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 ...

The tune from 1983’s ‘Flashdance’ became a hit single and won the Oscar for best original song that year. By Hilton Dresden Associate Awards Editor The opening synthesizer lines of the song ...

Just like 18-year-old Alex Owens — who worked both a steel mill and a stripper pole in Pittsburgh, Penn. before finally getting the chance to live out all her ballerina dreams — “Flashdance” was the ...

Nostalgia tends to color perceptions. It often overpowers logic, leaving behind unfairly positive or negative views of pop culture moments. In the 1980s, Adrian Lyne’s Flashdance dominated box offices ...