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*Director Salim Akil knew he was stepping into some delicate territory when he agreed to take on the remake of “Sparkle,” the 1976 musical film starring Irene Cara and Philip Michael Thomas that went on to become a cult fave. “Black folk love this movie,” the filmmaker said of the original in an interview alongside his [...]
*Veteran actress Lonette McKee is still doing the damn thing! The Tony-nominated thespian is full of life and busy as a bee with projects closing and beginning. This past November, she starred in a Broadway play, put on a concert with bassist Michael Henderson at New York’s Aaron Davis Hall and is getting ready to [...]
*Fresh off her role as ‘Tune Ann’ in the new movie, “Sparkles,” actress Brely Evans hosted a ”All White Party” in the Bay Area to honor the late, Sharon “Miss Kittie” Randolph, and benefit the Sharon Randolph Foundation. Brely was presented with an official Certificate from Jean Quan, the mayor of Oakland, proclaiming August 18 as, “Brely Evans [...]
*Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, who just teamed on the Screen Gems remake “Sparkle” with Whitney Houston, have made a deal with Paramount Pictures for a new project with the working title “Abandonment Issues,” reports Deadline.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] They’ll produce the project together, while Mara Brock Akil will write the script [...]
*Terrence J has booked himself a new daytime hosting gig. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The former co-host of BETs “106 & Park” has just been named the official new co-host for E! News, teaming with new mom Giuliana Rancic on the weekday broadcast. “I’ve always had a passion for the wide spectrum of pop [...]
*One of this year’s standout movies is “Sparkle.” And while many are focusing on stars in the movie like the late Whitney Houston and rising young star Jordin Sparks, how about the male actors in the movie? Essence compiled a photo gallery of the movie’s standout male actors Omari Hardwick Cutie pie Omari Hardwick tops [...]
*Load up the car with your book club girlfriends; or jump in the jeep with your significant other, just head to the theater because the wait is over! ‘Sparkle’ – the long awaited remake of the 1976 classic – is finally here! A fabulous Hollywood premier Thursday evening showed the cast with stars like Vivica A. Fox, Cicely Tyson, [...]
*New movie, “Sparkle,” partially-produced by the late Whitney Houston, along with being her final on-screen effort, features a dynamic cast of familiar Hollywood faces such as Mike Epps (Satin), Derek Luke (Stix), and Omari Hardwick (Levi). But there are also a few Tinseltown up and comers that lend their talents to helping the film, well [...]
*TriStar Pictures presents the Bishop T.D. Jakes and Whitney Houston executive produced remake of Sparkle, starring Jordan Sparks as Sparkle, Whitney Houston, Mike Epps (Friday After Next), Omar Hardwick (The A-Team), Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), Carmen Ejogo (Glory) and Tika Sumpter (“Gossip Girl”) – it arrives in theaters August 17, 2012. The film offers stellar [...]
*Whitney Houston’s former voice coach says he refuses to watch her final big-screen performance in “Sparkle” because it pains him to watch her trying to hit the high notes. Houston hired Gary Catona to help plot her comeback following a period of prolonged drug abuse. He admits she was not ready to return to the studio [...]
*The highly anticipated remake of “Sparkle” is due in theaters this coming Friday, August 17. Unlike the original, in the new version of the film, the men get get quite a bit more screen time. The three male stars of the new production: Omari Hardwick, Derek Luke and Mike Epps sat down with BlackTreeTv to [...]
*In 1997, the late Whitney Houston kicked off the US Open and christened the then-brand-new Arthur Ashe stadium, singing “One Moment in Time.” Now, 2007 American Idol winner and “Sparkle” star, Jordin Sparks, will follow in her footsteps. Sparks will headline the opening-night program Aug. 27 at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, held in Queens, [...]
*This fall, RCA Records will release what it’s calling the first authoritative greatest hits album from the late singer Whitney Houston. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The tracklist, title and release date has yet to be announced, but the Hollywood Reporter says sources suggest it will be the first compilation to span her entire career [...]
“Sparkle” star Jordin Sparks honored the birthday of her late co-star Whitney Houston today by tweeting a photo of the two of them, alongside cast members Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter – doing the Dougie. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “We found the pic!!! Me, the girls & Whitney doin the ‘dougie’!!! She was so [...]
*Actress Tika Sumpter is slowly climbing up the list of actresses to watch. The rising star, who is mostly known for her roles on “Gossip Girls,” “The Game” and “One Life to Live,” is now hitting the big screen in the new movie, “Sparkle.” Sumpter recently sat down with Black Enterprise to talk about her [...]
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