{"id":5222,"date":"2009-08-28T05:33:24","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T10:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=5222"},"modified":"2018-12-09T01:02:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T06:02:34","slug":"soul-train-chugging-to-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/28\/soul-train-chugging-to-the-big-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUL TRAIN Chugging To The Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/DonCornelius.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5257\" title=\"DonCornelius\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/DonCornelius.jpg\" alt=\"DonCornelius\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Now you&#8217;re probably thinking that the current trend of adapting television shows into films has gone too far when they decide to try to transition a dance show to the big screen. But according to <em>Variety<\/em>,the longtime showcase for R&amp;B and soul music, <em>Soul Train<\/em>, is being readied for feature film treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Warner Brothers has hired <strong>Dead Presidents<\/strong> writer Malcolm Spellman to craft a story about the syndicated series that ran for 35 years between 1971 and 2006. Set in the early 1980s, the plot will center on a young breakdancer from L.A., who sees  securing a spot on a proposed concert tour sponsored by the show as a way out of the ghetto. <em>Soul Train<\/em> creator and longtime host Don Cornelius had always wanted to actually mount such a tour, showcasing music and dancers from the show, though it never happened.<\/p>\n<p>I have to admit that this sounds fairly interesting. I&#8217;m always up for a good story about a talented, poor kid out to make his fortune in the world and with the emergence of breakdancing in the early 1980s, the movie is set in a visually interesting time for dance. Scoff all you want at movies like <strong>Beat Street<\/strong> or <strong>Breakin&#8217;<\/strong>, the dancing featured in them was fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p>My one concern is how much of a role will Cornelius play as a character in the script. If you&#8217;ve seen his acting turns in <strong>Roadie<\/strong> (1980) and <strong>Tapeheads<\/strong> (1988), then you know that Cornelius is a suave and magnetic presence on screen. It will be interesting to see how much screen time Cornelius-as-character gets and who they cast in the role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Now you&#8217;re probably thinking that the current trend of adapting television shows into films has gone too far when they decide to try to transition a dance show to the big screen. 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