31.10.2013
Monday, 4 November 2013
Jewel thief Halle Berry was destined to portray arrested again, at 83
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - Official Trailer (2014)
Published on 29 Oct 2013
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from "X-Men: First Class," in an epic battle that must change the past -- to save our future.
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Watch X-Men: Days of Future Past first teaser trailer featuring Hugh, Halle, Jennifer and Michael Fassbender
Watch X-Men: Days of Future Past first teaser trailer featuring Hugh Jackman and Michael Fassbender
Action-packed clip shows glimpses of Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique and Magneto's growing strength
A new teaser for X-Men: Days of Future Past has been released, showing mutants old and new.
The short clip, which was premiered on Vine, shows the return of favourites like Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, Halle Berry's Storm and Sir Patrick Stewart's Professor Charles Xavier.
Newer additions to the franchise, including Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique and Nicholas Hoult as fellow blue-skinned mutant Beast, also get flashed up.
James McAvoy can be seen briefly as a young Charles Xavier, with Michael Fassbender also appearing as an increasingly powerful Magneto.
A new full-length trailer for the prequel/sequel will be unveiled on Tuesday 29 October, following a Twitter chat with director Bryan Singer the day before.
* X-Men: Days of Future Past is released on 22 May 2014
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'Looper' child star to play Halle Berry's son in Spielberg TV series
'Looper' child star to play Halle Berry's son in Spielberg TV series
Published Wednesday, Oct 23 2013, 10:30 BST | By Morgan Jeffery
Looper star Pierce Gagnon has joined Halle Berry's new TV series.
Extant - exec produced by Steven Spielberg - will star Oscar winner Berry as an astronaut who returns home after a year in outer space.
Child actor Gagnon has been cast as Ethan, the son of Berry's character Molly, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The 8-year-old won critical acclaim for his role as Cid in 2012 film Looper and also played a recurring role on The CW's One Tree Hill.
Extant - which has been picked up for 13 episodes - will premiere on CBS in summer 2014.
Spielberg previously stated that he is "incredibly honoured" to be collaborating with star and co-exec producer Berry on the project,
"As she does with everything she touches, she will bring a deep authenticity to her role and I very much look forward to working with her," said the Lincoln director.
Extant - exec produced by Steven Spielberg - will star Oscar winner Berry as an astronaut who returns home after a year in outer space.
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Child actor Gagnon has been cast as Ethan, the son of Berry's character Molly, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The 8-year-old won critical acclaim for his role as Cid in 2012 film Looper and also played a recurring role on The CW's One Tree Hill.
Extant - which has been picked up for 13 episodes - will premiere on CBS in summer 2014.
Spielberg previously stated that he is "incredibly honoured" to be collaborating with star and co-exec producer Berry on the project,
"As she does with everything she touches, she will bring a deep authenticity to her role and I very much look forward to working with her," said the Lincoln director.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Oprah-Halle movie spurs author family feud
Oprah-Halle movie spurs author family feud
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Zora Neale Hurston's novel inspired the Halle Berry-Michael Ealy film.
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The great Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston died penniless in 1960 — but Oprah Winfrey has given the author’s heirs something to fight about since turning one of her books into a TV movie starring Halle Berry.
Hurston’s grandniece Dr. Lois Hurston Gaston, of Florida, is suing the author’s niece Lucy Anne Hurston of Connecticut over the writer’s trust, which has generated $1 million in annual income since the 2005 flick “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
The two women helped set up the Hurston Trust in 2001 to collect the rights to the writer’s works and capitalize off their value.
But the language of the trust is unclear about who controls the money since the number of heirs has ballooned from seven to 21.
Gaston, who owns 10 percent of the trust, claims Lucy Anne Hurston, who has the most power with a 26 percent interest, is trying to disenfranchise the other 19 heirs and maintain her grip on the money.
Lucy Anne’s “view is that the Hurston Trust should be interpreted so as to allow her to remain a trustee for so long as she pleases, with full veto power over any and all actions taken in the administration of the Hurston Trust,” Gaston charges in the Manhattan Surrogate’s Court case.
Hurston replied in legal papers last week that she is not being “selfish” and believes the dispute does not belong in court. She asked the judge to toss it.
Zora Neale Hurston’s books have been selling 500,000 copies a year since the adaptation of her 1937 novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” aired on ABC in 2005. Winfrey served as executive producer, and it was backed by her Harpo Productions studios.
The author, a graduate of Barnard College, wrote most of her novels in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s.
She inspired other African-American greats — including Toni Morrison and Alice Walker — but never realized enduring financial success.
Now her own story of literary redemption is at risk as the family battles over her legacy.
Last week, Judge Rita Mella urged both sides to settle the conflict out of court. The family’s lawyers are deciding whether to take Mella’s suggestion and join a mediation program sponsored by the Surrogate’s Court.
Gaston told The Post it was “extremely important” to her relative’s legacy to settle the case.
Her lawyer, Frank Santoro, said, “One of the unfortunate consequences of Zora Neale Hurston’s life was that she died a pauper and she didn’t have any estate plan.
“The works that she authored that are now known as a national treasure were strewn to the four winds,” he said.
Lucy Anne Hurston and other relatives did not return calls for comment.
Hurston’s grandniece Dr. Lois Hurston Gaston, of Florida, is suing the author’s niece Lucy Anne Hurston of Connecticut over the writer’s trust, which has generated $1 million in annual income since the 2005 flick “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
The two women helped set up the Hurston Trust in 2001 to collect the rights to the writer’s works and capitalize off their value.
But the language of the trust is unclear about who controls the money since the number of heirs has ballooned from seven to 21.
Gaston, who owns 10 percent of the trust, claims Lucy Anne Hurston, who has the most power with a 26 percent interest, is trying to disenfranchise the other 19 heirs and maintain her grip on the money.
Lucy Anne’s “view is that the Hurston Trust should be interpreted so as to allow her to remain a trustee for so long as she pleases, with full veto power over any and all actions taken in the administration of the Hurston Trust,” Gaston charges in the Manhattan Surrogate’s Court case.
Hurston replied in legal papers last week that she is not being “selfish” and believes the dispute does not belong in court. She asked the judge to toss it.
Zora Neale Hurston’s books have been selling 500,000 copies a year since the adaptation of her 1937 novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” aired on ABC in 2005. Winfrey served as executive producer, and it was backed by her Harpo Productions studios.
The author, a graduate of Barnard College, wrote most of her novels in Harlem in the 1930s and 1940s.
She inspired other African-American greats — including Toni Morrison and Alice Walker — but never realized enduring financial success.
Now her own story of literary redemption is at risk as the family battles over her legacy.
Last week, Judge Rita Mella urged both sides to settle the conflict out of court. The family’s lawyers are deciding whether to take Mella’s suggestion and join a mediation program sponsored by the Surrogate’s Court.
Gaston told The Post it was “extremely important” to her relative’s legacy to settle the case.
Her lawyer, Frank Santoro, said, “One of the unfortunate consequences of Zora Neale Hurston’s life was that she died a pauper and she didn’t have any estate plan.
“The works that she authored that are now known as a national treasure were strewn to the four winds,” he said.
Lucy Anne Hurston and other relatives did not return calls for comment.
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