‘NOTORIOUS’ PREEMS IN NYC…
The film we’ve been waiting for (I’ve been waiting since I first read Cheo Cocker’s galley’s back in ‘04) FINALLY preem’d in NYC. And it was most DEF the place to be. The entire cast, including the yummy Derek Luke, Angela Bassett, Naturi NAUGTON, ANTONIQUE SMITH, Anthony Mackie and JAMAL ‘GRAVY’ WOLLARD were all in attendance. Big’s ex-wife and mother of his only son CHRISTOPHER JR was there. She has been in support since day one.

Exclusive: Derek Luke & Anthony Mackie of Notorious
While musical biopics tend to be a dime a dozen, there've only been a handful of biopics about rappers, mainly since comparatively, rap and hip hop are still fairly new musical artforms. Even so, in the last eight years, we've had 8 Mile with rapper Eminem as himself and Get Rich or Die Tryin' , in which rapper 50 Cent told his own story along with filmmaker Jim Sheridan. The big difference with Notorious is that it's a biopic being done from the point-of-view of those who knew the late C

"Miracle at St. Anna": Spike Lee's got a message, but it's messy and long
"Miracle at St. Anna" is Spike Lee's incoherent, misleadingly titled World War II drama about African-American "buffalo soldiers" who are stranded behind enemy lines in Tuscany. By John Hartl Special to The Seattle Times Related Search movies and showtimes Talk about your favorite films in our Movies Forum Sign up for our Movies newsletter Movies RSS feed

Teaser trailer for Notorious B.I.G.’s biopic
The first teaser trailer for Fox Searchlight’s new biopic Notorious is now online starring Derek Luke, Angela Bassett, Anthony Mackie and Jamal Woolard. For more videos and photos click here. The movie opens on January 16, 2009. Teaser

Miracle at St. Anna: Interview - Derek Luke
Interview with Derek Luke on his character Stamps in Miracle at St. Anna. 1. Role of Stamps (:30) 2. Heroic nature of characters (:28)

Movie Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna'
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Miracle at St. Anna: Drama. Starring Derek Luke, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Michael Ealy, Valentina Cervi and Matteo Sciabordi. Directed by Spike Lee. (Rated R. 160 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete listings and movie...

Movie Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna'
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Miracle at St. Anna: Drama. Starring Derek Luke, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Michael Ealy, Valentina Cervi and Matteo Sciabordi. Directed by Spike Lee. (Rated R. 160 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete listings and movie...

Notorious: Interview - Derek Luke
Interview with Derek Luke on his character Sean Combs in Notorious. 1. On who Sean Combs is (:39) 2. On Jamal Woolard as BIG (:42) 3. On director George Tillman (:36)

Reel Screening - Miracle at St. Anna
In our latest edition of Reel Screening, we have passes up for grabs to see Spike Lee’s war drama, “Miracle at St. Anna,” starring Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and Laz Alonso. To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Miracle at St. Anna” in Washington, DC, all you need to do is be one of the first 25 people to test your knowledge of Spike Lee in Reel Screening. That’s it! “Miracle at St. Anna” plot: Directed by Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the ac

Trailer Park - Notorious
With all of the speculation about everything from the casting of relative unknown, Jamal Woolard as Biggie to the list of established talent participating in the film, “Notorious” promises to spark conversations from Brooklyn to Hollywood on whether or not the many actors match up with the real-life characters. Woodard captures Big’s physical appearance in the trailer and the music is sure to be on-point. Starring Woolard, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie and Angela Bassett, let’s just ho

Choose The Notorious Movie Poster
Fox Searchlight is letting fans pick the theatrical movie poster for the upcoming Biggie biopic Notorious. Which one would you pick? 1, 2 or 3? I like the concept of the third poster, but like the overall style of the first poster better. Related StoriesNotorious Teaser TrailerFirst Look: Derek Luke as Puff Daddy in NotoriousFirst Look: Jamal Woolard as The Notorious B.I.G. Tags: Fox Searchlight, Poster,

12 Movies for 12 Months: 2009 in Preview
We've gone ahead and surveyed the monthly film landscape to find for you the twelve key movies to see during the upcoming year. You're welcome! Naturally, all release dates are subject to change. January: Notorious (dir. George Tillman, Jr.) As our esteemed colleague so accurately wrote, January is truly the coldest month for Hollywood. Unless you plan on catching up on all the holiday releases, there won't be a whole lot of reasons to sneak out to the local cineplex in the coming weeks. Still, we would imp

First Look: Notorious
There's a teaser trailer for the Notorious B.I.G. biopic making the rounds lately, and I kinda like it. The music is great, there's a grandly dramatic, dangerous tone to the whole thing, appropriately. It starts out soft and low and builds to a flashy finish. After an exhaustive search, the filmmakers and Biggie's mother Voletta Wallace cast Brooklyn rapper Jamal "Gravy" Woolard for the title role last March. Other cast members include Angela Bassett as Biggie's mother, Derek Luke as Sean Combs, and Antho

Interview: Notorious Stars Anthony Mackie And Derek Luke
is kind of strange, given that you've just seen the rift between Tupac (Mackie) and Sean Combs (Derek Luke) that led to the death of the Notorious B.I.G. And while they both profess their deep appreciation for hip-hop and its affect on the world, they're both actors above all. You've seen them both all over the place in recent year, from Mackie's role in Eagle Eye to Luke's in Miracle at St. Anna , and their roles in Notorious promise to just be two more in a long line of impressive pe

DIDDY INTERVIEWS DEREK LUKE (VIDEO)
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Luke Stranded In Italy After His Dog Ate His Passport
Actor Derek Luke was left stranded on the Italian set of SPIKE LEE's new war movie MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA after his pet dog ate his passport. Luke, who was cast when Wesley Snipes' tax woes forced him to pull out of the film, discovered his pet Shetland Sheepdog, Lily, chewing on the document shortly after the World War II film wrapped, while he was packing and preparing to return to the U.S. At the movie's premiere on Monday (22Sep08), he told WENN, "A day and a half before I had to leave, my dog tore u

TV spot from Notorious
Check out the TV spot from Fox Searchlight’s new biopic Notorious starring Derek Luke, Angela Bassett, Anthony Mackie and Jamal Woolard as Biggie Smalls. The movie opens in theaters on January 16, 2009. TV Spot http://media5.traileraddict.com/notorious-tv.flv

Derek Luke on The Bonnie Hunt Show
As much as I hear about pop culture, I was not aware that Derek Luke is playing Puffy in the new “Notorious” flick!  Puffy?  Really? Derek Luke is an amazing actor whom I fell in love with after seeing “Antwone Fisher.”  He also did an amazing job in the Spike Lee film, “Miracle at Santa Anna.” [...]

Roger Ebert give Notorious three and a half stars
A basically good-hearted guy,just getting it turned aroundby Roger EbertHe was known as the Notorious B.I.G., a man-mountain of rap, but behind the image was Christopher Wallace, an overgrown kid who was trying to grow up and do the right thing. The image we know about. The film "Notorious" is more interested in the kid. He was born in Brooklyn, loved his mother (a teacher who was studying for a master's degree), got into street-corner drug dealing because he liked the money, performed rap on the street and

Raymond Leon Roker: Notorious: The Biggie Biopic is Great But it Still Doesn't Answer, \"Who Shot Ya?\"
Biggie Smalls, for most, was the greatest rapper ever. Kanye may be the biggest star hip-hop has ever produced, but Biggie is Elvis. So the packed and raucous screening tonight of the biopic Notorious, at the Nike MontalbÃ

Slideshow: 11-Image Gallery For ‘Notorious’ With Jamal Woolard, Derek Luke
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“Notorious” Movie Premiere in New York City
The highly anticipated biopic of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace hits theaters next Friday, January 16th 2008, and all of the celebrities came in droves to check out the premiere of Notorious at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City Wednesday night. Some of the celebs on the red carpet were Beyonce, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke and Jamal “Gravy” Woolard. Continue reading for the rest of the flix and to see who else hit up the big premiere!

Beyonce Knowles at ‘Notorious’ New York Premiere
Beyonce Knowles walked the red carpet at the premiere of drama biopic “Notorious” at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009. The film chronicles the short life of rapper Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G., who rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. “Notorious” features Angela Bassett as B.I.G.’s mother Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as P. Diddy, Antonique Smith as

The \"Notorious\" Movie premier
It seems like everybody and the mama came out to the premier of "Notorious" at the AMC Lincoln Square in NYC last night: X Jamal Woolard and Naturi Naughton. They played Biggie and Lil' Kim in the film.X Angela Bassett and her husband were there. She plays Biggie's mom. X Derek Luke was there with his wife. He plays Diddy in the film.X Of course the real Diddy showed up. And I also peeped that Ciroc sponsored the whole event. X Diddy's mom Janice Combs was there. Let me go on record as sayin