Thursday, April 29, 2010

It's Gold Motel's Vinyl District! | Dance Sequences: The Key To A Great Film


I have a strong passion for film and – like pop music – I acknowledge the kitsch and novelty of the medium as much as I embrace it. An example of this is dance sequences, which is like the film equivalent of having a spoken word bridge in a pop song; it’s a stylized technique that adds another layer of genre to the overall piece.

Film has a long history of illustrious dance sequences, most recently including Marc Webb’s Five Hundred Days of Summer (2009) and Tom Ford’s A Single Man (2010). Often, dance sequences become the most memorable scene of a film. They somehow always manage to steal the show, and leave a lasting imprint on the audience’s memory.

I have come up with a small list of some of my all time favorite dance scenes in film history.
—Eric Hehr




BANDE A PART (1964)



VIVRE SA VIE (1962)



FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL KILL (1965)



PULP FICTION (1994)



BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1970)



VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964)



GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDES (1953)



SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)



MARY POPPINS (1964)



WEST SIDE STORY (1961)



IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER (1955)



SWING TIME (1936)


It's Gold Motel's Vinyl District Ticket & EP Giveaway


The seasoned TVD reader probably saw this coming from a mile away: theme week = sweet, sweet giveaway. . . and our stay with Gold Motel will be no different.

As we mentioned yesterday, Gold Motel's playing two nights in our backyard and we've got tickets for both of them as well as the debut EP for two select winners. You've got your choice between Thursday's (4/29) show at DC9 here in the District or Friday night (4/30) at M.I.C.A. in Baltimore.


We're just going to ask you to plead your case in the comments to this post as to why you should win the tickets for the night of your choice as well as the EP. Let us know in which city you'd like to see the band (and leave us some contact info!) and we'll choose a winner before noon on the day of each gig. Now. . . go!

Gold Motel - Make Me Stay (Mp3)
Gold Motel - Perfect In My Mind (Mp3)