Holiday films roll out some heavy subjects Oct 30, 2009
Cast: Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Cody, Ritchie Montgomery, Anika Noni Rose Produced by: Peter Del Vecho Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker Written by: Ron Clements, Rob Edwards. Sherlock Holmes. (Fresno Bee)
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)
Fall Film Releases 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Starring: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery and Bruno Campos. Ninja Assassin, rated R. (Warner Bros. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Stars to shine for Lowery's 88th birthday celebration Oct 8, 2009
Throughout the show, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Nicole Ari Parker, Steve Harris, Boris Kodjoe, Victoria Rowell and Keith David will present. Closing out the show will be the Queen of Soul, who will also sing with the Spelman and Morehouse glee clubs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Hamm lands in 'Town' Sep 18, 2009
Afterward, actor Keith David and Tony winner Phylicia Rashad visited with the cast backstage. Score. (Boston Globe)
Stalking Steve Sep 11, 2009
Beth Grant and Howard Hesseman play Mary s loving parents, and Keith David is the frustrated boss of Steve and Hartman to round out the cast. The movie is directed by Phil Traill, a well-known television director in England, and written by Kim Barker, who wrote the Robin Williams film License To Wed (2007), which tanked. (Santa Maria Times)
The Starting Point: Historical repression and illegal fishing Jun 5, 2009
Actor Keith David, 53. Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, 56. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
From the Director of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Comes an Astonishing, Fun and Suspenseful Adventure in Eye-Popping 3-D Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! 'CORALINE' May 27, 2009
s stellar voice cast includes Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds), Teri Hatcher ("Desperate Housewives"), John Hodgman ("The Daily Show"), Ian McShane ("Deadwood") and Keith David (Crash), with an enchanting musical score by Bruno Coulais (Winged Migration, The Chorus) ... The adults, including the solicitous Other Mother (also voiced by Teri Hatcher) welcome her warmly, and Coraline gets far more attention there -- even from the mysterious Cat (Keith David) ... Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Waco Woman Sentenced To Prison After Pleading Guilty To Arson May 5, 2009
Court dates are pending for Keith David Allen and Eric David Benavidez who are also charged in the string of fires. Leticia Ruiz. (KWTX.com, TX)
'Coraline' Director To Get AFI Honor Apr 1, 2009
Based on the novel by heralded fantasy author Neil Gaiman and featuring the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane and Keith David, "Coraline" has the distinction of being the first stop-motion movie filmed in 3-D. The film was a labor of love four years in the making for Selick, who assembled an amazing crew of stop-motion artists -- a rare commodity in the film world these days given the domination of computer-generated animation. But the scarcity of artists hardly spells out doom... (Click2Houston, TX)
A different worldStop-action animation and color make 'Coraline' shine Mar 6, 2009
Jennifer Saunders and Dawn Finch shine as a pair of aged actresses, and Keith David lends just the right amount of gravel, rumble and rasp to the voice of the black cat ... Starring: Voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Keith David. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Travis Knight Named President and CEO of LAIKA, Inc. Mar 6, 2009
Directed and written for the screen by Henry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach) and based on the internationally best-selling, Hugo Award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman, Coraline is the first major stop-motion animated feature to be shot in 3D. Its voice cast includes Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, the comic duo of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, John Hodgman, Keith David and Robert Bailey Jr.. LAIKA/house is world renowned for its skill in storytelling... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Parallel Worlds Feb 23, 2009
There s a lot of barrelling through tunnels and dashing into rooms, and some very startling effects, such as when the heroine, Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning), a spunky eleven-year-old girl, is walking with an all-knowing cat (Keith David), and both of them are under the control of a witch who suddenly turns everything around them, piece by piece, into white blankness. All dimensions, it seems, can be erased. (New Yorker)
Selick brings viewers to 'Other World' with 'Coraline' Feb 12, 2009
Coraline soon befriends a cat (Keith David) who guides Coraline around the true horrors of this sugar-coated world. One of the biggest differences between the movie and Gaiman's book is the addition of the boy neighbor, Wybie Lovat (Robery Bailey, Jr.). (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Red carpet sizzles at 'Coraline' premeire in Portland Feb 8, 2009
Local experts provide the latest information on Healthcare issues that matter to you. Fresh Ideas withLeigh Ann. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Oh, The Horror! Feb 8, 2009
Keith David and Wilford Brimley are particularly good in supporting roles. Tagline: Man is the warmest place to hide. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dakota Fanning pushes forward Feb 8, 2009
The nightmarish family movie also features the voices of Teri Hatcher, Keith David and Ian McShane. Fanning, who turns 15 on Feb. 23, recorded her dialogue for "Coraline" on-and-off over the four-year period. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Coraline': Mommie Dearest, By Kurt Loder Feb 8, 2009
Coraline shuttles back and forth between these two worlds sometimes in the company of a droll cat (Keith David), who sometimes speaks. When Other Mother suddenly demands that Coraline remain in her world and be equipped with her own pair of button eyes the picture takes on a tone of lyrical dread. (VHI.com -- Music News)
A 3-D nightmare that appreciates a child's sense of dread Feb 8, 2009
She is accompanied from time to time by a local boy (Robert Bailey, Jr.) and a talking cat (Keith David). Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Old way, new shine with Coraline’ Feb 8, 2009
There is Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, a pair of elderly ex- starlets with a collection of vintage salt-water taffy and dead Scotties (the dogs); Mr. Bobinsky, a Russian acrobat who s training a troop of circus mice; Wybie Lovat, the inventive grandson of the owner of the apartments; and a cat (sometimes voiced by Keith David) who tails Coraline on her adventures. It s a small but effective cast that s more real than much of what flesh-and-bone Hollywood can come up with. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Taking 3-D to an eye-popping new level Feb 8, 2009
When things become untenable at home, she even warms to the idea of staying there despite warnings from Wybie and a feral cat (Keith David), who can move between the worlds, that there is a horrifying legacy behind the scenes. Once Coraline realizes it's a facade (Other Mother is really an evil spider-witch who tempts lonely children and imprisons their souls), it's too late to back out. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
"Coraline" Feb 7, 2009
The supporting characters in the story -- including the Russian mouse trainer Mr. Bobinksy (Ian McShane), the former vaudeville performers known as Miss Spink and Miss Forcible (with voices supplied by the English comedy duo Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French) and the character known simply as Cat (Keith David), an elegant black creature with mischievous-looking eyes -- are all beautifully designed. But it's the thousand-and-one details around all these characters that give the movie its glorious... (Salon)
Coraline is a creepy new classic Feb 7, 2009
Can Wybies enigmatic cat (Keith David) help Coraline out of this jam. In an era where Disney makes money hand over fist by selling little girls on the idea of being pretty, passive Princesses Belle from Beauty and the Beast always wears her yellow gown but never holds a book in this product line its thrilling to get a heroine like Coraline, whos proactive, occasionally bratty and always very much her own person. (MSNBC -- Movies)
