Talking with my parents last night. I called, and my dad answered and I could hear music BLARING in the background.<\/p>\n
“Hi, Dad …. you, uh, listenin’ to some music over there?”<\/p>\n
“We just popped in a movie. It’s some ballet movie.”<\/p>\n
“What is it?”<\/p>\n
“We just started it. I have no idea. There are dancers auditioning for a company …”<\/p>\n
Could it be Center Stage<\/i>? One of my greatest and guiltiest pleasures in life?? Or was it the more respectable The Company<\/i>, by Robert Altman, starring the luscious Neve Campbell? For some reason, I cannot picture my parents watching Center Stage<\/i>.<\/p>\n
I said, “Is it Center Stage<\/i>? Or The Company<\/i>?”<\/p>\n
“Uhm – let me check … ah … Center Stage<\/i>.”<\/p>\n
I started laughing. “I love that movie!!”<\/p>\n
“I think we read about it on your blog.”<\/p>\n
“Dad, there are some really really cheesy moments.”<\/p>\n
“So this is your responsibility?”<\/p>\n
“Yes. I take full responsibility for the fact that you are watching Center Stage<\/i> right now.”<\/p>\n
“I will blame you, then.”<\/p>\n
“Yup. I take full blame. Some of the acting is SO BAD … but they cast dancers, instead of actors – so the best ballet dancer in the world is in it … the dancing itself is incredible – but I need to prepare you for some pretty cheesy acting.”<\/p>\n
“We’re at the beginning now – when they’re all auditioning. There was one guy who just … leapt across the floor … so good, you know?”<\/p>\n
“Yup. Great. But … well. I do call it a GUILTY pleasure. Like – within 5 minutes of meeting the characters you know how the entire movie will play out.”<\/p>\n
“So does the bitch end up being the best dancer in the school?”<\/p>\n
I started HOWLING with laughter. “Yes!! Yes!! Exactly!”<\/p>\n
Welcome to Center Stage<\/i> – one of the greatest guiltiest pleasures of all time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Talking with my parents last night. I called, and my dad answered and I could hear music BLARING in the background. “Hi, Dad …. you, uh, listenin’ to some music over there?” “We just popped in a movie. It’s some … Continue reading