Like the engaging hit documentary Spellbound,
this dance competition film gets under the skin and holds us in its grip like a well - crafted thriller.
Not exact matches
The actual cool thing is that ice
dancing's influence pushed regular figure skating to allow music with words in
competition and not just classical music and
film scores.
Pina Germany / France —
dance film in 3D by Wim Wenders (The American Friend, Buena Vista Social Club, The Million Dollar Hotel) with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal World premiere / out of
competition
One of the key scenes of the
film, John Travolta and Uma Thurman winning a
dance competition in Jack Rabbit Slim's, has gone down in cinematic history, thanks to superb choreography and a Chuck Berry song that no other director of a 90s movie would go near.
Competitions have been won - seemingly the raison d'etre of every
film involving song or
dance troupes - and now the Bellas and their leader Beca (Anna Kendrick) need something else to occupy them for a third instalment.
One minute a fiercely honest character study about a man coping with bipolar disorder, and the next minute a charming rom - com revolving around an amateur
dancing competition, the
film performs such an amazing tightrope act that it's really to Russell's credit that it doesn't come crashing down like a house of cards.
-- Prism Brass Quintet
competition («Fanfares»); winner — NYU Woodwind Quintet
competition («
Dance»); winner — Lincoln Center Golden Silent
film score
competition (Nuts & Bolts); winner