Category Archives: Movie Soundtracks

Wednesday Open Thread | Memorable Teen Movies: Grease

Posted on November 11, 2015 by rikyrah

Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser and produced by Paramount Pictures.[2] It is based on Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs’ 1971 musical of the same name about two lovers in a 1950s high … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Memorable Teen Movies: Cooley High

Posted on November 10, 2015 by rikyrah

Cooley High is a 1975 American film based upon the real high school located on the near north side of Chicago, produced and released by American International Pictures and written by Eric Monte (co-creator of Good Times). The film, set … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Memorable Teen Movies: American Graffitti

Posted on November 9, 2015 by rikyrah

American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming of age comedy-drama film directed and co-written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips and Wolfman Jack. Suzanne … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread: Whitney Houston Week

Posted on November 21, 2014 by rikyrah

Her voice is so missed. 1995–97: Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher’s Wife, and Cinderella In 1995, Houston starred alongside Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon in her second film, Waiting to Exhale, a motion picture about four African-American women … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread: Whitney Houston Week

Posted on November 20, 2014 by rikyrah

I hope you’re enjoying this week with Whitney. 1992–94: Marriage to Bobby Brown and The Bodyguard Throughout the 1980s, Houston was romantically linked to American football star Randall Cunningham and actor Eddie Murphy, whom she dated.[96] She then met R&B … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL| Sunday Open Thread | Phil Collins Week

Posted on March 30, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy Sunday, Everyone. We conclude Phil Collins week with… SPIRIT-Transformation Spirit – No way out True Colors

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Saturday Open Thread | Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Posted on November 30, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

As Johnny teaches Baby to dance, tempers flare and a romance begins to develop. Their performance at the Sheldrake goes reasonably well, though Baby is too nervous to accomplish the dance’s climactic lift. When they return to Kellerman’s, they learn … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Posted on November 29, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

(Baby) She becomes intrigued by the sexy dancing and receives a brief, impromptu lesson from Johnny. Later, Baby discovers that Johnny’s regular dance partner, Penny Johnson (Rhodes), is pregnant by Robbie Gould (Max Cantor), a womanizing waiter who dates (and cheats … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Posted on November 27, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

Movie Plot: It’s the summer of 1963, and 17-year-old[citation needed] Frances “Baby” Houseman (Grey) is vacationing with her affluent family at Kellerman’s,[7] a resort in the Catskill Mountains. Baby is planning to attend Mount Holyoke College to study the economics … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Posted on November 26, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

Dirty Dancing [1] is a 1987 American romance film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach. The story … Continue reading →

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