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    Princess and the Frog First Images  Aug 12, 2008
    However he's named, Keith David will voice the character. The fourth image is of a 1920's New Orleans street scene, with a marching band going through their paces. (Suite101.com)

    Why the new X-Files film is the most convincing Christian ...  Aug 7, 2008
    Why the new X-Files film is a misunderstood but compelling tract for our times. Mulder and Scully aren't just trying in vain to revive a dated franchise. (guardian.co.uk)

    Voices in the wilderness  Jun 28, 2008
    It's easy to see why actors want to voice animated characters, says actor Keith David. "The quality of animation has risen to the point where a lot of these features are like any movie, except you're doing it with your voice. The question is why they don't use more people who are equally as capable. There are people in the voice-over community who act as well as any star.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Spike TV Television Highlights - July 2008  Jun 18, 2008
    Starring Steven Seagal, Basil Wallace and Keith David. 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM & 5:00 - 7:00 PM TODAY YOU DIE (2005, Action/Crime) A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who framed him. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List June 9-15  May 31, 2008
    -- 4 a.m. Mimic 3: The Sentinel (Karl Geary, Alexis Dziena, Rebecca Mader) -- 5:20 a.m. Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett) -- 7 a.m. Bats (Dina Meyer, Lou Diamond Phillips, Leon) -- 8:35 a.m. John Carpenter's They Live (Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster) -- 10:15 a.m. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (Jobeth Williams, Craig Nelson, Julian Beck) -- 11:50 a.m. Poltergeist III (Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke) -- 1:30 p.m. The... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    'Pastor Brown' stars ATL  May 7, 2008
    It's got a recognizable cast other stars include Salli Richardson ("I Am Legend"), Nicole Ari Parker, Keith David, Tisha Campbell and Rockmond Dunbar, who also directs and cameos from Grammy-winning Atlanta singers such as India. Arie and Monica. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    World Films 'The Butcher' Nets International Distribution Deal with Boll AG  May 2, 2008
    Written and directed by Jesse Johnson, The Butcher features Finnish actress Irina Bjorklund, Keith David (Crash, Armageddon, Something About Mary), Michael Ironside (The Perfect Storm, Starship Troopers, Total Recall) and co-stars Robert Davi (License to Kill, Die Hard, The Goonies). The Butchers European premiere will be celebrated at Cannes during the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Run Fatboy Run  Mar 8, 2008
    Who needs Keith David. Star of "Whiteout" and "Winged Creatures". (Moviehole)

    Epic reading of August Wilson cycle begins  Mar 2, 2008
    Keith David, familiar to Pittsburgh from the Public Theater and Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, will play Bynum in "Joe Turner" and reprise his Broadway role as Floyd in "Seven Guitars." Roger Robinson, who appeared several times at the Public, will appear in "Jitney," and Rosalyn Coleman, in "Joe Turner" and "Ma Rainey.". In other casting highlights, "Gem" will feature five of its seven Broadway originals and "Radio Golf," four of its five, including, in each case, James A. Williams, John... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Coraline Teaser Trailer  Feb 23, 2008
    Keith David ( in The Princess and the Frog) voices the Cat, Coraline's only ally, and Ian McShane ( in Kung Fu Panda) takes on retired circus performer Mr. Bobo. Dawn French (Mrs. (Suite101.com)

    Actors set for August Wilson tribute  Feb 7, 2008
    Other thesps playing roles they've played before include Keith David in "Seven Guitars" and Lynda Gravatt in "King Hedley II.". Kenny Leon, a.d. of the event, will helm "Gem" (which he directed on Broadway), "The Piano Lesson" and "Fences." Other directors involved include Santiago-Hudson, Gordon Davidson, Derrick Sanders and Wilson's former dramaturg, Todd Kreidler. (Variety)

    Videogames give actors second chance  Feb 1, 2008
    LOS ANGELES You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film The Thing, or for his Tony Award-winning role in the 1992 production of Jelly's Last Jam. Videogamers, however, will more likely recognize David for his role as the Arbiter, the deep-voiced alien co-star in Microsoft's best-selling Halo videogames. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)

    Gameworld: Videogames give actors second chance  Jan 31, 2008
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film 'The Thing', or for his Tony Award-winning role in the 1992 production of 'Jelly's Last Jam. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Review: First Sunday  Jan 11, 2008
    Starring: Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Regina Hall, Malinda Williams, Keith David and Katt Williams. Directed by David E. TalbertRating: parental guidanceParental Advisory: coarse languageRunning time: 98 minutesRating: Two stars out of five. (Canada.com)

    Ice Cube As Mr. T? MC In Talks To Star In 'A-Team' Remake  Jan 10, 2008
    "People hear those names and think it's gonna be funny. But when you got real great actors in there, like Michael Beach and Keith David, Loretta Devine, Chi McBride, Olivia Cole ... [with] people like that, you gotta bring your A game. You can't just dial it in. So I felt like with that cast, our movie is like a 'Friday' and a 'Barbershop' mixed together.". Cube also just dropped a new single: "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It." It's the first single from his album, Raw Footage, which is due later this... (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Horror flick filming in El Dorado County  Dec 7, 2007
    Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

    'Mass Effect' is a thrill ride  Nov 29, 2007
    (Exceptional voice work also helps, including a star turn from actor Keith David, the Arbiter in "Halo 2" and "Halo 3."). While engaging in dialogue, you choose Shepherd's thrusts and parries, guiding the conversation. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Cause and Effect  Oct 23, 2007
    The voice cast includes actors like Keith David who was in There's Something about Mary, Lance Henriksen who was Bishop in Alien, Seth Green, Marina Sirtis who was Counsellor Troi in Star Trek, it's really an all-star cast ... And as for Keith David, this is a sci fi game, he's been two of the greatest sci fi movies ever made. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Too many details bog documentary down  Sep 23, 2007
    The pace is Burns-deliberate, the narration (voiced by Keith David) soft-spoken. The commercial networks are rolling out their big shows this week, providing considerable temptation to viewers to look away. (Akron Beacon Journal)

    Retracing 'War'  Sep 20, 2007
    " "The War" opens pointedly, not with some concussive battle scene or sweeping geopolitical backdrop, but rather with a domestic tale about a 17-year-old boy from Mobile, Ala., who has been spurned by the girl he loves, plows his motorcycle into a building and enlists in the Army the next day. "One night, in the summer of 1941," begins Geoffrey C. Ward's script, in the commanding voice of series narrator Keith David. That sets one of the film's multiple narrative spools spinning. Intercut,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Clip of the Week  Sep 4, 2007
    There are seminal fights in movie history-Rowdy Roddy Piper's Pyrrhic victory over Keith David in "They Live" comes to mind-but few can touch the climax of the 1985 classic "Commando.". Retired elite super-solder John Matrix, played by-who else-Gov. (Daily Orange, NY)

    Show goes on for 'Midsummer'  Aug 28, 2007
    The players, including Laila Robins, Martha Plimpton and Keith David, relaxed at the castle with a crowd of legit stars and film personalities such as Tony-winner Michael Cerveris, thesp Jeff Goldblum and screenwriter Paul Schrader. Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis said he was not surprised at Sullivan's speedy recovery. (Variety)

    A Midsummer Night's Dream  Aug 25, 2007
    Theseus - Daniel Oreskes Hippolyta - Opal Alladin Egeus - George Morfogen Hermia - Mireille Enos Demetrius - Elliot Villar Lysander - Austin Lysy Helena - Martha Plimpton Peter Quince - Tim Blake Nelson Nick Bottom - Jay O. Sanders Francis Flute - Jesse Tyler Ferguson Robin Starveling - Ken Cheeseman Tom Snout - Jason Antoon Snug - Keith Randolph Smith Puck - Jon Michael Hill First Fairy - Chelsea Bacon Oberon - Keith David Titania - Laila Robins Philostrate - Herb Foster ... Before this night... (Variety)

    A Midsummer Night's Dream  Aug 24, 2007
    The booming-voiced Keith David and the elegant Laila Robins make a dangerously sexy royal couple, and Jon Michael Hill is an admirably athletic Puck. And the Fairies are embodied by a troupe of adorable children so young one worries they're being kept up past their bedtime. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Today in History June 4  Jun 4, 2007
    Actor Keith David is 51. Actress Julie Gholson is. (MSNBC -- Race)

    Revenge of the Turds  May 13, 2007
    Whether it's the predictable tension between the three idiots and their toughas- nails, by-the-book commanding officer (Keith David), or the "golly gee whiz I just shot up a bad guy by mistake--hyuk hyuk" approach to maintaining order, Delta Farce tries to avoid the landmines of bad taste and political incorrectness by playing stupid. To its credit, the film is stupid. (National Post)

    You asked, so we'll tell: 'Farce' misses its mark  May 12, 2007
    Starring: Larry the Cable Guy , Bill Engvall , D.J. Qualls , Keith David , Danny Trejo. At: Boston Common, suburbs. (Boston Globe)

    'Delta Farce' *1/2  May 12, 2007
    Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, D.J. Qualls, Bill Engvall, Keith David ... They are mistaken for Army Reservists by an overzealous sergeant (Keith David, breathing fire from his nostrils) and hauled off to war ... Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, D.J. Qualls, Bill Engvall, Keith David. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    IT'S BAGH-DUD  May 12, 2007
    LCG, with a face like raw meatloaf and a body like mashed potatoes, plays a dim Army reservist who, along with two even dumber buddies (average guy Bill Engvall and the human baguette DJ Qualls) is ordered to report to Iraq by a hard-charging sergeant (the perpetually furious Keith David). All of them fall off a plane and get dumped in the desert - of Mexico. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    more »  May 12, 2007
    Trejo and the sputtering Keith David, as the tough-as-a-tin-roof sergeant trapped in Mexico with "the boys" are the best things in the movie. There's a Mexican wrestling riff, a bit with stand-up comic Jeff Dunham (the "How many Mexican" jokes come from him) and a shoot-out or two. (CTNow.com)

    World Films Lands Ground Breaking Deal with Sci Fi Channel  May 4, 2007
    More recently, WFI completed principal photography of its newest film, "The Butcher" starring Eric Roberts, Robert Davi and Keith David. This movie is currently in post-production but is already the talk of the town. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Exclusive: Transformers TV Spot  Mar 31, 2007
    Keith David confirmed as Barricade. Check out Optimus Prime and Megatron in the first posters for the live-action film. (IGN FilmForce)

    More Transformers Voice Casting News  Mar 28, 2007
    Transformers Voice Casting Keith David confirmed as Barricade ... Hot on the heels of the news that comes word that Keith David (The Thing) will voice the Decepticon police cruiser Barricade in the Michael Bay-directed film. (IGN FilmForce)

    Billy Bob Thornton Interview, The Astronaut Farmer  Feb 22, 2007
    And it was just like Keith David in Armageddon, the general. Bruce was wearing the same uniform that Keith David was, you know and it was like Wait a minute. (MoviesOnline)

    PBS won't cut expletives from 'The War'  Feb 22, 2007
    In Ken Burns' epic 14 1/2-hour film for PBS about World War II this fall, three words banned by the FCC will be uttered -- one starting with "s," spoken by a veteran, and two with "f," used by narrator Keith David when explaining the origin of two expressions used in the era, SNAFU and FUBAR.. The utterances may result in fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars for PBS member stations if the FCC so decrees. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    A revealing 'Strayhorn' (Robyn-Denise Yourse)  Feb 9, 2007
    "The jazz world was a man's world, a place where homophobia was prevalent," actor Keith David notes in the film's narration. "Hostilities grew within the [Ellington] band.". (Washington Times, DC)

    Lincoln man recalls his part in ‘Platoon'  Jan 30, 2007
    Actor Keith David was the first to spot Corkey dead. He puked. (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    Australia Day Honours - honouring the achievers  Jan 26, 2007
    Mr Keith David FERGUSON, Faulconbridge NSW. Superintendent Michael Stanley GUYMER, Dolls Point NSW. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    World Films Executive Producer, Ted Pryor, to Be Inducted into Action Martial Arts Hall of Fame  Dec 8, 2006
    Pryor is currently working on a new production entitled The Butcher, which stars Eric Roberts, Robert Davi, Keith David, Julie Carmen, Jeffrey Lewis, Irina Bjorkland and Danny Trejo. For more information on Ted Pryor and World Films, Inc., including trailers of the studio's latest films, visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    REVIEW: 'Guitars' Celebrates the Blues  Aug 25, 2006
    Lance Reddick can't quite fill the shoes of the charismatic Floyd (played in the original by Keith David). Floyd's power over women and his dominance of men has to be taken on faith. (Forbes)

    Usher's Broadway Debut Comes Off Without A Hitch — Except For That Cell Phone ...  Aug 24, 2006
    Inside the hot club, members of the "Chicago" cast were seen dancing to Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack," actor Keith David was taking pictures with friends, and several ladies formed their own circle and got down to Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous." Ben Vereen Jr. joined in the excitement, jumping on a chair and dancing when the DJ threw on Beyonc. s "Deja Vu.". (VHI.com -- Music News)

    The Oh in Ohio  Jul 14, 2006
    Mischa Barton makes for serviceable eye candy, and Keith David manages to steal a few scenes as Jack's colleague and confidant, but the real gem of a performance in this movie is Danny DeVito's. He finds the humanity, humor and appeal in a character that at first seemed like he walked out of an SNL skit. (IGN FilmForce)

    `Omen' loses its scare  Jun 7, 2006
    ONLINE EXTRAS SITE SERVICES. High-quality prints of Akron landmarks, cityscapes, nature scenes and more. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)

    'Hot Feet' follows a well-worn path  May 1, 2006
    Among Smith's co-stars is the marvelous character actor Keith David, who as Victor is called on to do little more than preen and glower. He deserves better, and so does Earth, Wind & Fire. (USA Today)

    TV show 'All of Us' tackles the 'N word'  Apr 24, 2006
    "Your boy shouts out the most consequential social insult in American history and we eat cake?" scolds Randall (guest star Keith David), an older family friend. "C'mon, man, the boy's 8," Robert's perennially wisecracking young buddy, Dirk (Tony Rock), tries to smooth things over. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    City is more than a set to 'ATL' director  Apr 4, 2006
    "ATL" maximizes visual contrasts between the Mechanicsville neighborhood (where the character played by rapper Tip "T.I." Harris lives with his brother and uncle) and the sleeker climes of Buckhead (home of a bigwig exec played by Keith David). "Mechanicsville was always, to me, a very cool, almost quaint area that was literally across the tracks," Robinson says. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    What's new in entertainment  Mar 31, 2006
    " -Peter Travers, Rolling StoneVIDEO: Anton "Ant" Swann (Evan Ross, left) and Austin (Markice Moore) deal with life in a working-class Atlanta neighborhood in "ATL." AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Guy D'Alema "Brokeback Mountain" Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger star in this Oscar-nominated drama about two ranch hands who become involved in an unlikely gay romance in 1963, one that spans 20 lonely years. Adapted from a short story by Annie Proulx. With Anne Hathaway and Randy Quaid. Directed by... (Fresno Bee)

    'Hot Feet' moves at clumsy pace (Jean Battey Lewis)  Mar 31, 2006
    The Faust legend also runs through the story, with the producer (Keith David) selling his soul to a fast-talking devil (played with humorous panache by Allen Hidalgo), and Kalimba voluntarily selling her soul for success while wearing the symbol of the devil's triumph -- what else. -- glittering red shoes. (Washington Times)

    ATL feels like a long music video  Mar 30, 2006
    Starring: Tip "T.I." Harris, Lauren London, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Mykelti Williamson, Keith DavidDirector: Chris RobinsonRun time: 1 hour, 45 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13 ... His friend Esquire (Jackie Long) works at the country club, where he shmoozes with the wealthy folks including a CEO (Keith David) from whom he wrangles a college recommendation letter. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    Three girls, a guy and a stinker  Mar 26, 2006
    Enter the city, then press Submit. Visit the to get the latest temperatures. (Globe and Mail)

    Security warning raised over 'ATL' film  Mar 24, 2006
    "ATL" stars Atlanta rapper Tip "T.I." Harris, Mykelti Williamson of "Forrest Gump," and character actor Keith David, who was in "Crash" and narrated the Ken Burns PBS documentary "Unforgiveable Blackness: The Story of Jack Johnson.". Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio that produced "ATL," was quick to defend the film Thursday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Forgetful Ex-Broker, Dirty Cop Cuba, Druggie Cate: Rick Warner on Movies  Feb 25, 2006
    Dirty'' is an endless series of shootouts, beatings and other cruelties linked by a threadbare story of two street cops carrying out an extracurricular drug mission on behalf of their sleazy bosses (Keith David and Cole Hauser). Director Chris Fisher uses cheap tricks, including a game of Russian roulette with a gang leader's golden gun, to scare us witless. (Bloomberg -- Asia Index)


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