‘Arts’ Archives
Lee Daniels”' The Butler
Lee Daniels”' The Butler” ***** Weinstein Company Biography/Drama Cast: Forest Whitaker (Cecil Gaines), Oprah Winfrey (Gloria Gaines), Elijah Kelley (Charlie), David Oyelowo (Louis), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Carter Wilson), Terrence Howard (Howard), Lenny Kravitz (James Holloway), James Marsden (John F. Kennedy, Vanessa Redgrave (Annabeth Westfall), Alan Richman (Ronald Reagan), Liev Schreider (Lyndon B. Johnson), Robin Williams (Dwight D. Eisenhower), Ami Ameen (Cecil Gaines, age 15), Nelsen Ellis (Martin Luther King Jr.) and Clarence Williams III (Maynard.(PG-13) Running time:132 minutes. Director: Lee Daniels. Writer: Danny Strong. Lee Daniels”' fictional character butler Cecil Gaines based on the real life butler Eugene Allen serving in that position in the White House during seven presidential administrations. Lee Daniels”' “The Butler” is essentially a love story tapestried with the civil rights movement and walking the tightrope against [...]
This Is The End & The Lone Ranger
“This Is The End” (2013) This is the End Columbia Pictures. Comedy/Action/Adventure/ Horror. Cast: James Franco (Himself), Jonah Hill (Himself), Seth Rogen (Himself), Craig Robinson (Himself), Michael Cera (Himself), Jay Baruchel (Himself), Danny McBride( Himself), Emma Watson (Herself), Channing Tatum (Himself). (R) Running time: 107 minutes. Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen. Set just outside of Los Angeles James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Michael Cera, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Emma Watson and Channing Tatu All friends”“play themselves in one big fraternal playground. All of them are having a party in a house in Los Angeles when cataclysmic events level the city and most of the surrounding areas. As the earthquake wrecks havoc, partyers scatter along with other Los Angelos. Not unlike most comedies today ”˜This Is the End” is crass”“and gross at times”“this bunch of guys manage to spawn quite a few [...]
Dessa will lead Jeremy Messersmith, Taj Raj, Robbie Robinson, Maria Isa, DJ Mamadu On Stage in “Sing Out for Kids”
Can you believe it? All on one stage! All in the same imaginative and stimulating milieux of Hell”'s Kitchen Underground Inner Sanctum. On Monday evening August 26th at 7:30 (doors open at 7:00). Dessa will for the Second year host this multi-talented benefit performance for the early childhood and family support services that Southside Family Nurturing Center has provided to at-risk families for almost 40 years in the Phillips Community and at the remarkable 1893 2448 18th Ave. So. Building. These artists and Hell”'s Kitchen are donating their time, talent, and energy to support SouthsideFNC. Will you give your support, too, buying tickets at $30 per person general admission or to enjoy a pre-show introduction to artists at 6:30 the gift is $75.00 per person. This show is to support families while advised for 18+ audience. Tickets can be purchased at http://singoutforkids.brownpapertickets.com. As one of the first private nonprofits to use whole [...]
