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*44-years after his assassination, there’s a lot of interest in Martin Luther King Jr. by filmmakers. At one point last year “Memphis” was one of 5 MLK productions in the pipeline … all at varying stages of development. The bottom line is that only ONE of the five projects has the backing of the King [...]
*Alcon has acquired rights to the Tony Award-winning musical “Memphis” and will bring it to the big screen, likely through Warner Bros, where Alcon is based, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Mark Gordon and Molly Smith are producing the film, which revolves around the relationship between a white radio DJ [...]
*Tony Award-winning musical Memphis is saying farewell to Broadway. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The show – inspired by late radio legend Dewey Phillips, one of the first white disc jockeys to broadcast soul music in the 1950s – will have its final curtain call on Aug. 5, following 30 preview performances and 1,166 regular [...]
*The most bizarre crimes are happening and this one is shocking and utterly disgusting. The people breaking in homes these days are not just there to steal material belongings anymore, they want to inflict injury and/or pain on the residents of the home. Three men in Memphis, Tennessee, were assaulted in their home by four [...]
*Memphis, Tennessee’s airwaves are still sizzling from a recent radio interview that ended with the radio show host threatening his own guest. A black female GOP candidate running for congress really brought out the bad side of this guy. We can understand being impatient with Republican/Tea Party nuts, but he went just a little too [...]
*For those who can’t get to Broadway for the Tony Award-winning rock musical Memphis, PBS is bringing the production to you through a Feb. 24, 2012 airing of its “Great Performances” series. Filmed live at the Shubert Theatre with the original Broadway cast, including Tony nominees Chad Kimball and Montego Glover, Memphis has a Tony-winning [...]
*VH1 produced another show-stopping tribute for the “VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul.” This year, he show paid homage to soul music and celebrated the cities that contributed most in to its development like Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis, and Philadelphia. Performers included Chaka Khan, Mavis Stapes, Martha Reeves, and Wanda Jackson. Other new school singers like Kelly [...]
*After being hospitalized twice in 24 hours, Rick Ross is now out running the streets – and has appeared in tweeted photos to assure fans that he’s just fine, reports MTV. [See above.] At approximately 9:30 p.m. ET, the rapper’s DJ, Sam Sneaker tweeted a photo of the Maybach Music Group head with the message: [...]
*TMZ is reporting that Rick Ross lost consciousness on a flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Memphis today, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. The rapper reportedly fell unconscious immediately after takeoff and paramedics had to resuscitate him, reports TMZ. Emergency workers reported a seizure at around 12:55 PM EST, and Ross’ plane was [...]
*An academic turnaround at an urban high school with a rich tradition of educating African-Americans has earned graduating seniors a commencement address next week from President Barack Obama. Booker T. Washington High School found out it was the winner of a national competition in a phone call Tuesday from Vice President Joe Biden. Officials said [...]
OKC outlasts Memphis in Triple Overtime *Trading comebacks and clutch shots, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies looked as if they might play all night. In the end, though, Kevin Durant and the Thunder refused to let another overtime playoff game slip away and now the series is tied 2-2. Durant scored six of [...]
Wade and Heat Beat Celtics 99-90 *Dwyane Wade scored 38 points on 14 of 21 shooting, James Jones set a Miami postseason record with 25 points off the bench, and the Heat beat the Celtics 99-90 on Sunday to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series. “It’s a big game. It’s Game 1, at home,” Wade [...]
*DreamWorks’ untitled biopic about Martin Luther King is finally picking up steam. Kario Salem, best known for writing the 2001 Robert De Niro-Edward Norton drama “The Score,” is in negotiations to write the project, which also sees Warner Bros. coming on board to co-finance and to distribute with Disney’s Touchstone label. (Disney is also where [...]
*Memphis is well-known for its blues, barbecue, and Beale Street. But the latest buzz in the city is about babies having babies. Bluff City made national headlines in January with reports of 90 girls at Frayser High School being pregnant or having a baby this academic year. School leaders and politicians challenged the published pregnancy [...]
*The Weintstein Co. has acquired rights to the football documentary “Undefeated” during the current SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. From directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, the film follows a volunteer coach at an inner-city school in Memphis as he tries to help the football team win its first playoff game in 110 years and [...]
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