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chmerkovskiyvalentin · 6 years ago

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Nancy McKeon is sorry about the sudden whirring sound. She has a protein shake to make, perhaps more cheerfully than one has ever blended a smoothie before, seeing as she's in the heart of rehearsing for her Dancing With the Stars debut.

Best known for her role as Jo Polniaczek on the hit '80s sitcom The Facts of Life, McKeon is so nice it's a good thing her return to TV is on DWTS and not Big Brother. The 52-year-old actress is self-deprecating about her dancing skills, utters "Good gravy!" when surprised, enjoys getting schooled on both footwork and social media from her pro partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, and, I'm convinced, secretly bakes chocolate chip cookies for her fellow competitors. If this sounds a lot like your mom, that's probably because McKeon took nearly 15 years off to focus on raising her daughters, 14-year-old Aurora and 11-year-old Harlow, whom she shares with husband Marc Andrus.

The break was well deserved. McKeon started working when she was two, first as a child model and commercial actor before scoring roles on TV, and was acting up until the seventh month of her first pregnancy. "I just love what I do, but I have been given this amazing gift of my husband and my children, and I didn't want to not be there for this small amount of time you get with them," she tells ET. "I can't even believe when I say 15 years. It just feels like a nanosecond. I really wanted to give them all my attention that they deserve."

Though she had a handful of smaller, carefully chosen roles, DWTS will be McKeon's first big return to the spotlight since her Lifetime detective drama, The Division, wrapped in 2004, and she knows you're probably surprised to see her name on the list of season 27 competitors. "This isn't something that I would normally do. It really is outside my comfort zone," she admits.

If it weren't for an important family meeting, she may not have even strapped on dance shoes. "The way to affect change in your life is to move beyond your comfort zone, so I had this conversation with [my daughters] and they said, 'Mom, this is going to be great. You can do it.' Having them as my support team and cheerleaders is extraordinary," she says. "As a mom, I can tell them to be brave and I can say, 'This is how you should be,' but sometimes there's no more powerful demonstration than actually doing it. So I just decided, you know what, I'm going to scare the living life out of myself and say yes and just show up every day and see what happens. Everything changes and moves you, so I'm also excited about all the changes and the different things that I'm learning in this venture as well."

She may have found the perfect partner-in-crime in Chmerkovskiy. Not only is there a clear chemistry and sense of humor between the two already, but McKeon is pretty sure they've settled on the team name of "McVal." "I got top billing so I gave him an extra letter," she jokes.

McKeon has zero dance experience and, despite doing hot yoga regularly and living on a ranch where she averages four to seven miles of walking a day, she says none of her previous roles have helped prep her for DWTS. "I don't think anything can prepare your feet for being crammed into a high heel and then dance across a stage," she says. On top of that, social media wasn't a part of the TV landscape the last time she was here.

Luckily, Chmerkovskiy is an excellent teacher. So far, the pair has put in about two weeks of rehearsals. McKeon feels they're doing well as they run their steps and get their stamina up for the big, first number, and her partner is giving her some very important advice during what she calls "a master class every day." "'Don't have the terror look.' That's a big one," McKeon says. "He said, 'Look at me, but not with those eyes that are scared. Smile! Enjoy!' I love him for doing that because when I work, it's focus and concentration. The last [acting projects] had been drama and prepping for that, and this really needs to just be fun."

McKeon says her and Chmerkovskiy's goal for week one is "just sheer fun and love." This is partially to provide some escapism for fans during these tumultuous times but also because, on a personal level, if she's going to leave her family, it needed to be for a good reason.

"[My daughters] are everything to me, and without them and my amazing husband, then nothing really does have much meaning. I've worked a lot and this is really the first time I've gone away and am spending a lot of time doing something," she reveals. "It's uncomfortable because I miss them, but somewhere [down the line], I think this might be very helpful in our conversations as our lives go on, and I'm interested to see where all that lands too."

"It's funny, you maybe wouldn't put a dancing show or something like that in this sort of category, but it really is a lot more than just dancing," she adds. "You develop this wonderful friendship and partnership with, in my particular case, Val. He's awesome and everybody loves him. I think I feel even more pressure now because he's the show's national treasure, but so far I'm thrilled that people seem to be OK with him being partnered with me!"

Holding family as the most important pillar has been essential in helping the dancing partners connect. Though she hasn't met Chmerkovskiy's brother, Maksim, as he's not competing this season, McKeon has met his fiancee, fellow DWTS pro Jenna Johnson, whom she describes as "dear," "beautiful" and "sweet." McKeon has even dished out some excellent advice for Chmerkovskiy and Johnson's pending nuptials.

"I told him to enjoy the day. I've been married for 15 years, and I can still look back and remember every single moment of [my wedding] day. It was just about 20 people and it was our day, and it was one of the best days of my life," she recalls. "So, my advice to him was, 'It's just got to be about the two of you. After all, the rest of your life is about the two of you.' That's what I did -- there was no stress, no pressure, and it was really amazing. Other than that, I think everyone figures it out for themselves!"

Johnson has popped by rehearsals, bringing smoothies or simply saying hello and providing encouragement, which has helped McKeon have a bit of that familial grounding while away from home. "The family you get welcomed into on this show is extraordinary. Everybody -- from the guys who help you park in the morning and our security to the producing teams -- they literally are all happy to be there and they're rooting for everybody," she explains. "I have never felt like an outsider from day one. What a great thing! I love the atmosphere they've created. Yeah, it's a competition, but everyone's cheering everybody else on too."

McKeon will have some very important faces in the crowd when season 27 kicks off on Sept. 24. Her daughters and husband will be there (she joked that they better be, just in case there's no week two for her!), as well as actress Lisa Vidal, her best friend since they were partnered up on The Division, which also starred then-unknowns Jon Hamm and Taraji P. Henson, along with Parenthood's Bonnie Bedelia.

"I told her, 'Mama, you're going to have to help me with some kind of cha-cha or salsa,'" McKeon says of Vidal. "Lisa is like a sister, but that whole cast -- it really was one of the best times of my life. I loved everybody on that show. We were all supportive of each other and to watch Jon blossom and Taraji just shatter it is so beautiful… It's so exciting to watch such good people get to do what they love to do and just crush it. They're amazing people. It's a joy for me to be an uber fan because [after the show ended], I got to be with the most important people, which is my kiddos and my hubby."

McKeon is the first to admit she's been blessed to work with some incredible people throughout her career. She famously acted alongside Michael J. Fox in the '80s, as well as Mariska Hargitay and Jean Smart in the short-lived sitcoms Can't Hurry Love and Style & Substance, respectively, plus she did take some time out from being a stay-at-home mom to play Demi Lovato's mother on the Disney Channel show, Sonny With a Chance, from 2009-2010.

Though the two haven't spoken in some time, McKeon only had kind words for Lovato, who suffered a relapse and apparent overdose earlier this summer

"I wouldn't presume. I can only send all my love. She seems to be incredibly smart… It was a difficult time during that show and things kind of went on, but I can tell you in my experience, she was genuinely lovely to me and to my girls, who were much younger at the time and very excited to meet her," McKeon says of her onscreen daughter. "I have every confidence that she's going to come back stronger and in a way that is the best for her. She deserves that."

McKeon was side-by-side another big actor during their early days, one whom she gets asked about a lot: George Clooney, whose first real TV experience was as a handyman on The Facts of Life. Though his time with them was short, McKeon says she would see him working on another show on the lot and they remained friends. "He's everything you want him to be," she happily reveals. "He's fun, an incredible talent, and he's loyal as the day is long. He deserves all good things and it looks like that's exactly what he's gotten."

The most important connection she has from those sitcom days, however, was with Charlotte Rae, who portrayed the beloved, wise-cracking redheaded housemother of the fictional Eastland School. She died in early August at age 92 after a series of illnesses, and McKeon chokes up when thinking about her beloved friend.

"That's a hard one for me. It's soon," she says slowly. "Charlotte's one of the most remarkable people I've ever met in my life and we were actually very good friends. If I was in L.A., we were always together and if I wasn't, I came in, even if it was just to see her. She's been at my ranch and hung out with the girls and myself, and I will always be the luckiest person and a much better person for having had her in my life."

The women of The Facts of Life still keep in touch. In fact, McKeon has been texting with Kim Fields, as the actress known as Tootsie danced with pro Sasha Farber in season 22 of DWTS. Though McKeon hasn't watched every season of the dance competition show, she did watch Fields and Farber compete "with joy and amazement."

"She just knocked it out of the park. She's just so amazing. We've been texting and I said, 'Really? Did you have to set the bar this high? Girlfriend, I don't know if I can live up [to that].' She's just a doll and supportive," McKeon says, adding that she's gone back to watch some of Chmerkovskiy's dances with previous partners but had to stop "because he's so good" and didn’t want to get stuck in a brain warp comparing herself to others.

In fact, Fields' best advice had nothing to do with the dancing itself. "'Have fun. Enjoy this week, this day, this rehearsal. Try not to look ahead.' For me, I think that's awesome advice because it's really just got to be about the journey," McKeon says. "There's some amazing people dancing, so it's really not about an end result for me. What I'm looking for is the best I can do on every single day."

"It doesn't matter how sore [I am] -- get up, go back, fight the good fight the next day," she continues. "Have some smile, as my partner would say, and just enjoy that day, because none of us can possibly predict how long any of us have."

Season 27 of Dancing With the Stars kicks off Monday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

#nancy is such sweetheart #val chmerkovskiy #nancy mckeon #jenna johnson #dwts #s27 #val x nancy #interviews

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valentindaily · 6 years ago

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Though the two haven't spoken in some time, McKeon only had kind words for Lovato, who suffered a relapse and apparent overdose earlier this summer.

McKeon was side-by-side another big actor during their early days, one whom she gets asked about a lot: George Clooney, whose first real TV experience was as a handyman on The Facts of Life. Though his time with them was short, McKeon says she would see him working on another show on the lot and they remained friends. 'He's everything you want him to be," she happily reveals. "He's fun, an incredible talent, and he's loyal as the day is long. He deserves all good things and it looks like that's exactly what he's gotten."

Season 27 of Dancing With the Stars kicks off Monday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

SOURCE: www.etonline.com

#val chmerkovskiy #nancy mckeon #interviews #jenna johnson

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mslangermann-a · 7 years ago

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dorkyduckling · 8 years ago

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Still wanna kill myself but like val and Bedelia are making me feel better and it's nice

#shut up jj #y'all are good people

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socialsandi1-blog · 7 years ago

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Watching films/movies is entertaing if you just want a chill out on the sofa or in a cinema.

I’ve watch loads of movies, some have been been good, bad and just interesting. Below are some movie trailers have have been taken of YouTube that I’ve watched.

Die Hard

New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages — but him.

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Die Hard 2

Die Hard 3

Die Hard 4

Terminator

Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system that will spark a nuclear holocaust. Sarah is targeted because Skynet knows that her unborn son will lead the fight against them. With the virtually unstoppable Terminator in hot pursuit, she and Kyle attempt to escape

Terminator 1

Terminator 2

Terminator 3

Quarantine

Reporter Angela (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman Scott (Steve Harris) are doing a story on night-shift firefighters for a reality-TV program. A late-night distress call takes them to a Los Angeles apartment building, where the police are investigating a report of horrific screams. The TV team and emergency workers find an old woman, who suddenly attacks with teeth bared. What’s more, Angela and company find that the building has been sealed by CDC workers. Then the attacks really begin

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Tremors

Repairmen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) are tired of their dull lives in the small desert town of Perfection, Nev. But just as the two try to skip town, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist (Finn Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of an eccentric couple (Reba McEntire, Michael Gross), the group fights for survival against giant, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh.

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Tremors 2

Tremors 3

Two days before his wedding, Doug (Justin Bartha) and three friends (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for a wild and memorable stag party. In fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can’t remember a thing; nor can they find Doug. With little time to spare, the three hazy pals try to re-trace their steps and find Doug so they can get him back to Los Angeles in time to walk down the aisle.

Hangover 1

Hangover 2

Hangover 3

Jurassic Park

In Steven Spielberg’s massive blockbuster, paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park’s mastermind, billionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt.

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Jurassic Park 2

Jurassic Park 3

JurassicPark 4

Speed

Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge, Payne arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of spunky passenger Annie (Sandra Bullock), Jack and his partner Harry (Jeff Daniels) try to save the people on the bus before the bomb goes off, while also trying to figure out how Payne is monitoring them.

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Greace

Experience the friendships, romances and adventures of a group of high school kids in the 1950s. Welcome to the singing and dancing world of “Grease,” the most successful movie musical of all time. A wholesome exchange student (Olivia Newton-John) and a leather-clad Danny (John Travolta) have a summer romance, but will it cross clique lines?

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Jaws

When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.

Bridget Jones

At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old Bridget (Renée Zellweger) decides it’s time to take control of her life — and start keeping a diary. Now, the most provocative, erotic and hysterical book on her bedside table is the one she’s writing. With a taste for adventure, and an opinion on every subject – from exercise to men to food to sex and everything in between – she’s turning the page on a whole new life.

Movie Entertainment Watching films/movies is entertaing if you just want a chill out on the sofa or in a cinema.

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olivierdemangeon · 8 years ago

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Synopsis : 58 minutes pour vivre, ce sont celles qui restent à une poignée d’avions bourrés de passagers pour se poser avant d’être à court de carburant : au sol un groupe de terroristes fait chanter les autorités avec un plan d’attaque rapide, brutal et brillant… Mais c’est compter sans la présence accidentelle de l’inspecteur de police John McClane, obligé de mener seul, poussé par son intuition, une enquête sauvage…

Origine du film : États-Unis Réalisateur : Renny Harlin Scénaristes : Steven E. de Souza, Doug Richardson Acteurs : Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Reginald VelJohnson, Franco Nero, William Sadler, John Amos, Fred Thompson Musique : Michael Kamen Genre : Action, Policier, Thriller Durée : 2 heures et 04 minutes Date de sortie : 3 octobre 1990 (France) Année de production : 1990 Sociétés de production : Silver Pictures, Gordon Company Distribué par : 20th Century Fox Titre original : Die Hard 2 Notre note :

Notre commentaire : “Die Hard 2” ou “58 minutes pour vivre” est un film d’action américain datant de 1990, réalisé par Renny Harlin, à qui l’on doit également “La Filature” (2016). Les acteurs principaux sont Bruce Willis, qui reprend son rôle de John McClane, Bonnie Bedelia, qui reprend son rôle de Holly McClane, William Sadler, qu’on a pu voir dans “The Duel” (2016), William Atherton, qui reprend son rôle de Richard “Dick” Thornburg, Franco Nero, qu’on a pu voir dans “Django Unchained” (2012), Fred Thompson, qu’on a pu voir dans “Sinister” (2012), et Reginald VelJohnson, qui reprend brièvement son rôle du Sergent Al Powell. Ce métrage est le second volet de la franchise Die Hard, et suit “Piège de Cristal” (1988).

Le scénario a été écrit par Steven E. de Souza et Doug Richardson, adapté du roman “58 Minutes” de Walter Wager. Le roman a la même prémisse, mais diffère légèrement : un flic doit arrêter les terroristes qui prennent un aérodrome en otage alors que les avions sont en attente, décrivant des cercles dans le ciel. Ils ont 58 minutes avant de tomber en panne. Roderick Thorp, qui a écrit le roman “Nothing Lasts Forever“, sur lequel “Piège de Cristal” (1988) a été basé, est crédité sur le film pour l’apport de certains personnages originaux, bien que son nom soit mal orthographié à l’écran, apparaissant sous Roderick Thorpe.

Comme pour le premier film, l’action de “58 minutes pour vivre” a lieu la veille de Noël. John McClane attend sa femme à l’aéroport international de Washington lorsque les terroristes prennent le contrôle du système de supervision de la circulation aérienne. Il doit arrêter les terroristes avant que l’avion de sa femme, et plusieurs autres vols en attente, ne manque de carburant et se crashe. Pendant toute la nuit, John McClane doit également lutter avec la police de l’aéroport, ainsi qu’avec le commandant d’un groupe d’assaut militaire qui ne veut pas son aide.

“58 minutes pour vivre” a dépassé toutes les attentes en battant largement le succès au box office de “Piège de Cristal” (1988). Ce deuxième volet avait un budget de 70 millions de dollars et bénéficia d’une large diffusion en salle, faisant 217, millions de dollars de recette lors du week-end d’ouverture. “58 minutes pour vivre” a rapporté 117,5 millions de dollars aux États-Unis et 239,5 millions de dollars dans le monde entier.

L’idée avec “58 minutes pour vivre “, c’est un petit peu “on reprend les mêmes et on recommence”. Fort du succès de “Piège de Cristal” (1988), une suite s’imposait, surtout du côté des producteurs qui aiment l’odeur des dollars. On retrouve donc Bruce Willis dans le personnage de John McClane, mais également Bonnie Bedelia dans le rôle d’Holly Gennero-McClane. Issu du premier opus on rajoute encore Reginald VelJohnson, dans le rôle du Sergent de Police Al Powell, et William Atherton, dans le rôle du journaliste Richard “Dick” Thornburg.

On a beau avoir déplacé le lieu de l’action, d’une tour à Los Angeles à l’aéroport de Washington, mais globalement l’histoire est similaire. John McClane doit se défaire d’un groupe de terroristes en faisant face à l’incompétence de ses collègues policiers. Ce nouveau groupe de mercenaires venu prendre le contrôle de l’aéroport pour faciliter l’évasion du Général Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero), un seigneur de la drogue doublé d’un dictateur d’un pays fictif nommé Val Verde. Pays imaginaire dont on avait déjà entendu parler dans “Commando” (1985) avec Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Les scènes d’action s’enchaînent, et il n’y a que peu de temps de répit pour le principal protagoniste de l’histoire, qui se dépatouille comme il peut, face à une escouade de mercenaires bien entraînés, qui lui donne du fil à retordre. L’intrigue est tendue et la mise en place du complot entre mercenaires et groupe d’intervention est bien amenée. Aujourd’hui certaines scènes peuvent apparaître comme fades en raison de l’évolution des effets spéciaux en l’espace de trois décennies, notamment le crash de l’avion. On retrouve la petite pointe d’humour dans les monologues de John McClane, ce qui permet de faire de lui un personnage engageant, aimable. On peut regretter que les cinéastes n’aient��pas plus développé le fait que John McClane soit retissant à la technologie de pointe, comme on peut l’esquisser dans la scène avec le fax.

“58 minutes pour vivre” a fait l’objet de plusieurs éditions en DVD ainsi qu’en Blu-ray, dont celle paru le 15 janvier 2003 chez Fox Pathé Europa. Pour de plus amples renseignements, n’hésitez pas à consulter la fiche du film sur le site DVD.Fr.

En conclusion, “58 minutes pour vivre” est un bon thriller d’action, doublé d’une très bonne suite à “Piège de Cristal”, même si ces deux films peuvent être abordés séparément. L’histoire est plaisante et l’intrigue est au rendez-vous. Le rythme est très dynamique, et on n’a pas le temps de s’ennuyer. La petite pointe d’humour est toujours présente et les fusillades sont nombreuses. Certaines cascades étaient innovantes à l’époque de la sortie du film, il y a presque trente ans. La distribution offre de bonnes prestations, et Bruce Willis assume bien son personnage d’anti-héros. Un métrage qui, malgré le poids des années, reste une valeur sure.

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58 MINUTES POUR VIVRE (1990) Synopsis : 58 minutes pour vivre, ce sont celles qui restent à une poignée d’avions bourrés de passagers pour se poser avant d’être à court de carburant : au sol un groupe de terroristes fait chanter les autorités avec un plan d’attaque rapide, brutal et brillant… Mais c’est compter sans la présence accidentelle de l’inspecteur de police John McClane, obligé de mener seul, poussé par son intuition, une enquête sauvage…

#Bonnie Bedelia #Bruce Willis #Franco Nero #Fred Thompson #John Amos #Reginald VelJohnson #Renny Harlin #William Atherton #William Sadler

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