‘So You Think You Can Dance’ judge Adam Shankman steps to ‘Rock of Ages’

So You Think You Can Dance judge Adam Shankman is dancing to the big screen. Shankman will choreograph and direct a movie version of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages, according to Variety . The stage production, studded with rock hits of the 1980s, follows a group of characters as they deal with the upcoming 1990s and the potential destruction of their bar hangout, the Bourbon Room. There's no word yet whether the Broadway cast will reprise their roles for the movie, or be replace

First Look at ‘The Smurfs’ Movie

With Hollywood scooping up as many franchises and rebooting them as possible these days, each of us are bound to see our favorite childhood TV show turned into a multi-million dollar film. For fans of The Smurfs, especially all the members of the Official Smurf Fan Club , that dream is finally coming true. A few months back, Columbia Pictures announced that they were retooling the 1980s cartoon for not only the big screen, but in 3D as well. Now that some time has passed, the first poster has

Warner Bros. Hops Aboard the Soul Train

When I was a kid, I always got Star Search confused with Soul Train , but I have a feeling I won't be making that mistake anymore. Warner Bros. is set to bring the iconic TV show to the big screen in a 1980s setting. Though the show first aired a decade earlier, according to screenwriter Malcom Spellman, the '80s are iconic because all of the hip-hop street dances you see today were born during that time period and were first seen on that show, and I remember doing all of them when I was a

Textos Mastigados: ‘Sixteen Candles,’ ‘Breakfast Club’ director Hughes dead at 59

by Todd Leopold A seção “ Textos Mastigados ” traz matérias extraídas, com a devida autorização, do site da CNN. As palavras e expressões menos comuns são traduzidas para facilitar a compreensão. Os links escondem armadilhas já esclarecidas no Tecla SAP. Bons estudos e até o próximo texto! (CNN) — John Hughes, the producer, writer and director whose 1980s films such as “ Sixteen Candles ” [ Gatinhas Gatões ], “ The Breakfast Club ” [ Clube dos Cinco ] and “ Some Kind of W

Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer sign up for Macgruber spoof

A spoof of the 1980s series MacGyver is set to hit the big screen at the same time – or even before – a film version of the TV show premieres. MacGruber – which is based on a Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedy sketch – is one step closer to becoming a movie. Actors Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer are in talks to join the cast. Will Forte of SNL will also play the lead role in the big-screen version. In the original series, Richard Dean Anderson played MacGyver – a secret agent who used his s

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