Even wallflowers might feel the need to cut “Footloose” this week.
Not only did the Blu-ray version of the 1984 film hit shelves on Sept. 27 – complete with star Kevin Bacon’s screen test – but the upcoming remake is getting a one-day sneak preview. The film doesn’t officially hit theaters until Oct. 14, but on Sept. 30 26 select theaters across the country and Canada will give audiences a chance to see the film first. And, if you dig what you see, you’re encouraged to Tweet your praise using #footloose to join the conversation.
Of course, none of this works if the remake fails to capture the magic of the original. Said magic mostly escaped this film critic who caught up with the 1984 version – finally – earlier this year. But never underestimate the power of dancing.
In the late 1980s I worked at a Mom and Pop video store, and “Dirty Dancing” was the biggest renting title from that era. Our store had to restructure its reservation policy because of it.
The new “Footloose” stars screen newbies Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough in the roles immortalized by Bacon and Lori Singer. Dennis Quaid plays the reverend who doesn’t want dancing in his town. Good luck with that, Rev.
Here’s a list of the chosen movie theaters playing the film at 6 p.m. PT, 7 p.m. CT and 8 p.m. ET this Friday.
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A ‘Big’ change, and a hearty thank you
I didn’t know what to expect when I bought the domain name WhatWouldTotoWatch.com back in 2007.
My wife and I had just moved to Denver from D.C., leaving behind Beltway traffic, exhorbitant home prices and a great gig at The Washington Times. I simply figured I needed a nook on the Web to call my own, and perhaps one day I’d wrangle a full-time gig out of it.
Who knew it would take four years and hundreds of blog posts before that happened?
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