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‘The Help’ Gets Fast-Tracked
16 December 2009 8:15 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
“The Help,” a novel by Kathryn Stockett that centers on African-American servants for wealthy white families before the dawn of civil rights, has been fast-tracked by Chris Columbus’ 1492 Productions for a film adaptation.
The Help has been adapted for the screen by Tate Taylor (Pretty Ugly People), while the novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 35 weeks, although I’ve never heard of it. According to Variety, it’s Stockett’s big break after a lot of hardship in the industry.
Production will begin next Spring in the south; The Help is set in Mississippi.
If anyone has read the novel, let us know in the comments what you think — judging a book by its cover, Stockett seems to have delivered the subject material in a lighter shade than oh, say, The Color Purple. I might be totally wrong, though.
Related posts:Jennifer Aniston lands ‘Holler »
- John Cooper
Chris Columbus Is The Help
16 December 2009 1:15 AM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Is it time for a new take on The Color Purple? Chris Columbus thinks so: he’s fast-tracked a screen version of bestselling novel The Help, Kathryn Stockett’s book about African-American domestic servants in Mississippi and their rich white employers before civil rights kicked in, which has been sitting on the NY Times bestseller list for a whopping 35 weeks since publication in February.Columbus’s production company 1492 (however much we hear that, it still makes us go “phnaaar!”) has grabbed it with both hands, with Columbus set to co-produce.It’s written and directed by actor-turned-director Tate Taylor, involved, according to Variety, well before the novel became a hit for first-time author Stockett (who, in true Jk Rowling form, was reportedly rejected by 50 agents before getting published). Taylor grew up with Stockett –his mother inspired one of the novel’s matriarchs – and reportedly provided so much help that she let him have first look, »
Birthday Suits, Well Directed
30 November 2009 6:05 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Lights. Cameras. Birthday Action (for this, the 30th of November). Only one month left to go and it's 2010. How crazy is that?
Ridley, Terrence (in the 70s) and Marc
1835 Mark Twain's books have been adapted into movies ever since the movies began. Most notably The Prince and the Pauper and any tale of Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer
1920 Virginia Mayo 40s and 50s star, frequent Danny Kaye foil
1926 Richard Crenna, character actor
1927 Robert Guillaume, "Benson"
1929 Dick Clark, seemingly immortal creature who may finally be destroyed by the rise of his spiritual offspring Ryan Seacrest. It's all very Cronos vs. Zeus, only without the thunderbolts
1937 Ridley Scott, manly director whose movies are usually way better when they're shot through with a strong female presence. Consider the three classics: Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Alien. The rest of the filmography surely has its moments but that's the trinity right there.
1943 Terence Malick, »
- NATHANIEL R
6 Movie Clips and a Featurette from Walt Disney’s The Princess And The Frog
18 November 2009 11:45 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
“‘The Princess and the Frog’ is a return to the timeless world of hand-drawn animation at Disney. It’s an ageless fairy tale, but with a fresh twist that combines everything we look for in great stories: comedy, adventure, music-and most of all, the kind of heart that always sets Disney animation apart.”
~ John Lasseter, Executive Producer and Chief Creative Officer, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Opening on November 25th, in limited release, is Walt Disney’s return to 2D animation, The Princess and the Frog. After years of focusing on computer animation, The House That Walt Built is returning to its roots and I couldn’t be more excited. While I don’t know if The Princess and the Frog is going to be a classic like Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast, I know there is a place for traditional animation alongside what Pixar does so brilliantly with computers. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Grizzly Bear singer Chris Taylor explains why he is on 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' soundtrack
5 November 2009 9:05 PM, PST | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
Grizzly Bear contributed the melancholy and methodical "Slow Life [with Victoria Legrand]" to the official soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, an album that has quickly risen to the top spot on Billboard's Top 200 list and solidified the Twilight series as the first soundtrack and sequel soundtrack to consecutively do so, but you might be surprised at singer Chris Taylor's summation of how and why he became a part of the album's incredible contributor list. Taylor had an interview with Pitchfork where he described what brought him and Grizzly Bear to produce the New Moon song. Initially, it was like, "What?!" But Thom Yorke did it, and we like him. It's like: "If dad does it, it's Ok, right?" Radiohead are like parents of good modern rock 'n' roll in certain ways. They paved that path. They've always maintaine »
- thetwilightexaminer
Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6
4 November 2009 1:09 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.
Dreamgirls is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with co-choreography by Shane Sparks, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, and media design by Howard Werner for Lightswitch. With music direction by Sam Davis, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, and Vocal Arrangements by David Chase & Cleavant Derricks, Dreamgirls is produced by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions in association with Chunsoo Shin, Jake Productions & Broadway Across America/TBS.
This brand-new production will »
tWitch’s Take: Ryan & Eleanor Had Sytycd’s Best Duet
4 November 2009 5:34 AM, PST | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »
What is up world? It's your friendly neighborhood tWitch here, about to share my thoughts on So You Think You Can Dance's performance episode. I am currently in Atlanta, filming Stomp The Yard 2, but I will still be making sure to check in on you. I am very excited to see Jamal Sims on the show. I find it refreshing to see the different relationships choreographers see in a duet. The tennis match idea he used in the piece he choreographed for Russell and Noelle was amazing. Tennis is high energy and so was the piece!!! With that high energy, however, comes the challenge of pace and full extension of the moves and choreography. Trust me, I feel the difficulty being a guy that's 6' tall. But in that, you have to know exactly how much time you have to move and plan accordingly. I loved the first wedding dance! »
- StyleWatch
'The Color Purple' - An Oprah Musical Comes To Arsht Center
1 November 2009 11:30 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Acclaimed Musical To Launch 2009-2010
Broadway Across America-miami Subscription Series
For A Limited One-week Run, October 27- November 1,
Presented At The Sanford And Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House By Florida Theatrical Association And The Adrienne Arsht Center For The Performing Arts Of Miami- Dade County
(Photo By Paul Kolnik)
Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders and the producing team of the Broadway smash hit The Color Purple, The Musical about Love, are proud to announce that Mia mi will host the first North American touring production of The Color Purple from Tuesday, October 27-Sunday, November 1 at the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. The show will launch the 2009-2010 Broadway Across America subscription series presented by Florida Theatrical Association and the Adrienne Arsht. Tickets are on sale now!
Nominated for eleven Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, The Color Purple »
'The Color Purple' - An Oprah Musical Comes To Arsht Center
27 October 2009 4:15 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders and the producing team of the Broadway smash hit The Color Purple, The Musical about Love, are proud to announce that Mia mi will host the first North American touring production of The Color Purple from Tuesday, October 27-Sunday, November 1 at the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. »
Oscar Update: 'Precious' Backlash, 'An Education' Looms Large and New Predictions
22 October 2009 3:24 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
We shall begin with Amelia, a film I wrote about on Monday as it became the talk of the town with hardly a review in sight and a mere five days until its release. Well, that's all changed as I saw the film early Tuesday morning and it seems most everyone in Los Angeles and New York saw it for the first time as well. While I won't be joining David Poland on the train to completely disembowel Mira Nair's film of the famed aviatrix (and it seems Kris Tapley will also be doing the same), I will admit it's not a very good movie and would agree with Justin Chang's take at Variety when he says the film "offers snazzy aerial photography and inspirational platitudes in lieu of insight into Amelia Earhart's storied life and high-flying career."
What does this mean for the Best Actress race? Well, I »
- Brad Brevet
Steven Spielberg Receives 2009 Liberty Medal At National Constitution Center
9 October 2009 2:32 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Filmmaker and humanitarian Steven Spielberg was honored with the National Constitutions Center's 2009 Liberty Medal on Thursday night for his artistic and personal commitment to the preservation of human rights.
Spielberg's films include "The Color Purple," "Empire of the Sun," "Schindler's List," "Amistad" and "Saving Private Ryan." Through these films over the years, Spielberg has presented stories of the struggle and triumph of humanity over tyranny, giving inspiration to audiences across the world.
Spielberg has also gathered and archived the stories and testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust, ensuring future generations will never forget the tragedy and loss of freedom and lives. He established the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation to help chronicle and preserve video and oral histories of these survivors, gathering the largest archive of its kind in the world.
"The Founding Fathers called upon each of us to serve as active participants in our democracy. »
Willy Wonka The Musical?!
2 October 2009 12:33 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Willy Wonka’s Great Glass Elevator may be able to go into space, but can it make it to Broadway? Warner Bros., along with producers Sam Mendes and Caro Newling sure think so. Four years after Warner Bros. showed audiences Tim Burton’s vision of the classic Roald Dahl tale, the wheels are in motion to bring the story, and the music, to the Great White Way. Prolific Scottish playwright David Greig has been hired to write the play while Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (both of the “Hairspray” fame) have been brought on to compose the music. More on the project after the jump.
According to RiskyBusiness, the production is being managed by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures which also oversaw the musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” and Elton John’s vampire musical “Lestat.” Had the latter involved puppets, a la “A Taste for Love,” you probably would have heard of it. »
- David Corbin
Tiff: Oscar Buzz Report
19 September 2009 2:19 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Some of the winding down for the Toronto International Film Festival began mid-week, as the major films tend to be here for the first seven days. That said, I saw some very good pictures in the days that bring the fest to a close. I quite liked The Young Victoria, in which Emily Blunt gives a very fine performance as the young monarch in the days that shaped her as one of Britain’s greatest monarchs. Directed by Canada’s Jean-Marc Vallee, the picture has great momentum, but it is Blunt that carries the load throughout.
Vallee gave us the incredible Canadian film C.R.A.Z.Y. a few years back, a stunning study of a Montreal family that spans two decades and explores the ups and downs of their lives, the little victories and terrible tragedies that impact their lives. I would like to say that The Young Victoria »
- John Foote
Discuss: The "Uncomfortable" 'Princess and the Frog' Trailer
9 September 2009 3:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The latest trailer for Disney's The Princess and the Frog is out, and it has me feeling all sorts of confused. It's pretty, and it looks kind of cute, but there are several aspects of it that make me distinctly uncomfortable. And I'm not the only one.
There have been a lot of switcheroos behind the scenes to make Princess more PC, but the rumble in my tummy says that the (mostly white) critics will be picking it apart scene by scene. So far just the trailers are getting people talking. I agree with /Film's Brendon Connelly that the character of the firefly, who seems to be obsessed with his big, glowing butt, is one of the more troublesome characters. Movieline is concerned about Mama Odie the witch doctor, while Katey Rich over at Cinemablend "is tempted to give it a pass." And Jezebel has quite a few discussions about the movie, »
- Jenni Miller
The Color Purple Launches Campaign To Build Houses In New Orleans
1 September 2009 7:56 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
This August marked four years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States and there are still over 14,000 families seeking housing in the greater New Orleans area. Therefore, The Color Purple is launching a fundraising campaign to build as many houses as possible by the time the show arrives for its run at the newly refurbished Mahaila Jackson Theatre from December 1 - 6, 2009. »
Top Ten Tuesday: Comedians Turned Actors
28 July 2009 7:29 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
They make us laugh. They make us cry. Okay, maybe not so much. But they sure make us laugh. In honor of Judd Apatow’s latest film about stand-up comedians, we felt it was time to come up with our top 10 list of comedians turned actors. Some of them have found more success in one area over the other. Others have done a fine job walking the line between the two. Regardless of how the success is dispersed, each individual on this list has reached it at some point in their career.
10. Chris Farley
One of the most successful SNL stars to branch out into the film world, Chris Farley is a legend in the comedy world. Imagine if he had survived longer than his 33 years. One of the most iconic images in the last 20 years of SNL is Farley dressed as a Chippendale’s dancer along with Patrick Swayze. »
- Movie Geeks
The Untouchable Michael Jackson
11 July 2009 2:13 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
I met Michael Jackson in 1984. We were both guests of Quincy Jones and Steven Spielberg at Amblin, Spielberg's production company on the Universal film lot. Whoopi Goldberg was preparing to play Celie, the protagonist in the film version of The Color Purple, a book written by my mother, and was giving a private stand-up performance at Spielberg's request. Michael and I sat in the front row. He was wearing his by-then trademark red bandleader jacket with epaulets and gold rope loops at the shoulder, trim black slacks, white socks, black shoes, and yes, a glove. Whoopi was hilarious, and at one point singled me out for audience participation. She asked a few questions and pulled me onstage. I gamely played along, enjoying the attention. Why Michael approached me in a room full of superstars after the show I will never know. »
- Rebecca Walker
The Color Purple With Fantasia Barrino Begins Kennedy Center Performances 6/30
30 June 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
The Kennedy Center recently announced a one week and final extension for the touring production of The Color Purple. The musical will now run in the Opera House June 30 through August 9, 2009. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg, Fantasia Barrino reprises her critically acclaimed role as Celie in the Kennedy Center performances of The Color Purple. »
Goldberg Credits The View With Saving Her From Financial Ruin
4 June 2009 12:05 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg came close to financial ruin before landing a job as co-presenter of U.S. TV talkshow The View.
The actress shot to fame in 1985 after starring in the movie The Color Purple, a film which landed her her first Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe prize.
She went on to garner critical acclaim for roles in movies like 1990's Ghost and Sister Act in 1992, before moving into TV and enjoying stints on Broadway and as a singer - becoming one of few stars to boast an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony Award for her career achievements.
But Goldberg reveals she almost lost everything after acting roles dried up - and was once so cash-strapped, she would have done anything to avoid bankruptcy.
She says, "Sometimes there is no choice. Often times people forget that sometimes you're a star and then things dry up and you still have to feed your family and these people have had everything at their feet. Suddenly there is nowhere for them to get a gig, no one will hire them."
And the comedienne, 53, admits she has TV bosses at The View and executives at New York radio station Wktu, who picked up her Wake Up With Whoopi show, to thank for helping her get her career back on track.
Speaking on the programme on Thursday, she reveals, "I'm talking to you this way because I have lived this, where you're begging people, please let me audition for you.
"If the radio show that I got hadn't come when it did, and The View hadn't called when it did, I would have (been broke) and I'm not ashamed to say I need help."
Goldberg's radio show was cancelled last year; she continues to present The View after replacing Rosie O'Donnell in September 2007. »
Can Past 'American Idol' Winners' Careers Predict Kris Allen's Future?
21 May 2009 8:34 AM, PDT | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »
Season-eight champ could soar like Kelly Clarkson or tank like Taylor Hicks.
By Eric Ditzian
Ryan Seacrest and Kris Allen at the "American Idol" finale on Wednesday
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Kris Allen may have declared that Adam Lambert deserved to win the eighth season of "American Idol," but the voting public disagreed. I'm with Allen on this one. Which is not to take anything away from the guy's win. His acoustic-guitar-driven covers of Kanye West's "Heartless" and Donna Summer's "She Works Hard for the Money" were among the best performances of the competition. Throughout the season, the Arkansas native drew comparisons to Jason Mraz and John Mayer. On Wednesday's finale, he shared the stage, somewhat awkwardly, with country star Keith Urban.
Given the range he's displayed on the show, what musical path will Allen pursue? And how will he fare as he travels it? MTV News »
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