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Sinead O’Connor Cancels Tour After ‘Serious Breakdown’
24 April 2012 5:32 AM, PDT | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Getty ImagesSinéad O’Connor performs on February 23, 2012 in New York City.
Sinéad O’Connor has canceled her 2012 tour due to bipolar disorder. The singer, who has had a dramatic year, has made many of her struggles public on the web. Following a 16-day marriage, O’Connor made a Twitter plea for help before attempting suicide back in January. O’Connor addressed her most recent struggles on her Website labeling herself “very unwell” and informing readers that doctors advised her to »
- Lyneka Little
Sinead O'Connor cancels 2012 tour due to medical reasons - Realbollywood.com News
24 April 2012 2:20 AM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Washington, April 24: Sinead O'Connor has cancelled the remainder of her North American tour, citing her bipolar disorder as the reason.
The 45-year-old Irish singer apologises to fans for letting them down, but said she plans to appear at the Curtis Mayfield tribute in The Lincoln Centre in July.
"With enormous regret I must announce that I have to cancel all touring for the year as I am very unwell due to bipolar disorder," UsMagazine.com quoted her as writing on her blog.
"As you all know I had a very serious breakdown between December and March and I had been advised by my doctor not to go on tour but didn't. »
- Leon David
‘Sparkle’ Trailer: For People Who Didn’t Think ‘Dreamgirls’ Was Glossy Enough
2 April 2012 7:30 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
If, for whatever reason, Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls didn’t strike you as a shiny enough spectacle, here comes Salim Akil‘s remake of Sparkle, which tells essentially the same story as Dreamgirls, though the film’s first trailer resembles a glossy music video devoid of any of the top-notch performance or actual drama that made Dreamgirls even remotely watchable. Alas, the film does feature a number of interesting actors (including Jordin Sparks in her first feature, Mike Epps, and Derek Luke), and what will likely end up the film’s big selling point – the final performance of Whitney Houston. The original Sparkle hit screens in 1976, thanks to director Sam O’Steen and writers Joel Schumacher (really) and Howard Rosenman, with music composed by Curtis Mayfield and no less than Aretha Franklin singing the songs for the film’s soundtrack. The film was loosely based on the story of The Supremes, featuring »
- Kate Erbland
Whitney Houston Shines Once More In First Footage From 'Sparkle'
2 April 2012 8:36 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
On February 11, we lost Whitney Houston, one of the great voices of the 20th century, but the "Bodyguard" star will take one final bow in the role she shot for the big razzle-dazzle remake of 1976 cult classic "Sparkle."
The 2012 version will hit theaters on August 17, but TriStar Pictures saw fit to debut some new footage from the trailer on "The Today Show" (via MSNBC), and just this small glimpse announces that her role as faded singer Emma will not only echo her own life struggles but could bring posthumous accolades to the most-awarded female singer of all-time.
Originally intended as a major comeback for the then 48-year-old Houston, who hadn't made a feature since 1996's "The Preacher's Wife," her character is a feisty, proper mother raising three daughters, including the Motown-inspired singing sensation of the title. Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, and lead Jordin Sparks all shine as the sexy trio, »
- Max Evry
Actress To Star In Lincoln Center Festival
22 March 2012 7:26 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York -- Mikhail Baryshnikov, Cate Blanchett and Alan Cumming will be among the stars in this summer's Lincoln Center Festival.
The festival announced Wednesday that the offerings will include Baryshnikov in the new play "In Paris" and Blanchett in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of "Uncle Vanya." Cumming will star in the National Theatre of Scotland's one-person "Macbeth."
There will be a total of 72 performances by artists and ensembles from seven countries, running from July 5 through Aug. 5. The shows will be held in seven venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus.
Kaija Saariaho's "Emile," an 80-minute opera starring soprano Elizabeth Futral, will be given three performances in July. The monodrama, which premiered at the Opera de Lyon in France two years ago, is based on Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire's mistress.
A one-night-only event on July 20 will pay tribute to Curtis Mayfield, who would have been 70 this year. »
- AP
Dark Shadows illuminated by trailer for latest Tim Burton-Johnny Depp outing
16 March 2012 6:47 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Depp's turn alongside Eva Green and Michelle Pfeiffer in film adaptation of cult 60s TV soap opera looks fun but familiar
The first glimpse of Tim Burton's Dark Shadows has fluttered on to the web. Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a dashing aristocrat who is turned into a vampire by Angelique (Eva Green), a witch who reacts to his rejection of her advances by whacking him on the head and burying him in a coffin.
Decades later, Barnabas is unearthed and returns to his mansion to find it filled with his descendants, a cynical bunch of misfits clad in paisley, polo necks and huge sunglasses. "What is the year?" Barnabas asks a "future dweller". "1972," comes the terrified reply, before a hefty chunk of Curtis Mayfield's Pusherman drops in to drive the stake home.
Burton's fish-out-of-water comedy is based on the cult gothic soap opera of the same name, »
- Henry Barnes
Casting light on Dark Shadows
16 March 2012 6:47 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Depp's turn alongside Eva Green and Michelle Pfeiffer in film adaptation of cult 60s TV soap opera looks fun but familiar
The first glimpse of Tim Burton's Dark Shadows has fluttered on to the web. Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a dashing aristocrat who is turned into a vampire by Angelique (Eva Green), a witch who reacts to his rejection of her advances by whacking him on the head and burying him in a coffin.
Decades later, Barnabas is unearthed and returns to his mansion to find it filled with his descendants, a cynical bunch of misfits clad in paisley, polo necks and huge sunglasses. "What is the year?" Barnabas asks a "future dweller". "1972," comes the terrified reply, before a hefty chunk of Curtis Mayfield's Pusherman drops in to drive the stake home.
Burton's fish-out-of-water comedy is based on the cult gothic soap opera of the same name, »
- Henry Barnes
New Images from Sparkle Starring Jordin Sparks
15 March 2012 4:07 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A few new images from the remake of Sparkle have gone online. The story was inspired by the legendary female singing group The Supremes and stars Jordin Sparks, Tika Sumpter, and Carmen Ejogo as three sisters who start out singing at their local church, and go on to find great success—and troubles—as a Motown girl group. The film sadly marks the first and last film role for Whitney Houston since 1996’s The Preacher’s Wife. Collider was able to spend some time on the film’s set, and you can read or listen to our interview with Houston and producer Debra Martin Chase here. Hit the jump to see the new images. Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Cee-Lo Green, and Omari Hardwick also star. Salim Akil (Jumping the Broom) is directing and R. Kelly wrote new original songs to add to the Curtis Mayfield score from the original. Sparkle »
- David Lane
Bruce Springsteen Bares His Soul at Harlem’s Apollo Theater
10 March 2012 4:02 AM, PST | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
Getty Images Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during SiriusXM’s concert celebrating 10 years of satellite radio at The Apollo Theater on March 9, 2012 in New York City.
Last night at the Apollo Theater, Bruce Springsteen, along with his expanded E Street Band, prepped for a U.S. and European tour with a performance that reminded the audience that his four-decade career is built in part on a passion for African-American music – raucous Memphis R&B in his formative »
- Jim Fusilli
Bruce Springsteen's 'Wrecking Ball': Singer's Angry New Album Reviewed
5 March 2012 6:28 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
-- Bruce Springsteen, "Wrecking Ball" (Columbia)
Nearly three decades ago, Bruce Springsteen wrote with sadness about a man showing his young son a hometown ravaged by outside economic forces, a town the family was about to leave.
He's not sad now. He's angry, mighty angry. On the new song, "Death to My Hometown," he wants to "send the robber barons straight to hell, the greedy thieves who came around and ate the flesh of everything they found, whose crimes have gone unpunished now, who walk the streets as free men now."
With economic injustice, Springsteen's powerful new disc has a subject he can sink his teeth into, and he matches it with music that has some of the same clenched fury.
The working man who "always loved the feel of sweat on my shirt" now wakes up each morning feeling imprisoned in a system stacked against him. In "Jack of All Trades, »
- AP
St. Louis Black Film Festival Continues This Week with Raisin In The Sun and Super Fly
21 February 2012 12:29 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The folks behind the St. Louis Black Film Festival Presents a Classic Black Film Double Feature 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.
The final offerings for festival are screened this Thursday, February 23rd. The movies are A Raisin In The Sun at 5pm and Super Fly at 7pm.
A Raisin In The Sun (1961) is based on the first play on Broadway ever written by a black woman, Lorraine Hansberry and some of the events written in A Raisin In The Sun were experienced by her personally, most particularly her own family’s »
- Tom Stockman
Don Cornelius Dead, But His Chicago Legacy Lives On
2 February 2012 6:42 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Chicago — When this proud city welcomed back hometown hero Don Cornelius last year, it wasn't just Chicago-style – it was "Soul Train" style, complete with Afro wigs, bell bottoms and hip-shaking in the streets.
The 40th anniversary celebrations for "Soul Train" traced a remarkable journey for a former Chicago police officer who got his start in broadcasting when he pulled over a radio executive in a traffic stop and then had to build up his pioneering show one step at a time.
Cornelius, who became an icon defining black culture in America for decades, died at his California home Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75.
While the South Side native and his show left Chicago decades ago for Los Angeles, his legacy has lived on here – in the "Don Cornelius Way" street sign west of downtown, in the teens and performers who boogied onstage during the early days of »
- AP
First Image of Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks in Sparkle
28 January 2012 8:19 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We noticed that the first image from Sparkle popped up recently---since this is the first film still of Whitney Houston since 1996's The Preacher's Wife, we wanted to get it up on the site this weekend. Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 movie of the same name inspired by The Supremes. Jordin Sparks, Tika Sumpter, and Carmen Ejogo star as three sisters start out singing at their local church, and go on to find great success (and the troubles that come with it) as a Motown girl group. Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Cee-Lo Green, and Omari Hardwick also star; Salim Akil (Jumping the Broom) is directing. R. Kelly wrote new original songs to add to the Curtis Mayfield score from the original. Sparkle is set for release on August 10. See the image after the jump. Click on the image for high resolution. Here's the synopsis available on Wikipedia: Like the original film, »
- Brendan Bettinger
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