If "Single Ladies" was Beyonce channeling choreographer Bob Fosse's muse Gwen Verdon, then "Countdown" is pulasting with the spirit of Audrey Hepburn. Beyonce and her co-director Adria Petty use countless quick cuts and even a separate school set-up that's squarely in the Fame/Flashdance zone to keep things beyond lively, even though Beyonce has more than enough charisma to carry the thing in one take, especially now that her arsenal includes a pregnant belly to accompany her other gifts. --> watch "Countdown"
Beyonce "Countdown" (Columbia) Beyonce + Adria Petty, director | Caleb Omens, producer | Parkwood Ent/awhitelabelproduct, production co. | Labuda Management, rep | Jim Fealy, Ed Burke, DP | Alexander Hammer, Jeremiah Shuff, editor | Annique DeCaestecker, Ellen Clark, exec. producer
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