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Roxanne Roxanne
''Roxanne Roxanne'' is a 2017 American musical film, musical drama film written and directed by Michael Larnell. It stars Chanté Adams, Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Elvis Nolasco, Kevin Phillips (actor), Kevin Phillips, and Shenell Edmonds. The film revolves around the life of rapper Roxanne Shante. It was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Adams won the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Cast Release In January 2017, it was Neon (distributor), Neon had acquired North American distribution rights to the film in a bidding war that also included Amazon Studios, Lionsgate Films, Lionsgate and Miramax. However, in December 2017, the film was revealed to be part of Netflix's 2018 film slate. Critical reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 70% based on 30 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Roxanne Roxanne'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Nina Yang Bongiovi is an Asian-American film producer and Associate Chair of the Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. In 2010, she partnered with actor Forest Whitaker to create Significant Productions; together, they have produced ''Fruitvale Station'' (2013) by Ryan Coogler, ''Dope (2015 film), Dope'' (2015) by Rick Famuyiwa, ''Songs My Brothers Taught Me'' (2015) by Chloe Zhao, ''Roxanne Roxanne'' (2017) by Michael Larnell, ''Sorry to Bother You (film), Sorry to Bother You'' (2018) by Boots Riley, and ''Passing (film), Passing'' (2021) by Rebecca Hall. Career Bongiovi received her graduate degree in Entertainment Management at the University of Southern California. She spent the first decade of her career working in the Cinema of the United States, United States and Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong film industries. During this time, she was involved in productions including ''China Strike Force'' (2000, Hong Kong), ''Mail Order Wife'' (2004, U.S.), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marley Marl
Marlon Lu'Ree Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge Houses, Queensbridge housing projects located in Queens, New York. He performed in local talent shows during the early days of rap music, further fueling his interest. He was also featured on Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song), Paid in Full" from their Paid in Full (album), debut album, which was also recorded in his studio. He is credited with influencing a number of hip hop icons such as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, RZA, DJ Premier, Madlib, and Pete Rock.[ Biography], AllMusic Producer Madlib stated in an interview that Marley was the first producer who inspired him to make beats. ''Vibe (magazine), Vibe'' magazine wrote that he, "forever changed the sound of hip-hop with his unique beat barrages." Early career Marley' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Review Aggregator
A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews and ratings of products and services, such as films, books, video games, music, software, hardware, or cars. This system then stores the reviews to be used for supporting a website where users can view the reviews, sells information to third parties about consumer tendencies, and creates databases for companies to learn about their actual and potential customers. The system enables users to easily compare many different reviews of the same work. Many of these systems calculate an approximate average assessment, usually based on assigning a numeric value to each review related to its degree of positive rating of the work. Review aggregation sites have begun to have economic effects on the companies that create or manufacture items under review, especially in certain categories such as electronic games, which are expensive to purchase. Some companies have tied royalty payment rates and employee bonuses to aggregate scores, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miramax
Miramax, LLC, formerly known as Miramax Films, is an American independent film and television production and distribution company owned by beIN Media Group and Paramount Global. Based in Los Angeles, California, it was founded on December 19, 1979, by brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein. Miramax was a leading producer and distributor of independent films until it was acquired by The Walt Disney Company on June 30, 1993. In 2010, Disney sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings, a joint venture of Colony NorthStar, Tutor-Saliba Corporation and Qatar Investment Authority. In March 2016, Miramax was sold to the beIN Media Group, which later sold a 49% stake to Paramount Global (previously known as ViacomCBS) on April 3, 2020. History Independent era (1979–1993) Miramax was founded as Miramax Films by the Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob along with executive Corky Burger in Buffalo, New York, in 1979, and was named by combining the first names of their parents, Miriam and Max. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate Films
Lionsgate Films (spelled as Lions Gate until 2005, and formerly Cinépix Film Properties until 1998) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution company founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 15, 1962. It was owned by Lionsgate from 1997 to 2024, and Lionsgate Studios (which spun off its television and film business) since 2024, and is now headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Lionsgate is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. The studio focuses on foreign and independent films and has distributed various commercially successful film franchises, including '' Saw'', ''The Hunger Games'', '' Rambo'', '' Divergent'', '' The Punisher'', '' John Wick'', '' Madea'', '' Blair Witch'', '' Now You See Me'', '' Hostel'', '' The Expendables'', '' Sinister'', '' The Twilight Saga'', '' Step Up'', and '' Den of Thieves''. History As Cinépix Cinépix was founded by John Dunning and Andre Link in 1962. Cinépix, based in Montreal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Studios
Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon, and headquartered at the Culver Studios complex in Culver City, California. Launched on November 16, 2010, it took its current name on October 4, 2023 after its merger with MGM Holdings, which Amazon had acquired the year prior. Productions from this company, as of September 2023, are primarily distributed through movie theaters under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Amazon's own streaming media service, Amazon Prime Video. Alongside Amazon Prime Video, the company constitutes one half of Amazon's membership in the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which it joined on October 1, 2024. History Formation and early success (2010–2021) Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process may be longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon (distributor)
NEON Rated, LLC, doing business as Neon (stylized in all caps), is an American independent film production and distribution company founded in 2017 by CEO Tom Quinn and Tim League, who also was the co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain. As of 2019, League is no longer involved with daily operations for the company. Its first film, '' Colossal'', was released in 2017. The company became known for distributing such notable films as '' I, Tonya'' (2017), ''Parasite'' (2019), ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), ''Palm Springs'' (2020), '' Flee'' (2021), '' Spencer'' (2021), '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021), '' Triangle of Sadness'' (2022), ''Anatomy of a Fall'' (2023), ''Anora'' (2024), '' Longlegs'' (2024), '' The Seed of the Sacred Fig'' (2024), and '' The Monkey'' (2025). ''Parasite'' went on to become Neon's highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office with $262 million and the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtiss Cook
Curtiss Cook (born October 2, 1968) is an American character actor known for his roles in ''House of Cards'', ''Manifest'', ''Mayans M.C.'', ''Luke Cage'', '' Narcos'', and others. Early life and education Cook was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 2, 1968. He studied at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.Sandoval, Lapacazo"Curtiss Cook – Reprising His Role in Season Three of Showtime’s ''The Chi''" ''Los Angeles Sentinel'', June 18, 2020 As a teenager, he danced with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.Porter, Sierra"Single fatherhood pushed ''The Chi'' star Curtiss Cook to achieve acting goals" ''The Atlanta Voice'', May 23, 2019 Career After college, Cook moved to New York, and appeared on Broadway in ''The Lion King'' and ''Miss Saigon''. He also appeared in the films '' The Interpreter'' (2005) and ''Arbitrage'' (2012), and the television series ''House of Cards'', ''Manifest'', ''Mayans M.C.'', ''Luke Cage'', '' Narcos'' and '' The Chi'', among others. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis (November 30, 1977 – July 8, 2017) was an American actor. He achieved critical acclaim for his portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO television series '' True Blood'' (2008–2014), for which he won a Satellite Award from the International Press Academy, among other accolades. He also starred as Shinwell Johnson in '' Elementary'' from 2016 to 2017, and played a variety of guest roles on television.'' In addition to his television work, Ellis appeared in several feature films throughout his career. He portrayed Eddie Sweat in the Disney sports drama '' Secretariat'' (2010), was Martin Luther King Jr. in Lee Daniels's '' The Butler'' (2013), and was Bobby Byrd in the 2014 James Brown biopic '' Get on Up''. His final acting role was in '' True to the Game'', which was released posthumously. Early life Ellis was born in Harvey, Illinois, near Chicago, the son of Jackie Ellis and Tommie Lee Thompson. When Ellis and his siblings were young, their m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Ringgold
Sean Ringgold, (born November 3, 1977) is an American actor and former bodyguard. He is best known for his role as Shaun Evans on the ABC daytime drama ''One Life to Live'', Junior on The Family Business and portraying Suge Knight in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic '' Notorious''. He also had a cameo in '' American Gangster'' and ''The Smurfs'' movie. Previously, he has had parts in multiple hit television series such as CW television drama ''Gossip Girl'' and ''Ugly Betty''. Ringgold also had featured roles in ''Orange is the New Black'', ''Billions'', the Netflix series, ''Luke Cage'', as the gangster Sugar, and as Correctional Officer Huey Cornell on the ABC drama For Life. Early life Sean Ringgold was raised in Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York. For many years he was known as a New York State Arm Wrestling Champion. His fans may remember him as the, "''Rockaway Flash''." When he wasn't working in the arm wrestling sector, Ringgold worked as a Protection Specialist for BET's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
