Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List August 25-31 Aug 15, 2008
(Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening) -- 2:15 a.m. Alien 3 (Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance) -- 4:15 a.m. John Carpenter's Village of the Damned (Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski) -- 6 a.m. Mission to Mars (Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle) -- 8 a.m. The One (Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo) -- 9:30 a.m. Deja Vu (Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Adam Goldberg) -- 11:40 a.m. Waterworld (Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn) -- 2 p.m.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
From too safe to stereotypical to a new reality Aug 10, 2008
Indeed, "The Cosby Show" faced criticism for showing only one facet of the black experience, notes Kristal Brent Zook, author of the 1999 book "Color by Fox: The Fox Network and the Revolution in Black Television." Among the most pointed responses was "Roc," an early-'90s series on Fox about a New York City sanitation worker, played by Charles S. Dutton. The topics were more pointed and more social, incorporating such issues as unemployment and gang violence. (Boston Globe)
Keep an eye on these Kids Jul 13, 2008
Brown, who got his big break with Sean Connery in "Finding Forrester" and also starred with Samuel L. Jackson in "Coach Carter," now plays college running back Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, in "The Express," also starring Dennis Quaid and Charles S. Dutton, out in October. For the kiddies (and their Nickelodeon-lovin' parents), Janice Burgess, producer of "The Backyardigans," will talk about her creative process, accompanied by one of her characters - the... (Boston Globe)
New on DVD: 'Stop-Loss' is a gain for movie fans Jul 13, 2008
Extras, extras: Interviews with Sayles, Glover, Charles S. Dutton and producer Maggie Renzi. ALSO IN STORES. (USA Today -- Life)
DVD reviews: The Spiderwick Chronicles Jun 27, 2008
The DVD features interviews with the cast, which includes Charles S. Dutton, Sean Patrick Thomas and Mary Steenburgen. DVD, $27. (MSNBC -- Movies)
National Black Arts Festival 20th Anniversary - Our Gift of Creativity to You Jun 13, 2008
Gladys Knight, Wynton Marsalis, Alice Walker, Judith Jamison, Hugh Masekela, Charles S. Dutton, Carrie Mae Weems, Los Hombres Calientes, Dr. Cornell West, and much much more ... Highlights of the Festival include appearances and performances by Gladys Knight, Wynton Marsalis and his trio, Alice Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Dr. Cornell West, Charles S. Dutton, Judith Jamison, Urban Bush Women, Ron K. Brown/EVIDENCE, and more ... A Tribute to Judith Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Forget fantasy, here are film's football stars Apr 4, 2008
Charles S. Dutton from "Rudy" is our greenskeeper, and our mascot is the one in "Old School.". The complete roster accompanies this article, with the player and movie, plus the actor's name in parenthesis. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Quaid, Gibson Join Legion Mar 29, 2008
Jon Tenney (The Closer), Charles S. Dutton (The L Word) and Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy) have also joined the supporting cast. - John Sciulli, Jesse Grant, Chris Weeks/WireImage. (IGN FilmForce)
Quaid, Walsh join Stewart's 'Legion' Mar 28, 2008
Dennis Quaid, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Tenney, Charles S. Dutton, Lucas Black, Kate Walsh, Adrianne Palicki, Kevin Durand and Willa Holland will join Paul Bettany in "Legion," the Screen Gems thriller that marks the feature directing debut of Scott Stewart. Shooting is about to get under way in New Mexico. (Variety)
D.C. pays tribute to August Wilson Mar 1, 2008
Eleventh-hour substitutions include Louis Gossett Jr., who was inked last week to play in "Fences." He replaces Charles S. Dutton, who ankled the cast earlier because of a film commitment. Director Kenny Leon has been tapped to oversee the March 4-April 6 tribute at the Center's 500-seat Terrace Theater. (Variety)
BIG CHANGES FOR BAY AREA THEATER Feb 25, 2008
Also in Screens, Peter Hartlaub has some fun interviewing Will Ferrell about his latest film, the basketball comedy "Semi-Pro" (Page 24), and Pam Grady talks with Charles S. Dutton about his role in the new John Sayles movie "Honeydripper," set in 1950s rural Alabama and steeped in the blues (Page 26). Also, because tonight is the big night, we've reprinted the Oscar ballet for your convenience (Page 20), and Ruthe Stein offers her picks (Page 21) and her insights on nominee Tommy Lee Jones... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dutton quickens the pace with 'Racing for Time' Feb 15, 2008
Triple Emmy winner Charles S. Dutton stars as Lt. Cleveland "Stack" Stackhouse, a correctional officer who believes his detention center should be "girls' last, best hope to make something out of themselves." Yaya DaCosta co-stars as the troubled Vanessa, a girl with an attitude, a two-year sentence and a fast gait. "There are so many beautiful lessons in the film," DaCosta says. (USA Today -- Life)
'Honey Dripper' Jan 31, 2008
Starring: Danny Glover, Stacy Keach, Charles S. Dutton, Gary Clark Jr.. Rating: PG-13 for brief violence and some suggestive material. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
More of this story Jan 25, 2008
Deservedly so, because not only is the film immensely entertaining, it also features fabulous performances by everyone from established stars Astin and Charles S. Dutton to a pair of newcomers in Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, who would team up a couple years later on a little film called Swingers. BRIAN S SONG (1971): Heart is also a big part of the equation in yet another true story set not far from the Notre Dame campus - in Chicago, home of the Bears and the team s biggest star, Gale... (Brockton Enterprise, MA)
Honeydripper Review Jan 22, 2008
Honeydripper, starring Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Charles S. Dutton, recounts the transitional period in American history where the blues gave way to rock and roll. Glover stars as Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis, a man with a past whose Honeydripper tavern appears poised for shuttering. (IGN FilmForce)
There's no song in its heart Jan 18, 2008
Charles S. Dutton plays Pinetop's partner Maceo, easygoing and capable, and Lisa Gay Hamilton is Pinetop's wife, Delilah, a former singer drawn to the revival meetings ... Starring: Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Gary Clark Jr., Stacy Keach, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta, Keb' Mo. (Boston Globe)
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Schenectady native to premiere new film at Proctors Dec 22, 2007
Other name actors appearing in "Honeydripper" include Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach and Sean Patrick Thomas. Newcomer Gary Clark Jr. plays Sonny, the guitar player. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Sayles Salutes The Blues With 'Honeydripper' Oct 26, 2007
The movie stars Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach, Mary Steenburgen, Yaya DeCosta and Sean Patrick Thomas. Among the musicians who also appear are Keb' Mo', Dr. Mable John, Eddie Shaw and Jerry Portnoy. (Billboard.com)
Festival favorites roll into movie houses Oct 20, 2007
Starring: Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach, Mary Steenburgen, Yaya DaCosta, Sean Patrick ThomasDirector: John SaylesStory: Set in 1950s Alabama, Tyrone Purvis (Glover) is deep in debt and about to lose his tavern, the Honeydripper. He decides to try to get celebrity Guitar Sam to play his club to raise the money to pay off his debts. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Multichannel Newswire Oct 10, 2007
HBO Signs`Roc Dutton HBO said it entered into an exclusive development deal with actor/writer/producer Charles S. Dutton to create several projects for the pay cable service. The agreement covers the development of series, movies and miniseries featuring Dutton. (Multichannel News)
Ways to win back our sanitation engineers Jul 14, 2007
Charles S. Dutton did right by the waste collector on "Roc," even if only 17 people saw the show during its early 1990s run. Other garbagemen have been portrayed as buffoons, or worse yet, played by Tony Danza -- who starred in the TV movie "The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
HBO pair talk transition Jul 13, 2007
Also, Charles S. Dutton will direct and star in the original movie "Racing for Time," set for next year. And the telepic "Custody," starring Rob Morrow, James Denton and Kay Panabaker, will air throughout the second weekend of September. (Variety)
The Bronx Is Burning Jul 7, 2007
Billy Martin - John Turturro George Steinbrenner - Oliver Platt Reggie Jackson - Daniel Sunjata Jimmy Breslin - Michael Rispoli Joseph Borelli - Dan Lauria Gabe Paul - Kevin Conway Thurman Munson - Erik Jensen Fran Healey - Loren Dean Graig Nettles - Alex Cranmer Mickey Rivers - Leonard Robinson Bill White - Charles S. Dutton Detective Kavanaugh - Nestor Serrano Inspector Dowd - Stephen Lang Detective Welker - Casey Siemaszko. Indifference is rarely a word associated with the New York Yankees,... (Variety)
Merkerson shows her playful side May 4, 2007
" Every time someone logs on at Skinvoice .com, Vaseline will donate money to the Children's Defense Fund to help New Orleans schools. Merkerson will attend the Essence Music Festival in July in New Orleans. Also this summer, Merkerson will act in a Los Angeles stage revival of Come Back, Little Sheba. Bruce Davison, a white actor, will play her husband in this drama set in the 1950s. "When people sit down, they know a black woman is playing Lola," Merkerson says. (Shirley Booth won an Oscar for... (Orlando Sentinel)
Stan Daniels, 72; TV writer and producer co-created "Taxi" Apr 12, 2007
Among his other television credits were the 1978 TV movie "Cindy," about an African American Cinderella, that he wrote with Brooks; the 1974 series "Lily" with Brenda Vaccaro that he created with Weinberger; and the early 1990s sitcom "Roc" that starred Charles S. Dutton. Still, Daniels told the Toronto Star in 1991 that musical theater was "his first love.". (Los Angeles Times)
DGA Awards winners Feb 4, 2007
Charles S. Dutton, "Sleeper Cell: American Terror" - "Home" (Showtime)Unit Production Manager: Robert Rothbard First Assistant Director: Dennis M. White Second Assistant Director: Andy SpilkomanSecond Second Assistant Director: Pete WatermanDGA Trainee: Joshua Madera. Randa Haines, "The Ron Clark Story" (TNT)Production Manager: Fred StylesFirst Assistant Director: Glen Trotiner Second Assistant Director: Eddie Micallef Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Deangelis. (Variety)
Toni Braxton says son is autistic Jan 30, 2007
Actor Charles S. Dutton is 56. Comedian Brett Butler ( Grace Under Fire ) is 49. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jeep fun for young filmmaker Jan 16, 2007
Actor Charles S. Dutton, who got two Tony Award nominations for appearing in August Wilson pieces, and Dwight Andrews, who was musical director for several of Wilson's Broadway productions, were joined by NPR entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell at the Kennedy Library yesterday for a tribute to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. DJ AM was back in town over the weekend spinning at Gypsy Bar. (Boston Globe)
People: Chiller, a new network haunt for fright fans, unveiled Jan 13, 2007
Actors Edward James Olmos and Charles S. Dutton are among five nominees for a Directors Guild of America Award in the movies for television category. The award will be presented Feb. 3 in Los Angeles. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
George Strait tickets go on sale Saturday Jan 12, 2007
George Strait's Feb. 16 concert go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. " Dutton, an Emmy-winning actor, was nominated for directing an episode of the CBS Corp.-owned Showtime cable channel's "Sleeper Cell. (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Actors earn directorial nods Jan 12, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) Actors Edward James Olmos and Charles S. Dutton are among five nominees for a Directors Guild of America Award in the movies for television category. Olmos, an Oscar nominee for his role in 1988's Stand and Deliver, was nominated for directing Time Warner Inc.'s HBO movie Walkout. (USA Today -- Life)
DGA nominates TV movies Jan 11, 2007
The Directors Guild of America has favored dramas on cable in its nominations for TV movie helmer, selecting Charles S. Dutton for Showtime's "Sleeper Cell: American Terror," Randa Haines for TNT's "The Ron Clark Story," Walter Hill for AMC's "Broken Trail," Peter Markle for Alight 93" and Edward James Olmos for HBO's "Walkout. "Winner will be announced Feb. 3 at the DGA Awards ceremonies at the Century Plaza Hotel, based on voting by the 13,400 guild members. Hill is the only previous winner of... (Variety)
DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2006 Jan 11, 2007
CHARLES S. DUTTON SLEEPER CELL: AMERICAN TERROR - "HOME" Showtime Unit Production Manager: Robert Rothbard First Assistant Director: Dennis M. White Second Assistant Director: Andy Spilkoman Second Second Assistant Director: Pete Waterman DGA Trainee: Joshua Madera This is Mr. Dutton's first nomination. RANDA HAINES THE RON CLARK STORY TNT Production Manager: Fred Styles First Assistant Director: Glen Trotiner Second Assistant Director: Eddie Micallef Second Second Assistant Director: Chris... (Primezone Releases)
2 actors nominated for directing movies for television award Jan 11, 2007
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