Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:35 p.m.

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LVE 4 EVR?!?

Contributing Reporter
Published Friday, October 2, 2009

Every time I watch “Space Jam,” I make plans to drop out of school to become a basketball star. The euphoria of MJ’s triumph over those pesky green aliens convinces me anything’s possible and anyone can make it big — the same goes for “School of Rock,” “Save the Last Dance,” “Remember the Titans” and countless other preadolescent films. I expected that same feeling of exuberant empowerment when I saw the recent remake of Alan Parker’s hit ’80s film, “Fame.” Instead, I emerged from the theater with the grandiose feeling of “huh?”
This movie, directed by Kevin Tancharoen — a quality...

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