Secret Life of Bees @ Toronto International Film Festival

The 2008 Toronto International Film Festival announced four films - Secret Life of Bees, RockNrolla, Religulous Larry Charles, & The Duchess - of their premiere line-ups. The fall festival runs from September 4 to 13.


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Gina Prince-Bythewood's Secret Life of Bees: Set in South Carolina in 1964, the tale of Lily Owens, a 14-year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.

Bees hit theaters on October 17. Prince-Bythewood is repped by Carin Sage @ Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Saul Dibb's The Duchess: A vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time is trapped in an unhappy triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal.

The Duchess / Georgiana, Georgiana: Dutchess of Devonshire hits theaters on September 12. Dibb is repped by Charlotte Kelly @ Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd.

Sex & the City - New York Movie Premiere

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Hudson and Matthew Broderick attend Sex and the City premiere at Radio City Music Hall and after-party at the Museum of Modern Art.


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The after-party event held at the Museum of Modern Art benefited New York's Fund For Public Schools.


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USA Today talked to Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson as the new addition to 'Sex and the City' movie.

Tell me about your self-titled album, which comes out in September. What are the key songs: Spotlight is a pop feel, kind of clubbish. It's a hot track. Then we have Pocketbook, which is sassy. It reminds you of Louise, because she's loving purses. Happy Place is one of my favorites. People who know me will know what songs I had a whole lot to do with, because they're sassy.

Did you feel like the new kid on the block on the set: It's a family that already lived together, and they added me. They're fierce, and I get to be fierce and fabulous with them.

Sex and the City: the Movie - Video

Sex and the City: the movie sneak peeks about Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Jennifer Hudson's characters are availabe for your viewing -



Sex and the City: the movie opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, May 30.



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Sarah Jessica Parker On Jennifer Hudson

Sarah Jessica Parker addresses the lack of color women on her SATC: series and how they landed Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson as Carrie Bradshaw's assistant for SATC: the movie.




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On casting academy award winner Jennifer Hudson in Sex and the City: The Movie: Michael Patrick King. I had wanted him to include an African-American [character on the show] for a long time, because I recognized that African-American women would legitimately say, "Why aren't there enough women of color [on the show]?" And I would say, "I agree. It hasn't really reflected New York." And Michael was always [insisting} that you can't do token [parts]; you can't just throw someone in there because it's necessary. You have to find something real or it's even worse than not getting somebody. So he wrote this part, and he said he wanted Jennifer Hudson. And I was like, "Sure, get in line! Everyone wants Jennifer Hudson." And then she came in and read, which I couldn't believe. And she was lovely. She's beautiful in person. She's gorgeous. She's probably six inches taller than me, easily. And she was so happy to be there and so enthusiastic and couldn't believe it.

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Fergie Humps Harper's Bazaar

Fergie graces the cover and pages of Harper's Bazaar (Singapore), and record the theme song - Labels or Love - for Sarah Jessica Parker's upcoming Sex & the City: The Movie soundtrack.

Oprah Winfrey & Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters

Nate Parker, Kimberly Elise, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Producer Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Hudson and Actor/Producer/Director Denzel Washington arrive at the Weinsteins premiere of The Great Debaters in Los Angeles, California.


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Sarah Jessica Parker & Her Girls

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Mario Cantone shooting Sex & The City on location in New York.




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In Production: Sex & The City - The Movie

Sex & The City originated as an HBO's television program and now it's in production, for the big screen as a feature film for 2008 release. They are shooting on location in New York.


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Start Date - 09/19/2007
Wrap Date - 12/15/2007
Domestic Release Date - 05/30/2008

Synopsis: Theatrical version of the television series based on Candace Bushnell's book Sex and the City, which chronicles the sexy exploits of New Yorkers.

The feature film is written and directed by Michael Patrick King, and the cast includes Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Christopher Noth, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Lewis and Mario Cantone.