Stars: Sasha Luss, Isabelle Fuhrman, Wallis Day, Skai Jackson, Jack Kesy | Written and Directed by Jordan Gertner
Sheroes, the writing and directing debut of producer Jordan Gertner begins with a look into the lives of its four leads Diamond, Ezra, Ryder and Daisy.
Their lives are so hard that all of them end up exclaiming “This is such fucking bullshit” at the misery of private yoga lessons by the pool, selling art in an upscale gallery, being an actress or a professional skateboarder. You really feel bad for these poor young ladies and totally understand their need to jump on Diamond’s father’s private jet and fly to his villa in Thailand for a booze and drug-fueled vacation.
Complications and cliches ensue when one of their suitcases is accidentally switched with one full of cocaine. Which they proceed to snort the hell out of only to wake up the...
Sheroes, the writing and directing debut of producer Jordan Gertner begins with a look into the lives of its four leads Diamond, Ezra, Ryder and Daisy.
Their lives are so hard that all of them end up exclaiming “This is such fucking bullshit” at the misery of private yoga lessons by the pool, selling art in an upscale gallery, being an actress or a professional skateboarder. You really feel bad for these poor young ladies and totally understand their need to jump on Diamond’s father’s private jet and fly to his villa in Thailand for a booze and drug-fueled vacation.
Complications and cliches ensue when one of their suitcases is accidentally switched with one full of cocaine. Which they proceed to snort the hell out of only to wake up the...
- 6/29/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
2017-04-13T12:41:08-07:00'The Get Down' Actor Joins Cast of Animated Spider-Man Film
Spider-Man is going to be popping up a lot lately, with live-action and animated feature films on the way. While Spider-Man: Homecoming will focus on Peter Parker, Ultimate Spider-Man Miles Morales will lead the animated movie.
It looks like the animated film has now found its lead, as Miles Morales has been cast. According to Hollywood Reporter, Shameik Moore will voice the lead.
If you recognize the name, it's because Moore has been a bit of a breakout star over the last couple of years. After his acclaimed performance in Dope, the young actor has continued his streak with the Netflix hit series, The Get Down.
Read the rest of this article at Comicbook.com.
Shameik Moore also appears in The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
Spider-Man is going to be popping up a lot lately, with live-action and animated feature films on the way. While Spider-Man: Homecoming will focus on Peter Parker, Ultimate Spider-Man Miles Morales will lead the animated movie.
It looks like the animated film has now found its lead, as Miles Morales has been cast. According to Hollywood Reporter, Shameik Moore will voice the lead.
If you recognize the name, it's because Moore has been a bit of a breakout star over the last couple of years. After his acclaimed performance in Dope, the young actor has continued his streak with the Netflix hit series, The Get Down.
Read the rest of this article at Comicbook.com.
Shameik Moore also appears in The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
- 4/13/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
James Chressanthis has worked on numerous projects over the last several years as a cinematographer, including "The Watsons Go To Birmingham," "The Makeover," "The Music Man," "Life With Judy Garland," "Ghost Whisperer," and "Hide." His latest, "Cesar's Last Fast," directed by Richard Ray Perez & Lorena Parlee, is a documentary chronicling Cesar Chavez's 36-day water-only fast in 1988. It is screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Which cameras and lens did you use? Betacam, Panavision Genesis, Canon C300 & 5D, Arri Alexa and Canon C300 with Super 8mm, Arri 416 and Panavision Genesis, Arri Super16 SR3, 35mm Panavision. What was the most difficult shot in your movie and how did you pull it off? It was being unobtrusive and capturing the private moments, and the tremendous sacrifice of Cesar Chavez. His breaking of his fast with Ethel Kennedy was the most difficult moment: feeling the tremendous outpouring of emotions while clearly rendering the.
- 1/21/2014
- by Taylor Lindsay
- Indiewire
The American Black Film Festival (Abff) has announced today that actor Morris Chestnut (star of The Best Man Holiday, which will be in theaters this weekend), will be the festival's 2014 Celebrity Ambassador, and that author/producer Tonya Lewis Lee (producer of The Watsons Go To Birmingham most recently) its Host Committee chair. This news comes a week after the festival made it official that, beginning with its next installment, it will call New York City home. “It’s an honor and privilege to be the ambassador of the Abff, taking place this year in New York -- a city that has inspired and cultivated so much great talent in all areas of film,” says...
- 11/12/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Hallmark Channel's The Watsons Go To Birmingham, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, will World Premiere tonight, Friday, September 20 (8pm Et/Pt, 7C). Produced Tonya Lewis Lee, the upcoming film adaptation of the historical fiction novel of the same name by Christopher Paul Curtis, is directed by Kenny Leon (Lifetime's Steel Magnolias remake). The film's cast includes: Anika Noni Rose, David Alan Grier, Skai Jackson, Latanya Richardson, Wood Harris, Bryce Jenkins, Pauletta Washington and Harrison Knight. Co-produced by Nikki Silver, The Watsons Go To Birmingham centers on an African...
- 9/20/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
In a summer fraught with hate and strife, the Watsons reacted with love and kindness. They were but one family, and a fictional one at that.
But the Newbery Medal-winning book "The Watsons Go to Birmingham," perfectly captures the drama of the civil rights movement. And Hallmark Channel perfectly captures Christopher Paul Curtis' book in its Friday, Sept. 20, movie.
"The real heartbeat of this movie is love," says Anika Noni Rose ("Dreamgirls," "The Good Wife"). "This family loves each other so hard."
"Wilona loves her husband enough to leave her central unit, her family, and go someplace she does not know or understand," Rose tells Zap2it of her character. "She loves her children enough to uproot them and bring them to another place, which is almost another time."
Using period cars and costumes, director Kenny Leon focuses on the huge issues through the filter of a family. Set in 1963, this opens in Flint,...
But the Newbery Medal-winning book "The Watsons Go to Birmingham," perfectly captures the drama of the civil rights movement. And Hallmark Channel perfectly captures Christopher Paul Curtis' book in its Friday, Sept. 20, movie.
"The real heartbeat of this movie is love," says Anika Noni Rose ("Dreamgirls," "The Good Wife"). "This family loves each other so hard."
"Wilona loves her husband enough to leave her central unit, her family, and go someplace she does not know or understand," Rose tells Zap2it of her character. "She loves her children enough to uproot them and bring them to another place, which is almost another time."
Using period cars and costumes, director Kenny Leon focuses on the huge issues through the filter of a family. Set in 1963, this opens in Flint,...
- 9/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Anika Noni Rose: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me Anika Noni Rose stars in the film The Watsons Go To Birmingham, which premieres on the Hallmark Channel this Friday, 9/20. 1. Avid and fast reader. Usually finish most books in a day or two. Usually working on a couple at a time; 1 for train, 1 for house 2. Would love to bring back stylish hats and gloves for the everyday woman 3. Am an adventure fiend. If there's something to throw, kick, run or jump over...I'm down. 4. Hate a Lima [...]...
- 9/20/2013
- Us Weekly
There are only days left until the official start of the fall TV season, but plenty of shows are debuting their new seasons on Friday (Sept. 20).
In anticipation of new shows' premieres, check out these returning favorites on your Friday night.
8 p.m. Et/Pt:
"Last Man Standing" (Season 3 premiere, ABC): Mike (Tim Allen) learns that Kyle's (Christoph Sanders) new-found interest in philosophy is distracting him from his work. He also worries about Boyd (Flynn Morrison) attending a bilingual school. "Duck Dynasty's" Willie and Si Robertson guest star.
"The Watsons Go To Birmingham" (TV movie premiere, Hallmark): Hallmark's latest made-for-tv movie takes viewers back to the Summer of 1963 when the Watson family goes on a vacation to Birmingham, Ala. for a healthy dose of Grandma Sands (Latanya Richardson Jackson). During their summer down South, they realize that life in Birmingham is much different than the one they have in Flint,...
In anticipation of new shows' premieres, check out these returning favorites on your Friday night.
8 p.m. Et/Pt:
"Last Man Standing" (Season 3 premiere, ABC): Mike (Tim Allen) learns that Kyle's (Christoph Sanders) new-found interest in philosophy is distracting him from his work. He also worries about Boyd (Flynn Morrison) attending a bilingual school. "Duck Dynasty's" Willie and Si Robertson guest star.
"The Watsons Go To Birmingham" (TV movie premiere, Hallmark): Hallmark's latest made-for-tv movie takes viewers back to the Summer of 1963 when the Watson family goes on a vacation to Birmingham, Ala. for a healthy dose of Grandma Sands (Latanya Richardson Jackson). During their summer down South, they realize that life in Birmingham is much different than the one they have in Flint,...
- 9/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Hallmark Channel presents The Watsons Go To Birmingham, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie set to have its World Premiere tonight, September 20 8p.m. Etpt, 7C. TonyR Award winner and GrammyR Award nominee Anika Noni Rose 'Dreamgirls,' 'The Princess and the Frog,' 'The Good Wife' stars along with three-time TonyR Award nominee and GrammyR Award nominee David Alan Grier 'Porgy and Bess,' 'Peeples,' 'In Living Color', Skai Jackson 'Jessie', Latanya Richardson 'The Fighting Temptations', Wood Harris 'The Wire,' 'Remember The Titans', Bryce Jenkins 'Easy A,' 'Have A Little Faith' and Harrison Knight 'We the Party'.
- 9/20/2013
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Hallmark Channel's The Watsons Go To Birmingham, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, will World Premiere on Friday, September 20 (8pm Et/Pt, 7C). Produced Tonya Lewis Lee, the upcoming film adaptation of the historical fiction novel of the same name by Christopher Paul Curtis, is directed by Kenny Leon (Lifetime's Steel Magnolias remake). The film's cast includes: Anika Noni Rose, David Alan Grier, Skai Jackson, Latanya Richardson, Wood Harris, Bryce Jenkins, Pauletta Washington and Harrison Knight. Co-produced by Nikki Silver, The Watsons Go To Birmingham centers on an African American...
- 8/30/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
While her husband (Spike Lee) hustles to raise $1.25 million to produce his next indie feature film, Tonya Lewis Lee is already on to the next one - or I should say, on to the next five! Via her production company, Tonik Productions (with partner Nikki Silver), Tonya Lewis Lee already has The Watsons Go to Birmingham, starring Anika Noni Rose, David Alan Grier, Skai Jackson and Wood Harris, made and scheduled to debut both in theaters and on the Hallmark Channel this fall. And, announced today, Tonik Productions has optioned film rights to the Ya Gallagher Girls book series, with the goal being to produce a big-screen franchise...
- 8/1/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Watsons Go To Birmingham Roundtable With Producers Tonya Lewis Lee, Nikki Silver, & Director Kenny Leon In September, the Hallmark Channel will present the original movie, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham”. Tambay has discussed the film on several occasions. His latest post took place in April http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/anika-noni-rose-david-alan-grier-headline-the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-adaptation.On Wednesday, in Beverly Hills, I had the opportunity to attend a roundtable conference with producers Tonya Lewis Lee and Nikki Silver, and director Kenny Leon, during which attending press were allowed to ask them a few questions about the upcoming film.As is...
- 7/29/2013
- by Masha Dowell
- ShadowAndAct
Hallmark Channel has announced that The Watsons Go To Birmingham, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, will World Premiere on Friday, September 20 (8pm Et/Pt, 7C). Produced Tonya Lewis Lee, the upcoming film adaptation of the historical fiction novel of the same name by Christopher Paul Curtis, is directed by Kenny Leon (Lifetime's Steel Magnolias remake). The film's cast includes: Anika Noni Rose, David Alan Grier, Skai Jackson, Latanya Richardson, Wood Harris, Bryce Jenkins, Pauletta Washington and Harrison Knight. Co-produced by Nikki Silver, The Watsons Go To Birmingham centers on an...
- 7/18/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The 15th annual Roxbury International Film Festival in Boston, Ma will open with Charles Murray's drama Things Never Said, this Thursday, June 27 at the Museum of Fine Arts at 7pm. A key highlight of this year's event will be "A Conversation with Tonya Lewis Lee," author, producer (and wife of Spike Lee), which will close the festival on Sunday, June 30. A treat for those in attendance for that "Conversation" will be a sneak preview of Lee's upcoming film adaptation of the historical fiction novel, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, which Kenny Leon (Lifetime's Steel Magnolias remake) is...
- 6/24/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Here's your first look at producer Tonya Lewis Lee's upcoming film adaptation of historical fiction novel, The Watsons Go To Birmingham, which Kenny Leon (Lifetime's Steel Magnolias remake) is directing currently. The film's cast includes: Anika Noni Rose, David Alan Grier, Skai Jackson, Latanya Richardson, Wood Harris, Bryce Jenkins, Pauletta Washington and Harrison Knight. Co-produced by Nikki Silver, The Watsons Go To Birmingham adapts Christopher Paul Curtis' 1995 novel which centers on an African American family living in the town of Flint, Michigan, who visit their...
- 5/7/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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