Boxford student performs at Kennedy Center Nov 21, 2009
Actress Alfre Woodard poses with Express Yourself drumming youth including Nicola Errico of Boxford, front right, after their performance at the Kennedy Center for the President's Committee of the Arts and the Humanities. The audience included Alfre Woodard, Ed Norton, and Kal Penn ... Sardo-Errico and nine other percussionists helped kick off the Coming Up Taller celebration in D.C. The group received a standing ovation and was cheered on by members of the President s Committee on the Arts and... (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
The Color Precious Nov 13, 2009
Why, for example, did Tim Disneys a film set in the same Reagan era, starring Alfre Woodard, about single African-American mother unjustly incarcerated for dealing drugs, receive so little attention this summer. It is true, as literary critic Erica Edwards notes, that the vitriolic Mary seems more similar to Vera Thomas, the abusive mother in Richard Wrights Native Son, and is void of empathy. (Slate)
Celebrity birthdays: Nov. 8 Nov 9, 2009
Actress Alfre Woodard is 57. Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is 55. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
There's something about Boston Nov 6, 2009
The night before the awards ceremony, Express Yourself co-director Dan Strickland and local African drummer Joh Camara performed with Express Yourself Drumming at the Kennedy Center for a VIP crowd that included Kal Penn, Alfre Woodard, and Edward Norton. Unexpected guests The Boston Jewish Film Festival is welcoming a few special guests this weekend - some of whom weren t originally expected to attend screenings in person. (Boston Globe)
Leary and friends come home again Nov 4, 2009
Obama taps locals President Obama has appointed Boston University alum Alfre Woodard and locals Yo-Yo Ma and Teresa Heinz to his Committee on the Arts and Humanities. In case you don t know, Woodard is an Oscar-nominated actress, Ma is a world-famous cellist, and Heinz is a philanthropist and wife of Senator John Kerry. (Boston Globe)
Five of the Best Christmas Movies E... Nov 4, 2009
This 1988 comedy also stars Karen Allen, Carol Kane, and Alfre Woodard. Home Alone. (Suite101.com)
Moennig misses her role as bad girl Shane Oct 16, 2009
A lot of this show revolves around people giving or getting organs, but from what I ve gathered thus far, and what I m very happy with, Miranda has this very complicated relationship with Alfre Woodard s character, Sophia, who is head of surgery. So I get to work with Alfre a lot, which is awesome. (Boston Globe)
Stars in Singing Tribute on Lowery's 88th Birthday Oct 13, 2009
Other celebrities in attendance for the birthday of the man considered the "dean of the civil rights movement" were Alfre Woodard, Keith David, Charles S. Dutton and Nicole Ari Parker. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Stars celebrate Lowery Oct 12, 2009
Samuel L. Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Keith David, Charles S. Dutton, Boris Kodjoe, Steve Harris, Mykelti Williamson, Victoria Rowell and Cassi Davis were among the celebrities on hand to salute him. No street sweepers, but a MARTA conductor, who lauded Lowery for being the first black chairman of the transportation organization s board. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Omaha police search for suspect in street shooting Oct 12, 2009
The staff in this high-tech hospital unit - which looks like the deck of the Enterprise - includes Dr. Miranda Foster (Katherine Moennig), whose father built TR but didn't give her enough love as a child; Dr. David Lee (Daniel Henney), who's at least as hunky as Yablonski; Ryan Abbott (Christopher J. Hanke), the impetuous newcomer to the unit; and Dr. Sophia Jordon (Alfre Woodard), who's the wise and wonderful leader of our group of hot surgeons. On Sunday, a pregnant woman brings her husband in... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Stars to shine for Lowery's 88th birthday celebration Oct 8, 2009
Along with Jackson, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Alfre Woodard will host the event. Tony Award winner Savion Glover will open the show with a dance tribute. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Oscar Nominated Actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard Join Forces to Host 'CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS' Show with First Network Premiere on Sunday, November 29 at 9:00 PM* Oct 8, 2009
She had a leading role in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys with Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard and she starred in Sony's Not Easily Broken opposite Morris Chestnut. Henson was named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the 2005 Black Movie Awards and received the Best Actress nod at the 2006 BET Awards for her performance in Hustle & Flow. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Showtime Networks Inc./ Oct 6, 2009
The celebrities featured in POLIWOOD include Annette Bening, Anne Hathaway, Sting, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee, Fergie, Zooey Deschanel, Danny Glover, Tim Daly, Ellen Burstyn, Kerry Washington, Sam Moore, Elvis Costello, Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett, Billy Baldwin, Charlie Daniels, Connie Britton, Dana Delany, David Crosby, Hayden Panettiere, Josh Lucas, Matthew Modine, Maura Tierney, Alan Cumming, Mos Def, Rachael Leigh Cook, Richard Schiff, Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Earle, The Pharcyde, Tony... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TV review: CBS' 'Three Rivers' more of the same Oct 3, 2009
And Alfre Woodard holds them all together as Sophia Jordan, the head of surgery. There are others, including a newbie organ transplant coordinator and several other types who will be instantly familiar. (San Francisco Chronicle)
‘Three Rivers’ diagnosis: weak plot Oct 3, 2009
O Loughlin has a wooden delivery that is ultimately forgettable, and Alfre Woodard, as an administrator, is similarly bland ... THREE RIVERS Starring: Alex O Loughlin, Justina Machado, Christopher J. Hanke, Alfre Woodard, Katherine Moennig, Daniel Henney. (Boston Globe)
'Three Rivers' is a pleasing medical drama Oct 2, 2009
Viewers also get some sense of the daddy issues that envelop Dr. Miranda Foster (Katherine Moennig, "The L Word"), whose now-deceased father founded the transplant program at the hospital and worked alongside current head of surgery Dr. Sophia Jordan (Alfre Woodard, "St. Elsewhere"). Other characters include mildly arrogant Dr. David Lee (Daniel Henney); pretty, unremarkable ER doc Lisa Reed (Amber Clayton); chipper operating assistant Pam Acosta (Justina Machado, "Six Feet Under") and newbie,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Organ grinder Oct 2, 2009
That aside, this run-of-the-medical-mill drama is peopled by the usual suspects: Dr. Sophia Jordan (Alfre Woodard), the serious head of the unit; handsome, womanizing surgeon, Dr. David Lee (Daniel Henney); wisecracking, lead surgeon with a heart of gold Dr. Andy Yablonski (Alex O'Loughlin); the troubled doc, Dr. Miranda Foster (Katherine Moennig); the nurse who knows more than the doctors, Pam Acosta (Justina Machado); and, of course, the young rookie Ryan Abbott (Christopher J. Hanke) ... That... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
REVIEW: 'Three Rivers' flatlines, despite resuscitation Oct 2, 2009
Good actress, bad show: Alfre Woodard was added as the head of surgery. ABOUT THE SHOW. (USA Today -- Life)
Tyler Perry to Adapt, Direct, For C... Sep 7, 2009
An Emmy-nominated PBS television American Playhouse version of the play, which starred Shange, Lynn Whitfield and Alfre Woodard, was broadcast in 1982 and is available on DVD.. Halle Berry, Angela Bassett, to Star, Reports. (Suite101.com)
Matthew Gilbert rates the new fall TV shows Sep 6, 2009
Stars: Alex O Loughlin, Alfre Woodard, Katherine Moennig. The concept: A close-up on the world of organ donors and transplants. (Boston Globe)
Up, stethoscope: NBC, CBS join full medical field Sep 3, 2009
Stars: , Katherine Moennig, Alfre Woodard. Premise: Centered in Pittsburgh at a premier organ-transplant medical center, Three Rivers navigates the professional and personal lives of surgeons Andy Yablonski (O'Loughlin), Miranda Foster (Moennig), patients and donors. (USA Today -- Life)
‘Before Sunrise’ available on Comcast Movies and Events Aug 13, 2009
Queen Latifah is the proprietress of the Atlanta title establishment, and everyone from Alicia Silverstone to Alfre Woodard to Kevin Bacon to Djimon Hounsou to Della Reese shows up. It s like a crowded backyard picnic, in a good way. (Boston Globe)
Epix Inks Samuel Goldwyn Output Deal Aug 7, 2009
Among the films Goldwyn has released or plans to release in 2009 are Brothers at War, a portrait of an American family during a turbulent time; American Violet, starring Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Alfre Woodard and Emmy Award-winner Charles Dutton; The Merry Gentlemen, which marked Michael Keaton's feature film directorial debut; Management, a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn and Woody Harrelson that premiered at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival; Cold Souls, a... (Multichannel News)
Critic's Corner Wednesday Aug 5, 2009
This time around, when you're done mocking the creative approach the script takes to the laws of science and the constraints of common sense, ponder how it was possible to make a movie this terrible with a cast that includes , , Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo and Stanley Tucci. Things pick up at the end of the evening, particularly if you're an HBO subscriber and you missed Sunday's spectacular episode of True Blood (10 ET/PT), one of the season's best and certainly its most plot-packed. (USA Today -- Life)
PRESS TOUR JOURNAL: 'Three Rivers' set visit Aug 1, 2009
Because the new interior doesn't match the pilot -- and because of several roles being re-cast (Julia Ormond is out as Dr. Sophia Jordan; "St. Elsewhere" veteran Alfre Woodard is in) -- the pilot that was shot in Pittsburgh will not air as the first episode of the series. A new premiere episode is in production now. (Multichannel News)
In pictures: Mandela's birthday Jul 23, 2009
Actors Alfre Woodard and Forest Whitaker attended, along with Martin Luther King III.. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Africa)
Mandela stories help kids Jul 17, 2009
The voices of Oscar winners Charlize Theron, Whoopi Goldberg, Forest Whitaker, Matt Damon and Helen Mirren star alongside those of the X-Files' Gillian Anderson, Star Trek's LeVar Burton, Academy Awards 2009 host Hugh Jackman, Don Cheadle, Alan Rickman, Debra Messing, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophie Okonedo, Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard, among many others ... Artists for a New South Africa, previously known as Artists for a Free South Africa, was established in 1989 by Alfre Woodard, Danny... (iAfrica.com)
Storybook wedding for actress Rowell Jul 14, 2009
Victoria Rowell and Radcliffe Bailey chat with actress Alfre Woodard (far left) and Esther Brooks, who hosted their wedding reception at her New Hampshire home. (Bob Lapree for The New York Times) By Globe Staff / July 14, 2009. (Boston Globe)
Vogueing at the MFA Jul 10, 2009
Worth mentioning is that the producer and director of the recently released album is Boston University alum Alfre Woodard. You can hear a bit of Damon s story at. (Boston Globe)
Original 'King Kong' roars into Portsmouth tonight Jun 3, 2009
American VioletJuly 9, 10, 11(PG-13, 103 mins, US, 2008)Shining a spotlight on the racial profiling practices of a corrupt district attorney in a rural Texas town, Director Tim Disneys film features nuanced performances from Alfre Woodard as well as from newcomer, Nicole Behaire. AdorationJuly 12, 13, 14(R, 100 mins, Ca, 2008)Adoration speaks to our connections with each other, with our family history, with technology and with the modern world. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Fox keeps 'Dollhouse,' 'Bones,' adds 'Glee' May 21, 2009
It could be that Fox will make announcements later that it has picked up a couple of pilots that filmed after the upfronts, but right now it looks like the two biggest surprises are that it passed on the American remake of "Absolutely Fabulous," which had original creator Jennifer Saunders on board as a producer; and the drama "Maggie Hill," about a brilliant female surgeon who suffers from schizophrenia, which was set to star Alfre Woodard. Fox had previously announced that "The Wanda Sykes... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Television: Fox looks for laughs this fall May 12, 2009
"Maggie Hill," featuring Alfre Woodard, is about a brilliant female surgeon who develops schizophrenia. "Masterwork" is a thriller about tracking down and recovering works of art and artifacts. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ashbery shows his medal May 1, 2009
-less film, which is based on a true story, stars Alfre Woodard, Tim Blake Nelson, and Nicole Beharie, who you may remember from "The Express," the recent film about Ernie Davis. Haney said of his cast, "We were very fortunate. We have really great actors, which is not the same as celebrities." Haney promises his next feature will be about a lighter topic. (Boston Globe)
'American Violet' looks at the wronged and the righteous May 1, 2009
After 21 days, Dee's mother (Alfre Woodard) posts bail ... Starring: Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Michael O'Keefe, Charles S. Dutton, and Alfre Woodard. (Boston Globe)
At the movies: Sept. 18 (15) Mar 15, 2009
Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan, Tyler Perry. PG-13 for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Obama’s Hollywood: Backing Evil From Moscow to Tehran Mar 12, 2009
Fresh from the Academy s triumphant Oscar-night celebration of homosexuality and religion-bashing, Sid Ganis, president of the Academy, Oscar-nominated actresses Annette Bening and Alfre Woodard, former president Frank Pierson, and producers William Horberg and Tom Pollack made the journey to Tehran. There they met with the Iranian House of Cinema, the film organization operating under the auspices of the Islamic, homosexuality-banning Iranian government. (Human Events Online)
Iran Gets Hollywood Propaganda Help Mar 3, 2009
According to Unger, the Tinseltown travelers include actresses Annette Bening and Alfre Woodard, screenwriter and film director Frank Pierson (writer of Dog Day Afternoon, producer William Horberg (Cold Mountain) and former Universal Pictures Chairman Tom Pollock. The team supposedly went to the rogue state to teach the Iranians about screenwriting, directing, acting, documentary filmmaking, and production. (Newsmax)
Hollywood plays peacemaker in Tehran, but faces harsh review over 'insults' Mar 3, 2009
Annette Bening, right, with fellow US actress Alfre Woodard, left, and the Iranian actress Fatemeh Motamed Aria ... The group includes the academy's president, Sid Ganis, and the film stars Annette Bening and Alfre Woodard. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Hollywood stars ordered to apologize on Tehran visit Mar 3, 2009
It came as the group X which also included Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, William Horberg, producer of The Kite Runner, and Alfre Woodard, who acted in Desperate Housewives X began a charm offensive billed as a creative exchange but clearly aimed at bridging a gulf of mutual misunderstanding. The delegation was invited to Iran by Khane Cinema (Cinema House), the countrys biggest film group, which is under the authority of the ministry of culture... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Iran upset with 'The Wrestler' Mar 2, 2009
The group includes the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sid Ganis; actors Bening, and Alfre Woodard; producer William Horberg; AMPAS Special Events Programmer and Exhibitions Curator Ellen Harrington; and Tom Pollock, the former Universal Pictures chairman. According to the Web site of Iran's Cinema Association, the group arrived Friday in Iran. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tyler Perry has his moments in 'Madea Goes to Jail' Feb 21, 2009
Regrettably, "Madea Goes to Jail" doesn't have Kathy Bates or Alfre Woodard, who were so good in "The Family That Preys; or Tasha Smith, who was the best thing in "Why Did I Get Married. " and now that I think of it, "Daddy's Little Girls," too. There is, however, Viola Davis, who might win an Oscar tomorrow for her one scene in "Doubt. (Boston Globe)
Taraji P. Henson is For Real Feb 19, 2009
Remember for instance, Halle Berrys crack head in Spike Lees or Alfre Woodard in that episode of "Law & Order" that won her an Emmy. Such is the case of now Oscar-nominated Taraji P. Henson. (Slate)
Henson's hectic Oscar week Feb 17, 2009
She'll also attend an Essence magazine luncheon and a private dinner party hosted by Alfre Woodard. On Saturday, she'll attend Film Independent's Spirit Awards. (USA Today -- Life)
'Black Panther's' Hudlin Keeps it (Comic) Real Feb 8, 2009
He and other show principals, including BET;s SVP of animation Denys Cowan, showed a clip at Comic Con at the Javits convention center and eagerly talked up the voices in the cast, including Djimoun Hounsou (the Blood Diamond co-star), Kerry Washington (who played Alicia Masters in The Fantastic Four) and Alfre Woodard, who voices two characters. The clip ; not yet available online; Hudlin asked audience members not to videotape it as it;s not ready for the Internet;s ;frame by frame scrutiny; ;... (Multichannel News)
DVD reviews: Vicky Cristina, Mirrors Feb 7, 2009
Tyler Perrys The Family That PreysFilmmaker and co-star Perry offers up another domestic tale with this drama about two women (Alfre Woodard and Kathy Bates) who hit the road to escape turmoil as their families tumble into adultery scandals, business corruption and other infamy. The DVD comes with deleted scenes and four behind-the-scenes featurettes, among them one on the movies New Orleans settings and one on the cast, which includes Sanaa Lathan, KaDee Strickland, Robin Givens and... (MSNBC -- Movies)
