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Flashback To Chris Cherot's "G." Courtesy Of New Trailer For Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby"
22 May 2012 5:14 PM, PDT | ShadowAndAct | See recent ShadowAndAct news »
Watching the just-released trailer for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, I couldn't help but revisit Christopher Cherot's 2005 soap opera of a movie, titled G. For those unfamiliar, it's a loose retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, hence the title G., starring Richard T Jones, Blair Underwood, Andre Royo, Chenoa Maxwell, amongst others, and was described as a "Gatsbyesque love story set against Hip-Hop's invasion of the Hamptons." I've repeatedly sung the praises of Cherot's debut, Hav Plenty, despite its obvious no-budget/lo-budget aesthetic. The film had a charm to it that won »
- Tambay
The Two Season-Run of "Dirty Sexy Money" Deserves Half a Look on DVD
14 May 2012 7:44 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Most people who hear the title Dirty Sexy Money and learn of its premise, a lawyer tasked with handling the affairs of a rich family as he attempts to solve his father’s murder, would swear you’ve just described a soap opera. For all intents and purposes, that’s exactly right, except in this case the writing actually has an unexpected degree of wit and the cast loaded with talent like Peter Krause (Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night), Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin, Blair Underwood, and Natalie Zea, set it heads and tails above the garbage clogging the airwaves mid-afternoon. In its first season, Dirty Sexy Money managed a surprising level of overwrought intrigue balanced with comedy that made it something of a guilty pleasure. Unfortunately, it lost track of that in its second season, and so Lionsgate’s budget-priced re-releases of the first and second (aka final) seasons on »
- Lex Walker
Harry Lennix to play Henry IV
5 May 2012 9:28 AM, PDT | Shadowlocked | See recent Shadowlocked news »
In a recent interview, actor Harry Lennix revealed that:
“Right now I’m doing what I think is the first black Shakespeare film ever done, which is called “H4”. It’s a reconfiguration using Shakespeare’s language of “Henry IV Part I and Part II”. I play Henry IV in it along with an estimable cast including Keith David, Angus Macfadyen from “Braveheart”, we have a number of young and talented actors.”
Harry Lennix also said that he's producing the film.
On IMDb, Michael Dorn is listed as playing the part of Henry IV, but Shakespeare fansite Bardfilm clarifies:
“Michael Dorn will not be playing Henry IV in the finished version of the film. Scheduling conflicts prevent him from being available for the reshoots. But Harry Lennix, who played Aaron (and played him brilliantly) in Julie Taymor’s Titus, will take over the role.”
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Tony Award nominations react: Big surprises, shocking snubs
1 May 2012 6:49 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Please cry for Ricky Martin and Elena Roger in the Broadway revival of Evita. The truth is, the Tony nominators didn’t love you. Those stars were two of the biggest snubs at this morning’s announcement of the 66th annual Tony Awards.
One of the biggest shockers? It seems that Angela Lansbury will have to wait for her chance to win a record-breaking sixth Tony Award. Despite critical acclaim for her role as a Southern political doyenne in Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, Lansbury was passed over for Featured Actress in a Play. The surprise nominee in that »
- Thom Geier
This Week on Stage: Broadway season wraps up with 'Ghost,' 'Leap of Faith,' and Matthew Broderick singing Gershwin
28 April 2012 4:45 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
There was a mad crush of premieres this week on Broadway — seven in all, vying to open just under the eligibility wire for this June’s Tony Awards. (Nominations will be announced Tuesday, May 1.) It’s been a surprisingly deep year in each of the four major categories (play, play revival, musical, musical revival).
• A Streetcar Named Desire Despite the occasional jarring moments in director Emily Mann’s revival of Tennessee Williams’ drama — which features TV stars Blair Underwood (The Event) as Stanley and Nicole Ari Parker (Soul Food) as Blanche DuBois — EW critic Lisa Schwarzbaum found the production “still »
- Thom Geier
'Streetcar Named Desire': Blair Underwood is a brutally wonderful Stanley on Broadway
26 April 2012 12:54 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Marlon Brando is so seared in our minds as Stanley Kowalski from "Streetcar Named Desire" that it takes an actor with true presence, a raw intensity and not a little bit of swagger to play him without comparisons to Brando popping up constantly.
Blair Underwood has all of that, and so very much more in the superior production of Tennessee Williams' masterpiece at the Broadhurst Theatre. The play does not have the happier Hollywood ending the 1951 movie has, and that wasn't exactly a day brightener.
Emily Mann's direction reveals Williams' rougher, grittier and far grimmer play. And it is glorious.You will feel as if you need to sit in a dark room and decompress for a while after. Twelve hours after leaving the nearly two-and-a-half hour production, I still feel this way. But if you are very lucky, you will see this limited run.
Though it has »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Kim Cattrall, Ricky Martin And More Up For Theater Awards
24 April 2012 2:59 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The Drama League Awards may not be quite as prestigious as the Tonys, but they have a few years on them. Established in 1922 and made official in 1935 (the Tonys began in '47), the awards honor the best in theater both on and off Broadway. The League announced their nominations today, and the list includes many of the names we expect to be seeing from the Tonys when they announced their nominations next Tuesday. Raven-Symone (currently starring in "Sister Act" on Broadway), Megan Hilty and Justin Long announced the nominees for the awards' five categories -- Distinguished Production of a Play, Distinguished Production of a Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Revival of a Musical and the Distinguished Performance Award, for which more than 50 actors -- male and female -- were nominated. The winner can only receive the award once during his or her career, according to Broadway World, which »
- Gazelle Emami
Theater Review: A Lot of Admiration for an Unorthodox Streetcar Named Desire
23 April 2012 3:30 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
There’s the Kindness of Strangers, and then there’s the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations: There was little of the former and plenty of the latter in the run-up to Emily Mann’s production of Streetcar, which features a mostly African-American cast led by Blair Underwood as Stanley and Nicole Ari Parker as Blanche. Critics and theater pooh-bahs have taken pretty strong stands for and against racially constituted revivals of “white” classics, but I’m not sure I see what all the fuss is about: Do we insist on the essential Scottishness of Macbeth?Okay, so that’s the theater geek’s equivalent of a cheap barroom analogy, but come, come: Streetcar is, by now, mythic, is it not? And its mythos is productively congruent with the black experience — in New Orleans, in the old Confederacy, and in the Greater Chromatocracy that was (and is) America. Tennessee Williams’s cultural, »
- Scott Brown
A Streetcar Named Desire: Theater Review
22 April 2012 5:30 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
New York -- The advertising for the multiracial Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire starring Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker bears little relation to the play. The poster proclaims: “The American classic never looked this good.” That seems to imply a more picturesque view of the seedy midcentury setting in the French Quarter of New Orleans, and hotter versions of Blanche and Stanley, the adversaries on either side of Tennessee Williams’ bruising clash between sensitivity and unvarnished reality. Even more perplexing is the tagline adorning the theater marquee: “Give in to it.” What, exactly? In a drama
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- David Rooney
News Nuggets: The Drama League prepares for its 78th annual awards
20 April 2012 10:51 AM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The Drama League prepares for the 78th Annual Drama League Awards. From the press release: "The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) has gathered together a team of Broadway’s best to serve as Honorary Co-Chairs for the 78Th Annual Drama League Awards set for Friday, May 18, 2012 at 12:00 p.m., at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway). The team of Broadway luminaries includes Nina Arianda, Christian Borle, Norbert Leo Butz, Kathleen Chalfant, Raul Esparza, Rosemary Harris, Jeremy Jordan, Christine Lahti, Linda Lavin, Norm Lewis, Judith Light, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Denis O'Hare and Blair Underwood ... Tickets for The Drama League Awards, which includes pre-event cocktails and the star-studded afternoon luncheon ceremony hosted by Stockard Channing and John Larroquette, are available by calling (212) 244-9494 or by visiting www.dramaleague.org." Tony-winning "War Horse" could be displaced by a revival of "The Kin »
Final Box Office: 'Here' Tops Indiewire's Weekly Chart
17 April 2012 4:09 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Each Tuesday, Indiewire publishes a box office chart that sorts the final weekend numbers of all specialty releases by per-theater average. Check out the full chart here, but here's some highlights: Top Per-Theater Average: "Here" (Strand Releasing) Braden King's Sundance 2011 alum "Here" also made a debut on a single New York screen, and managed the best per-theater-average of any film in release: $7,927. While not a spectacular number for a one screen debut, it beat out "Hit So Hard" and "How To Grow a Band," which also had exclusive beginnings. Best Debut: "Woman Thou Art Loosed! On The 7th Day" (CodeBlack) Following the massive success of last year's stand-up comedy doc "Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain," CodeBlack Entertainment has another hit on its hands with Neema Barnette's "Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day." Starring Blair Underwood and Sharon Leal as a couple »
- Peter Knegt
New T.D. Jakes Film Aims To 'Recreate The Faith-Based Genre'
16 April 2012 9:28 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
This weekend marked the release of Bishop T.D. Jakes' latest motion picture, "Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day," starring Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal, Nicole Beharie and Emmy Award nominee Pam Grier. Shot in New Orleans in less than a month, the film depicts a happy couple whose lives are turned upside down when they have only a week to rescue their 6-year-old daughter from abductors.
The making of the Neema Barnette-directed suspense thriller was an artistic process that began in Los Angeles, according to Leal.
"We kind of went scene by scene and broke everything down, got all the ideas of what we needed to tweak and elevate," Leal recently explained to The Huffington Post. "And that process continued throughout the film. I think one of the great liberties that you have when you're doing an independent film is really to approach it in a artistic, »
- Brennan Williams
'Streetcar Named Desire' lures Blair Underwood to Broadway [Video]
11 April 2012 3:31 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Blair Underwood makes his Broadway debut this month playing one of the most legendary yet challenging characters in theater history - the brooding, emotionally abusive, working class Stanley in "A Streetcar Named Desire." The Tennessee Williams play has been updated with a multi-cultural cast but maintains its original setting of New Orleans. In a video chat with Gold Derby, Underwood explained, "One of the many things we wanted to do was make this production very specific and unique to New Orleans, Louisiana ... more specifically the French Quarter where the play is set." While on location to shoot the film "Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the Seventh Day," he wanted to "soak up the flavor and the texture of the culture and really the melody of the language" to prepare for this role. The play opens at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 22 with Nicole Ari Parker (Blanche), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Stella »
Blair Underwood Transforms Himself in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
11 April 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Blair Underwood is hungry. Just a few hours ago, he was in Los Angeles, and now he's lounging in a tufted turquoise booth, contemplating the breakfast menu at Gordon Ramsay's The London.If Underwood is jet-lagged, it doesn't show. Even a concession to comfort in the form of a zip-up pullover seems like a three-piece suit on the effortlessly gorgeous actor. When the waiter comes to take his order, he nonchalantly requests an egg-white omelet and steel-cut oatmeal. Oh, and whole-wheat toast, turkey bacon, cranberry juice, and green tea. That takes care of the food.But even breakfast at The London won't satisfy Underwood's creative cravings. Though he's conquered television, with long-running series ("L.A. Law") and high-profile guest spots ("Sex and the City"), and film ("Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion"), he's still missing one credit: Broadway.That will change this spring, when he takes on the Main Stem as the beastly Stanley Kowalski. »
- help@backstage.com (Suzy Evans)
'A Streetcar Named Desire': 25 Things You Didn't Know About The Marlon Brando Movie
10 April 2012 9:42 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Hey, Stellaaaaa! Fire up the Blu-ray player! 1951's "A Streetcar Named Desire" marked the 60th anniversary of its release last September. Now, seven months later, fans will have the opportunity to relive the classic flick with a special-edition Blu-ray release. That's as good an excuse as any to revisit this landmark film, which opened up Hollywood to movies with strictly adult content and -- thanks to Marlon Brando's legendary performance -- Method acting. The film forced the medium into a new, raw, emotional, mature kind of expression, and, six decades later, it has lost none of its power to shock and astonish. Of course, what went on behind the scenes of the steamy Southern story was nearly as dramatic as the on-screen tale. Read on for more about the film's casting (can you imagine Bette Davis as Blanche?), Vivien Leigh's witty takedown of director Elia Kazan, and the »
- Gary Susman
Blair Underwood in This Week's Back Stage: April 12, 2012
9 April 2012 11:00 PM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Check out the latest Back Stage for our cover story with newly minted Broadway leading man Blair Underwood, making his Main Stem debut in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Plus, we speak with actor Michelle Yeoh and collect great advice from an agent and a manager in what to look for in representation—and how to get the attention of a rep. And for anyone looking to hone their skills in an unforgettable setting, check out our articles about how to be cast in theme park and cruise ship shows!Click here to subscribe to Back Stage!For more Back Stage stories, pick up our issue on newsstands Thursday. And check BackStage.com for more features and reviews, posted daily. »
- help@backstage.com ()
'Nurse Jackie's' Edie Falco Discovers Her Sea Legs on 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (Video)
6 April 2012 12:46 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Showtime’s Nurse Jackie and HBO’s The Sopranos star Edie Falco is the next celebrity to delve into her family’s roots on Friday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on NBC. Video: 'Who Do You Think You Are?' First Look -- Blair Underwood Stages an African Family Reunion Falco knows much more about her father’s side of the family than her mother’s side. So, she decides to take this opportunity to follow her mother's line and it takes her from New York to Milwaukee and then across the pond to England. She’ll also discover some tragic events surrounding her great,
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- Jethro Nededog
First Look: The hot new cast of Broadway's 'A Streetcar Named Desire' -- Exclusive
5 April 2012 6:00 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
There’s going to be a whole lotta crazy and a whole lotta steam on Broadway this spring thanks to the upcoming revival of Tennessee Williams’ New Orleans-set A Streetcar Named Desire. Daphne Rubin-Vega (above, in the peach nighty) will be suffering like hell as former rich girl Stella. Nicole Ari Parker (in the red kimono) will be vamping it up as her faded Southern belle sister, Blanche. Wood Harris will be sexually frustrated as Blanche’s patient paramour, Mitch. The French Quarter, where they live, will be swinging to original music by jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard. And, of course, »
- Aubry D'Arminio
Blair Underwood Gears Up For 'Streetcar' Previews
3 April 2012 2:23 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York -- Blair Underwood's weird ride to becoming Stanley Kowalski onstage in "A Streetcar Named Desire" started four years ago with a dashed hope.
The actor had wanted to play Brick in an all-black Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," but had lost the part to Terrence Howard, fresh off his Oscar-nominated turn in "Hustle & Flow."
"What are you going to do?" Underwood says, shrugging his shoulders.
Losing the role didn't sour him on the production, which he went to see one night at the Broadhurst Theatre. He was in the lobby during intermission when Stephen C. Byrd, one of the show's producers, spotted him and introduced himself.
Would Underwood be interested in playing Stanley in a multiracial production of Williams' other masterpiece on Broadway? Of course, came the answer. And, fittingly, years later, after shaking off a challenge from Denzel Washington, »
- AP
Next Factor: The Hunger Games' Star Dayo Okeniyi
23 March 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Hollywood newcomer Dayo Okeniyi has been thrust into the spotlight as Thresh, one of the Tributes in "The Hunger Games" who is, as he puts it in his Twitter bio, "the reason Katniss makes it to Catching Fire No biggie." Uh, yeah, it's a biggie! And so is Dayo, who moved to Los Angeles just a few years ago to become an actor. Hey, he's always got a bachelor's degree in Visual Communications Design if this whole "being awesome" thing doesn't work out. We suspect it will, though.
Age: 23
Hometown: Dayo grew up in Lagos, Nigeria.
What He's Done: This is his first feature-length film!
What He's Doing Now: He plays Thresh, the other Tribute from District 11 along with Rue (Amandla Stenberg). We can't give much away about his character, but suffice it to say he's pretty darn tough, and Katniss thinks highly of him.
Reminds Us of: A younger Blair Underwood, »
- Jenni Miller
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