Anthony Mackie’s latest film, “Night Catches Us,” has just released the official poster for the film.
Marcus (Anthony Mackie, “The Hurt Locker,” “Brother to Brother”) returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement, protecting a dangerous secret in a struggle against the revolution he once embraced and rediscovering a forbidden love (Kerry Washington, “Ray,” “Lift”).
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For its annual “Most Beautiful” double issue this year, People magazine commissioned Jeff to photograph eight actresses who were wearing no makeup other than lip balm. Below you can see one picture of Kerry from this shoot.
I’ve added photos of Kerry at The DNC Fund Raiser Reception hosted by Vogue’s Anna Wintour with special guest President Barack Obama held at Anna Wintour’s New York Residence on July 28, 2010 in New York City.
Actor Hill Harper recently tweeted about his excitement at finally working with Tyler Perry on his upcoming movie, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.”
A lot has happened since Perry announced he would be adapting the Broadway play, originally penned by Ntozake Shange for the big screen. Mariah Carey and Jill Scott didn’t make the cut but Harper joins Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington and Omari Hardwick. We’re keeping a close watch on this movie. Find out what other celebs to expect in the movie. Hint: One of them has a spicy television commercial.
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Summary: Based in 1976 Philadelphia, former Black Panthers reconnect. Haunted by their pasts and the residuals of a community picking up the scarps after the Panthers end, they are forced to face their present and their future.
Review: Directed by Jamaican-born Tanya Hamilton and featured at the New York International Latino Film Festival, Night Catches Us, is exactly what independent film making should be. No lofty special effects, no extreme violence, or gratuitous sex. It’s a movie that is about the dialogue, the acting, not agenda-driven, but will still make the viewer think.
Marcus (Anthony Mackie) is accused of snitching on one of his Panther members to the cops, which results in his death. Patricia (Kerry Washington) is the widow of the slain Panther, who is struggling with ghosts of the past, which is deeply affecting her daughter Iris, played by an unforgettable Jamara Griffin.
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Photos of Kerry arrivals at the Robin Hood Foundation benefit at the Javits Center in NYC, 10 May 2010 are in the gallery. I have also added new scan from PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful in ‘07. Thanks Horacy!
Actress Kerry Washington is a new member of George Washington University’s board of trustees, the school announced Friday. The ‘98 grad, who studied acting, sociology and psychology, received GW’s Alumni Achievement Award in 2008. I have added one photo of Kerry with outgoing GWU Student Association President Julie Bindleglass, left, and incoming Student Association President Jason Lifton, right, May 14, 2010.
MovieWeb had an opportunity to speak with director Rodrigo García and members of his talented cast including, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson about the new film, it’s terrific cast, the adoption process in this country and what it means to be a parent.
