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"The Help" Will Open Deauville American Film Festival + Danny Glover Tribute

By Tambay A. Obenson
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July 19, 2011 3:52 AM
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I'll be seeing The Help this Thursday evening, and looking forward to finally taking a look at it, after over a year of discussing it, and reading your mostly derisive comments about it over that same period of time. Although I've read the book, and obviously familiar with the content, I really don't know what to expect here - whether it'll be a faithful adaptation, or something more transgressive. I'm leaning towards the former, but I'll find out for sure in a couple of days.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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July 19, 2011 3:12 AM
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It may come as a surprise to some that there was a time in Zimbabwe's history when Robert Mugabe was considered quite the heroic figure in continental Africa, after rising to prominence in the 1960s as a Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) leader in guerrilla warfare against white-minority rule in then Rhodesia. For his actions, he spent more than a decade in prison in the 1960s and '70s.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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July 19, 2011 2:27 AM
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It opens in the USA on August 26th, though the French will get to see it a month earlier, when it'll open in theaters in that country on July 27th.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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July 19, 2011 2:11 AM
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Thanks to actress Yolonda Ross (above-right) for alerting us to these items. If you're not already familiar Ms Ross' work, you'll be soon enough. She's appeared both in film and TV, over the last decade, from a reoccurring role in HBO's acclaimed series Treme, to, most recently, Victoria Mahoney's impressive feature film debut Yelling To The Sky, which I've seen and later reviewed enthusiastically on this site.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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July 19, 2011 1:42 AM
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I doubt this needs an intro... but if you're just joining us, feel free to search the site for all our previous The Last Fall/Matthew Cherry posts to catch up.

By Cynthia Reid
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July 18, 2011 12:35 PM
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While en route to the ABFF, which took place in Miami a week and a half ago, Boris Kodjoe had a discussion with Peter Bailey and talked about his wife, his experience with Undercovers as well as preparing to direct his first feature film. No details on what the project is but as soon as we know...

By Tambay A. Obenson
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July 18, 2011 12:19 PM
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Courtesy of i09... here's a clip from an upcoming new documentary titled The Captains, in which William Shatner aka Captain James T. Kirk, interviews every actor who has played captain in any of the series in the Star Trek franchise. Interesting concept, especially if you're a fan.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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July 18, 2011 11:42 AM
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Follow the bouncing ball...

By Sergio
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July 18, 2011 10:37 AM
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One of the many fun things about watching old movies is catching a glimpse of a now famous actor in a role back when they were young and hungry. This weekend I happened to catch, on cable, Jean Claude Van Damme's first movie Bloodsport, which I hadn't seen in more than a decade, and had completely forgotten that a very young Forest Whitaker had a supporting part in the film.

By Sergio
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July 18, 2011 10:17 AM
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You got to admit that Quentin Tarantino always manages to put together the most interesting cast list in the most interesting roles for his films. And here's further proof.

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