Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Bee–ah, that was a close one! A massive success upon release, Beetlejuice went through a strange and unusual production that saw multiple rewrites and firings, not to mention the dodging of some seriously questionable casting choices. But through the terrific performances by its cast and creative skirting around a small budget, the movie became one of the best horror-comedies ever, worthy of a sequel that has been in development hell for over three decades.
So let’s open up the handbook for the recently deceased and shake, shake, shake senora because it’s showtime! Let’s to find out…Wtf Happened to this movie?!
Following the massive success of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, which pulled in $40 million on a $7 million budget, Tim Burton had his pick of what his next project would be. One thing he knew, it wouldn’t be talking horse movie Hot to Trot.
So let’s open up the handbook for the recently deceased and shake, shake, shake senora because it’s showtime! Let’s to find out…Wtf Happened to this movie?!
Following the massive success of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, which pulled in $40 million on a $7 million budget, Tim Burton had his pick of what his next project would be. One thing he knew, it wouldn’t be talking horse movie Hot to Trot.
- 5/10/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Returning from an impromptu break in order to move to a new city, start a new job, and move into a new place without internet. We're definitely hoping to be back on the weekly schedule looking at documentaries as we head into awards season. I'm exhausted already! - Glenn Dunks
The strangest thoughts can go through your head as a movie plays in front of you. As I was watching Gail Freedman’s affectionately-made Hot to Trot about competitive same-sex ballroom dancing, I began to think about the evolution of documentary and the representation of gay stories in it. There isn’t anything in the film that really justifies such lofty thoughts, but I couldn’t help wondering what audiences 20 years ago would have made of it and how simple stories are done a disservice by expectations placed on non-fiction moviemaking...
The strangest thoughts can go through your head as a movie plays in front of you. As I was watching Gail Freedman’s affectionately-made Hot to Trot about competitive same-sex ballroom dancing, I began to think about the evolution of documentary and the representation of gay stories in it. There isn’t anything in the film that really justifies such lofty thoughts, but I couldn’t help wondering what audiences 20 years ago would have made of it and how simple stories are done a disservice by expectations placed on non-fiction moviemaking...
- 8/28/2018
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Competitive ballroom dancing is a somewhat small and circumscribed world, and so of course the world of competitive same-sex ballroom dancing — as viewed in Gail Freedman’s uncertain and meandering documentary “Hot to Trot” — is even smaller and more circumscribed.
Freedman follows several dancers here as they compete in the April Follies, an Lgbt ballroom dance competition that has been running in Oakland, Calif., since 2003, and the Gay Games, which happens every four years. Most of her footage was shot in 2012 and 2013, and so she attempts to build a narrative out of the changes in her protagonists’ lives over time.
Ernesto Palma is a dancer from Costa Rica, and he is first shown rehearsing and competing with Robbie Tristan, a dancer from Hungary. Tristan says that they are both viewed as divas, but Palma is the one who has trouble getting to rehearsal on time and following through on instructions.
Freedman follows several dancers here as they compete in the April Follies, an Lgbt ballroom dance competition that has been running in Oakland, Calif., since 2003, and the Gay Games, which happens every four years. Most of her footage was shot in 2012 and 2013, and so she attempts to build a narrative out of the changes in her protagonists’ lives over time.
Ernesto Palma is a dancer from Costa Rica, and he is first shown rehearsing and competing with Robbie Tristan, a dancer from Hungary. Tristan says that they are both viewed as divas, but Palma is the one who has trouble getting to rehearsal on time and following through on instructions.
- 8/22/2018
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Abbey Clancy's husband Peter Crouch has been teaching her 'Strictly Come Dancing' partner dance moves. The footballer has been showing Aljaz Skorjanec how to perfect his infamous Robot dance move - which he used to do as his goal celebration when he scored for England - to include in the pair's routines on the BBC One show, co-host Tess Daly has revealed. Writing in her exclusive Yahoo Lifestyle blog, she said: ''I'm looking forward to seeing Abbey Clancy and her partner (new Strictly heart throb Aljaz Skorjanec) perform their Waltz as it promises to be hot, hot, Hot to trot!
- 9/25/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Labor Day is almost here and whether you’re barbecuing with friends, or just hanging by the pool, you’ll need to try one of these yummy cocktails!
The summer went by in a blink, but there’s no reason not to go out with a bang! HollywoodLife.com has these amazingly delicious and easy-to-make cocktail recipes that are bound to make your holiday weekend that much better.
Check Out These Delicious Labor Day Cocktails
Fiery Tequila Twist
4 oz. Smoke Liqueur 2 oz. Avion Silver Tequila 1 oz. Vida Mezcal
Ready for your final summer hoorah? Free that fun wild spirit (that we all know exists) with a Fiery Tequila Twist. What would go better with Smoke’s tropical blend than a hint of tequila topped with Vida Mezcal ? It’s a tasty infamous mix that is sure to have you forgetting the summer is coming to an end.
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The summer went by in a blink, but there’s no reason not to go out with a bang! HollywoodLife.com has these amazingly delicious and easy-to-make cocktail recipes that are bound to make your holiday weekend that much better.
Check Out These Delicious Labor Day Cocktails
Fiery Tequila Twist
4 oz. Smoke Liqueur 2 oz. Avion Silver Tequila 1 oz. Vida Mezcal
Ready for your final summer hoorah? Free that fun wild spirit (that we all know exists) with a Fiery Tequila Twist. What would go better with Smoke’s tropical blend than a hint of tequila topped with Vida Mezcal ? It’s a tasty infamous mix that is sure to have you forgetting the summer is coming to an end.
Svedka’s Easy...
- 8/30/2013
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
Old sports writers (mainly Pardon the Interruption host and professional crank Tony Kornheiser) like to remind anybody listening that for most of the pre-World War II era, the biggest sports in America were baseball, boxing, and horse racing.
If you really want to get your 1930s on this weekend, you’ll have that chance: The baseball season is in full swing (Let’S Go Mets!), there’s a huge title fight in the boxing world between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, and on Saturday evening, the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby begins.
The Kentucky Derby is an excellent excuse for a party,...
If you really want to get your 1930s on this weekend, you’ll have that chance: The baseball season is in full swing (Let’S Go Mets!), there’s a huge title fight in the boxing world between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, and on Saturday evening, the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby begins.
The Kentucky Derby is an excellent excuse for a party,...
- 5/5/2012
- by Kyle Anderson
- EW.com - PopWatch
I was always a Bobcat Goldthwait fan so it never surprised me when he started making unique indie movies. Of course as a kid I liked the Police Academy series where his character went from bad guy to new recruit and citizen on patrol. I even liked the talking horse movie Hot to Trot. I sought him out at my local small town comedy club to hear his irreverent standup, about the then big news of videotaped police beatings and heroin chic. Goldthwait’s latest film is God Bless America, the story of disgruntled cubicle grunt Frank (Joel Murray) and teenager Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr) on a killing spree. Their targets are the mean people who make society worse, the music show judges making fun of bad singers, the Super Sweet entitled teenagers, and shock jocks. The film sold out of the...
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- 3/15/2012
- by Fred Topel
- Movies.com
After rising to fame as a stand-up comedian in the 1980s and starring in several '80s comedies including the Police Academy series, Scrooged, and Hot to Trot, Bobcat Goldthwait re-invented himself as a director in the early '90s with Shakes the Clown. He waited another decade before directing his next film, but now he seems to be focusing his career almost exclusively on being a filmmaker. His 2009 flick World's Greatest Dad starring Robin Williams was probably his most well-received film to date, and now he has returned with another dark comedy entitled God Bless America. The premise almost seems like a cross between James Gunn's Super and Mike Judge's Idiocracy. A 45-year-old man named Frank (played by Joel Murray) snaps one day after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. He has been witnessing all the stupidity surrounding him until finally his rage boils over and he...
- 1/30/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Jiro Dreams of Sushi Trailer Is it nutty that this is the kind of trailer that makes me love documentaries as an art form? No...
- 12/11/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Prick Trailer This sort of subverts your expectations a bit. Colin Berry's short film looks like it's going to dwell on the gentle moments...
- 7/1/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
It.s a shame, but probably still true, that most people still know Bobcat Goldthwait best as that comedian from the 80s with the funny voice, or maybe as that little guy who was in Hot to Trot. But quietly, while nobody was looking, Bobcat has actually turned himself into a legitimate Hollywood director. His 2009 movie World.s Greatest Dad starred longtime friend Robin Williams, and received a surprising amount of critical acclaim, especially for a movie about a dad dealing with his son.s death by auto erotic asphyxiation. Now he.s on to his next edgy, offensive, possibly really good project. He.s talked before about several different ideas which he wanted to turn into features, but it sounds like this one, a movie called God Bless America, is the one that.s getting funding. It.s backed by Richard Kelly.s Darko Pictures and in an appearance...
- 3/14/2011
- cinemablend.com
By Christopher Stipp
The Archives, Right Here
I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
And now, you can follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Item #1 - How The Earth Was Made
I really was a bad student in high school. Not horrible in the classical sense but I was absolutely a C student and I couldn’t grasp mathematical or scientific in ways that made me wonder if I was functionally retarded.
Smash cut to college and one of the very first classes I took my first semester was Geology 101. Kid you not, it was really brutal. Theories on geological formations, how earth’s natural functioning is a result from eons of slow and steady processes, why Illinois is so damn flat (glaciers!
The Archives, Right Here
I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
And now, you can follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Item #1 - How The Earth Was Made
I really was a bad student in high school. Not horrible in the classical sense but I was absolutely a C student and I couldn’t grasp mathematical or scientific in ways that made me wonder if I was functionally retarded.
Smash cut to college and one of the very first classes I took my first semester was Geology 101. Kid you not, it was really brutal. Theories on geological formations, how earth’s natural functioning is a result from eons of slow and steady processes, why Illinois is so damn flat (glaciers!
- 9/8/2009
- by Christopher Stipp
By Christopher Stipp
The Archives, Right Here
I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
And now, you can follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Item #1 - How Bruce Lee Changed The World
For those of us who love Bruce Lee’s influence on modern Asian cinema you’ve probably seen many incarnations of program in some form or another. Like an 80’s DJ who is ultimately limited by the fact that there is a finite number of tracks they can play, there seems to have been so much overlap with footage we’ve seen with regard to the man who was wickedly charismatic and destined for far more than we were given.
Thankfully, as I watched How Bruce Lee Changed The World,...
The Archives, Right Here
I was able to sit down for a couple of years and pump out a book. It’s got little to do with movies. Download and read “Thank You, Goodnight” right Here for free.
And now, you can follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Item #1 - How Bruce Lee Changed The World
For those of us who love Bruce Lee’s influence on modern Asian cinema you’ve probably seen many incarnations of program in some form or another. Like an 80’s DJ who is ultimately limited by the fact that there is a finite number of tracks they can play, there seems to have been so much overlap with footage we’ve seen with regard to the man who was wickedly charismatic and destined for far more than we were given.
Thankfully, as I watched How Bruce Lee Changed The World,...
- 8/28/2009
- by Christopher Stipp
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