Released August 6, 2004 Michael Mann's thriller Collateral starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx is one of my favorite films. It's a film that essentially serves as a love letter to the city of Los Angeles and it celebrated its eighth birthday a little over three weeks ago. So, while there are several films to choose from when it comes to mapping out their locations, I felt the story of the contract killer, Vincent (Cruise), and his reluctant cab driver chauffeur, Max (Foxx), would serve as a perfect starting point when to comes to this brand new feature here on the newly redesigned Rope of Silicon. Granted, in the eight years since the film was released Los Angeles has gone through some changes, but many locations are still exactly as they were seen in the film. Using the interactive Google Maps feature directly below I'll take you through 17 of the locales one-by-one.
- 8/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
In So You Think You Can Dance's first elimination episode of the season, the judges sent Alexa Anderson, Daniel Baker, Nick Bloxsom-Carter and Janaya French home Wednesday night.
Although Anderson was not available, the other three spoke to reporters about their time on the show and thoughts on the new once-weekly episode format. Do they like the season's changes? Which dancer is taking off for Mexico? Who is setting their sights on Dancing with the Stars? Check out the interview below:
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Although Anderson was not available, the other three spoke to reporters about their time on the show and thoughts on the new once-weekly episode format. Do they like the season's changes? Which dancer is taking off for Mexico? Who is setting their sights on Dancing with the Stars? Check out the interview below:
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- 7/20/2012
- by Hanh Nguyen
- TVGuide.com - Features
In So You Think You Can Dance's first elimination episode of the season, the judges sent Alexa Anderson, Daniel Baker, Nick Bloxsom-Carter and Janaya French home Wednesday night.
Although Anderson was not available, the other three spoke to reporters about their time on the show and thoughts on the new once-weekly episode format. Do they like the season's changes? Which dancer is taking off for Mexico? Who is setting their sights on Dancing with the Stars? Check out the interview below:
Read More >...
Although Anderson was not available, the other three spoke to reporters about their time on the show and thoughts on the new once-weekly episode format. Do they like the season's changes? Which dancer is taking off for Mexico? Who is setting their sights on Dancing with the Stars? Check out the interview below:
Read More >...
- 7/20/2012
- by Hanh Nguyen
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Nobody said it would be easy mashing up So You Think You Can Dance‘s weekly performances and results into a single, 120-minute telecast. But just as an old Cat can learn new dance steps — our hostess really did boogie as she made her entrance in a sultry red dress! — so too did Sytycd manage to pack in a group number, a special guest performance (from the cast of Step Up Revolution), 10 competitive routines, and a brutal set of results that lopped off a fifth of the Season 9 crop.
And just like Eliana doing overtime in her Jive with Cyrus,...
And just like Eliana doing overtime in her Jive with Cyrus,...
- 7/19/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Tonight on the first So You Think You Can Dance performance and results show, the 10 couples performed again with brand-new routines. Daniel Baker, Nick Bloxsom-Carter, Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, Alexa Anderson, Witney Carson and Janaya French were the three guys and three girls who received the fewest votes. After deliberating, the judges . Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy and guest judge Adam Shankman . saved Chehon Wespi-Tschopp and Witney Carson from elimination, and Daniel Baker, Nick Bloxsom-Carter, Alexa Anderson and Janaya French were sent packing. In addition, the cast from the new movie .Step Up Revolution. also appeared on tonight.s show. Lythgoe also reminded viewers that the third annual National Dance Day will take place on Saturday, July 28,...
- 7/19/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The first four competitors have been eliminated from the latest season of So You Think You Can Dance. Contemporary dancers Alexa Anderson and Janaya French were sent home along with ballroom dancer Nick Bloxsom-Carter and ballet dancer Daniel Baker. All had finished up in the bottom six following a public vote. The judges ultimately elected to save latin/ballroom dancer Witney Carson and ballet specialist Chehon Wespi-Tschopp. Following changes to the show's format including the loss of the stand-alone results show, the dancers were not given the chance to perform a 'last-chance' solo in order to convince the panel - regular judges Nigel Lythgoe (more)...
- 7/19/2012
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
So You Think You Can Dance 2012 eliminated Alexa,Janaya,Nick & Daniel in round 1. Earlier tonight, the first elimination show for "So you Think You Can Dance 2012" aired,and 4 unlucky dancers got sent packing real quick,narrowing the field down to just 16 people. The entire 20 contestants also did their performance rounds for tomorrow night's elimination episode. Then host Kat Deeley revealed that Witney Carson,Janaya French,and Alexa Anderson were the bottom three vote-getters for the girls,and Chehon,Nick Bloxsom-Carter,and Daniel Baker were the bottom three for the guys. Next, the judges revealed that they wanted to keep Witney around. Then they revealed that they wanted to keep Chehon around. This meant that Alexa, Janaya,Nick, Daniel got the shaft. That really sucks for Alexa,because she went through so many breakthroughs to finally make the show,and she was cute as hell too. Oh well.
So You Think You Can Dance 2012 Eliminated Alexa,...
So You Think You Can Dance 2012 Eliminated Alexa,...
- 7/19/2012
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
There’s a “Closed” sign hanging at the ticket booth for the So You Think You Can Dance Hot Tamale Express, but not because the Season 9 Top 20 isn’t packed with talent. Quite the contrary, I’d say that based on Top 20 Performance Night, there are already a good dozen dancers who’ve scored reservations on the exclusive locomotive (with its crazed conductor Mary Murphy).
The depth of the field — and the lack of unbeatable early front-runners so early in the competition — is good news for fans of the show. The resulting sense of suspense — and the reality that no...
The depth of the field — and the lack of unbeatable early front-runners so early in the competition — is good news for fans of the show. The resulting sense of suspense — and the reality that no...
- 7/12/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Recently our own Jim Halterman got to sit down with 16 of the adorable and crazy talented top 20 dancers of So You Think You Can Dance Season 9. Like many of us around here, Jim is a big fan of the show, and he got the contestants to open up about their audition experience, which of the competition's many dance styles scare them the most, which All-Star dancer they most want to dance with/admire and more!
We think this looks like an exceptionally strong season for Sytycd. What do you think? Check out the videos below, and based on what you've seen so far, which contestants are you rooting for the most?
Alexa Anderson Amber Jackson Amelia Lowe
Audrey Case
Brandon Mitchell Chehon Wespi-Tschopp Cole Horibe
Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer
Daniel Baker Dareian Kujawa Eliana Girard
George Lawrence II
Janaya French Janelle Issis Lindsay Arnold
Matthew Kazmierczak
Nick Bloxsom-Carter Tiffany Mayer Will Thomas...
We think this looks like an exceptionally strong season for Sytycd. What do you think? Check out the videos below, and based on what you've seen so far, which contestants are you rooting for the most?
Alexa Anderson Amber Jackson Amelia Lowe
Audrey Case
Brandon Mitchell Chehon Wespi-Tschopp Cole Horibe
Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer
Daniel Baker Dareian Kujawa Eliana Girard
George Lawrence II
Janaya French Janelle Issis Lindsay Arnold
Matthew Kazmierczak
Nick Bloxsom-Carter Tiffany Mayer Will Thomas...
- 7/10/2012
- by dennis
- The Backlot
Watching So You Think You Can Dance‘s Season 9 Top 20 announcement episode — its first this year with live, choreographed dances — I was struck by the fact that the show really is like an old friend. No matter how long it’s been away, it only takes a minute or two for me to fall back in step with its warm and familiar cadences.
There was Cat Deeley, playfully announcing that just minutes into the telecast, she was already covered in the sweat of nearby dancers. (Not nearly as gross as it sounds.) There was Mary Murphy, hooting like a tipsy...
There was Cat Deeley, playfully announcing that just minutes into the telecast, she was already covered in the sweat of nearby dancers. (Not nearly as gross as it sounds.) There was Mary Murphy, hooting like a tipsy...
- 6/28/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
On a powerhouse of a 200th episode, the "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 9 top 20 dancers were revealed on Wednesday (June 27). Read on for all the night's biggest moments, including guest judge Zooey Deschanel, the return of Mia Michaels, which dancer ended up in stitches (and why) and what routine Nigel Lythgoe asked to see a second time.
Without further ado, here's the list of the Season 9 top 20:
1. Alexa Anderson, 19 (Contemporary)
2. Amber Jackson, 21 (Contemporary)
3. Amelia Lowe, 18 (Contemporary)
4. Audrey Case, 18 (Jazz)
5. Brandon Mitchell, 27 (Stepping)
6. Cheyon Wespi-Tschopp, 23 (Ballet)
7. Cole Horibe, 26 (Martial Arts Fusion)
8. Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer, 22 (Animation)
9. Daniel Baker, 24 (Ballet)
10. Dareian "Dare" Kujawa, 20 (Contemporary)
11. Eliana Girard, 21 (Contemporary Ballet & aerialist)
12. George Lawrence II, 19 (Contemporary)
13 Janaya French, 20 (Lyrical Contemporary)
14. Janelle Issis, 24 (Belly Dancing)
15. Lindsay Arnold, 18 (Latin Ballroom)
16. Matthew Kazmierczak, 21 (Contemporary)
17. Nick Bloxsom-Carter, 20 (Ballroom)
18. Tiffany Maher, 19 (Jazz)
19. Will Thomas, 19 (Contemporary)
20. Witney Carson, 18 (Latin Ballroom)
With an audience that included Season 8 winner Melanie Moore (who tried,...
Without further ado, here's the list of the Season 9 top 20:
1. Alexa Anderson, 19 (Contemporary)
2. Amber Jackson, 21 (Contemporary)
3. Amelia Lowe, 18 (Contemporary)
4. Audrey Case, 18 (Jazz)
5. Brandon Mitchell, 27 (Stepping)
6. Cheyon Wespi-Tschopp, 23 (Ballet)
7. Cole Horibe, 26 (Martial Arts Fusion)
8. Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer, 22 (Animation)
9. Daniel Baker, 24 (Ballet)
10. Dareian "Dare" Kujawa, 20 (Contemporary)
11. Eliana Girard, 21 (Contemporary Ballet & aerialist)
12. George Lawrence II, 19 (Contemporary)
13 Janaya French, 20 (Lyrical Contemporary)
14. Janelle Issis, 24 (Belly Dancing)
15. Lindsay Arnold, 18 (Latin Ballroom)
16. Matthew Kazmierczak, 21 (Contemporary)
17. Nick Bloxsom-Carter, 20 (Ballroom)
18. Tiffany Maher, 19 (Jazz)
19. Will Thomas, 19 (Contemporary)
20. Witney Carson, 18 (Latin Ballroom)
With an audience that included Season 8 winner Melanie Moore (who tried,...
- 6/28/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
So You Think You Can Dance returned Thursday night by poking a little fun at American Idol, The Voice, The X Factor, and especially its new timeslot competitor Duets: “All year long, your television has been dominated by singers. Isn’t it about time for a little dance?”
Um, yes please, we’ll take it. Even if the Season 9 premiere came with a side order of a guy so petulant, even Cat Deeley came close to losing her omnipresent brand of cheerful cool. (Nah, I’m not going to mention the dude’s name, since you know he’s got a Google alert on himself,...
Um, yes please, we’ll take it. Even if the Season 9 premiere came with a side order of a guy so petulant, even Cat Deeley came close to losing her omnipresent brand of cheerful cool. (Nah, I’m not going to mention the dude’s name, since you know he’s got a Google alert on himself,...
- 5/25/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
As far as I can remember, So You Think You Can Dance is the only reality competition series with an audition-thru-finals format where every episode is equally compelling. I can't say that about American Idol and its unbearable auditions or The Voice and its paltry battle rounds. The talent on display in Sytycd is so beautiful, primed, and undeniable that even the relatively nutty auditions come off wonderfully. And did I mention the thorough, fabulous critiques from the judges' panel? What about the ineffable charms of host Cat Deeley? And my favorite: the genius of the voting format. It's not a total populist freakshow like Idol -- America sends three contestants into a sudden death round and the judges decide who within that trio must go home. It's all so correct. So fun and energized and professional.
And with that, we dive right into last night's premiere, which featured a typical melange of kooky talents,...
And with that, we dive right into last night's premiere, which featured a typical melange of kooky talents,...
- 5/25/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
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