Saturday night special is an umpteenthgeneration retooling of the postman always rings twice, ostensibly grounded in the nashville music scene on the strength of some of its reallife cameos. Sabrina cognata takes a look at the movie that made john travolta a star and its darker, cultural impact. If its saturday it s hallmark channel hallmark channel. May 08, 2020 friday night lights, 2004 green card, 1990 how stella got her groove back, 1998 in bruges, 2008 incarnate, 2016 jaws, 1975 jaws 2, 1978 jaws 3d, 1983 jaws. James mangold to direct indiana jones 5, jurassic world 3 title revealed and more. That the movie works is largely because of the comic interplay between these two stars. The show is a longrunning local program in the chicago area and in recent years expanded nationally, airing saturday nights on metv. G d a d and were gonna have a ball, just like we always do. As a wannabe dancer struggling to make it on the stage, john travolta is at his sexy, sizzling best. With jim belushi, peter bogdanovich, nora dunn, thom ernst. Karen lynn gorney as stephanie mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante.
This new hbo series to debut sunday, april 12, 2020. Saturday night movies presented by armor all features explosive actionadventure inspired films. Saturday night special movie tv listings and schedule tv. The first 30week season 19611962 consisted of post1948 titles from 20th century fox. Saturday night at the movies is a song written by barry mann and cynthia weil, and recorded by the drifters from the united states with johnny moore as. Whro public media is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the citizens in the communities it serves by responding to their need to be engaged, educated, entertained and enlightened. Plan your tv schedule for the next week and never miss a show. Saturday night fever the original movie sound track. Staying alives takes saturday night fevers tony manero out of brooklyn to broadway. With john travolta, karen lynn gorney, barry miller, joseph cali. The shows title is taken from the name of the character host. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. A sexy valentines day message from justin bieber snl.
The characters take part in gang fights as well as racist and sexist. D well, saturday night at 8 oclock i know where im gonna go. On a saturday night, the drivein movie theater is the only. The series presented classic movies, followed by interviews and feature segments with directors, actors and other people involved in making the films presented the show was initially formatted in this way due to requirements that all programming shown on tvo.
The biggest differences between the animated and liveaction. For many years, his trademark phrase was, now its time to turn those lights down a wee bit low. Airing more independent films than any other public broadcasting station in the country, kqed is committed to bringing the work of local and independent film producers to the community. Saturday night fever the original movie soundtrack deluxe. Saturday night at the movies by the drifters transcribed by. Welcome to the 2020 season of saturday night movie sleepovers. On a saturday night, the drivein movie theater is the only place to be at the mission tiki drivein, theatergoers are desperate to escape quarantine. Though this movie helped put disco and star john travolta on the map, the original theatrical version is full of strong language, sex, and violence. Renee speaks with former kentucky commissioner of the department of juvenile justice, hasan. Girlnextdoor cynthia rhodes flashdance, dirty dancing and vampy finola hughes general hospital, all my children compete for tonys heart.
Its five years later and tony maneros saturday night fever is still burning. With tom davis, al franken, moira sinise, frank howard. Saturday night live vintage an edited version of an episode of saturday night live that aired previously in the late night time slot. Saturday night live returns april 24, 2020 with a show produced entirely remotely from the casts, celebrities and musical guests homes as they practice social distancing. Saturday night at the movies was a weekly television series on tvontario, the public educational television network in ontario, canada. Saturday night and sunday morning holds one principally as the portrait of a dimly dawning conscience, a boyintoman metamorphosis too consistently honest to permit false ironies or heroics. Nbc saturday night at the movies was the first tv show to broadcast in color relatively recent feature films from major studios. The programme begins with hans zimmers moody title theme to the crown. Stream your favorite pbs shows, see the schedule, and learn how donorsupported tv educates and enriches your community. Watch the video for saturday night at the movies from the jackson 5s steeltown for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. We all love a good movie, and ksps loves to bring them to you.
The filmmakers is an 11episode talk show that focuses on pivotal canadian films. Pizza from lennys pizza, 1969 86th street, bay ridge, brooklyn maneros neighbourhood is bay ridge, southwest brooklyn. Theres plenty more to enjoy from this new golden age of television, with selections from hildur gu. The math of longdistance sequels is interesting to us at saturday night cinema, as our feature the guns of navarone was a hit in 1961, but its sequel force 10 from navarone didnt hit theaters until 1978. The show airs both lowbudget and classic horror and sciencefiction movies, with host. Long shot, hellboy 2019, the sun is also a star, pokemon detective pikachu, 2018. Nbc saturday night at the movies was the first network movie anthology series to run two hours and occasionally longer, so that almost all of the films could be shown in one evening, the films being edited especially in later years only to remove objectionable content. Listen free to the drifters saturday night at the movies saturday night at the movies, spanish lace. Saturday night at the movies is a 1964 song by the fabulous drifters. In my opinion, the drifters were the all time greatest recording group of. Lyrics to saturday night at the movies by the drifters. Saturday night fever celebrated its 40th anniversary last month and while the film is considered iconic, its storyline may be much more problematic than viewers may recall. Saturday night at the movies chords by the drifters.
Tune in every saturday night for a brand new movie on hallmark channel all year long. In the late 1970s, competition from cable television and home video led to a decline in viewership. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his. In john badhams saturday night fever, we meet tony manero. Classic movies are shown uninterrupted with interviews and commentary presented between the features. Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in dublin. Saturday night fever the original movie soundtrack various artists. Well, saturday night at eight oclock i know where im gonna go im agonna pick my baby up and take her to the picture show everybody in the neighborhood is dressing up to be there, too and were gonna have a ball just like we always do saturday night at the movies who cares what picture you see when youre hugging with your baby last row in. The opening scene of manero swaggering down the street is on 86th street at bay 20th street in bensonhurst. This movie is based on an investigative report titled saturday night tribal rites, but its success is set by the discos atmosphere, by the famous travoltas white dress and by bee gees music. Kqed broadcasts the best available programs from pbs, apt, and other distributors, and also produces its own unique national and local programs. Cold pursuit, happy death day 2u, glass, greta november. Saturday night fever 1977 film summary and movie synopsis. Saturday night fever is a working class tale but the movie s power is enhanced by the excellent acting and timeless music that together with a compelling story make this movie something special, not just another commercial product but a work of art, a true classic.
For many years, his trademark phrase was, now its time to. Saturday night fevers huge success grew meteorically thanks to the towering popularity of its soundtrack. In terms of content, very little editing was done because the films met the. There are two versions of this movie on dvd, both released by water bearer films, but they are very different.
Mary queen of scots, welcome to marwen, the lego movie 2. Saturday night fever is a working class tale but the movies power is enhanced by the excellent acting and timeless music that together with a compelling story make this movie something special, not just another commercial product but a work of art, a true classic. This is a chronological listing of the titles that were showcased on the first three seasons of nbc saturday night at the movies season 1. The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a saturday night. Cbc does saturday night at the movies with a canadian twist. View up to date television listings for all channels including rte, tv3, tg4 and utv ireland. Saturday night fever is remembered vividly as a campy movie, the start of john travoltas bigscreen career and the epicenter of disco culture.
Good girl sandy and greaser danny fell in love over the summer. Now hes strutting toward his biggest challenge yet succeeding as a dancer on the broadway stage. Saturday night at the movies, a weekly television series on tvontario. Parents need to know that saturday night fever is a more mature film than the catchy disco soundtrack would have you believe. The series premiered on september 23, 1961, and ran until october 1978, spawning many imitators. John travolta and barry gibb star in saturday night fever the ultimate disco movie, with bruno tonioli. Zach galifianakis, bradley cooper, justin bartha, ed helms. Saturday night fever quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. The album is a collection of classic movie hits including pretty woman, moon river and saturday night at the movies.
Chris brear my own work standard tuning c well saturday night at 8 oclock c7 i know where im gonna go g im gonna pick my baby up g7 c and take her to the picture show c c7 everybody in the neighbourhood f is dressing up to be there too c and were gonna have a ball g c just like. A naive hustler travels from texas to new york city to seek personal fortune, while finding a new friend in the process. Browse our tv schedule featuring a wide variety of movies, shows and documentaries, including hbo original series and films. It stars john travolta as tony manero, a workingclass young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local brooklyn discotheque.
Blake and dion baia decided to go way down the alley and kick off the year with a personal favorite for the duo, a film that became a gritty, new york cult classic. Saturday night at the movies disambiguation wikipedia. When they unexpectedly discover theyre now in the same high school. This evening on saturday night at the movies, andrew features a host of brilliant music from the small screen.
Saturday night 2010 rob raco with william hochman at the studio 4. Those films in the widescreen cinemascope format were resized for the small screen. Seated in a comfortable chair, elwy yost introduces a double bill of old movies every saturday night. On a saturday night, the drivein movie theater is the only place to be chris lee. The story of the meteoric rise and untimely death of early rock and roll singer buddy holly is told. May 08, 2020 a classic, an indie, and a short picked by you. Previously, television stations had been only been able to show older, lowbudget, blackandwhite films that wouldnt be shown at movie theaters.
Hes an uberarrogant 19yearold italian kid from brooklyn. Happy chandler, norris armstrong, hope hudgins, george chinn, leslie combs ii, and john y. Saturday night fever is a 1977 american dance drama film directed by john badham. Saturday night and sunday morning 1961 rotten tomatoes. See whats new on pbs tonight and check future tv schedules. List of nbc saturday night at the movies titles wikipedia. The guns of navarone featured a stellar cast, most of whom played characters far younger than they were. This documentary celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 1977 blockbuster dance movie, and sees strictly come dancings bruno, who was a young dancer in new york in 1977, walk us through the steps that. With john badham, joseph cali, nik cohn, barry gibb. Watch the video for saturday night at the movies from the drifterss saturday night at the movies for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The saturday night livebased macgruber hits theaters next friday and with it will come a cavalcade of lists ordering the movies based on the sketch comedy show.
Movie would always have this song before trailers started and people were getting to their seats as. Unsubscribe from saturday night at the movies podcast. The birdcage 1996 215 at 9pm et on dish channel 349. Uptown saturday night is the first in a trilogy of successful buddy comedy flicks teaming up sidney poitier and bill cosby. Cbc is hosting movie night in canada, a celebration of acclaimed canadian films, backtoback on saturday nights. The return of candyman, animated feature rumble and more. Commentary on a legendary college football game with former kentucky gov. Well saturday night at eight oclock i know where im gonna go im agonna pick my baby up and take her to. D g everybody in the neighbourhood is dressing up to be there to. This new hbo limited series to debut in april 2020. Saturday night at the movies is the third album from doowop group the overtones.
Beginning in 1985, dramas and comedies, mysteries and musicals all have a home on saturday night cinema. Anxious about his future after high school, a 19yearold italianamerican from brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding. Poitier, who also directs the thing and acts as the straight man in this tandem, allows the coz to riff and bring the energy and the.