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A moment with Forest Whitaker

August 11, 2013

I think what Lee Daniels did with this film is pretty powerful because he dealt with the civil rights movement through the characters of me (Cecil) and my son (Louis). My son’s an activist first in college, and then working with Martin Luther King and eventually Malcolm X.

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Actor Terrence Howard accused of punching ex-wife in the face

August 11, 2013

Terrence Howard, who is set to appear in the upcoming film, The Butler is in big trouble with the authorities.  The actor is accused of beating his ex-wife during a recent trip to Costa Rica, according to TMZ.  Howard was divorced from his ex-wife, Michelle Ghent, back in May, but…

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Cheryl Boone Isaacs elected film academy president

August 4, 2013

A veteran publicist is the new president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization’s board of governors elected Cheryl Boone Isaacs to the position Tuesday evening. She is the first woman to hold the post in three decades and the first African American president in the academy’s history.

 

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