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Stella Adler Acting Studio Gala Celebrates Earl Jones, Belafonte
20 May 2012 11:35 PM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
The words of Stella Adler echoed throughout the Stella by Starlight Gala, an event to celebrate the Stella Adler Studio of Acting on Sunday at The Players Club in New York City."Growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous," Adler famously said, and with that message in mind, the evening’s five honorees - Harry Belafonte, James Earl Jones, Daryl Roth, Ed Schultz, and Masa Tanaka - were singled out not only for acting ability but also for their work with social causes and community engagement."The harder you work, the luckier you get," MSNBC host Schultz told the young people in the room. Schultz received the Harold Clurman Spirit Award for all the culture he's brought to New York City. Producer Daryl Roth also received the Harold Clurman Spirit Award, calling the honor “kind of awesome.” Tanaka, CEO for the Americas and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ufj, »
- help@backstage.com (Molly Horan)
Tony Bennett talks Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and ‘Zen’
27 April 2012 3:36 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Most of Tony Bennett’s family, Lady Gaga’s parents, Amy Winehouse’s parents and even Harry Belafonte were on hand for the premiere of “The Zen of Bennett” on Monday night, making a one-show-only bow at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was a temperate all-ages event, but it's fine if it wasn't too flashy: “Conceived, created, and produced by his son,” the documentary was what Danny Bennett described as a “love letter” to his 85-year-old father. The 84-minute portrait covers the period during which Bennett collaborated with more than a dozen popular artists for his “Duets II” album, his most commercially successful full-length »
Adam McKay To Direct Uptown Saturday Night Remake With Will Smith, Denzel Washington
27 April 2012 2:47 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
It’s been ten years since Will Smith bought the rights to the trilogy of comedy films Sir Sidney Poitier directed and starred in with Bill Cosby back in the ’70s, and now, only a decade later, has there been any progress.
The first installment, a remake of 1974′s Uptown Saturday Night, has attached well-known comedy director Adam McKay to the project, with talks of Will Smith and Denzel Washington in the Cosby and Poitier roles, respectively. It is assumed if this remake goes well, there will follow remakes of the original’s official/unofficial sequels, Let’s Do It Again and A Piece of the Action. No word as to whether a Ghost Dad remake is in the works.
The original film was about two friends, Steve and Wardell, who decide to go to the ritzy and raunchy Madame Zenobia’s nightclub in Harlem, in order to kick Steve’s two-week vacation off right. »
- Jimmy Callaway
Will Smith and Denzel Washington Might Star in an ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake Directed by…Adam McKay?
26 April 2012 7:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Hot off the announcement that Adam McKay and crew are finally going to make Anchorman 2 comes word that the director has another project in the works, this one a strange choice for a filmmaker mostly known for absurdist comedies starring Will Ferrell. Deadline Coconut Grove is reporting that, after McKay finishes up shooting on the next Anchorman film, he’s negotiating to begin work on a remake of the 1974 Sydney Poitier film Uptown Saturday Night. For those of us whose memories don’t go all the way back to 1974, Uptown Saturday Night was a comedy that Poitier starred in himself, alongside Bill Cosby, that saw the two of them playing in over-their-head everymen faced with the task of hunting down some shady criminal types. On a whim, the duo go to a seedy nightclub where their wallets are promptly robbed by some thug types. Problem is, one of the wallets contains a winning lottery ticket, so »
- Nathan Adams
Adam McKay in Talks to Direct Uptown Saturday Night Remake Starring Will Smith and Denzel Washington
26 April 2012 4:17 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Though writer/director Adam McKay is currently busy writing the script for the long-awaited sequel to Anchorman with Will Ferrell (thank the Maker!), it appears he’s lining up a fairly ambitious project as his follow-up to Anchorman 2. McKay is in talks to develop to direct the remake of the 1971 comedy Uptown Saturday Night. The project has been in development for years with Will Smith and Denzel Washington attached to star, but the addition of McKay makes the remake all the more enticing. Hit the jump for more. The original film starred Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby two friends who go to an uptown nightclub on a Saturday night. While at the club, masked bandits rob the patrons and ask everyone to strip down to their underwear. The next day, Poitier’s character learns that he has won the lottery, but the winning ticket is in his stolen wallet. »
- Adam Chitwood
Adam McKay Signing On To Direct ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake; Will Smith, Denzel Washington Eyed To Star
26 April 2012 3:32 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Exclusive: Adam McKay is in negotiations to develop to direct Uptown Saturday Night, the Warner Bros remake that the studio hopes will star Will Smith and Denzel Washington. Smith and James Lassiter’s Overbrook Entertainment has been developing the project. Tim Dowling wrote the most recent draft. The idea is for McKay to helm the film after he completes a sequel to Anchorman, the Will Ferrell-starrer that Paramount has set for an early 2013 start and 2014 release. McKay and Ferrell wrote that script and Judd Apatow is producing. McKay most recently helmed The Other Guys, and before that Talladega Nights. He’s repped by Wme. The 1974 comedy starred Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier as pals who visit an illegal nightclub, and are forced to hand over their wallets to thieves. Turns out one of them contains a winning lottery ticket, emboldening the duo to bump up against the criminal element to get back the wallet. »
- MIKE FLEMING
Adam McKay Takes Uptown Saturday Night
26 April 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Warner Bros. is planning a big screen remake of the 1974 comedy Uptown Saturday Night , Deadline reports. They've set Anchorman director Adam McKay to helm and the trade adds that Will Smith and Denzel Washington are sought to star. Directed by Sidney Poitier, the original film starred Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte as a pair of friends who, after getting robbed, learn that they've won the lottery and set out to track down the thieves and the wallet with the winning ticket inside. McKay is planning to tackle Uptown Saturday Night after he finishes production on the much-anticipated Anchorman sequel. Though neither Smith or Washington are confirmed to star, Smith's own Overbook Entertainment is producing the project and the pair were previously linked to the property »
R.I.P. Gil Noble
5 April 2012 1:00 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
The host and producer of Like It Is, an influential public affairs show that aired on New York’s Wabc, died today, about eight months after suffering from a stroke. He was 80. Noble joined the ABC flagship station in 1967, and soon anchored its weekend newscasts. Like It Is, which debuted in 1968, created the country’s largest collection of programs and documentaries on African-Americans. He interviewed newsmakers including South Africa President Nelson Mandela and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe; entertainers Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne; sports stars Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe; and political figures such as Jesse Jackson and Louis Farrakhan. His memoir, Black Is The Color Of My TV Tube, was published in 1981. “Gil Noble’s life and work had a profound effect on our society and culture,” Wabc General Manager Dave Davis says. “His contributions are a part of history and will be remembered for years to come. »
- DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
Garrett Morris Journeys from 'SNL' to '2 Broke Girls'
2 April 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Garrett Morris began his career as a singer alongside Harry Belafonte and in Broadway musicals like "Show Boat" and "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death." He studied at Hb Studios with Alice Spivak and Uta Hagen herself. He earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his dramatic turn in the 2001 movie "Jackpot." Yet he will forever be known as one of the original cast members of "Saturday Night Live," where he created such characters as Dominican baseball player Chico Escuela, who spoke only limited English, and the president of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing, who would "translate" for people by screaming.Morris is currently earning laughs on the CBS comedy "2 Broke Girls," where he plays Earl, the cashier at the Brooklyn diner where the title characters work. In addition, he owns and operates the Downtown Comedy Club in Los Angeles, where he can be »
- help@backstage.com (Jenelle Riley)
The 10 Hottest Men in "American Idol" History
14 March 2012 8:45 AM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
American Idol is hyped as a showcase for great vocalists who could be hitmakers. That's dishonest. American Idol, most of the time, is a showcase for hot people who want your attention. And I confess: Some of them deserve it! Today I'm counting down the ten hottest dudes ever to take the Idol stage, and I'm offering pictorial proof too! Warm up your vocal cords and prepare to sing out in ecstasy, y'all.
10. Mario Vasquez
Ok, let's make a pact: If we forget the unnerving, deeply troubling scandal that erupted around season four Top 24 competitor Mario Vazquez (which forced him to drop out of the competition), we can simply admire his boyish, sweet looks like a nicely blended oil painting. His cover of "I Love Music" is deeply underrated, by the way. Listen to that. Not the creepy other stuff.
9. Adam Lambert
I find American Idol's most famously gay hollerer's getup cool and fun, »
- virtel
"The Help" Cleans Up at NAACP Image Awards! See Complete List of Winners, Nominees in All Categories!
19 February 2012 9:14 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
As expected, Tate Taylor's "The Help" won big at the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards. The film won Outstanding Picture of the Year with Viola Davis winning Outstanding Actress and Octavia Spencer taking home the Outstanding Supporting Actress award. Taylor lost to "Jumping the Broom's" Salim Akil for Best Director because apparently, it's a better picture than "The Help!"
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards (To visit other award-giving bodies, check out our Awards Avenue coverage right here)
Motion Picture
Outstanding Motion Picture
.Jumping the Broom. (TriStar Pictures)
.Pariah. (Focus Features)
.The First Grader. (National Geographic
Entertainment)
*** .The Help. (DreamWorks Pictures/
Participant Media/Touchstone Pictures)
.Tower Heist. (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy . .Tower Heist.
Laurence Fishburne . .Contagion.
*** Laz Alonso . .Jumping the Broom.
Oliver Litondo . .The First »
- Manny
2012 NAACP Image Awards winners: 'The Help' wins big
17 February 2012 8:40 PM, PST | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
"The Help" continued its hot streak during awards season by being the big winner at the 2012 NAACP Image Awards. The DreamWorks movie took home acting trophies for Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, plus Outstanding Motion Picture.
The complete list of winners:
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Motion Picture
"Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
"Pariah" (Focus Features)
"The First Grader" (National Geographic Entertainment)
"The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
"Tower Heist" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy - "Tower Heist" (Universal Pictures)
Laurence Fishburne - "Contagion" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Laz Alonso - "Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
Oliver Litondo - "The First Grader" (National Geographic Entertainment)
Vin Diesel - "Fast Five" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Adepero Oduye - "Pariah" (Focus Features)
Emma Stone - "The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
Paula Patton - "Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
Viola Davis - "The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
Zoë Saldana - »
- editorial@zap2it.com
NAACP Image Awards: Much Love for The Help and Whitney Houston
17 February 2012 8:00 PM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Surprised? The 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, hosted Friday by Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie, bestowed another trifecta of wins on The Help—Outstanding Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer, Outstanding Actress for Viola Davis and, the biggest award of the night, Outstanding Motion Picture. But movies were almost a footnote tonight... After the show opened with some rockin' vibes from Lenny Kravitz, we were of course anticipating what would be done in tribute to the late Whitney Houston. Of course, that didn't happen until almost the end of the show. First, we got a few moments of comedy from a bantering Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier as they presented the »
NAACP Image Awards: Much Love for The Help and Whitney Houston
17 February 2012 8:00 PM, PST | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
Surprised? The 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards, hosted Friday by Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie, bestowed another trifecta of wins on The Help—Outstanding Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer, Outstanding Actress for Viola Davis and, the biggest award of the night, Outstanding Motion Picture. But movies were almost a footnote tonight... After the show opened with some rockin' vibes from Lenny Kravitz, we were of course anticipating what would be done in tribute to the late Whitney Houston. Of course, that didn't happen until almost the end of the show. First, we got a few moments of comedy from a bantering Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier as they presented the »
The Grammys from the Quipping Gay Authorities
13 February 2012 4:29 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
You'd think a Grammys saddled with old-timers, expected wins, and repeat performances (Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney, apparent phoenix Chris Brown, and Bruce Springsteen all took the stage twice) would make for a languid viewing experience, but get this: The 2012 Grammys was one of the slickest and most entertaining award ceremonies I've seen in the past... three years? At least two, anyway.
It was pleasurable and seemingly fast, even with the bewildering shock of Whitney Houston's death still in the air and without Lady Gaga's magnificent ovoid entrance of 2011. We found fun in a truly hopeless place. And a dubious new hairdo for Rihanna too, to boot! Everyone wins.
I hate gushing snarklessly about an organization as execrably out-of-touch as the Grammys, but I can't help that the performances were palatable. Bruce Springsteen isn't quite the shuffling troubadour of Asbury Park anymore, but he was a perfect opening act: »
- virtel
St. Louis Black Film Festival Continues This Week with Carmen Jones and Car Wash
6 February 2012 8:39 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The folks behind the St. Louis Black Film Festival Presents a Classic Black Film Festival for Black History Month at Landmark’s Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar in St. Louis’ Loop) each Thursday in February. Last year the St. Louis Black Film Festival presented a series of new films by black filmmakers, but this year are going back into the vaults and digging out some vintage cinema for audiences with an interest in black history to enjoy on the big screen.
This offerings for this Thursday, February 9th are Carmen Jones at 5pm and Car Wash at 7pm.
Carmen Jones (1954) was produced and directed by Otto Preminger from Oscar Hammerstein’s update of the Bizet opera. It stars Dorothy Dandridge as the title character, a free-spirited, free-loving parachute factory worker whose romantic entanglement with conflicted Joe(Harry Belafonte), who’s engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War, »
- Tom Stockman
Martin Luther King Jr. Speaks Against Vietnam In TV Interview
16 January 2012 4:32 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Martin Luther King Jr. led marches and gave talks and sermons across the country, his most famous coming at the Lincoln Memorial, where he gave his "I Have A Dream" speech in 1963. As he worked to fight poverty in the late 60s, he also made a number of memorable appearances on television.
In 1967, King sat down for an interview on "The Mike Douglas Show," speaking about his opposition to the Vietnam War, his stance that African Americans should not fight in the war and his belief that the unjust war distracted from domestic social programs.
"I don't think [African Americans'] loyalty to the country should be measured by our ability to kill. I think our loyalties to the country should be measured by our ability to lead the nation to higher heights of democracy and the great dream of justice and humanity," he told Douglas. He then advocated pulling out of the war. »
- Jordan Zakarin
Martin Luther King Jr. Speaks Against Vietnam In TV Interview
16 January 2012 4:01 PM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Martin Luther King Jr. led marches and gave talks and sermons across the country, his most famous coming at the Lincoln Memorial, where he gave his "I Have A Dream" speech in 1963. As he worked to fight poverty in the late 60s, he also made a number of memorable appearances on television.
In 1967, King sat down for an interview on "The Mike Douglas Show," speaking about his opposition to the Vietnam War, his stance that African Americans should not fight in the war and his belief that the unjust war distracted from domestic social programs.
"I don't think [African Americans'] loyalty to the country should be measured by our ability to kill. I think our loyalties to the country should be measured by our ability to lead the nation to higher heights of democracy and the great dream of justice and humanity," he told Douglas. He then advocated pulling out of the war. »
- Jordan Zakarin
Box Office: 'Kevin' Returns To Strong Numbers; 'Iron Lady' Soars In Expansion (Updated)
16 January 2012 7:37 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
After its successful week-long Oscar qualifying run back in December, Lynne Ramsay's "We Need To Talk About Kevin" returned to theaters this weekend for its official theatrical run. According to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today, the result was a very strong $44,000 gross from two screens. That gave the film - which stars Tilda Swinton as the mother of a boy who commits a school shooting spree - a $22,000 average, the highest among any film in release. Added to its December numbers, "Kevin" has now taken in $83,297. Distributor Oscilloscope plans to expand the film in the coming weeks, potentially aided by an Oscar nomination for Swinton. Also opening was S2BN Films' release of the Harry Belafonte doc "Sing Your Song." On two screens, the film grossed $12,301 for a $6,151 average. Among holdovers, the third weekend of Weinstein Company release "The Iron Lady" saw some very promising numbers. Expanding »
Kino Lorber Takes Worldwide Rights to a Classic Mlk Documentary
13 January 2012 9:56 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Kino Lorber has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis." The film was nominated for the Academy Award in 1970 and has been on the Library of Congress's National Film Registry of significant films since 1999. Kino Lorber will hold special theatrical engagements of the film this spring and will then target the VOD and, through its Kino Lorber Edu arm, educational markets. The film, a compilation of footage of the civil rights leader also features readings co-directed by Sydney Lumet and Joseph L. Mankiewicz by actors like Ruby Dee, James Earl Jones, Ben Gazzara, and Harry Belafonte. The complete press release follows: Kino Lorber, Inc. is proud to announce the acquisition of all worldwide rights to the acclaimed and seminal documentary King: A Filmed Record … Montgomery To Memphis (1970). Produced for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Foundation by. »
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