21st century choreographers, dancers and film historians discuss the significance of SitR to their art form.
Director: Gary Leva
Stars: Zachary Woodlee, John DeLuca, Corbin Bleu, Michael Rooney, Charles Klapow, Paula Abdul, Rob Marshall, Rudy Behlmer, Adam Shankman, Baz Luhrmann, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Harry Shum Jr., Sam Watson, Matthew Morrison, Usher Raymond.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2380175/
Thought I'd list all the interviewees (didn't check that it's a complete list). Although I don't recognize all their names, I recognized their credits, which is why I waited until I got to 2012 to watch this.
One of them made the excellent point that long takes are not used now for an important reason beyond fad: they don't get the extensive rehearsal time as they did in the golden era, so a (near) perfect long take is impossible now.
Glee (2009-15) was extra-represented (choreographer and 2 performers), and they did a tribute to Make 'Em Laugh in s2e7, excerpted here.
Usher did a remake of the title song's video (costume, set, singing, dancing and rain), shown on Movies Rock (2007); blurry full video excerpt here.
Per Paula Abdul: after making her Opposites Attract ('89) video, sent it to GK with a note that this was her tribute to him. He called her, and they had tea once a week for 2.5 years, supposedly until he died, which was in '96.
Great to see youngsters who appreciate GK & SitR.
Rated 6.8 (25)
Warner & more, dir. Leva; 8
