Fame

The award-winning director reminisces about the making of Fame, the 1980 film which won two Oscars, spawned a hit television series... and inspired a worldwide craze for legwarmers. Irene Cara in Fame, 1980 Photo: ALLSTAR/MGM 'It?s a bit...

In this article: Alan Marshall, Michael Gore, Irene Cara, Barry Miller, New York, Midnight Express, and Fame

...accused Hollywood executives of "mugging" him by remaking one of his most famous films, Fame, without his approval. A scene from the remake of Fame, directed by Kevin Tancharoen Sir Alan's tale of young hopefuls at a New York school of...

In this article: Alan Parker, Hollywood, Oscars, MGM, Bugsy Malone, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, and New York

It's hard out there for a remake The above lyric from David Bowie's "Fame" accurately conveys my sentiments towards the new "Fame" film. Just as one ballet dancer gets told, I can't write it a recommendation because it just isn't good...

In this article: Kay Panabaker, Oxygen, Oscars, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Irene Cara, Debbie Allen, Naturi Naughton, and David Bowie

In 1980, Alan Parker's "Fame" exploded onto the scene, earning six Oscar nominations and winning two, best song for the title tune and best original score. It spawned a successful NBC-TV series, a stage show, concerts -- you name it. So...

In this article: Oscar, Fame, High School for the Performing Arts, Rotten Tomatoes, High School Musical, Michael Gore, and Alan Parker

...Cara sang in the original theme song. With new crops of talented young people popping up with each season of "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance," the new "Fame" will be lucky if anyone is still thinking about it next week.

In this article: Irene Cara, Kay Panabaker, Fame, R&B, Glee, The Hills, and High School for the Performing Arts

'Fame' is a shame | 2 stars Fame,” the new take on the terrific 1980 musical film about students at New York’s High School of Performing Arts, doesn’t flunk out, exactly. But it never earns better than a C. </p><p> And...

In this article: Debbie Allen, Oscar, High School of Performing Arts, Kay Panabaker, Naturi Naughton, What a Feeling, and Dr. Robert Romano

The lame remake of Alan Parker's gritty 80s classic Fame is a sign of our 'X Factor' times . This weekend, at a cinema near you, you can see the remake of a richly evocative title from the past. Alan Parker's Fame wasn't the best film of...

In this article: Alan Parker, Celluloid, Michael Bennett, Bob Fosse, A Chorus Line, and Raging Bull

...just killing time here, waiting for my opportunity … You see, I do the whole thing. Dancing is just the tip of this iceberg." •Before Fame: A showbiz whiz since she was 5, Cara did it all - TV (The Electric Company, Love of Life, Roots: The...

In this article: Irene Cara, Oscar, School of Performing Arts, Alan Parker, Maya Angelou, Sparkle, Flashdance, and Grammy

...Arts when she won the role. She had appeared in commercials, trained at the New York City Opera and done TV voice-over work. •During Fame: "It was the summer of no A/C, because we were shooting in old buildings so we sweated a lot. We...

In this article: New York City, Gene Anthony Ray, Jennifer Aniston, Laura Dean, Broadway, AIDS, New York City Opera, and High School of Performing Arts

...at the time there weren't openly gay characters on screen. So that's very gratifying to hear." Why Fame endures: "It's probably because the film had so much exuberance. Whatever its strengths and weaknesses, it has a lot of energy and...

In this article: New York, Paul McCrane, Lie to Me, Dr. Robert Romano, USA Today, Christian Slater, and Manhattan