles and ice creams shaped like mice – and prepare to dish out some more dough for a whole new twist on the immersive fantasy element of modern amusement.
It’s no coincidence that movie studios have co-opted amusement parks as part of expanded marketing plans to wring out more cashola from dedicated fans looking to add to their experience with a beloved movie – Disney World and Disneyland are obviously built on the cinematic universe the studio has created, while Universal has also used that idea to make their own theme parks, complete with ever-changing attractions that capitalize on their biggest current hits (like getting rid of their super-cool Backdraft ride and putting in a massive Transformers attraction), and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter continues to sound like the greatest idea ever dreamed – but now other parks are using recognizable movie franchises to round out their offerings in some unexpected ways.
Basically, brace yourself for a Hunger Games theme park attraction, because it’s happening. The theme here is government control and dead people. Bring the kids!
Deadline reports that Lionsgate is partnering with Dubai Parks and Resorts to bring both The Hunger Games and their Step Up franchise to the company’s Motiongate Dubai, a “Hollywood-themed park slated to open in Dubai in October 2016.” Motiongate Dubai will include a special Lionsgate “zone” that will include both rides and a “retail facility” (so, a store?) “inspired” by the studio’s blockbuster Hunger Games franchise. Moreover, the new park will also boast a live stage show “based on Step Up: All In and Step Up: Revolution, the two most recent films in that franchise.”
This is my Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
A Step Up stage show makes perfect sense, simply because the dance-heavy films are all about actual dance performances, and there’s no more immersive way to bring that to a large audience in an amusement park venue. The only way to make a Step Up ride would be, my God, to somehow make some sort of giant dancing robot and load his/her body up with scads of riders who can experience the magic of dancing through said robot, and sweet Jesus, we’ve cracked it, we’ve got it, call Dubai! They could make some sort of joint effort with Universal and co-opt the Transformers ride to include dancing over battling. We may have also just invented a new movie franchise.
The Hunger Games section doesn’t seem as obvious, however. Of course it makes sense to translate the popular franchise into a new realm – flush with cash! – but it’s harder to imagine exactly what these supposed rides will look like. A zip through the arena? A rollercoaster ride that’s styled like the train that runs through Panem? A laser shooting game that challenges participants to off their friends and loved ones? The possibilities are myriad, but they’re also kind of upsetting in their implications (much like the movie series itself). At least there will be a handy “retail facility” for everyone to drop some cash at, one likely filled to the prim with pint-sized bows and arrows, burnt bread paperweights, and a stuffed Buttercup that yowls when you squeeze her. Amusement has never been so…strange.
Motiongate will reportedly be four million square feet (which sounds impressive, until you break it down into square miles, which will clock in around 1.4 square miles; for comparison’s sake, Disney World is 43 square miles) and is expected to host three million annual visits. Motiongate is part of sprawling amusement park complex that will also include Legoland Dubai and Bollywood Parks Dubai. I’d like one ticket now, please.
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Chilean Mining Disaster Hits the Big Screen in 'The 33' First Trailer
It's been five years since the world was captivated by the ongoing tragedy of 33 Chilean miners who were trapped a half-mile underground after an accident in a mine caused it to collapse. After 69 days, every single one of the trapped miners was rescued for a happy ending. Not long after, a feature film was put into the works, and now the first international trailer for that film has arrived. The 33 is based on that story, and while it takes place in Chile, the entire film is in English (which is annoying). Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rodrigo Santoro and Juliette Binoche star in the film, and it looks pretty decent.
Here's the first international trailer for Patricia Riggen's The 33 from 20th Century Fox Chile:
The 33 is directed by Patricia Riggen (Under the Same Moon) and written by Mikko Alanne and Jose Rivera. The film follows the true story of an international effort that was made to save 33 miners who became trapped in a copper and gold mine, half a mile beneath the surface, for 69 days. More than a billion people tuned in to the 24-hour coverage of the rescue effort five years ago, and this is the story of those trapped workers. Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, Juan Pablo Raba, and Kate del Castillo all star in the film slated for release in Chile on August 6th, but there's no US date yet.
'The Breakfast Club': Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy Look Back 30 Years Later (EXCLUSIVE)
Last week the Internet had a collective heart attack as it became apparent that the anniversary of the day that "The Breakfast Club" is supposed to take place happened 31 years earlier. Of course, "The Breakfast Club" is a movie and not a historical document (one that came out 30 years ago), but that doesn't matter. Because talking about John Hughes's immortal classic is fun and people will do it at every conceivable juncture."The Breakfast Club," of course, starred Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy, as a group of disparate teens united for a Saturday's worth of detention (Paul Gleason very memorably essayed the role of the meddling principle -- "I make over $30,000 a year!"). Recently, to celebrate the movie's anniversary and commemorate the newly released (and truly incredible deluxe edition Blu-ray package), the film held a pair of screenings in Austin, Texas, as part of the South by Southwest Film Festival. At one screening, in the morning, they handed out pastries -- hey, it is the Breakfast Club after all!
That's where we were given the unique opportunity to sit down with Sheedy and Ringwald, actresses who gained immediate superstardom for the movie (with the press naming them as two members of the Hughes-cultivated Brat Pack) and are still talking about it today. While this kind of retrospective discussion can drive some actors up the wall, they were both gracious and lovely. We talked about whether or not they immediately recognized that the film would be a classic, why John Hughes didn't have any gay or ethnic characters in the script, and whether or not the movie would (and should) ever be remade.
Put on the Simple Minds theme song (really loud) and take a walk down memory lane, won't you?
Moviefone: When you first read the script did you have any idea it would be a classic?
Ally Sheedy: I loved doing the movie and I felt like it was a special experience and I thought it would probably turn out really well but I had no idea it would be this.
Molly Ringwald: I knew that it was special and like nothing else I had ever read before or since and I knew I wanted to be involved immediately. I loved it. It was my favorite script that I had read of John Hughes's. But how could you possibly know that we'd still be talking about it thirty years later?
Is that the thing that most people still come up to you to talk about?
Ringwald: For me, it's one of the three movies I've done for John and it happens to be my favorite of the three. But there are other people who love "Sixteen Candles" or some people think I was great in "St. Elmo's Fire..."
Sheedy: And you were!
What about you, Ally?
Sheedy: Well, I live in New York, so people talk to me about "Breakfast Club," "High Art," and because I work with these high school kids, I hear about this crazy character I play on "Psych" a lot.
I can't believe kids are watching "Psych."
Sheedy: I don't know what to say! But they go nuts!
The new Blu-ray has this trivia track that runs along the bottom of the screen. One of the more interesting bits was that you guys shot in sequence. Is that true?
Ringwald: Yeah, pretty much.
How did that affect your performances?
Ringwald: I think it helped a lot, definitely. Because by the time we got to that group therapy moment we already knew each other really well. We were actors and it's possible to shoot out of sequence and still do it. But I think it really helped.
And you were taking classes while this was going on?
Ringwald: I was, because I was so young. So Anthony Michael Hall and I were 15 and 16 and Ally and Emilio and Judd were in their 20s.
Were you taking classes in the same high school where you were shooting?
Ringwald: Yeah, pretty much.
Sheedy: It was actually tutoring. That's what they had to do. There was an hourly thing with the union. So they would shoot and then have to leave the set and go do work.
So you weren't showing up to Home Ec down the hall?
Ringwald: No no no. I had a studio teacher who was with me on most of those movies, who I loved dearly. She was great. She was Jodie Foster's teacher and then she was mine and then she was Winona's.
Sheedy: Fair enough.
Ringwald: But she was great. She really made the experience as great as possible because it was hard to actually have to leave the set. "Sixteen Candles" was shot during the summer, so I got to be on set all the time, but it was hard to have to leave because it seemed like there was a party going on without me. It was very frustrating.
Do you think this movie would be made today?
Ringwald: No, I don't.
Nobody would let it be rated R.
Ringwald: Probably not. There would have to be a vampire in there, at some point.
Sheedy: There would have to be a sex scene.
Ringwald: Yeah, there would have to be a sex scene in it.
Sheedy: Somebody would have to get undressed. And there would have to be some kind of special effects. I think it might be meaner if they made it today.
Would you change anything about it?
Ringwald: Obviously, if they ever made a "Breakfast Club"-like movie, I don't think they should ever remake "The Breakfast Club," but if they did something inspired by, I think it would be interesting to have something with more racial diversity.
One of the kids probably should have been gay.
Ringwald: Oh, definitely. John didn't have the vocabulary for that. I'm convinced that in "Pretty in Pink" Ducky is gay, because that character was based on my best friend Matt who is gay, who was not out at that time but we had a very similar relationship. But that just wasn't in his vocabulary. Also, John became very conservative later in life. Did you know that? It was very strange.
Sheedy: Yeah.
Did you guys keep in touch with Hughes?
Ringwald: Um... No. Not really. We came back into contact and I had always hoped that we would work together again in some way, but we weren't close.
Sheedy: I got to hang out with him a little bit because I did this movie "Only the Lonely."
Ringwald: Oh, with John Candy?
Sheedy: Right. And he was a producer on that one.
He was living in New York at some point, right?
Sheedy: He may have been but he was only in Chicago at that point, so I got to go to Chicago to do it and spend a whole bunch of time with him.
Ringwald: I think once his family moved to LA and then hated it and moved back to Chicago, he never left Chicago again.
Do you keep in touch with your costars?
Ringwald: We see each other, usually at some event or a tribute or something. Or out of the blue.
I know that some of you dated and were very good friends. Do those emotions ever come back?
Ringwald: It was a long time ago. Life soldiers on.
Sheedy: Yeah!
Ringwald: I've been with somebody for 14 years and have 3 kids so I think I'm pretty well ensconced.
How does it feel to come back and introduce the movie to a whole new generation? Do you feel like the ambassadors of planet "Breakfast Club"?
Sheedy: It's fun. You feel good about the movie and the experience, so it's nice.
Ringwald: Yeah, I think the movie has become so beloved and it's been discovered by so many generations without our help. It's incredible. Everybody in my daughter's school has seen it and they're 11. So I feel really proud to be a part of the movie.
Sheedy: This is a very cool thing, that South by Southwest did this big screening, that they're re-releasing this DVD and putting it back into movie theaters. It's pretty joyous.
If you didn't know that it was immortal when you read it, looking back on it, what do you think makes it such a timeless classic?
Ringwald: You can take that one.
Sheedy: I think it takes a group of five teenagers and very realistically puts their lives on the screen. They're basically normal; anybody could relate to them, there's nothing huge going on. But it's that their experience at that time matters enough and is interesting enough to make a movie about without embellishing. And I think for a young person, seeing that, it's like, Oh, that's me up there and somebody cares about my story.
Ringwald: And also, the issues that we're dealing with haven't really changed. I just noticed from watching my kids grow up, that political atmosphere of cliques at school, the bullying, the feeling that you don't belong that everyone feels no matter who they are, those themes really still resonate today and probably always will.
Watch: 12-Minute In-Depth Discussion on the Lenses Kubrick Used
Camera nerds and cinematographers gather ’round. A video has been uploaded to YouTube that features cinematographer Joe Dunton (Dance Craze, Checkout Girl) explaining in great detail the various lenses (and cameras) that Stanley Kubrick used as a filmmaker. It's very nerdy and seems to be an older video that is only now making the rounds; we were tipped by Filmmaker Magazine. Joe shows off and discusses a number of the various lenses, wides and zooms, that Kubrick used plus his favorite camera the Arriflex IIc. Get ready for a trip back in time, as he says most of these were popular in the 50s and 60s, but that's fine they're still great lenses. Whether you're a filmmaker or photographer or not, this is worth a quick watch.
From YouTube: "An amazing 12-minute video on Stanley Kubrick's photographic lenses with Joe Dunton (BSC, GBCT)." He starts with the Snyder lens, including a tiny 135mm lens, then progresses through more including: a 20:1 zoom used on Barry Lyndon, a Kinoptic 9.8mm wide angle used on A Clockwork Orange, the Angénieux 25-250 long lens, a bunch of Cooke Speed-Panchro lenses, the "most famous lens of all-time" the Hasselblad 50mm that Kubrick modified himself, some Zeiss lenses he used on Full Metal Jacket, and a modified Nikon Nikkor 180mm f/2.8, plus the 19mm Pack Shot Lens. Hopefully this was an informative and interesting lesson in the many lenses used by Stanley Kubrick. Now get out there and go shoot some film.
April 2015 Free Game Lineup for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Members
Including Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Gears of War: Judgement, and Dishonored!
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‘Spy’ Gets a New Trailer and Earns Positive Early Reviews
Upcoming Melissa McCarthy action/comedy 'Spy' gets a new trailer, after earning critical praise at its SXSW 2015 festival premiere.
Don't Mess With Melissa McCarthy in New 'Spy' Trailer
Can't imagine Melissa McCarthy as a deadly and dangerous spy? Well, she can have "Cagney" (left fist) and "Lacey" (right fist) explain it to you!In a new, longer "Spy" trailer, McCarthy transforms from a mousy, desk-bound CIA analyst to full-on Bond. She's tapped to lead a mission after the identities of the CIA's field operatives are discovered by villain Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne). Everyone, from her boss (Allison Janney) to a fellow agent (Jason Statham), doubts her ability to rise to the occasion, but this is Melissa McCarthy, folks! She's about to kick ass and take names.
"Spy" opens in theaters June 5.
Keira Knightley: 'Where are the female directors and writers?'
Oscar-nominated star questions gender imbalance of the film industry in a new interview
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The Weekend Warrior: Furious 7
Predictions and preview for the weekend of Friday, April 3
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'Dancing With the Stars' Recap: Most Couples Sizzle And Few Fizzle on Latin Night
It's Latin Night on "Dancing with the Stars," dance fans, and I was preparing myself for a night of slightly raunchy choreography. I'm so happy to say, it wasn't like that at all. Even the great opening number (choreographed again by Mandy Moore) and the post-break in-betweeners have more actual dancing and less strutting and posing than they did last season.
Tom Bergeron is his usual hysterical self, and even Erin Andrews is getting more comfortable with the gig, getting some good jokes in. At week three, the judges are getting pickier, and the contestants have come down a little after last week's stellar round. But they've all rallied pretty well, and some dancers are still leading the pack.
Let's check out My Top 5:
Rumer & Val's Disco Salsa: Rumer and Val start the night off with a bang and a smoking hot Disco Salsa. She's awesome, and clearly fearless, as Val said, going for that lift so hard in rehearsal that she busted Val's lip with her crotch! Yoiks! But it pays off in the routine and they do it flawlessly. I'd have liked a little more salsa in there, I only saw about 8 measures of actual salsa, but the routine is so hot that it doesn't matter. I especially love the sharp, percussive footwork, like the "rat-tat-tat-tat" part. But I still want Rumer to relax more, and have a little more fun and freedom with it, as the judges also mentioned this week. Len sure is in a good mood, awarding her a 9. Score: 33
Riker & Allison's Salsa: This is HOT!! What a great routine - and I'm so glad they kept Riker's hair back. There are still a couple slightly awkward moments in there, like Allison's hop during her opening pirouette. It's as if Riker has a little too much energy and he's overpowering Allison just a tad, pulling her off her balance. But he's also really great, with sharp, clean movements, great energy, and clearly having a ball. Wowza. I love those hip-hop moments too. Carrie Ann's comments about him being more "testosteroney" (the San Francisco treat?) are interesting, as are Julianne's comments about them relating to each other as a couple. My thinking behind this is that Allison, the "So You Think You Can Dance" alum, is such a star that she just stands out and takes the stage no matter what. I talked about this a lot last season, saying she had a "Cassie" problem. I think she's better about blending this season though, and Riker is more able to keep up with her than Jonathan Bennett was. Oh well, so much for Len's good mood; his comments do not reveal his low score. Score: 34 (tied for first place)
Robert & Kym's Rumba: This is a very nice Rumba, and Robert looks really lovely doing it, if a little stiff. His shoulders are relaxed, which is great (that's very important, and an easy mistake to make), but he needs to watch his hands. He clearly works so hard though; I love how he's internalizing the judges' comments as they're giving them to him. I also love Julianne's comment that he was in fact leading Kym, because leading is often secondary when working with choreography (since both partners know what they're supposed to do). I admit Kym's flowy dress (which, btw, is not a dress but a leotard with scarves) makes me nervous: I keep waiting for her to step on it, and I think she does at one point. I think she grabs his butt too, at the end. But I can't completely blame her; it's kind of a nice butt. Score: 29
Willow & Mark's Paso Doble: As that tweet on the screen read, "Willow is the girl on fire tonight!" What a smokin' hot, (Catching) Fire and Ice routine. And a lengthy, complicated routine at that, with great choreography-well, except for that WTF moment in the middle with Mark doing some strange footwork. He looks like he's spoofing Lord of the Dance. I sure hope he's not going for zapateado or something, because it does not work. But Willow looks great. She's got such power and strength, and growing every week. It's beautiful. Score: 32
Noah & Sharna's Argentine Tango: Wow. This is just amazing. It's really so incredible to see Noah dance, and an Argentine tango no less. And this routine is as dramatic and sexy as any other. Noah is obviously so strong, with such control. Sharna is truly amazing too, and I admire her so much. What a challenge for her as a choreographer, especially when it's literally one-sided, because Noah lost the same arm and leg. And then, having to re-choreograph with just a couple days to go because they decided not to use the prosthetic arm. What a stupendous routine, beautifully danced. Score: 30
The Rest: Charlotte & Keo's Rumba: This rumba isn't bad; it's got some nice moments. Charlotte is surprisingly flexible, despite bending her knee slightly on that impressive arabesque developpé. She does make gorgeous lines and pictures, as the judges said, but she's still a little stiff and mechanical. She needs to smooth out the transitions between each movement (what Bruno says about sustaining the concentration), and show a little emotion. Bruno's comment about her body over her brains is pretty appalling, but the audience calls him on it immediately, and it's clear he has no idea what he's saying. Might want to think a little more before talking, Bruno. Score: 22 (tied for last place)
Michael & Peta's Salsa: That's a shame. Michael's a good mover with great energy, but this salsa definitely looks uncomfortable. Maybe they were too relaxed at their spa day and didn't quite practice enough. It's a shame, but I agree with Carrie Ann that the lifts don't feel safe. But Michael looks awkward and stiff just doing footwork too. It's very difficult not to watch Peta. Michael's face during the judges' comments is truly heartbreaking though. Poor guy. Score: 24
Suzanne & Tony's Samba: Suzanne's channeling Carmen Miranda in her fun, fruity samba to Barry Manilow's classic, "Copacabana." This is a fun routine, and she dances it well, though she does lose her footwork at one point. I think she looks slightly better in the package though, because she's still a little careful. I wonder if she's nervous. I agree with Carrie Ann about showing more depth in the routines. Tony tends to do these light, fluffy (like Suzanne's tail feathers) routines with props and such, but Suzanne is an actress, so she can handle more gravitas. The judges' relatively low scores don't really match their more positive comments though. Score: 25
Chris & Witney's Argentine Tango: As I said last week, I've yet to meet an Argentine Tango I didn't like, and this one is no exception. But Chris looks very uncomfortable at the beginning-Bruno's comments about his turn are exactly spot on-and the routine really gets going when the music picks up, but at that point it's all Witney's legs anyway. I love her fast flicks and ganchos; it's what makes Argentine Tango so sexy. I'm not sure how much Chris brings to it, though of course being a good support for your partner is extremely important. Score: 28
Patti & Artem's Cha-Cha: Yes, this is an entertaining routine, but they're starting to get a little the same. Artem definitely uses more "baffle them with your bulls---" than he should. At first I thought he hides quite a bit of content in the routine, but I didn't think about it until the judges point it out: it's not much cha-cha content. It's more Patti doing her own thing or club dancing than ballroom. She's definitely a fun performer, and I like the hambone in there, but as the judges said, it's not enough. Score: 22 (tied for last place)
Nastia & Derek's Samba: Nastia is still so gorgeous, and of course she dances beautifully, even when injured (that thumb injury looks really awful too). Perhaps it's good that they have a handicap because of their schedules. I love the little assisted jump-step, which reminds me of Derek's incredible quickstep with Shawn Johnson a couple years back. Of course the judges glow, awarding them two 9s. Score: 34 (tied for first place)
With time quickly running out on the clock, they jump to the bottom three couples: Chris & Witney, Charlotte & Keo, and surprisingly, Noah & Sharna. But Noah and Sharna are safe, of course, and instead Charlotte and Keo are going home. It's a small shame she won't be able to reach her true potential, but someone has to go. At least she'll have more time to deal with the many offers that are apparently coming to her cellphone.
So what do you think, dance fans? Are you surprised by the outcome? Which are your favorite dances this week?
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