Chris Rock prepares ‘Death at a Funeral’

 

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Chris Rock wants to deliver your eulogy.  In anticipation of his April 16 film release, “Death at a Funeral,” you can prepare your eulogy for Rock to convey.   Visit DieLaughingNow.com to join the fun.
 
The film follows a family as secrets are revealed and mayhem erupts at the funeral of the clan’s patriarch. Martin Lawrence, Loretta Devine and Danny Glover also star.

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Angela Bassett to star in ‘Green Lantern’

 
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Actress Angela Bassett joins the cast of the movie,”Green Lantern,” which is currently filming in New Orleans. Bassett will play government agent Dr. Amanda Waller.  The film also stars Ryan Reynolds, who plays the lead role, and Peter Sarsgaard, reports Variety.

‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’ Caribbean trip giveaway

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Attention all married couples!  Want to get away?  Come out Saturday, March 20 to the ICE Theaters Chatham 14 and share why you got married for a chance to win a free Caribbean trip and have your testimonial video shown on BET.

Anika Noni Rose talks about ‘The Princess and the Frog’ DVD release

 
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The first animated African American princess movie is ready to leap into homes across the country.  Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is available Wednesday on DVD.  Tony-award winning actress Anika Noni Rose — the voice of the character Princess Tiana — talked with Suite 411 about how the movie could affect future generations of children.

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Video: ‘Iron Man 2’ movie trailer

 
Actor Robert Downey, Jr. is back in the movie, “Iron Man 2,” which hits theaters May 7.  Actor Don Cheadle also joins the cast this time around. 
 
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Brooklyn’s Finest keeps it in the ‘hood

(l-r) Actor Wesley Snipes, screenwriter Michael Martin and director Antoine Fuqua of the film "Brooklyn's Finest."
(l-r) Actor Wesley Snipes, screenwriter Michael Martin and director Antoine Fuqua of the film "Brooklyn's Finest."

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Filming a movie in one of the most dangerous and violent places in the country, Brooklyn’s Van Dykes Houses, wasn’t easy, said Antoine Fuqua, director of “Brooklyn’s Finest,” which opens March 5.  Not due to crime or violence, but politics.
 

“Police and government officials told me if I go in there I am on my own,” he said.  “I had to fight the system to get in there and to bring [the actors] into the hood so the kids can see and be a part of a positive experience like making a movie.  It was challenging.”
 

Fuqua said he was happy to cast hundreds of the housing project residents in “Brooklyn’s Finest,” which follows the lives of three Brooklyn police officers who are involved in a massive drug operation. The cast is comprised of notable veteran actors Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke.  Fuqua previously worked with Hawke when he directed the 2001 film, “Training Day,” which actor Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.
 

Fuqua and co-star Wesley Snipes recently visited Chicago to promote the film.  Fuqua said he was impressed with the script written by first-time African American screenwriter, Michael Martin, a former construction flagger in the New York subways.  Martin was born and raised in the Brooklyn projects.
 

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Don Cheadle mistaken for a Ladies Man

 
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Don Cheadle, star of the upcoming movie “Brooklyn’s Finest,” recently stopped by the The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Cheadle said people often think he is former “Saturday Night Live” cast member  and star of the 2000 film, “The Ladies Man,” Tim Meadows.
 
“I was on a plane and a flight attendant came over and gave me a couple of bottles of Courvosier,” he said.  “I said, ‘What is that?’  She said, ‘Ladies Man.'”