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'Sparkle' review: Better than the original, still a little worn
**1/2 (out of four) With his first feature screenplay, Joel Schumacher (who went on to direct, uh, classics like “Batman & Robin” and “The Number 23”) loaded the 1976 melodrama “Sparkle” with painfully inauthentic...
Tags: Robin the Boy Wonder (fictional character), Joel Schumacher, The Supremes (music group), Mike Epps, Movies
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Q&A: 'Sparkle' star Jordin Sparks
When she was a kid, “Sparkle” star Jordin Sparks really, really wanted to play football. “I think I wanted to tackle people, so I kinda wanted to be a lineman,” laughs Sparks, whose dad played for the New York Giants and Dallas...
Tags: Mike Epps, Heath Ledger, Jordin Sparks, Sparkle (movie), Entertainment
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Whitney Houston's posthumous turn: As star of 'Sparkle'
24 FramesThe death of Whitney Houston at the age of 48 is a deep loss for the music world. But it also has reverberations in another artistic realm--the movies. Houston had recently finished shooting "Sparkle," the remake of the 1976 Irene Cara film that, eerily,... -
Whitney Houston shines in trailer for 'Sparkle' [Video]
Ministry of GossipGet a glimpse at Whitney Houston's final onscreen performance, as a trailer for "Sparkle" has hit the web. Whitney Houston shines in this supporting role as a mother to three young daughters chasing girl group stardom in the golden age of Motown.... -
Whitney Houston, are you buckled in and ready to sparkle?
Ministry of GossipWhitney Houston and "Sparkle": After a supposed kerfuffle on board a Delta plane, Whitney Houston landed safely in Detroit, where the city is abuzz.... -
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Johnston makes ‘Captain America’ fit into the Marvel Universe, brings back Howling Commandos
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelJoe Johnston was not directing the first Marvel superhero movie. But he was directing “The First Avenger” story, the tale of how Captain America was created in World War II to become the first Marvel superhero. He'd have to back-engineer his... -
The year of short memories
Times Staff WriterThe world has certainly seen a lot of calendars -- Julian and Gregorian, Aztec and Mayan, French Revolutionary and Christian ecclesiastical -- but there has never been a calendar quite like the Oscar calendar: It's apparently only two months long....Tags: Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Chris Cooper, Veterans Affairs, Celebrities
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List of films and release dates in summer 2012
May 4 The Avengers A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...
Tags: Woody Allen, Michael Shannon, Christian Bale, Colin Farrell, Blythe Danner
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Terrence J On Starring In Movie 'Think Like A Man'
![Terrence J stopped by to talk to us about his starring role in the upcoming "Think Like A Man" and working alongside the late Whitney Houston in "Sparkle."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-04/69455225-18065526-187105.jpeg "Terrence J stopped by to talk to us about his starring role in the upcoming "Think Like A Man\" and working alongside the late Whitney Houston in \"Sparkle.\"")
PIX11.comTerrence J stopped by to talk to us about his starring role in the upcoming "Think Like A Man" and working alongside the late Whitney Houston in "Sparkle." Sony Screen Gems' romantic comedy THINK LIKE A MAN (www.thinklikeaman-movie.com); releases...Tags: Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Steve Harvey, Queens (New York City), Jerry Ferrara, Jordin Sparks
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Spike Lee discusses 'Miracle at St. Anna' (and Obama)
!["NEWS flash," says director Spike Lee, grabbing the digital voice recorder that's on the table before him, placing it to his lips. "Spike Lee does not assume that every white person is racist. I do not feel that way. And I have not felt that way in the past. Are there some people who are like that? Yes. But I am not going to assume they are."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/42553095-16063302-187105.jpg ""NEWS flash,\" says director Spike Lee, grabbing the digital voice recorder that's on the table before him, placing it to his lips. \"Spike Lee does not assume that every white person is racist. I do not feel that way. And I have not felt that way in the past. Are there some people who are like that? Yes. But I am not going to assume they are.\"")
Special to The Times"NEWS flash," says director Spike Lee, grabbing the digital voice recorder that's on the table before him, placing it to his lips. "Spike Lee does not assume that every white person is racist. I do not feel that way. And I have not felt that way in the...Tags: Documentary (genre), Wesley Snipes, World War II (1939-1945), Celebrities, Elections
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Out on Home Video: 'Captain America' released
limiro@juno.comCAPTAIN AMERICAN: THE FIRST AVENGER (2011) * *1/2 (B-) Directed by Joe Johnston Starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Ken Choi, Samuel L....Tags: Documentary (genre), Hayley Atwell, Steven Spielberg, Tom Kenny, Television
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Jada Pinkett Smith On The 3rd Season Of TNT's 'HawthoRNe'
PIX11.comThere's no time for a break if you're Jada Pinkett Smith. She's the star and an executive producer of one of this summer's hottest love triangles in TNT's drama, HawthoRNe, which is set to prremiere its third season on Tuesday, June 14, at 10 pm. Pinkett...Tags: Medical Specialization, Television, The Women (movie, 2008), Human Interest, Entertainment
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