Chicago – “B Boys” – or as they’re known by the more familiar term as break dancers – are high energy street performers who combine gymnastic moves with tight choreographed dance. This all comes together in a film depicting an international competition called “Battle of the Year.”
Rating: 3.0/5.0
This is basically a hey-kids-let’s-put-on-a-show for post millennial street tough dancers, as if Gene Kelly had been born in Brooklyn in the 1990s and learned his moves break dancing on cardboard in the ‘hood. The gyrations ooze aggressive testosterone, and the “dream team” characters in the film highlight these traits, but they’re also a dance troupe putting together steps for a talent show. Although updated to now – with sneaker endorsements and hip-hop beats – it’s still about the show, and overcoming the obstacles to get to the so-called Battle of the Year. There is copious borrowing from other sports movies to get...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
This is basically a hey-kids-let’s-put-on-a-show for post millennial street tough dancers, as if Gene Kelly had been born in Brooklyn in the 1990s and learned his moves break dancing on cardboard in the ‘hood. The gyrations ooze aggressive testosterone, and the “dream team” characters in the film highlight these traits, but they’re also a dance troupe putting together steps for a talent show. Although updated to now – with sneaker endorsements and hip-hop beats – it’s still about the show, and overcoming the obstacles to get to the so-called Battle of the Year. There is copious borrowing from other sports movies to get...
- 9/20/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
This weekend, a father takes justice into his own hands in "Prisoners," dancers battle it out for world supremacy in "Battle of the Year," and "The Wizard of Oz" gets three dimensional.
In Denis Villeneuve's highly praised thriller "Prisoners," two young girls go missing, propelling one father, played by Hugh Jackman, to spring into action, doing what the police won't. While Jake Gyllenhaal's Detective Loki pursues an array of leads, Jackman's Keller Dover pushes the boundaries of the law to find the kidnapper. After Villeneuve's shocking 2012 thriller "Incendies," expect the tension to get insanely high in "Prisoners" -- and watch out for a crazy twist.
Josh Holloway, from ABC's "Lost," plays former basketball coach Jason Blake, who helps prep a team of b-boys for the upcoming breakdancing world championship in "Battle of the Year." Among the dancers intent on winning back the trophy are hip-hop artist Chris Brown and Josh Peck,...
In Denis Villeneuve's highly praised thriller "Prisoners," two young girls go missing, propelling one father, played by Hugh Jackman, to spring into action, doing what the police won't. While Jake Gyllenhaal's Detective Loki pursues an array of leads, Jackman's Keller Dover pushes the boundaries of the law to find the kidnapper. After Villeneuve's shocking 2012 thriller "Incendies," expect the tension to get insanely high in "Prisoners" -- and watch out for a crazy twist.
Josh Holloway, from ABC's "Lost," plays former basketball coach Jason Blake, who helps prep a team of b-boys for the upcoming breakdancing world championship in "Battle of the Year." Among the dancers intent on winning back the trophy are hip-hop artist Chris Brown and Josh Peck,...
- 9/19/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Moviefone
Cate Blanchett has won rave reviews for her "exceptional" performance in an Australian production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.
The Australian actress is co-artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company along with her husband Andrew Upton, and she stars in the group's latest production opposite Hugo Weaving.
The play was previewed to the press last week (ends14Nov10) and Blanchett's performance won her praise from critics who called both stars "exceptional".
Jason Blake of the Sydney Morning Herald writes, "Across the board the performances are exceptional... (Blanchett's) playing of Yelena's contradictory mass of feelings is finely graded and funny... Her farewell scene... is a rom-com mini-masterclass."
John McCallum of The Australian adds, "Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving have a marvellous chemistry as the only two people in the world of this play who can match each other."...
The Australian actress is co-artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company along with her husband Andrew Upton, and she stars in the group's latest production opposite Hugo Weaving.
The play was previewed to the press last week (ends14Nov10) and Blanchett's performance won her praise from critics who called both stars "exceptional".
Jason Blake of the Sydney Morning Herald writes, "Across the board the performances are exceptional... (Blanchett's) playing of Yelena's contradictory mass of feelings is finely graded and funny... Her farewell scene... is a rom-com mini-masterclass."
John McCallum of The Australian adds, "Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving have a marvellous chemistry as the only two people in the world of this play who can match each other."...
- 11/16/2010
- WENN
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