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Annie Director Will Gluck Says Race Didn’t Play a Part in Casting
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor This Annie remake has been in the works for a while. We all knew Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith had gotten the rights to update the Charles Strouse musical for a new movie. At one point their daughter Willow was supposed to play the title role. Then we learned Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter was also producing, so I don’t think there was any doubt that this version of Annie was being looked at as “The Black Annie”, right? Like “The Wiz” or “The Preachers Wife”. So why did I read this article on i am ROGUE where director Will Gluck says: Was the goal always…
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Guest Blogger: 18th Annual Critics Choice Awards Round Up
I had a great time posting stuff to facebook and twitter during the Golden Globe red carpet and awards! Check out both platforms for Tinsel & Tine’s thoughts on the show! My friend and guest blogger Candace Smith likes to tweet during awards shows too, when I saw her comments on The Critics Choice Awards, I asked her if she’d write a Round Up post on the show for Tinsel &Tine, and she had plenty to impart: The People’s Choice Awards aired on Wednesday, kicking off the start to the 2013 awards season for the entertainment industry. However, I believe that the Critics’ Choice Awards truly kick off the season,…
