Center Stage (Special Edition)
by Nicholas Hytner
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Actor: Amanda Schull, Donna Murphy, Peter Gallagher, Susan May Pratt, Zoe SaldanaDirector: Nicholas Hytner
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-24
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Center Stage (Special Edition)
Movie Review: This movie is almost 4 stars.
Summary: 3 Stars
It shows pretty well an array of rather common issues some females have (and have to deal with) from day to day:
Lust, Broken hearts, Bitterness, (an) Eating disorder and Cattiness.
Sounds like fun, eh?
Well it is! And I can't believe this movie is 9 years old! Sure, it won't be some peoples' cup of tea because there is a LOT of ballet dancing in it. And some of it is way too typical and a little boring, but overall, it was a decent watch and there was enough relationship stuff and mischief going on to keep you interested in these people and their lives and such.
I actually wouldn't mind owning this on DVD but it'd be the kind that I watch every few months or so. The cast is overall pretty attractive and the acting was alright.
Zoe (the black chick) seemed like she had a big chip on her shoulders throughout the movie though. It was kinda cute at first but after a while, it kinda wears on you.
3.8 stars.
Summary of Center Stage (Special Edition)
The hopes and dreams of a supremely gifted group of young ballet students will ride on the evaluations of the American Ballet Company. What emerges is the euphoria and disappointment of taking Center Stage.System Requirements:Starring: Amanda Schull Zoe Saldana Susan May Pratt Peter Gallangher Donna Murphy and Ethan Stiefel. Directed By: Laurence Mark. Running Time: 116 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?PG-13 UPC:?043396052901The primary appeal of dance movies is the dancing, with some added emphasis on the romance the art expresses. Center Stage wins on these counts, despite its reveling in overly familiar characters and formula plotting. Or maybe this reveling is responsible for what goofy fun this film is. The arduous task of becoming a professional ballet dancer is incarnated by many good-looking teens, all stock dance-film characters affectionately portrayed mostly by newcomers. But center stage holds Jody Sawyer (Amanda Schull), who may never be a great ballerina, but she's certainly one sexy jazz dancer. Then there's the arrogant genius (Ethan Stiefel), the dictatorial impresario (Peter Gallagher), the demanding instructor, the bulimic, the stage mother, etc. As we follow these characters, the message develops that one should let go and do what feels good. Jody may not be ballet material, but she scorches the stage when she's uninhibited. And that's really the fun of this movie, which is never seriously interested in ballet to begin with. One ludicrous scene depicts one of the dancers quitting because she realizes she never wanted to be a dancer to begin with but was pushed into it by her overbearing mother. She stands up to mom in the lobby of the auditorium where she's supposed to be performing, the music of her piece providing a syrupy backdrop to her little drama. When she's finished talking, she walks off to the audience's unwitting applause. The scene is so ham-handed you can't help but laugh at its audacity, if that's what it is. The rest of the film is not so overdone, but it's all fun. --Jim Gay
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