Idris Elba On Being A Loving Dad And Studying Psychopaths For "No Good Deed" in Rolling OUT!
Although Idris Elba plays a psychotic killer in the Will Packer-produced film "No Good Deed" (in theaters now), he revealed a VERY different side to ROLLING OUT. Fans will be pleased to learn that he's very much a caretaker ("My children know what it is to have a hug and a kiss, be cuddled and feel comfortable") and he loves kids (“I love, love children. I love being a dad").
Also, he revealed how he got into character for the challenging role ("I wanted to research that psychosis to understand the people who are in jail for similar scenarios"). Check out the highlights and our exclusive interview with Idris' co-star Taraji P. Henson.
On playing a mentail-ill killer in "No Good Deed"
“The script is what the script is. I wanted to find out from people who create these situations, what’s missing in their lives. You and I may have a conscious stop button, and we know what we’re doing is wrong … but this guy doesn’t have that
“I wanted to research that psychosis to understand the people who are in jail for similar scenarios. My research involved looking into the mentality of someone like Colin, a troubled and anxious man on a mission. There are so many common denominators like their upbringing, neglected at child birth, abused as a child by their mum, dad or siblings, bullying, and they ended up having these similar personalities and didn’t have a conscience.
On being a dad:
“I love, love children. I love being a dad. It’s one of the joys of life. In fact, you can take it all away from me tomorrow, but don’t take away my children.”
On raising a family:
“I just hope my children grow up saying my dad was my good friend and supporter … I was fair and just, helped them whenever they needed me to. And, that there was love. One thing I am very aware is that I love them and I love to embrace my children. My children know what it is to have a hug and a kiss, be cuddled and feel comfortable. My parents were not cuddlers or kissers, but I am,” he laughs.
On breathing exercise:
“I don’t pray. I don’t meditate. I do a lot of deep breathing whenever I get five or 10 minutes. It’s something great about oxygenating your body. It is a real good thing to do in moments of stress, weakness, tiredness … if you give yourself a little oxygen, fill your lungs to capacity and do it eight times, three to four times a day, it really helps. I am a multitasker. In my 24-hour day I am working 19. I get three to four hours of sleep, wake up and then I go again. I rejuvenate by drinking lots of water and doing my breathing exercises,”
On the next phase of his career-directing:
“I am shooting some videos for Jaguar. They have a new car [XE sport] coming out. My production company, Green Door Pictures, is developing social media content for them. That’s the direction I am going in: directing and producing. At GDP, we are developing three films, some TV shows and two documentaries.”
Personally I hated the movie! But congratulations it is The #1 Movie in the country! According to Variety.
The Sony/Screen Gems thriller took in $24.5 million from 2,175 theaters, easily beating expectations. Going into the weekend, analysts expected the home invasion thriller to hover around $20 million. Females made up the bulk of the audience, taking up 60% of the seats in theaters, and 41% of ticket-buyers were under 30 years old.
“It’s not a full reversal of the weakness at the box office, but it’s a step in the right direction,” said Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at BoxOffice.com. “It’s good to see new films enter the marketplace and do all right.”
“No Good Deed’s” success is a feather in the cap of stars Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson, both of whom actively hawked the film on social media.
“They absolutely elevated it,” said Rory Bruer, Sony Pictures’ president of worldwide distribution. “They’re so hard working. It was a great collaboration.”
It also helps that “No Good Deed” cost a mere $13 million to produce.
Chocolate City (The Black Magic Mike Movie) Is Now Filming
Earlier this year, it was reported that the urban version of Magic Mike was in the works, and it looks as though the new stripper movie titled Chocolate City is now filming.
The flick stars a lot of familiar faces including, Tyson Beckford, Vivica Fox, Ginuwine, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Michael Jai White and Carmen Electra. They’ve even added Bambi (of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta) to the mix.
Originally, it was announced that Romeo Miller would be in the film, but according to Always Alist, he was recently replaced by Cousin Skeeter’s Robert Ri’chard [who recently showed us what he was working with in a photo shoot for MyCalvins
Now Clutch your pearls and check out some pics from the set below:
Now just breath!
Iconic Pianist Joe Sample, also a prolific composer, dies at 75
Joe Sample - a pianist of enormous talents whose long, winding career spanned jazz, R&B, funk, pop, rock, country and zydeco - died Friday night. He was 75.
Sample was a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, a bebop ensemble with roots back to Wheatley High School, which transformed into the Crusaders in the 1970s, a popular soul- and funk-influenced band that crossed over onto the pop charts in 1979 with the hit "Street Life," his best-known composition. But Sample's career projected well beyond his successful band. He was a prolific composer whose works were reimagined by blues, soul and pop performers - his 1980 composition "One Day I'll Fly Away" was sung by Nicole Kidman in the film "Moulin Rouge" - and also sampled by hip-hop acts such as De La Soul and Tupac Shakur.
Sample's ear for music and touch on the keyboard were so far-reaching that he could play just about any form of music, having done sessions with country singer Hoyt Axton, blues great B.B. King and progressive jazz rock act Steely Dan, and also played the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1997 with Eric Clapton. Sample was called in for sessions by scores of recording artists including Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and Joni Mitchell, including landmark recordings like Gaye's "Let's Get It On" and Mitchell's "Court and Spark." In 2009, Sample played piano and did arrangements for Willie Nelson's standards album "American Classic."
"He was one of the real shining lights in music - and not just jazz," said musician and producer Steve Tyrell, a friend of Sample's since childhood. "Music was music to him, he could play all of it. But the thing about Joe, he was so identifiable and broad in his style of playing. He could play anything, but no matter what he was playing it always sounded like him - whether it was jazz or something with Steely Dan or Eric Clapton."
At Wheatley High School, Sample co-founded a jazz ensemble with flutist Hubert Laws, drummer Stix Hooper and saxophonist Wilton Felder. At Texas Southern University the ensemble added a trombonist named Wayne Henderson and a few other players and became the Modern Jazz Sextet. After college the group - frustrated by the difficulty in finding good work in Houston's segregated clubs - packed up and headed to Los Angeles. There they found work performing with a Houston connection, blues great Johnny "Guitar" Watson, who looked after the young players. During that time the Modern Jazz Sextet transformed into the Jazz Crusaders.
For more than a decade the Jazz Crusaders turned out a sleek form of bebop. But by the late '60s jazz was suffering an identity crisis over its next direction. Some tended toward fusion, a melding of jazz and rock. The avant-garde looked to global sounds and free improvisation. Sample, who was increasingly drawn to the electric piano, and his band mates took a third path. They dropped the "Jazz" from the band name and became the Crusaders, marrying their jazzy foundation to smoother soulful sounds of the era. The decision was met with derision by the establishment - "a form of critical suicide," is how the encyclopedic "Penguin Guide to Jazz" authors put it. But it also proved very popular. Henderson split in 1975 shortly before the band's biggest chart successes.
Performer, producer
Sample during this period was omnipresent in American recorded music, doing numerous sessions for all manner of artists and also working as producer on recordings by artists including B.B. King, Bobby Womack and Bill Withers. The Crusaders cruised into the '80s and Sample continued to keep busy outside the band, doing production and playing keyboards on Tina Turner's huge comeback album "Private Dancer."
"People loved working with him because he was so good at getting the rhythm together," said musician Ray Parker Jr., who worked with Sample frequently over four decades. "With Joe you had to have the rhythm right. He wanted a good groove. If you didn't have that, he'd stop everything and fuss at everybody. He knew how to get a good groove and hold it down."
If health woes slowed down his pace, it was only in comparison to the enormous output he produced in the '70s and '80s. He played sessions regularly, including one for one of Rod Stewart's "Great American Songbook" albums, and continued to record.
Sample realized California no longer held any professional benefit for him, so he returned home, settling in the Clear Lake area nearly a decade ago. Here he performed numerous charity events for his Joe Sample Youth Organization and also Our Mother of Mercy, the Catholic elementary school he had attended.
Returned to roots
Being back home turned Sample's creative attention back to his roots, also. Henderson was playing an old Jazz Crusaders album and reached out to Sample. They reunited four members of the band and returned to the stage in 2011. (Henderson died in April.) Sample then formed his Creole Joe Band, going back to the first sounds that captured his attention as a kid in the Fifth Ward, mesmerized by the enormous sound produced by Chenier and his band. Sample labored but quickly learned his way around the accordion, an instrument that was new to him, but a music that was inside him.
"You have to have the feel of the music," he said. "If you don't feel this music, you won't ever be able to perform it."
Sample is survived by his wife, Yolanda, and his son, Nicklas. His family posted news of Sample's passing on Facebook, but no cause of death was given. Sample had suffered heart attacks in 1994 and 2009.
Service details are pending. Slep in Peace Sir and Thank You for your contribution to Jazz Music!
Colin Kaepernick MODELS For V Man
San Francisco 49ers star Colin Kaepernick bares his tattoos for photographer Bruce Weber in the latest issue of V Man.
Inside, the $126 Million quarterback reveals that he has a long way to go. "I don’t feel like I’ve played my best football yet. I don’t like the feeling like someone’s catching up to me or that I’m giving someone an opportunity to get closer or become better than where I’m at.”
So how does Colin plan to remain of the best players in the NFL? He said, “I also feel by not taking time off that I’m gaining ground on other players. I feel like that’s where I get some of my advantage, not taking that time off, not resting a lot.”
Colin's work is paying off, the 49ers won their season-opening game against the Dallas Cowboys 28-17.
Chris Brown Urges Ray Rice: Get Help Now!
Back in 2009 he physically assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna and in the years since the incident, Chris Brown has had a long and difficult road to recovery.
The “Don’t Wake Me Up” singer told MTV News that in light of the Ray Rice video, in which the former NFL player threw a knock-out punch at his now-wife, he hopes to offer some helpful advice.
Chris begins, “I think it’s all about the choices you do make. With me, I deal with a lot of anger issues from my past, just not knowing how to express myself verbally, but at the same time not knowing how to cope with my emotions and deal with them and understand what they were.”
“Help is great. You know, I still talk to my therapist twice a week. So for me it helps me to… vent and say what I am going through.”
As for Mr. Rice’s case, Brown notes, “For anybody going through it, it’s all about how you push forward and how you control yourself.”
Phaedra Parks Divorcing Apollo While He’s Locked Up At Kentucky Correctional Facility
It looks like it’s officially a wrap for Phaedra and Apollo now that the real housewife is preparing to file for divorce. According to reports, Phaedra is set to serve her money hungry hubby who recently checked into a Kentucky penitentiary with papers. Phaedra reportedly waited till Apollo was locked up to officially file because she “feared for her safety.”
She won’t be standing by her man. Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks will be filing for divorce from jailbird husband Apollo Nida, as he begins his eight year prison sentence, and already has had the legal documents prepared, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
“Phaedra has been patiently waiting for Apollo to begin serving his prison sentence, and will have him served with divorce papers at the correctional facility in Kentucky,” a source told Radar.
“There was no way Phaedra was going to put her life on hold for the next decade, awaiting Apollo to be released.
The marriage was a huge mistake, but did give her their beloved kids.There were serious trust issues with Apollo, and Phaedra suspects he has been unfaithful, and has been burning through money. Phaedra has always been the breadwinner, and she began to resent it.”
Fearing for her safety had “prevented Phaedra from filing for divorce in the past. Having Apollo behind bars gives Phaedra a huge level of comfort and security. t’s sad that it came to this, but Phaedra knows it’s the right thing for her to do,” the insider added.
Parks’ rep Steve Honig previously told Radar, “Phaedra is now putting all of her energy into ensuring the well-being of her two children and making decisions that are in their best interests.
This situation has put a tremendous strain on Phaedra and her family, and she is working hard to bring back a sense of normalcy to everyone’s lives.”
Honig declined to comment on the divorce.
Alicia Keys Throws A “Coming To America” Themed Birthday Bash For Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz took a seat on a throne at his huge Coming to America themed birthday bash thrown by his wife Alicia Keys. The couple was surrounding by family and a host of their celeb friends while celebrating Swizz’ 36th birthday at Capitale NYC.
Alicia glowed in a long white flowing gown that showed off her blossoming baby bump, while her hubby rock’d all black. “My wife is awesome thx my love for the best Bday party everrrrrrrrrerr,” wrote the man of the hour.
La La and Carmelo Anthony, DMX, and Swizz’ ex-wife Mashonda were all spotted in attendance.
Catch more pics,from the bash below..
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Floyd Mayweather Gets ANOTHER KNOCKOUT Victory in VEGAS!
Oh, and a bitten hand, allegedly. During round 8, Floyd went off accusing oppnent Marcos Maidana of biting his hand...through the glove. Marcos denied it and the ref carried on:
LOOK!
Ringside and elsewhere, Fab folks were there all in the mix:
Monica was tapped to sing the National Anthem beforehand, and her hubby Shannon Brown made sure not to miss it.
The legends made sure to be front and center for the big fight:
Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson snapped a pic with Kevin Hart, who was there with fiance Eniko and his The Wedding Ringer co-stars.
Floyd's girlfriend of the moment, Doralie "Bad" Medina, was there dressed to impress.
Or to blind folks...
Will Smith, who previously played Ali in Hurricane, and Jamie Foxx, who is set to play Mike Tyson in an upcoming biopic, were there to take in the fight.
Fighter Andre Berto posed it up with Pooch Hall, Jamie, and "House of Lies" star Don Cheadle.
Anthony Anderson was there posing it up with referee Richard Steele while promoting his upcoming ABC series "black-ish".
Good friends Angela Simmons and WNBA star Skylar Diggins snapped some usies before the fight.
And Rick Ross and his loud jacket made a grand entrance for his homie Floyd.
So, your thoughts. Was the fight worth watching?
SHOUT OUTS to my Girl Keisha Morrisey who was filming a Documentary around boxing while in Vegas over the weekend!
Did Jay Z Announce Beyonce's Second Pregnancy Saturday night ON STAGE?
It Internets are burning up with claims that Jay Z announced Beyonce's second pregnancy during the Paris stop of the On the Run Tour last night…
Concert goers are swearing up and down Jay Z broke the news last night by changing the lyrics to 'Beach is Better' to reflect Beyonce's new knocked up status.
Allegedly the rapper changed the lyrics from "Can’t take this money with you/Burn this sh*t up like I’m richer/N***a’s asking if the oven’s on…to... "Can’t take this money with you/Burn this sh*t up like I’m richer/Cause she's pregnant with another one…"
Time will tell….She’s OFFICIALLY on Preggers watch!
Venus And Serena Not Speaking To Each Other?
Insiders claim once close sisters Venus and Serena Williams are barely speaking to each other these days.
According to NY Post Page Six:
Tennis insiders are whispering that Serena Williams’ partying has caused an icy rift between her and her sister, Venus Williams.
The tennis champs have not been seen together off the court in recent weeks, and many wonder if Serena’slate nights out and disappointing doubles performances have annoyed the more low-key Venus.
An insider was heard during the US Open claiming, “They’re not in a good place right now. Venus is angry with Serena,” because of her active social life off the court.
Some noticed Venus and Serena didn’t arrive together or even speak to each other at the Taste of Tennis kickoff event for the US Open a few weeks ago.
“There was no acknowledgment that either one was even there,” said one.
The sisters lost in the US Open women’s doubles quarterfinals after they had to pull out at Wimbledon, where Serena developed a mysterious illness. They’d also declined to appear together at a mandatory press conference after losing at the US Open.
AND FINALLY FROM THE 'CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
‘DIRTY DIAPER’
Baby about to get some diaper rash…and some awful looks.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD EVERYBODY!!!
EFREM
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