Halle Berry Revlon Commercial. Jan 2011
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Aretha Franklin on The Wendy Williams Show wants Halle to play her in BioPic
Aretha Franklin calls in to The Wendy Williams Show to set the record straight about her health.Plus Aretha wants Halle to play her in Biopic
Halle Berry Is Aretha Franklin’s Choice For Movie Biopic
Published on January 14, 2011 by Craig Kell ·
She recently rejected the option of playing Oprah Winfey in a biopic but now Oscar winning actress Halle Berry is being tipped to play the role of soul singing legend Aretha Franklin in a film version of her life. Franklin spoke to chat show host Wendy Williams via telephone link on Williams’s show (reported by MTV) and revealed that the first draft of the script was being made while Berry was in negotiations to take on the part. Looks like this could be a potential ‘real deal’:
“Halle Berry is my pick. There’s a young Aretha that has yet to be named, but for the last four years, we’ve been talking about the film, and I have had a number of offers. Unfortunately, they were not good offers. Now, we have something on the table. They have all of the financing on one project and the second project, and he’s in the process of writing things for me to approve on the tele-film.”If the film does eventually go ahead it could lead to another award-baity role for Berry who has been mostly down with her films recently, though upcoming drama Frankie & Alice should offer some resistance from her critics and gain her the acclaim that won her the Oscar for Monster’s Ball in 2001. But when it comes to playing Aretha Franklin, she’ll really have to play the role well and gain the R.E.S.P.E.C.T from the soul legend!
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Halle Nominated for Best Actress at NAACP Image Awards + Best Independent Film for Frankie and Alice
http://www.naacpimageawards.net
What are the NAACP Image Awards?
The NAACP Image Awards is the nation's premier event celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (television, recording, literature, motion picture and writing & directing), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.Motion Picture Nominees
Outstanding Motion Picture
For Colored Girls
Lionsgate/34th Street FilmsJust Wright
Fox Searchlight PicturesThe Book of Eli
Warner Bros. PicturesThe Kids Are All Right
Focus FeaturesTyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
LionsgateOutstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Anthony Mackie
Night Catches Us
Magnolia PicturesCommon
Just Wright
Fox Searchlight PicturesDenzel Washington
The Book of Eli
Warner Bros. PicturesJaden Smith
The Karate Kid
Columbia PicturesMorgan Freeman
Red
Summit EntertainmentOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Halle Berry
Frankie & Alice
Freestyle ReleasingJanet Jackson
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
LionsgateKerry Washington
Night Catches Us
Magnolia PicturesQueen Latifah
Just Wright
Fox Searchlight PicturesZoe Saldana
The Losers
Warner Bros. PicturesOutstanding Support Actor in a Motion Picture
Don Cheadle
Brooklyn's Finest
Overture FilmsIdris Elba
Takers
Screen GemsJustin Timberlake
The Social Network
Columbia PicturesMichael Ealy
For Colored Girls
Lionsgate/34th Street FilmsSamuel L. Jackson
Mother and Child
Sony Pictures ClassicsOutstanding Support Actress in a Motion Picture
Anika Noni Rose
For Colored Girls
Lionsgate/34th Street FilmsKimberly Elise
For Colored Girls
Lionsgate/34th Street FilmsPhylicia Rashad
For Colored Girls
Lionsgate/34th Street FilmsJill Scott
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
LionsgateWhoopi Goldberg
For Colored Girls
Lionsgate/34th Street FilmsOutstanding Independent Motion Picture
Conviction
Fox Searchlight PicturesFrankie & Alice
Freestyle ReleasingLa Mission
Screen Media VenturesMother and Child
Sony Pictures ClassicsNight Catches Us
Magnolia PicturesOutstanding Foreign Motion Picture
A Barefoot Dream
Showbox/MediaplexBiutiful
Roadside AttractionsFour Lions
Drafthouse FilmsMother
Magnolia PicturesOutside the Law
Tessalit ProductionsOutstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
PBSHugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Metaphor FilmsIf God is Willing and the Creek Don't Rise
HBOWaiting for Superman
Paramount VantageWilliam Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
POVDrink of the Week: Halle Berry at The Cellar
Drink of the Week: Halle Berry at The Cellar
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This week's sipper is a testament to the dedication of the Cellar's bar staff to making tasty drinks relying on a creative spirit as well as the lost art of the muddle. And since the ingredients used in this week's drink, known as the Halle Berry, were so fresh, we can't think of a better symbol to represent the fresh starts promised by a new year.
The mixologist begins by muddling sweet blackberries along with a slice of jalapeño in a glass, smashed together with a small baseball bat. This process liberates the flavors of the fruit. They then squeeze a lemon over the mixture. A jigger of Tanqueray Gin is added, shaken in a mixer with ice, then strained into a martini glass.
If it's done right, the zest of the berries and lemon will function as the predominant taste of the drink, with sublte overtones of juniper berry thanks to the gin. And of course, the Cellar did this one right, and as a result, there was no involuntary face-twitching because of a strong taste.
It's a nice surprise to have a drink sporting naturally sweet flavors as opposed to the revved-up, sugary concoctions one finds in any club. And because of the way the ingredients of the Halle Berry settle in the glass, each sip brings a slight change in taste. The closer I got to the bottom, the more heat I could taste from the jalapeño. Delicious.
Location Info:
Cellar Restaurant Fullerton
305 N. Harbor Blvd.Fullerton, CA
Category: Restaurant
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