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Fame's Gonna Live Forever With New DirectorBy Katey Rich: 2008-03-14 15:15:49
“I’m gonna live forever! I’m gonna learn how to fly—high!” If those words stir inspiration in your heart, then you, my friend, are a Fame junkie. The 1980 musical drama about high school kids with big dreams has had a long life as a kitsch classic, but like all good or even slightly-good things from the 80s, its now destined for a remake. They announced the project a while ago but now they’ve finally selected a director—Kevin Tancharoen, a choreographer and dancer who will be making his directorial debut.The 23-year-old (!!!!! He’s my age and directing a major movie!) told Variety “I grew up in this world; the characters in Fame are me and my best friends. I was the dancer with the number on my chest, I was the choreographer watching my friends dance, and then I produced and directed dancers." Now before you scream that it’s a terrible, awful idea to let a choreographer become a director, I’ll tell you that you’re both right and wrong. Susan Stroman was promoted from choreographer of the Broadway version of The Producers to direct the movie, and it was a giant flaming disaster. Adam Shankman, on the other hand, was an choreographer-turned-director of unremarkable comedies (Bringin’ Down the House, The Pacifier) until he used his dancin’ skills to direct the wondrous Hairspray. So the rule seems to be that, in dance-heavy movies, a choreographer-director is the best way to go. I don’t know a thing about Tancharoen’s career, and even though I resent him insanely for taking home what is probably a million-dollar paycheck while I fight with payroll over my 3% raise, I think he can do a good job. He’s gonna make it to heaven! Light up the sky like a flame! RELATED: fame, remake, kevin tancharoen
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July 2nd, 2008 at 00:10
Yeah, this sounds like it gonna be another tired shoving of 'Gay Pride' and 'Interracial Harmony' messages down the viewers throats. The first FAME was an official New York City flick that captured that warm fuzzy causing baby steps of one of the most notorious decades of the 20th Century. Although I tried so hard to avoid RENT (movie), a love of the now defunct Mooondance Diners (where the play was written) impending death and a 'heatlhy' obsession of Rosario Dawson made me look. The GAYER than Paul Lynn and Jem and the Holograms combined.
I can see it now...Beyonce, Bijou Phillips, that annoying curly head kid from Aplha Dog (as BRuno or whatever his name was) and some complimentary queers to push the message.
This is gonna suck. Trust me.