Film Review: 'Here Comes the Boom'

Teacher moonlights as MMA prizefighter to save school’s music program

2012-10-08

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

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Film Review: 'Argo'

Espionage thriller recounts diplomats’ daring escape from Iran

2012-10-08

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, taking 52 Americans hostage with hopes of exchanging them for the recently-deposed Shah. What ensued was a 444-day ordeal which would last long after the despised despot died in exile without standing trial. Read the complete article

News Briefs


Film Review: ‘Six Million and One’

'By film’s end, expect to weep as much as all four Fisher kids'

2012-10-05

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Children Retrace Steps of Late Father in Holocaust Survivor Biopic Read the complete article

OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Oct. 5

'Frankenweenie ,' 'The Paperboy ,' 'Butter ,' 'Wuthering Heights' and more

2012-10-05

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun         Read the complete article

Lark Voorhies' Mom Claims Actress Has Bipolar Disorder

38-year-old actress starred as Lisa Turtle on cult classic ‘Saved by the Bell’

2012-10-04

Breeanna Hare CNN

(CNN) -- Earlier this year, "Saved by the Bell" actress Lark Voorhies took fans by surprise with an appearance on Yahoo!'s "The Yo Show" in May. Read the complete article

Dante Brown: The ‘Won’t Back Down’ Interview

'I have fun going to school and auditioning, and even more fun when I'm on set'

2012-10-01

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Born in Chicago on Oct. 6, 1999, Dante Brown’s big break came at the tender age of 5 when he beat out 500 other children to be showcased as a dancer, comedian and actor on Oprah’s first “Amazing Kids” show. A self-taught dancer who learned his moves by watching Michael Jackson, Usher and Chris Brown’s Youtube videos, Brown’s amazing moves have been compared to that of a young Usher. Read the complete article

Film Review: 'Won’t Back Down'

An uplifting, overcoming the odds Hollywood saga

2012-09-28

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Jaded Teacher and Single-Mom Join Forces in Uplifting Tale of Female Empowerment Read the complete article

OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Sept. 28

'Hotel Transylvania,' 'Looper ,' 'Won’t Back Down ,' and more

2012-09-27

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun         Read the complete article

Video: Police Investigate Car Accident Reportedly Involving Bobbi Kristina

Incident started with police responding to noise complaint that had nothing to do with actress

2012-09-26

Breeanna Hare CNN

(CNN) -- Police in Alpharetta, Georgia, are trying to get to the bottom of a car accident that reports have suggested involved Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston, and Bobbi Kristina's reported boyfriend Nick Gordon. Read the complete article

Viola Davis: The ‘Won’t Back Down’ Interview

'I didn’t realize how volatile it was going to become once the movie was released'

2012-09-25

Kam Williams Special To the Skanner News

Here, she talks about her new film, “Won’t Back Down,” a female empowerment saga, where she plays Nona Alberts, a jaded teacher who joins forces with a frustrated single-mom (Maggie Gyllenhaal) to turn around an underperforming public school.   Read the complete article

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