Billy Bob Thornton And The Rock: Together At Last!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:56 AM | From Cinema Blend
In the history of unlikely couples together onscreen, Billy Bob Thornton and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson might be the oddest and the most entertaining. Somehow the gods have smiled upon us and the two of them are set to star in Faster, a movie in which the two aren't just chasing each other, but they're nameless characters on the run. Check and mate.
George Tillman, who most recently made the Notorious B.I.G. biopic Notorious, will direct, according to ...
Written by Hunter M. Daniels
In school we are indoctrinated with mythological stories about the founding fathers. Told tales of how Abe Lincoln walked 20 miles to return a penny and how George Washington was incapable of telling a lie. These stories are silly at best and jingoistic at worst. Little parables designed to lull us into the idea that the people who wrote the constitution were somehow superhuman and infallible.
So too is Notorious the Sean Diddy Combs produced biography of the late Christopher The Notorious B.I.G. Wallace.
This is not a film about the life and times of the slain rapper so much as it is a puff piece* about the alleged glamour of the hip-hop world. The real Wallace wrote taut lyrics dripping in melancholy over the poor choices that he regretted making. The movie just wants you to think, ...
Whaddup biotches. Or whatever. Here is an updated look at the upcoming
region two release of NOTORIOUS, which is set for release on DVD and
Blu-ray come 22nd June.
The Movie:
This movie didnt appeal to me at all even though I was a big fan of Notorious BIG, but after watching it my tune has definitely changed. Although this biopic doesnt play on the ...
We have a few copies of the ‘Notorious’ 3 disc special edition to giveaway. If you havent read my DVD review yet, check it out here.
If you are interested in winning a copy of this ...
"Notorious" screenwriter Cheo Hodari Coker is attached to adapt Bill Adler's "Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run-DMC -- The Authorized Biography" for DJ Classicz.
Notorious Scriptwriter Brings Run DMC To The Big Screen
Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:00 PM | From Cinema Blend
The players: Director: George Tillman Jr., Writers: Cheo Hodari Coker, Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cast: Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith
Facts of interest: George Tillman Jr. also directed "Men of Honor."
The plot: Follows the life and career of Christopher Wallace, who's also known as Notorious B.I.G.
Our quick thoughts: No dream was too big for Christopher “Biggie” Wallace (Jamal Woolard), a Brooklyn boy who abandoned his drug-dealing habits to pursue his dream of a career as a hip-hop artist. George Tillman Jr’s intriguing biopic “Notorious” recounts the short but eventful life of the influential musician, who quickly rose to fame but ended up losing his life in a tragic shooting at the young age of 24.
Four people were stabbed at a party in Brooklyn that billed itself as the official after party for the premiere of Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious.
Police said Saturday a 21-year-old victim stabbed numerous times was in critical condition at Brookdale Hospital. Three others were stable.
While the party had been promoted as the “official” after-party, “Notorious” distributor, [...]
Mathew Plale reviews "Notorious (UR)"
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