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Staying Alive

9 April 2013 3:32 AM, PDT | Sky Movies | See recent Sky Movies news »

Some six years after first coming down with Saturday Night Fever, disco king Tony Manero (John Travolta) is still dreaming of Broadway stardom while giving dance classes and working in a bar. Sylvester Stallone is not the most obvious choice as director, but he draws inspiration from perspiration and, of course, the The Bee Gees' irresistible tunes. On the dance floor, Travolta is first-rate and Cynthia Rhodes (doing all her own singing and dancing) is more than a match for his moves as his long-suffering girlfriend. »

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6 Things You Didn't Know About This Actor On His Birthday

18 February 2013 4:27 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

While we know him well as Vincent Vega in “Pulp Fiction,” Danny Zuko in “Grease” and Tony Manero in “Saturday Night Fever,” how much do we really know about John Travolta…as John Travolta?

On his 59th birthday today, we are counting down facts you might not have known about this actor/dancer/singer. Which fact are you most surprised by? Let us know in the comments section.

Happy birthday John Travolta! »

- Rebecca Klein

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Interview: Director Pablo Larrain On The Unique Aesthetic Of 'No' & Working With Star Gael García Bernal

12 February 2013 11:05 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

We've had the usual rotten start to moviegoing in 2013, but this Friday brings the first truly great film of 2013 in the shape of Pablo Larrain's "No." The third film from Chilean director Pablo Larrain following the excellent "Tony Manero" and "Post Mortem," it again delves into the history of the country during the time when it was ruled by the dictator General Pinochet. But in something of a break from his previous work, the film is a warm and human comedy that follows an advertising executive (Gael García Bernal) who's enlisted to aid the campaign to vote 'No' in the 1988 referendum to keep Pinochet as leader. The film -- shot on video cameras of the time, giving it a unique and brilliant aesthetic -- has won rave reviews since debuting at Cannes last May, with ours calling it "extraordinarily well-made, superbly acted, funny, human, warm, principled and, yes, »

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