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Director Craig Brewer makes a shrewd decision in the opening sequence of the new Footloose: Just like in the 1984 version, the film opens with shots of young legs and feet, kicking along to the tune ...

The new "Footloose" almost had one of its old stars in it. “One of my first drafts had a deadbeat dad of Ren [McCormack]. The studio came to me asking a role for Kevin [Bacon], and that was all I ...

Coming 27 years after the original "Footloose" got teenagers kicking off their Sunday shoes in 1984 (yes, 27 years), director Craig Brewer's second-verse-same-as-the-first remake arrives today. And ...

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And a film you’ll want to see more than once. I know I’m ready to go a second time. There were a multitude of charming moments that I just want to take in again, starting from the opening credits ...

Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...

Remake "Footloose?" Sure, why not? And why not remake "Pretty in Pink," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and other beloved 1980s teen movies while we're at it? No one has felt that question more acutely ...

The idea of remaking “Footloose” might seem pointless, but the new one is definitely an upgrade. It’s set roughly in the present, and it comes up with a fresh (and possibly dumber) reason for a small ...