Lionsgate to Release Uzo Aduba, Maggie Grace, Cicely Tyson Dramedy ‘Showing Roots’ in June (Trailer)
Uzo Aduba co-stars alongside Maggie Grace in indie feature “Showing Roots,” which follows the story of what happens to a racially segregated, small, Southern USA town in 1977, when the TV miniseries saga “Roots” premiered that year. Aduba and Grace play two… Continue Reading →...
- 4/10/2017
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Uzo Aduba co-stars alongside Maggie Grace in an indie drama feature film titled "Showing Roots," which follows the seemingly intriguing tale of what happens to a racially segregated, small, Southern USA town in 1977, when the TV miniseries saga "Roots" premiered that year. Aduba and Grace play two residents of the town who are inspired by the miniseries, and join forces to integrate their community. Of course, it's a lot easier said than done, as the town's mostly ignored ugly racial history comes to the fore, disrupting their progress. Cicely Tyson (who starred in the original 'Roots'), Elizabeth McGovern and Adam Brody round out the starring cast of...
- 4/20/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Plus: Bahamas fest winners; The Martian wins first Sffs Sloan Science In Cinema Prize; and more…
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from WTFilms to Pedro Morelli’s Zoom (pictured) starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Alison Pill, Jason Priestley and Tyler Labine. Rhombus Media chief Niv Fichman produced the Canada-Brazil co-production with Andrea Barata Ribeiro of 02 Filmes. The film premiered in Toronto and will open theatrically and digitally day-and-date in Q3 2016.
Michael Wilson’s Showing Roots won the Spirit Of Freedom Narrative and Director Leslee Udwin’s India’s Daughter won the Spirit Of Freedom Documentary prize as the 12th Bahamas International Film Festival (Biff) concluded at the weekend. For a full list of winners click here.The Martian producer Aditya Sood collected the San Francisco Film Society’s inaugural Sloan Science in Cinema Prize on December 13. The award, presented by a partnership between the Film Society and the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, recognises a film...
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from WTFilms to Pedro Morelli’s Zoom (pictured) starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Alison Pill, Jason Priestley and Tyler Labine. Rhombus Media chief Niv Fichman produced the Canada-Brazil co-production with Andrea Barata Ribeiro of 02 Filmes. The film premiered in Toronto and will open theatrically and digitally day-and-date in Q3 2016.
Michael Wilson’s Showing Roots won the Spirit Of Freedom Narrative and Director Leslee Udwin’s India’s Daughter won the Spirit Of Freedom Documentary prize as the 12th Bahamas International Film Festival (Biff) concluded at the weekend. For a full list of winners click here.The Martian producer Aditya Sood collected the San Francisco Film Society’s inaugural Sloan Science in Cinema Prize on December 13. The award, presented by a partnership between the Film Society and the Alfred P Sloan Foundation, recognises a film...
- 12/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Viva Bianca
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Australian actress Viva Bianca has joined Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore and Dylan McDermott in feature film, Blind.
Currently filming in New York, Blind tells the story of a novelist who was blinded in a car crash that killed his wife.
Several years later, he rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Bianca, who grew up in St Kilda, Victoria, is playing Deanna, Susanne.s (Moore) young ambitious society friend who gets in too deep.
Bianca's credits include TV series Spartacus, The Reckoning, and Elimination game.
She has has worked on four projects that are now in post-production: Showing Roots, A Prince for Christmas, Minutes to Midnight and Road to Redemption..
Bianca told If: "It's not only awesome to be working with veteran actors whom I've admired for so many years," she said..
"But it's...
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Australian actress Viva Bianca has joined Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore and Dylan McDermott in feature film, Blind.
Currently filming in New York, Blind tells the story of a novelist who was blinded in a car crash that killed his wife.
Several years later, he rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.
Bianca, who grew up in St Kilda, Victoria, is playing Deanna, Susanne.s (Moore) young ambitious society friend who gets in too deep.
Bianca's credits include TV series Spartacus, The Reckoning, and Elimination game.
She has has worked on four projects that are now in post-production: Showing Roots, A Prince for Christmas, Minutes to Midnight and Road to Redemption..
Bianca told If: "It's not only awesome to be working with veteran actors whom I've admired for so many years," she said..
"But it's...
- 11/8/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
The Bahamas International Film Festival has announced their lineup and competition programs for their 12th year, which will run from December 1-12. More than 130 films are represented in the lineup, which includes competition categories for Spirit of Freedom: Narrative, Spirit of Freedom: Documentary, New Visions, Carribean Spotlight Narrative, Carribean Spotlight Documentary, Comedy and non-Jury Short Films. Read More: Vanessa Hope's 'All Eyes and Ears' Examines U.S.-China Relations Below is the list of films. Spirit Of Freedom (Narrative) "Eadward" (Canada) / Director: Kyle Rideout "Showing Roots" (USA) / Director: Michael Wilson "Sin and Illy" (Germany) / Director: Maria Hengge "The Sleeping Tree" (Bahrain) / Director: Mohammed Rashed BuAli "UnIndian" (Australia) Director: Anupam SHarma "Wildlike" (USA) / Director: Frank Hall Green Spirit Of Freedom (Documentary) "All Eyes All Ears"...
- 10/26/2015
- by Wil Barlow
- Indiewire
Viva Bianca has joined the cast of Showing Roots, a Us feature set in the 1970s when Alex Haley.s ground-breaking slavery miniseries Roots was released.
Now shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the indie film stars Taken.s Maggie Grace, Orange Is The New Black.s Uzo Aduba, Downton Abbey.s Elizabeth McGovern and Cicely Tyson, who played Kunta Kinte.s mother in Roots.
Scripted by Susan Batten and directed by stage veteran Michael Wilson, Showing Roots is set in a small Southern town in 1977.
Grace and Aduba play Violet and Pearl, two women who work in a beauty parlour and are inspired to integrate their community when pent-up racial tensions erupt.
Bianca, whose credits include John V. Soto's The Reckoning, Jon Hewitt.s Turkey Shoot remake and X, and Spartacus: Blood and Sand, portrays Dee, the uneducated owner of the local diner, who has an awakening during the social upheaval.
Now shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the indie film stars Taken.s Maggie Grace, Orange Is The New Black.s Uzo Aduba, Downton Abbey.s Elizabeth McGovern and Cicely Tyson, who played Kunta Kinte.s mother in Roots.
Scripted by Susan Batten and directed by stage veteran Michael Wilson, Showing Roots is set in a small Southern town in 1977.
Grace and Aduba play Violet and Pearl, two women who work in a beauty parlour and are inspired to integrate their community when pent-up racial tensions erupt.
Bianca, whose credits include John V. Soto's The Reckoning, Jon Hewitt.s Turkey Shoot remake and X, and Spartacus: Blood and Sand, portrays Dee, the uneducated owner of the local diner, who has an awakening during the social upheaval.
- 2/11/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Indie drama Showing Roots is bringing one star of Alex Haley’s Roots full circle – just as the Emmy-winning landmark miniseries eyes a fast-tracked TV remake on the History Channel.
Set in a small Southern town circa 1977, the film stars Taken’s Maggie Grace as Violet and Orange Is The New Black’s Uzo Aduba as Pearl, two women who work in a local beauty parlor. They see the town’s balance turned upside down when the slavery miniseries Roots hits the airwaves and are inspired to integrate their community, only to see pent-up racial tensions erupt in the process.
Adam Brody will play Bud, an engineer who comes to town to fix a local bridge. Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern has been cast as Shirley, the beauty shop’s owner. Filming is underway in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Coming full circle with the project is Oscar-nominee Cicely Tyson, who...
Set in a small Southern town circa 1977, the film stars Taken’s Maggie Grace as Violet and Orange Is The New Black’s Uzo Aduba as Pearl, two women who work in a local beauty parlor. They see the town’s balance turned upside down when the slavery miniseries Roots hits the airwaves and are inspired to integrate their community, only to see pent-up racial tensions erupt in the process.
Adam Brody will play Bud, an engineer who comes to town to fix a local bridge. Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern has been cast as Shirley, the beauty shop’s owner. Filming is underway in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Coming full circle with the project is Oscar-nominee Cicely Tyson, who...
- 1/16/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Red hot! Maggie Grace debuted a new red 'do on Thursday night at Audi's Golden Globes pre-party at Cecconi's in Los Angeles. The actress paired her newly-dyed tresses with a plunging black lace blazer by Donna Karan and a see-through skirt, which she styled with a black bodysuit underneath. The "Lost" alum is known for her golden blonde locks and ultra-feminine style -- but we're loving this bold new look!The "About Alex" star revealed that her new color is for a role in the upcoming "Showing Roots," which also stars "Orange Is the New Black" star Uzo Aduba. The drama is about a small Southern town in 1977 and its reaction to the famous slavery miniseries "Roots." Fans of Grace will see her back to "blonde roots" in "Tak3n," where she's reprising her role as the daughter of Liam Neeson’s resourceful ex-operative in the third installment of the action franchise.
- 1/9/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
• Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano has signed on for a lead role in director Martin Scorsese’s Silence. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, and Adam Driver. Asano—whose credits include Mongol, Thor, and 47 Ronin—is replacing Ken Watanabe. He will play an interpreter who joins two Jesuit priests (Garfield and Driver) in pursuit of their mentor (Neeson) who traveled to 17th-century Japan on a Christian mission. Jay Cocks adapted Shusaku Endo’s novel for the screen. [Deadline] • Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black) and Maggie Grace (Taken) have claimed starring roles in Showing Roots. Set in a small Southern...
- 1/6/2015
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Exclusive: Orange Is The New Black’s Uzo Aduba and Taken 3 star Maggie Grace will lead the cast of feature drama Showing Roots, about a small Southern town in 1977 whose balance is turned upside down when the slavery miniseries Roots hits the airwaves. Aduba and Grace will play two denizens of a local beauty parlor who are inspired by the Alex Haley adaptation to integrate their community, only to see pent-up racial tensions erupt in the process.
Filming is set to begin this month in Baton Rouge, Louisiana under veteran stage helmer Michael Wilson (The Trip to Bountiful), directing from a script penned by One Life to Live actress Susan Batten. Michael Mailer, Batten, and Nick Thurlow are producing and Bill Haber, Jeff Hayes, Alan Helene, and Jennifer Gelfer will serve as executive producers.
“I find that the subject matter has only gotten more relevant in this country,” said Mailer,...
Filming is set to begin this month in Baton Rouge, Louisiana under veteran stage helmer Michael Wilson (The Trip to Bountiful), directing from a script penned by One Life to Live actress Susan Batten. Michael Mailer, Batten, and Nick Thurlow are producing and Bill Haber, Jeff Hayes, Alan Helene, and Jennifer Gelfer will serve as executive producers.
“I find that the subject matter has only gotten more relevant in this country,” said Mailer,...
- 1/6/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
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