Friday, Sep. 04, 2009
Fame
Opens Sept. 25
We loved the original movie and TV series, and we still have that song in our heads. But forget about living forever, can Fame survive the jaded early years of the 21st century, when a young person's fame seems more likely to be achieved through reality television than an actual skill set? And will this school for the performing arts offer Twittering Your Cello Recital classes? Looks like 25-year-old director Kevin Tancharoen has gone glitzy visually while keeping the innocence — maybe too much. (Choice line from the trailer: "You were born to do this.") On the plus side, Debbie Allen has not left the building.