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Spike Lee's "Oldboy" Adaptation Secures Its Cast + New Plot Bits + Production Start Date

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May 1, 2012 5:10 PM
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Well, the casting carousel is now officially over in the "who will play the villain" sweepstakes for Spike Lee's take on the Oldboy manga.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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May 1, 2012 4:58 PM
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Features

Alright, so... I'm not one of those filmmakers who salivates at the thought of controlling the newest, latest, greatest piece of video camera equipment. I know very little about what's current, and I'm perfectly OK with that.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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May 1, 2012 4:02 PM
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Since Pariah burst onto the film scene last year, director Dee Rees' name certainly has been in the news, with a small handful of projects she's attached to in some facet, whether for TV or feature film - the HBO series with Viola Davis, the Southern-set thriller Bolo, and the feature film Large Print, about a recently divorced insurance adjuster.

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May 1, 2012 3:48 PM
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Tambay reported back in February (HERE) the news that plans were well under way for a stage musical adaptation of the Whitney Houston/Kevin Costner 1992 film The Bodyguard, which will open on the West End theater district in London at the Adelphi Theater on November 6th.

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May 1, 2012 3:32 PM
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Tracey Edmonds and Basketball Wives star Shaunie O'Neal (ex-wife of Shaquille O'Neal) have sold a pitch to Fox Searchlight for an untitled project that will be penned by Jumping The Broom co-writer Elizabeth Hunter.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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May 1, 2012 3:13 PM
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Time flies... seems like it was just a few weeks ago when Joyful Noise was in theaters. Oh yeah, it was; it closed its theatrical run on March 30th, just about a month ago. And today it's out on DVD/Blu-ray.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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May 1, 2012 2:17 PM
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Festivals

A few familiar titles we've covered on S&A, like Terence Nance's An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty, Sheldn Candis' LUV, Adam Leon's Gimme The Loot, Mike Brown's "HIV as a weapon" doc 25 To Life, the documentary Call me Kuchu (about Uganda’s first openly gay man and activist, David Kato, and the aftermath of his brutal murder last year) which just won the Teddy Award at Berlin for Best Documentary, and even Juan Of The Dead.

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May 1, 2012 1:45 PM
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Television

APOLLO LIVE—CENTRIC’s NEW TALENT COMPETITION SERIES—TO HOLD AUDITIONS IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., CHICAGO AND ATLANTA

By Tambay A. Obenson
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May 1, 2012 1:31 PM
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Blogs

Based On the adventures of the late Dwayne McDuffie’s co-created teen hero with the electromagnetic powers, Static, aka Virgil Hawkins.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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May 1, 2012 1:15 PM
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Festivals

The 2012 installment of the Women of African Descent Film Festival is right around the corner - a one-day film festival that takes place on May 5, right here in Brooklyn, NY.

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