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Andre Bellos
Andre Bellos (born August 13, 1987) is an American actor, singer and dancer who has appeared in the Spike Lee film ''Chi-Raq'' and Lee Daniels' television series ''Empire''. In 2009 he signed a digital distribution deal with Nimbit music and five years later with Georgia-based model/talent agency Babes'n'Beaus. On July 8, 2016, he released his newest song, "Explode" debuting it live on Fox's Good Day Chicago. One month later, he served as guest commentator on the nationally syndicated television show '' TMZ Live''. On October 6 of the same year Andre was a guest on NBC's ''The Steve Harvey Show'' as one of Chicago's most eligible bachelors. Men's Lifestyle magazine covered the "Done with Dating hour" episode, making it his 7th cover story to date. Later that month The Chicago Tribune recognized Andre as an, "Actor turned Activist". January 13 of 2017 marked his first sit down interview with the Cw's Lori Moore, where he discussed his "Do the right thing" initiative, traveling state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues. Lee has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Peabody Awards. He has also been honored with an Honorary BAFTA Award in 2002, an Honorary César in 2003, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2015. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut with '' She's Gotta Have It'' (1986). He has since written and directed such films as '' School Daze'' (1988), '' Do the Right Thing'' (1989), '' Mo' Better Blues'' (1990), ''Jungle Fever'' (1991), '' Malcolm X'' (1992), '' Crooklyn'' (1994), '' Clockers'' (1995), '' 25th Hour'' (2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi-Raq
''Chi-Raq'' () is a 2015 American musical crime comedy drama film, directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago, the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the city's south side, particularly the Englewood neighborhood. The story is based on Aristophanes' ''Lysistrata'', a classical Greek comedy play in which women withhold sex from their husbands to put an end to the Peloponnesian War. It stars Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, and Samuel L. Jackson. It was the first film to be produced by Amazon Studios, released in select theaters on December 4, 2015, and on their video on demand service Amazon Instant Video on December 29. Plot In Chicago's Southside, as the events are narrated by Dolemedes, a war rages between two rival gangs: the Spartans, led by rapper/gang leader Demetrius Dupree, nicknamed "Chi-Raq" and the Trojans, led by gang lord C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getty Images
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (stylized as gettyimages) is a visual media company and supplier of stock images, editorial photography, video, and music for business and consumers, with a library of over 477 million assets. It targets three markets— creative professionals (advertising and graphic design), the media (print and online publishing), and corporate (in-house design, marketing and communication departments). Getty Images has distribution offices around the world and capitalizes on the Internet for distribution with over 2.3 billion searches annually on its sites. As Getty Images has acquired other older photo agencies and archives, it has digitized their collections, enabling online distribution. Getty Images operates a large commercial website that clients use to search and browse for images, purchase usage rights, and download images. Image prices vary according to resolution and type of rights. The company also offers custom photo services for corporate clients. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels (born December 24, 1959) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He made his directorial film debut with ''Shadowboxer'' (2005), followed by ''Precious (film), Precious'' (2009) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture. He has since directed ''The Paperboy (2012 film), The Paperboy'' (2012, which he co-wrote), ''The Butler'' (2013), ''The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' (2021), and ''The Deliverance (film), The Deliverance'' (2024). He also produced the films ''Monster's Ball'' (2001), ''The Woodsman (2004 film), The Woodsman'' (2004), ''Tennessee (film), Tennessee'' (2008), ''Pimp (2018 film), Pimp'' (2018), and ''Concrete Cowboy'' (2020). Daniels has co-created and co-executive produced the TV series ''Empire (2015 TV series), Empire'' (2015–2020) and ''Star (TV series), Star'' (2016–2019), both set in the music industry. Early life Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire (2015 TV Series)
''Empire'' is an American music drama (film and television), drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong that ran on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 7, 2015, to April 21, 2020. A joint production by Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Although it was filmed in Chicago, the show is set in New York City, New York. The series centers on the fictional hip hop music and entertainment company Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of it. It stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett and Trai Byers as members of the Lyon Family, along with a supporting cast including Grace Byers, Kaitlin Doubleday, Gabourey Sidibe, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Serayah (actress), Serayah, Malik Yoba and Vivica A. Fox. The series premiere attracted nearly 10 million viewers while the first-season finale was watched by 17 million viewers. Its first season received positive rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN (AM), WGN radio and WGN-TV, WGN television received their call letters. It is the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region, and the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the then new Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century, under Medill's grandson 'Colonel' Robert R. McCormick, its reputation was that of a crusading newspaper with an outlook that promoted Conservatism in the United States, American conservatism and opposed the New Deal. Its reporting and commenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Day Chicago
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil. The specific meaning and etymology Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ... of the term and its associated translations among ancient and contemporary languages show substantial variation in its inflection and meaning, depending on circumstances of place and history, or of philosophical or religious context. History of Western ideas Every language has a word expressing ''good'' in the sense of "having the right or desirable quality" (Arete (moral virtue), ἀρετή) and ''bad'' in the sense "undesirable". A sense of morality, moral judgment and a distinction "right and wrong, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
