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In the Latin beat rhythms one can marvel again at Hayworth's hypnotic force as a dancer. She enters through a door, drawn by the beat of male drummers, dressed in a clinging white two-piece that accentuates her body through the provocative forward thrust of her torso- a stance that is an invitation and a promise, and has become a trademark, like her hair. Where most dancers move from the hips down Hayworth moves from the knees up, her shoulders drawn back projecting her breast cage forward in the most enticing manner. To see her is to experience a sense of joy pure and simple. And all the more potent for being an invitation in the dark. -John Kobal

TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT (1945) dir. Victor Saville

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🕯️Rest in peace Bonnie Tyler (1951-2026) 🕯️

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R.I.P. Bonnie Tyler. This one makes me so sad.

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The Welsh singer died in Portugal, her family said Thursday. She had been receiving treatment in the hospital for weeks.

Legendary pop singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for hits including “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died after weeks in the hospital, her family said Thursday. She was 75.

“Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for,” a statement said on her official social media accounts.

The raspy-voiced Welsh singer gained global popularity in the 1970s and 1980s for her power ballads including “Holding Out for a Hero” and “It’s a Heartache.”

[...] “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” came out in 1983 and made it to No. 1 on both the U.S. and U.K. charts. The bombastic ballad then became a karaoke anthem. It has had more than 1 billion streams, boosted by real eclipses in 2017 and 2024.

“I never get tired of singing it,” she once told BBC News. “I love it because everyone can’t wait to sing it.”

Tyler earned three Grammy nods, represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and was awarded a medal of honor for her services to music by Queen Elizabeth II in 2023.

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𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐨, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭…

Rita Hayworth performs the song Amado Mio in the Columbia Pictures/Charles Vidor film noir Gilda, 1946. Miss Hayworth's glimmering gowns in the movie were designed by Jean Louis.