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You learn something new everyday. On Jan 8th while watching the presentation “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at The Wharton Center, I learned theater could be simultaneously entertaining and educational.
Studio: Screen Gems
Plot: Two petty criminals hatch a scheme to rob their neighborhood church.
Cast: Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Katt Williams, Loretta Devine, Malinda Williams, Michael Beach, Chi McBride, Regina Hall
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **
Where Inspiration Lives
Edited by John Miller and Aaron Kenedi
ISBN: 1-57731-241-4
Publisher: New World Library
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Plot: A lone scientist struggles to survive after a deadly virus wrecks havoc in New York City.
Cast: Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
After The Fall
By Donald Hilliard
ISBN: 0-7684-2496-8
Publisher: Destiny Image
Available: Bookstores everywhere and
www.destinyimage.com
PageSix.com is reporting that Oprah Winfrey has taken control of the long-gestating Lena Horne biopic and has cast Alicia Keys in the title role.
Studio: Yari Film Group
Plot: A loving divorced mother of three falls for a talented but struggling songwriter.
Cast: Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Charlie Murphy, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Rachel True and Jill Marie Jones
Rating: PG
Bottom Line: **1/2
Rooms Of The Heart
By Donna Hill
ISBN: 1-58571-219-1
Publisher: Genesis Press
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel died on November 30, 2007 just days after announcing his meeting with Kanye West that led to a settlement over the rapper’s video for "Touch the Sky."
Snitch Craft
By Edrea Davis
ISBN: 0-9786974-0-5
Publisher: Dogon Village Books
Available: Bookstores everywhere and www.snitchcraft.com