It's been over a year since casting director Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd spoke with Shadow & Act about her career and projects, which at the time included work on Sparkle, Woman Thou Art Loosed: On The 7th Day, and Sundance feature Filly Brown. Since then we've seen a few more of her projects come to light - Being Mary Jane which aired on Bet, the well received Fruitvale Station, and Black Nativity, the highly anticipated next feature from director Kasi Lemmons, which comes to theaters in November. So there's been plenty to catch up on, and Ms. Byrd made time check in with S&A about her current work and what she's up to in the future. Shadow&Act: Fruitvale Station has been...
- 8/9/2013
- by Jai Tiggett
- ShadowAndAct
Production is underway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on the family feature, Heaven Is for Real for TriStar Pictures. Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, the film brings to the screen the true story of a small-town Pastor who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience.
Heaven Is for Real is directed by Randall Wallace, the Oscar-nominated creative force behind the epic storytelling of such critical and box-office hits as Braveheart, We Were Soldiers, Pearl Harbor and Secretariat. The screenplay is by Christopher Parker and Randall Wallace, based on the book by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. The film is produced by Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Snow White and the Huntsman), T.D. Jakes (Jumping the Broom, Not Easily Broken, Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day) and Derrick Williams (Jumping the Broom,...
Heaven Is for Real is directed by Randall Wallace, the Oscar-nominated creative force behind the epic storytelling of such critical and box-office hits as Braveheart, We Were Soldiers, Pearl Harbor and Secretariat. The screenplay is by Christopher Parker and Randall Wallace, based on the book by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. The film is produced by Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Snow White and the Huntsman), T.D. Jakes (Jumping the Broom, Not Easily Broken, Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day) and Derrick Williams (Jumping the Broom,...
- 7/17/2013
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
The overwhelming winner amidst a slew of specialty debuts this weekend was Neema Barnette's "Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day." According to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today, "Loosed" managed to find the best per-theater-average of any film in release, including studio chart topper "The Hunger Games." Also of note this weekend was a respectable debut from Oscar-nominated foreign language film "Monsieur Lazhar" and impressive expansions care of "The Raid: Redemption" and "Bully" -- which headed to 158 screens across the country this weekend with a new PG-13 rating. Check out the full rundown below: The Debuts: "Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On The 7th Day" (CodeBlack Entertainment) 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...
- 4/15/2012
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
There's a flood of new movies hitting theatres this weekend, but with The Hunger Games showing no sign of weakness, it's questionable whether any of them will be able to dethrone it. Perhaps the biggest challenger is The Farrelly Brothers' The Three Stooges, which could have some serious mainstream appeal but only if it manages to connect with younger audiences. A couple of genre flicks are also in the running including Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods and the sci-fi action flick Lockout starring Guy Pearce. The former has been getting fantastic reviews, the latter not so much. Also this weekend The Raid: Redemption is finally playing nationwide and The Weinsteins caved and released a PG-13 cut of Bully in over 100 theatres. Other movies in select theatres include Touchback starring Kurt Russell, Badass starring Danny Trejo, and the grunge documentary Hit So Hard featuring former Hole drummer Patty Schemel.
- 4/13/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
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