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Tony Manero (2008)

June 12, 2019June 4, 2019 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Pablo Larrain There's some overlap between the physicality of violence and dancing, or at least they seem to be paralleled in certain movies and media.  In the music video to The Shoes' "Time to Dance" Jake Gyllenhaal plays a serial killer whose compulsion seems to come from his inability to dance (so he … Continue reading Tony Manero (2008)

Footloose (1984)

August 8, 2018August 7, 2018 ~ idrawonmywall ~ Leave a comment

Directed by Herbert Ross Ren (Kevin Bacon) likes to dance, which is enough to fuel conflict in a small town that bans such a thing.  Coming from big city Chicago, Ren is mystified by Bomont's puritanical tradition, put in place by Reverend Shaw (John Lithgow). Shaw’s coming from a place of genuine concern.  The town … Continue reading Footloose (1984)

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