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1) Fosse/Verdon
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Bob Fosse is a visionary filmmaker and one of theater's most influential choreographers and directors. Gwen Verdon is the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Fosse/Verdon will tell the story of these two brilliant, complicated individuals and the love they shared, the art they created, and the price they paid in the pursuit of greatness.
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"Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. One winter, they join forces with a sister act and trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. Of course, there's the requisite fun with the ladies, but the real adventure begins when they discover that the inn is run by their old Army general who's now in financial trouble. And the result is the stuff that dreams are made of"--Container.
4) Dance flick
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Megan is a suburban teen who has to move to the inner city after her mother's death. Along with the move, Megan loses her dreams of training for a career in professional ballet. She is forced to attend an inner-city high school where she meets Thomas, a young hip-hop dancer from the wrong side of the tracks. With a new crew of friends, this suburban girl with street 'cred' will step up her game and achieve her dreams.
5) Dance-off
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A tongue-in-cheek family comedy set in the world of competition dancing starring talented dancers and choreographers from "So You Think You Can Dance!" Two rival studios pick their stars Jasmine and Brandon to compete against each other for a $25,000 prize. Jasmine and Brandon have history. They were dance partners and mutual crushes as children. But Brandon quickly moved away not allowed to say goodbye to the heartbroken Jasmine. Luckily, both kept...
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Singin' in the rain: Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver screen. Offscreen, Don is aided by his happy-go-lucky friend and piano accompanist, Cosmo Brown. Don tries to dodge Lina's romantic overtures. In the transition period from silent movies to talking pictures, Don happens to meet Kathy Selden while escaping from his fans and falls in love for her. The movie becomes a talking musical and Lina has a horrible voice....
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In Easter parade, Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but on the day before Easter she refuses to sign a new contract with him.
In Meet me in St. Louis, Tte well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York.
In Singin' in the rain, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver...
8) Isadora
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Follow Isadora through years of triumph and tragedy including her taboo-breaking performances, shocking love affairs, and scandalous public behavior.
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Lenny (1974 ; approx. 111 min.): "The story of the complexities and contradictions of the legendary comedian Lenny Bruce's mercurial character"--Container.
Bojangles (2000 ; approx. 101 min.): "Biography of the legendary showman Bill Robinson better known as Mr. Bojangles"--Container.
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For me and my gal: Musical comedy about a vaudeville song-and-dance team who buck tough times and World War I on their way to success in show business. Invitation to the dance: Three separate and individual stories are told exclusively through dance and mime, with a different style of dancing for each part. Kelly is a clown in the 'Circus'; a Marine in 'Ring Around the Rosy'; and Sinbad in 'Sinbad the Sailor'. Summer stock: Romance blooms during the...
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"The job - a career breakthrough - is supposed to go to hoofer Johnny Brett, but a mix-up in names gives it to his partner. Another example of Broadway hopes dashed? Not when Johnny is played by Fred Astaire. Sparkling Cole Porter songs, clever comedy and dance legends Astaire and Eleanor Powell make the final Broadway Melody (costarring George Murphy) a film to remember. Powell's nautical 'I am the Captain' and Astaire's blissful 'I've got my eyes...