“Flashdance” was one of those lightning-in-a-bottle movies that somehow perfectly captured its moment. Directed by Adrian Lyne, the movie’s atmospheric, neon-saturated style, brisk pacing, infectious ...

While some may say the narrative of Flashdance is a bit silly, the power of its soundtrack, which topped the Billboard charts in 1983 and went Platinum six times over, cannot be overstated.

'Flashdance' fans love Jennifer Beals' dance under pouring water, but director Adrian Lyne explains why that scene almost couldn't be in the movie. On a new Paramount Presents Blu-ray of Flashdance, ...

The tune from 1983’s ‘Flashdance’ became a hit single and won the Oscar for best original song that year. By Hilton Dresden Associate Awards Editor The opening synthesizer lines of the song ...

Flashdance legend Jennifer Beals is 62 and more beautiful than ever.

Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel mill welder Alex ...

Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...

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MTV lifted off in 1981, and two years later "Flashdance" became a huge movie hit by slicking up the fresh, new music-video style. The stage musical of "Flashdance" now at the Kennedy Center (and ...

There is so much exciting singing and dancing talent onstage in the West End debut of "Flashdance: The Musical" that it makes you wonder how all the other musicals in town are making out. By Ray ...

Arlene Phillips is in pain. In the last week of rehearsals for the new musical version of Flashdance, the choreographer and former Strictly Come Dancing judge has developed tendonitis in her right arm ...