Chris Cummins Nov 4, 2019
We take a look back at the history of Stephen King's first bestseller, Carrie, after Riverdale turned it into a musical.
Last year, Riverdale staged Carrie: The Musical in a very special episode that was part Glee and part horror hellstorm. It is the latest example of how Stephen King's first novel continues to resonate throughout the pop culture landscape. The reasoning for this is simple: Carrie is a universally relatable story about outsiders that has much to say about topics like bullying, revenge, teen angst, religion, and telekinetic ass-kicking..
To examine just how much of a juggernaut Carrie is, we've put together this timeline dating from the book's genesis to today to provide some context into why the tale has endured for so long.
1973: Legend has it that Stephen King was unhappy with his early work on Carrie, which was originally intended as a magazine story,...
We take a look back at the history of Stephen King's first bestseller, Carrie, after Riverdale turned it into a musical.
Last year, Riverdale staged Carrie: The Musical in a very special episode that was part Glee and part horror hellstorm. It is the latest example of how Stephen King's first novel continues to resonate throughout the pop culture landscape. The reasoning for this is simple: Carrie is a universally relatable story about outsiders that has much to say about topics like bullying, revenge, teen angst, religion, and telekinetic ass-kicking..
To examine just how much of a juggernaut Carrie is, we've put together this timeline dating from the book's genesis to today to provide some context into why the tale has endured for so long.
1973: Legend has it that Stephen King was unhappy with his early work on Carrie, which was originally intended as a magazine story,...
- 4/18/2018
- Den of Geek
Are you ready to rediscover Fame? Lifetime is developing a reboot of the iconic hit 1980 movie and TV series Fame, E! News has confirmed. The new Fame will be a reimagining of the classic '80s series, which starred Debbie Allen, Gene Anthony Ray, Carlo Imperato and Lori Singer, and was created by Christopher Gore. Like the film and series before it, the new show will center on a group of adults struggling to balance their pressure of life at their performing arts college with the trials of their everyday lives. Set to recreate Fame for Lifetime? So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol's Nigel Lythgoe, with Gossip Girl and Smash's Josh Safran set to write the script. The...
- 6/9/2015
- E! Online
"It's better than a real school. It's free and you don't get raped in the hallways."
Fame is full of no-nonsense dialogue like that, earning its stripes by making art vikings out of its adult and teenage characters alike. "This isn't your dick you're holding," seethes a classical music teacher. "It's a violin bow!" Fabulous. Now we're talking real music.
It's hard to comprehend the thought process that resulted in this movie remade into a network television show and more recently a PG-rated cash-in. It's hard to comprehend because this 1980 original is an open, uncompromising R-rated movie by Alan Parker, director of controversial films such as Midnight Express, Pink Floyd's The Wall and Angel Heart. Fame follows the same rabble-rousing spirit of those films, depicting the school years of underprivileged and misunderstood kids who want to pursue their dreams of being performers—be it dancers, musicians, actors or stand-up comedians.
Fame is full of no-nonsense dialogue like that, earning its stripes by making art vikings out of its adult and teenage characters alike. "This isn't your dick you're holding," seethes a classical music teacher. "It's a violin bow!" Fabulous. Now we're talking real music.
It's hard to comprehend the thought process that resulted in this movie remade into a network television show and more recently a PG-rated cash-in. It's hard to comprehend because this 1980 original is an open, uncompromising R-rated movie by Alan Parker, director of controversial films such as Midnight Express, Pink Floyd's The Wall and Angel Heart. Fame follows the same rabble-rousing spirit of those films, depicting the school years of underprivileged and misunderstood kids who want to pursue their dreams of being performers—be it dancers, musicians, actors or stand-up comedians.
- 2/7/2010
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Before it became a veritable cottage industry – having spawned a six season TV series, an Off-Broadway production, multiple imitators and the current big screen remake – Fame meant one thing only: the 1980 Alan Parker film. And that’s as it should be, as Parker imbued his depiction of the struggles of students trying to make it at Manhattan’s grueling School of Performing Arts with an inimitable combination of poignant nostalgia and hard edged realism. In the current reworking, first time filmmaker Kevin Tancharoen goes, as the famous ballad sung by Irene Cara in the original says, “Out here on my own.” Let it never be said that he attempted to duplicate Parker’s work. Instead, he and screenwriter Allison Burnett reduce Christopher Gore’s original screenplay to shambles, turning it into a heavily stylized over-produced mess. This is not, in any sense, an accurate depiction of life at an arts school. It...
- 9/26/2009
- by Robert Levin
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
"Fame" is back on the big screen! Now "Extra" is bringing you facts about the 1980 Oscar-winning film -- and the 2009 remake for a new generation.
Facts about "Fame", Then and NowReturn to "Fame"The 2009 version of “Fame” is said to be a family-friendly remake of the 1980 original.
The updated film follows the same story: a group of New York performing arts high school students live their dreams and learn about each other along the way.
Facts about "Fame", Then and NowReturn to "Fame"The 2009 version of “Fame” is said to be a family-friendly remake of the 1980 original.
The updated film follows the same story: a group of New York performing arts high school students live their dreams and learn about each other along the way.
- 9/25/2009
- Extra
Truth be told, Naturi Naughton will be one of the few breakout stars from the "Fame" reboot. She plays Denise, a classical pianist with a dream. Alongside her is Asher Book as Marco, a singer/actor wannabe.
Kevin Tencharoen makes his feature film debut as a director working from a script by Allison Burnett ("Untraceable," "Resurrecting the Champ").
In our interview, Naturi and Asher talked about:
*** Their involvement with the film
*** Their characters
*** Irene Cara and Debbie Allen
*** The remake's history
Here you go and have fun!
'Fame,' with Asher Book, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, from a screenplay by Allison Burnett, based on the 1980 movie screenplay by Christopher Gore. 107 minutes. Rated PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and language. Several theaters.
Kevin Tencharoen makes his feature film debut as a director working from a script by Allison Burnett ("Untraceable," "Resurrecting the Champ").
In our interview, Naturi and Asher talked about:
*** Their involvement with the film
*** Their characters
*** Irene Cara and Debbie Allen
*** The remake's history
Here you go and have fun!
'Fame,' with Asher Book, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, from a screenplay by Allison Burnett, based on the 1980 movie screenplay by Christopher Gore. 107 minutes. Rated PG for thematic material including teen drinking, a sexual situation and language. Several theaters.
- 9/24/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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