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Richard Hawley: "Tonight the Streets Are Ours"
It's true. Hawley's '07 album "Lady's Bridge" is a far more varied set than 2006's "Coles Corner." The trademark voice is still there, but here he explores more than just those warm effortless ballads; he puts forth rockabilly and doo-wop, too. The rockabilly tracks—“Serious” and “Looking For Someone To Find Me”—come following his acting debut in the movie Flick, in which he appears as a rockabilly radio DJ opposite Oscar winner Faye Dunaway. “I was supposed to be recording the soundtrack, but I got distracted like I always do,” he says. “Instead of doing what I was supposed to be doing, I wrote ‘Serious’ instead.”
"Why Dance?" is an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the world of dance. It examines what attracts so many to this wondrous art form, including young students, former ballerina?s, and current dancers. It explores why they dance and what drives them from their early introduction to the neighborhood dance studio to the stages of Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, a professional dance company in San Jose, California. The full-length documentary discusses the benefits of dance competitions, including substantial footage of one of many competitions and conventions held in many cities throughout the country every year. It includes interviews with various winners including Peter Chursin (Mr. Dance of America 2003) and Ashley Canterna (Miss Dance of America 2002). The rigorous training, stretching, and rehearsing is also shown, as many of these young people put everything they have into trying to impress the judges during a 2-minute dance routine. Parents discuss the benefits of both dance and competing with respect to the positive influence it has had on their children?s scholastic achievement and self confidence. Not only do ballerina?s (including former dancers with American Ballet Theatre and Dance Theatre of Harlem) share their early experiences growing up in the world of dance, but we get insight from such notables as Dennis Nahat(world renown choreographer/ Artistic Director), Karen "KB" Brown (Artistic Director of the Oakland Ballet), and Daryl Gray(choreographer). Other contributors to the film include photographers Roger Ele, Hubert Worley, Christopher Jean-Richard, and world renown Martha Swope. It examines the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi which is held every four years where dancers from all over the world attend and compete for "The Gold". Dance as a career is discussed in numerous conversations with current professional dancers and former dancers with such notable dance companies as American Ballet Theatre, The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and the Stuttgart Ballet. Advice is given freely and quite candid in format. The darker side of dance is also explored including injuries, eating disorders, and insecurities, issues that all dancers will face sooner or later. This film goes behind the scenes of a professional dance company?s production of "The Pirates of Penzance", a ballet staged by Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley in San Jose, California. Behind the scenes footage includes actual choreography being set in the rehearsal hall as well as footage of the actual performance and extensive discussion by the choreographer, Daryl Gray. Included is a heart-warming "Billy Elliott" type story of a young boy who not only overcomes the objections of his father, but turns him into one of his biggest supporters at the same time. This film is not only an informative look at the world of dance, but often times an entertaining look as well.
Hot Chip: "Ready for the Floor"
As last year's Mercury Award Nominated album 'The Warning' proved, Hot Chip have an uncanny skill for creating widescreen pop music that pushes the boundaries of what music can be. 'Ready For The Floor' is no exception: a glorious mix of dance floor grooves and folkish pop that is instantly inebriating/intoxicating.
An earnest love ballad from the Streets.
"An American Haunting" trailer
An unrelenting demon haunts and torments a teenage girl and her wealthy family in 1800's Tennessee. Based on the book "The Bell Witch: An American Haunting" by Brent Monahan, the story was adapted for the screen and directed by Courtney Solomon. The film stars Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy, and Thom Fell.
Diving into the private worlds of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton on first reflection may appear an easy task- put on the record and all is revealed: tales of love gone wrong; true life confessions from the bottom of the glass. This is not even half of it. Moffat and Middleton have over six years crafted some of the most stark yet beautiful of music - thier muse has served them well. Arab Strap are true troubadours telling the tale as they live it. Together they have created some of the most stark and observant music of the past ten years.
Bassnectar takes another step forward in his genre-bending blend of musical styles and emotions, combining the visceral melodic presence of modern listening music, with the force and volume of sound system dance floor devastation.
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Ashley Albright is the luckiest girl in New York City, where she has a promising career and a life full of glamour and romance. Jake is the unluckiest guy in town, tormented by constant mishaps and missed opportunities. Everything changes for Ashley and Jake when they meet at a swank masquerade party, share a kiss, and miraculously swap their luck. Now Ashley's ultra-fabulous life is going completely sour while Jack is finally living large. But Ashley is dtermined to track him down and steal her luck back.
