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Like all strange pairings, there is a purpose for Queen Latifa and Dolly Parton’s hook up. The two will co-star in an upcoming studio production “Joyful Noise,” a gospel film to be released by Alcon Entertainment.

While Latifah’s acting career has been on fire lately, with her recent role in “Just Wright,” she is set to play the part of a mother of two and new choir directress after the former director dies. Parton on the other hand will play the choir’s widow who wants to take the previous role of her dead husband as directress.

The film will center its story on an unlikely partnership between these two female characters who are forced to work together to save a small town gospel choir after budget cuts threaten to shut them down.

Todd Graff, who previously worked on “Bandslam” is on board to serve as both helmer and scribe for “Joyful Noise.”

The film opens January 13th.


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“Precious” came off to many critics as “poverty porn”: The main character is illiterate, on welfare, has HIV and a down syndrome baby, is sexually abused by her father and verbally and physically abused by her mother.

“Alike,” on the other hand, is not defined by her sexuality or her struggles, and while her family is by no means rich, she is also not defined by poverty. Rather than having a litany of issues to focus on, “Alike’s main struggle is having her family come to grips with her sexuality, which she does as a heroin and not a victim.

What the films do have in common, though, is that the main characters both have abusive Mothers that are played by well-known comedians Monique and Kim Wayans. While Monique plays the role of the angry villain in “Precious,” Wayans’ character, through her humanity,  is easier to relate to.

“Pariah” is also filled with real-life characters, while “Precious,” unfortunately, is fraught with stereotypes. Despite not being a woman or lesbian, I could easily relate to “Alike’s experiences of finding an identity, losing her virginity and having her heart broken. And even though Wayans’ character is homophobic, her love for her daughter is palpable.

Another similarity between the films is that both have become a favorite of critics. While “Precious” was widely praised by white critics yet bashed by African-American critics, “Pariah” has received praise from both groups. Will “Pariah” get the same Oscar treatment that “Precious” had? With the Academy’s history of failing to reward “authentic” African-American films, it seems unlikely. Hopefully, the Oscars will get it right on this one.

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Many of you are familiar with ‘A Christmas Story’. For the last few years, it’s arguably overtaken ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ as THE ‘Christmas Movie’. It’s grown in popularity over the years due to the new tradition of 24-hour screenings on television every Christmas Eve….but whatever happened to those folks? Where are these stars nowadays?

Some members of the cast recently reunited on ABC’s ‘The View’ to give us all the update on how life has treated them in the years after ‘A Christmas Story’  Watch this video and see what Scott Schwartz (‘Flick’) and Zack Ward (‘Scutt Farkas’, The EVIIIIIL red-headed kid…such a GREAT villain!) have been doing…

As for Peter Billingsley (‘Ralphie’), he’s gone on to do quite well with himself, taking a role behind the scenes as an executive producer of some of Hollywood’s most recent blockbusters, including ‘Iron Man’ and as a director for the film, ‘Couples Retreat’. Melinda Dillon, (‘Mother’), has also continued in Hollywood. In fact, she’s figured in a few major hits, including “Law & Order: SVU” and “Magnolia.” Darren McGavin, (‘The Old Man’) put in plenty of other efforts in show business. McGavin passed away in 2006.

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After the Premiere at the Anthology Theater in New York City, executive producer writer and star, Montaigne “Logic” Massac and producer, creator, writer and star, Casey Gane-McCalla as well as other members of the cast and crew talked to a camera crew about how the movie was made and the message behind the movie.

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1. The cliche but truly enjoyable “Brotha to the Night” performance.

2. The introduction of spoken-word “culture” to the mainstream.

3. Bill Bellamy drove a hearse.

4. Nina’s photography skills were dope.

5. They went to a stepper’s set.

6. Marvin’s classic line, “I’m going to get some muthaf*ckin Toasted Oats. You tripping!”

7. Darius dedicated his book to Nina.

8. Savon’s wife called him “triflin.”

9. Sheila’s consummate mother-earth-tell-it-like-it-is-diva-ness.

10. The house party scene where Vaughn brings his female “co-worker” and Wood brings Nina.

11. Nina and Darius both feed their insecurities by dating other people which was both real and accurate.

12. The soundtrack was epic.

13. Nia Long was “house-sitting” the dopest apartment ever.

14. Nina’s got her dream job at Vibe magazine.

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Eddie Murphy has placed second on this year’s Most Overpaid Actors list from Forbes magazine.

In calculating the list, Forbes looked at the three most recent movies of each actor on its Celebrity 100 list. It added up box office, DVD and television revenue for the three films, factored in production budgets and came up with an operating income for each of them that it then compared to each star’s compensation.

Murphy was paid $1 for every $4.45 his movies earned. But Forbes’ rule against cartoons meant that instead of a couple of hit “Shrek” movies, it looked at “Imagine That,” “Meet Dave” and “Norbit.”

Will Ferrell tops the list of most overpaid actors. His movies earned only $3.35 for each $1 the star was paid. “Transformers” star Shia LaBeouf, on the other hand, is paid $1 for every $81 his movies earned, so he’s the actor determined by Forbes to give the most box office bang for his salary buck.

In Ferrell’s case, “Land of the Lost,” “Step Brothers” and “Semi-Pro” were used, while “The Other Guys,” which performed better than the other three, was released after the June 1 cutoff date for this year’s list. Ferrell returns to theaters on Friday as the voice of the title character in DreamWorks Animation’s “Megamind.” But unfortunately for Ferrell, cartoons don’t count.

Other funnymen on the Top 10 list of overpaid actors are Seth Rogen, Vince Vaughn, Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey.

Dramatic and action types cracking the Top 10 were Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise and Matt Damon.

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Wesley Snipes is involved in the 1960′s-set thriller “Code Name Zorro,” a biopic of the man who headed up the CIA’s top secret Zorro project designed to destroy Martin Luther King’s credibility.

According to Deadline, the film centers on the final moments in the life of William Sullivan, who’s Zorro project was initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and included tactics such as wiretapping and fraud to set up numerous illegal schemes.

Sullivan intended to air all of the dirty laundry about the project to a journalist, but was killed in a “hunting accident” shortly thereafter.

Justin Stamm penned the script and Snipes has received endorsement from Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, Martin Luther King III.

Snipes will produce, be involved in selecting cast and director, and will likely play a role though which one is presently undetermined

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A rep for Sony Pictures is dismissing rumors that the new “Men in Black” film has been shelved after Will Smith fell out with producers over the script.

The actor is reprising his role as Agent J in the third installment of the hit franchise and he will reportedly be joined by his former co-star Tommy Lee Jones and new addition to the cast, Josh Brolin.

Filming was supposed to begin this month in New York, but was reportedly pushed back until late November – sparking rumors of a rift between Smith, director Barry Sonnenfeld and the picture’s producers.

Reports suggested the actor was unhappy with the script and the shoot had been delayed following a series of arguments. But a rep for Sony Pictures says stories of an on-set dispute are not true and blames the delay on changes to New York’s film incentive program, which aims to bring moviemakers to the state.

“The only reason production will begin in mid-November as opposed to late October is to take advantage of recent changes affecting New York State film incentives,” the spokesperson tells New York Post’s Page Six. “Suggesting that a disagreement triggered the shift is complete fiction.”

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