Category Archives: Women Who Hoof

High School Homogeny

Posted on 02/04/2012 by

[Contains corridor-spinning SPOILERS!!!] According to the screenwriting book I’m reading at the moment, the starting point for every great story is a protagonist (hero) that your audience can cheer for, and an antagonist (villain) that they can jeer at. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Smash’d

Posted on 18/01/2012 by

On February 6th (2012), NBC will be debuting a new musical drama series, titled Smash, and they’re hoping to drum up a bit of positive, pre-emptive buzz by making the pilot episode available for free through various online sources from now … Continue reading →

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Purgatory Dance Party

Posted on 05/01/2012 by

[Contains toe-tappin’ SPOILERS] I know just how Richard Gere’s character feels at the start of Shall We Dance? (2004), sitting alone on the train home, staring up at the window of a track-side dance studio, mesmerised by the young woman … Continue reading →

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Staged

Posted on 24/12/2011 by

Ack! There are so many films on TV at the moment, I’m starting to fall behind… at this rate I won’t get to watch any of the DVDs I picked up in the pre-Xmas sales until sometime around March! It’s … Continue reading →

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High Art Hangover

Posted on 29/07/2011 by

Chalk another one up to curiosity, I guess… when I saw a copy of Viva la Diva (2008) sitting on the charity shop shelf, it seemed such a bizarre concept, I just couldn’t resist. For those who don’t know, this … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm Patootie

Posted on 08/02/2011 by

It’s a mystery to me… I like Jane Lynch, I like musicals, and I have a big crush on Lea Michele… so why do I find Glee so utterly unwatchable? I don’t know… I can’t really pin it down… there’s … Continue reading →

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High Britannia, High! (Reprise)

Posted on 29/10/2010 by

Only bad things can happen when miserliness meets masochism… especially when they merge over a supermarket bargain bin, bulging with remaindered DVDs. For some reason I felt compelled to finish what I’d started back in May, by picking up the … Continue reading →

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High Britannia, High!

Posted on 08/05/2010 by

And if you don’t get that Fame reference, this post probably isn’t for you. As a peppy antidote to Inland Empire, I also managed to salvage the first Britannia High DVD from the same bargain bin (one pound, well spent). … Continue reading →

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Little Nell as “Columbia”

Posted on 02/11/2009 by

Another one from the vaults… I first saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the early years of adolescence, when it was first broadcast on TV, and it’s been a favourite of mine ever since. I’m not going to pretend … Continue reading →

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