Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel mill welder Alex ...

ComingSoon Senior Editor Spencer Legacy spoke with Flashdance director Adrian Lyne about the movie’s 40th-anniversary release. The director discussed the movie’s iconic dance scenes and its impact on ...

Flashdance legend Jennifer Beals is 62 and more beautiful than ever. The actress, who rose to superstardom as an aspiring dancer who spends her days working in a steel mill in the iconic ’80s movie ...

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“Flashdance” was one of those lightning-in-a-bottle movies that somehow perfectly captured its moment. Directed by Adrian Lyne, the movie’s atmospheric, neon-saturated style, brisk pacing, infectious ...

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In the gleam of sweat on bare shoulders, in the sudden snap of a strobe-lit pirouette, in the promise of escape built from steel and longing — there lies Adrian Lyne. To talk about Lyne is to talk ...

A beloved ’80s singer known for a No. 1 hit song would have turned 67 today, as fans remember her legacy and lasting impact ...

Launcher of a thousand off-the-shoulder sweatshirts, popularizer of leg warmers: it’s “Flashdance” and the film turns 40 this year, just like some of us are or have too. It’s hard to believe a beloved ...