Dirty Dancing

5 Movie Couples That Would Never Work In Real Life

HelloGiggles | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Grease 2, Relationships, 1980s, Can't Buy Me Love, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Dirty Dancing, Love, Movies, Couples, Women News

There's a scene in my all-time favorite '80s movie, Parenthood, where Dianne Weist's character Helen helps get her teenage daughter (played by Martha ...

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Are Harry And Sally Still Married?

Jane L. Rosen | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Shrek, Meet Cute Story, Divorce, Gone With the Wind, Romantic Comedies, When Harry Met Sally, Dirty Dancing, While You Were Sleeping, Classic Love Stories, How We Met, Reasons for Divorce, Grease, Pretty Woman, Meg Ryan, Boy Meets Girl, Sleepless in Seattle, Divorce News
Jane L. Rosen

Perhaps that pair that we yearn to emulate are not even together by the time their movie is available on Netflix.

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PICS: Amazing Postcards From The Vanished Catskills 'Borscht Belt'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 03.14.2012

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From the 1920s to the 1970s, the Catskills were full of resorts popular amongst New York Jews--so popular in fact, the area came to be known as "The B...

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6 Famous Movies That Wouldn't Cut It as Silent Films

Katie Hawkes | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: The Lion King, Star Wars, 3d Movies, The Academy Awards, The Artist, Academy Awards, Dirty Dancing, Lord of the Rings, Back to the Future, Silent Film, Academy Awards 2012, The Sound of Music, Movies, Entertainment News
Katie Hawkes

If I learned anything from the 3D trend, it's that every big movie deserves a second rodeo if it comes back in a different form. But further pondering led me to realize that not every film would be quite so successful sans dialogue.

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School Bans 'Grinding,' Simulated Sex Acts At School Dances

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Grinding, Jooking, School Dance Grinding, Video, High School Dances, Dirty Dancing, Maine West High School, School Bans Grinding, School Dances, Grinding Bans, Chicago News

A northwest suburban Chicago high school has become the nation's latest to approve a ban against "grinding" and other moves simulating sex acts at sch...

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Patrick Swayze's Widow Strikes A Pose with His Wax Statue

Posted 12.20.2011

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Despite all the potential remakes in Hollywood, none was greeted with more jaw-dropping outrage than "Dirty Dancing." The movie's star, Patrick Swa...

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Best Dance Movies!

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Dirty Dancing, Best Dance Movies, Footloose, Julianne Hough, Kevin Bacon, Celebrity News

With Friday's release of the Julianne Hough-starring "Footloose," we take a look back at one of our favorite genres cinema ever spawned: the dance mov...

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Dirty Dancing Remake: Original's Feminism, Liberalism Would Be 'Daring' Today

Scott Mendelson | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Feminism, Jerry Orbach, News Commentary, Dirty Dancing, Lionsgate, Essays, Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Movie Remakes, Politics, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Last month, Lionsgate announced plans to indeed remake Dirty Dancing. With pretty much every beloved 80s film going under the remake knife, it was only a matter of time before the adventures of Johnny and Baby got the revamp treatment.

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'Dirty Dancing' Remake: Kenny Ortega To Direct

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

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LOS ANGELES — "Dirty Dancing" is coming back to the big screen. Lionsgate says it is remaking the 1987 film that starred Jennifer Grey as a nai...

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Ryan Gosling Dirty Dances With Al Roker (WATCH)

Today Show | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Video, Anne Curry, Dirty Dancing, Crazy Sexy Love, Ryan Gosling, Al Roker, Emma Stone, Celebrity News

On set at the Today Show this morning outside of 30 Rock in New York, Ryan Gosling demonstrated why he is worthy of the "gorgeous hunk of man candy" t...

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Classic 80s Movies Hollywood Hasn't Ruined -- Yet

Una LaMarche | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Footloose Remake, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Remakes, Dirty Dancing, The Breakfast Club, When Harry Met Sally, My Dinner With Andre, Michael Bay, John Hughes, Platoon, 80s Movies, Culture News
Una LaMarche

The way to do a remake right, as evidenced by the 2004 monstrosity Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, is to give it a colon, a subtitle, and a plot preferably set outside U.S. borders. This alerts the potential viewer to the fact that it will suck.

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The Best Wedding Video Of All Time?

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Best Wedding Video of All Time, Video, Best Wedding Video Ever, Black Eyed Peas, Dirty Dancing, Wedding Video, Best Wedding Video, Weddings, Style News

Emre and Joya wanted to think "outside the box" for their wedding. The result: an amazing music video, featuring the entire wedding party, set to t...

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Jennifer Grey To Get Surgery For 'Dancing' Injury

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dancing With the Stars, Jennifer Grey, Dirty Dancing, Jennifer Grey Surgery, Jennifer Grey Dancing With the Stars, Entertainment News

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Dirty Dancing Forces Ore. School To Cancel Formal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pam Joyner, High School Dance, Dirty Dancing, Grinding Dancing, School Chaperones, Education News

PORTLAND, Ore. — Frustrated teachers who have been unable to stop students from grinding on the dance floor have canceled the winter formal at a...

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Vermont High School Cancels Dance Over Dirty Dancing, Drug Use

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Dancing, Montpelier High School, Homecoming Dance, Montpelier-Vermont, School Drug Use, Education News

MONTPELIER, Vt. — There isn't going to be a homecoming dance at Vermont's Montpelier High School this year because of concerns about dirty danci...

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Beyond Dirty Dancing & Semisonic: Conversations with Dan Wilson and Franke Previte

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

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Interview with Corky Ballas, 'Father' of Dancing With The Stars

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chelsie Hightower, Florence Henderson, Karina Smirnoff, Carmen Amaya, Dirty Dancing, George Ballas Sr., Bristol Palin, Dance City USA, International Latin Style Dancing, Julianne Hough, Ballroom Dancing, Mark Ballas, Professional Dance, Mike ?€œthe Situation? Sorrentino, Season Premiere, The HIlls, Dancing With the Stars, Competitive Dancing, Cloris Leachman, Michael Bolton, Reality TV, John Travolta, Tony Dovolanim, Corky Ballas, Anna Trebunskaya, ABC TV, Entertainment News, Derek Hough, Dance Lessons, Saturday Night Fever, Kurt Warner, Audrina Patridge, Jennifer Grey, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

As he was gearing up for the intensive rehearsal schedule that Dancing With The Stars demands with new celebrity partner Florence Henderson, Corky Bal...

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HuffPost Review: Heartbreaker

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heartbreaker Movie Review, George Michael, Pascal Chaumeil, Dirty Dancing, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Patrick Swayze, Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Jennifer Grey, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Heartbreaker is the kind of romantic comedy that Hollywood doesn't seem to know how to make anymore -- one that's actually both witty and romantic, with just the right accent of sadness and loss thrown in.

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Sex and the City and the Misunderstandings Concerning Female Escapist Fantasy

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iron Man, Die Hard, New Moon, Mama Mia, Reviews, Scott Mendelson, Sex and the City 2, Dirty Dancing, Twilight, Iron Man 2, Escapism, Movies, Fantasy, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

This is not about whether the films are good or not, but whether critics properly understand the genre that said franchise represents.

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Dumpster Diving: Deleted Scenes That Should Have Stayed in the Final Film

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Star Wars, Scrubs, Scott Mendelson, Dirty Dancing, Modern Family, Robert Downey Jr, Movies, Gilmore Girls, Zach Braff, Kelly Bishop, Jerry Orbach, Jeff Bridges, New Line Cinema, Edward Norton, Deleted Scenes, Sixth Sense, Ty Burrell, Garden State, Natalie Portman, Alan Rickman, Away From Her, Incredible Hulk, Revenge-of-the-Sith, Alternate Ending, M. Night Shyamalan, Jon Favreau, Iron Man, Blade, George Lucas, Love Actually, Final Destination, Galaxy Quest, Star Trek, News, Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Grey, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

If you had a scene that explained away a massive plot hole, wouldn't you keep it in the final film? Stephen Norrington felt otherwise, leaving this breakthrough Marvel-adaptation Blade with a major storytelling gap.

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Dead is a Four-Letter Word

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Humanitarian, Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Dead, Cancer, Obits, Patrick Swayze, Death, Obama, Jackass, Media News
Jon Chattman

I hate when news outlets break stories of celebrity deaths by simply coming up with a headline of the person's name followed by the word "dead" in all caps.

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Patrick Swayze Will Respond to Each Fan's Condolences Through Whoopi Goldberg's Twitter

Ben Berkon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fans, Cancer, The Beast, Article, Ipod, Ghost, Entertainment, Dirty Dancing, Twitter, Rip, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, Comedy News
Ben Berkon

"Thanks for all the RIPs," typed the dead Swayze to the first of the 15 million fans who posted on Twitter, as his ghost-self sat on Goldberg's lap.

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Patrick Swayze: 1952-2009

Kim Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Dancing, Road House, The Outsiders, Ghost, Point Break, Patrick Swayze, Swayze, Entertainment News
Kim Morgan

Swayze was, perhaps, one of the last tough guy dancers who could reveal his significant talent without worrying about being feminized by it.

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Dirty Dancing in Hollywood

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Dancing, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Agents, Patrick Swayze, Indie Film, Movies, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Charlotte Safavi

Everyone has a Dirty Dancing story. This is mine. In the mid-'80s, a year out of Oxford University and a year into an investment-banking career, I decided to dance.

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New York Romance Movies (SLIDESHOW/POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepoll, Annie Hall, Working Girl, Saturday Night Fever, Runaway Bride, Moonstruck, Dirty Dancing, Crossing Delancey, Someone to Watch Over Me, Breakfast at Tiffany's, New York News

Paris may be the city of love, but New York has its romance too. Scores of romantic movies have been set in the city, from Breakfast at Tiffany's to W...

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