Cadillac Records (2008)

Brody and Wright Slip Into 'Cadillac Records'
Cinematical — Filed under: Drama, Music & Musicals, CastingGoodbye, Matt Dillon! Hellloooo Adrien Brody! I don't know what happened since October, when Matt Dillon was in final negotiations to star, but Cadillac Records has found itself a new leading man. Variety reports that The Pianist, Adrien Brody, has signed on to star along with Jeffrey Wright, the insanely wonderful actor from Basquiat, in the upcoming film. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't mind Matt Dillon, but this project just went from good ...

Beyonce landing another film role.
Crack of the whip — During an interview Cedric The Entertainer let a small detail slip, that Beyonce Knowles, the extremely well known singer, has signed on to play Etta James in Sony BMG's Cadillac Records. ...

Beyonce is Etta James?
Cinematical — ... With the spring start date moving ever-closer, we're continuing to get reports of who will play all the famous, epic music legends in the upcoming film, Cadillac Records. ...

'Cadillac Records' starring Beyonce as Etta James
brooklynvegan — Beyonce Knowles has signed on to play blues singer Etta James in "Cadillac Records," a 1950s period film about the founder of Chicago's Chess Records and his lineup of stars. The 10-time Grammy winner joins a cast that includes Adrien Brody as Chess Records founder Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon, and Columbus Short as Little Walter. ...

Check Out the First Pic of Beyonce's Etta James
Cinematical — ... , so that I can fully appreciate everything Cadillac Records can offer. So far, it's not happening, and with the first look at Beyonce's Etta, courtesy of ...

Casting Bites: Josie Ho, Emily Rios, and Norman Reedus
Cinematical — ... of the Adrien Brody-starring Cadillac Records. Will he be a music great, or just some passerby? Hopefully we'll see who is filling the roles of the other classic musicians soon. ...

Mos Def to Play Chuck Berry in "Cadillac Records"
Film Gecko — Rapper/actor Mos Def has signed to play legendary rock n’ roller Chuck Berry in Sony BMG’s Cadillac Records, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Currently filming in New Jersey, Def joins Gabrielle Union, who plays Geneva Wade, a girlfriend of Muddy Waters. Written and directed by Darnell Martin, who also helmed Their Eyes Were Watching God, this movie is set in 1950s Chicago and follows the lives of Leonard Chess (founder of Chess Records), and the label’s artists, including Waters, Little Walter and ...

Mos Def Joins Cadillac Records
The Movie Blog — Mos Def has landed the honor of playing Chuck Berry in the upcoming musical biopic Cadillac Records. We get the scoop from the murky caves of yahoo: Rapper-actor Mos Def will play legendary rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Berry in “Cadillac Records.” The Sony BMG film is set in 1950s Chicago and follows the turbulent lives of Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), and the label’s artists, including Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Howlin’ Wolf (Eamonn Walker), Etta James (Beyonce Knowles) and Willie Dixon ...

10 Best and Worst Rappers Turned Movie Actors Today
FirstShowing.net — After watching Street Kings, hearing the news that Common had been cast in the upcoming Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins movie, and noticing Xzibit's appearance in The X-Files: I Want to Believe trailer, I started to think about those popular ...

Beyonce on Set of New Film "Obsessed"
Fresh&Fab™ ♥Celebrity News and Gossip, Just The Way You Like It♥ — Beyonce was spotted yesterday in Los Angeles on set of her new movie "Obsessed". The film is directed by Steve Shill is set for a February 2009 release Beyonce plays the role of "Beth Charles", Se is photoed above with her on screen son and husband(Idris ...

Adrien Brody in for "The Courier"
Film Gecko — Adrien Brody has signed to play the lead in “The Courier,” an action tale directed by Russell Mulcahy for Arclight Films. Brody has had such an interesting film career, everything from “King Kong” to “The Darjeeling Limited” to his current films, “Cadillac Records” and “The Brothers Bloom.” He hasn’t really taken the “commercial” road to success, but it’s found him nonetheless. And he doesn’t really look like a movie star either, for that matter, ...

First Full Trailer for Darnell Martin's Cadillac Records
FirstShowing.net — Sex had a sound? Danger had a rhythm? I'm asking these questions because I'm not sure if I believe them. The full trailer for Sony's Cadillac Records has finally debuted and it doesn't seem that impressive. It actually looks kind of fun, in a comedic sense, and has one ...

Trailer - 'Cadillac Records' Sings the Blues
Get The Big Picture — We sure have waited long enough to see our first full-length trailer for Cadillac Records. You may have heard a thing or two about the musical drama about the birth of the legendary Chess Records. It's got a great cast playing some of the most influential 20th century singers and musicians of any kind, including Beyonce as Etta James, Mos Def as Chuck Berry, and Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters. At the center of it all is Adrien Brody, playing Chess Records founder ...

Lasso of Truth: Beyoncé Wants to be Wonder Woman
Get The Big Picture — I think Beyoncé Knowles has gone about her acting career the right way. When you think about it, she's been uber-famous for a while, and Goldmember was what, six years ago? Prior to that, she was in a pretty hip recreation of Carmen on MTV, but she had only really dabbled in acting until Dreamgirls. She was certainly fine in that, not great, but I don't think anyone came away from it thinking it was the worst thing they'd ever seen. She has a new movie in theaters this December - Cadillac Records - and ...

BEYONCE IS THE QUEEN OF CADILLAC RECORDS
INF Daily - Gossip Guerillas On Patrol — Top Images: 816453 copy.jpg Body: Beyonce is everywhere these days. If you're not watching her burn up the stage singing "Single Ladies" then you must be listening to her talk about her newest film, ...

Cadillac Records L.A. Premiere
MrsGrapevine.com — The Los Angeles premiere of “Cadillac Records” brought out its all-star ensemble Gabrielle Union,Beyonce Knowles, Columbus Short, Jeffery Wright, and Adrien Brody. Also in attendance were Etta James (the soul legend Beyonce’s character is based off), Lauren London, and Gabrielle’s close friends Sanaa Lathan and Regina Hall. ...

DECEMBER 2008 MOVIE PREVIEW
Antagony & Ecstasy — And thus ends the most boring Oscar season in recent memory, along with - if I may be so bold - one of the worst years for movies of the current decade. I shan't belabor things. 5.12.2008 And hspeaking of boring Oscarbait: Ron Howard's version of the genuinely good play Frost/Nixon ...

Your Double-Dose Of Beyonce
cool cruel world. — Bey was here in the Big Apple at the premiere of her new film, "Cadillac Records" that comes out on Friday. In the shot above she is with her pet camel-- oops, I mean husband Jay-Z. He really needs a tape-up and a trash bin for those bifocals... Sheesh! Anyway, Bey is doing big things (as usual), starring as Etta James in the new flick: I kinda want to see it, not because of Bey's acting abilities (LOL), but because I've always wanted to see her act like a cracked-out fiend. Now THAT's what I call entertainment! And for the fans-- enjoy Bey in all her sexay glory on the cover ...

Fearless Forecast - 'Four Christmases,' Round Two
Get The Big Picture — We said a few weeks ago that the real box office action this fall was in November, not December. Just look at the results: Three straight movies debuting with over $60 million, three straight movies setting a new mark for the fourth-highest opening of 2008. ...

The Latest in Theaters: Tricky Dick and Company
Movie Dearest — This week's new movies feature everything from a former president to a new Punisher: Frost/Nixon: Frank Langella recreates his Tony Award winning performance as Richard Nixon opposite his Broadway co-star Michael Sheen in Ron Howard's screen adaptation of the acclaimed stage drama. Cadillac Records: Adrien Brody stars as the founder of Chess Records, whose stable of artists included Etta James, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters, played here by Beyoncé Knowles, Mos Def and Jeffrey ...

Movie Review - 'Cadillac Records'
Get The Big Picture — Cadillac Records Starring Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, and Beyoncé Knowles Directed by Darnell Martin Rated R Cadillac ...

Four Christmases, Twilight still rule box office
cinemarealm.com — Here are the top 12 movies at the box office this weekend (December 5 - 7) and their ratings on Rotten Tomatoes: 1. Four Christmases - $18,180,000 - 24%, rotten 2. Twilight - $13,197,000 - 44%, rotten 3. Bolt - $9,696,000 - 84%, fresh 4. Australia - $7,000,000 - 52%, rotten 5. Quantum of Solace - $6,600,000 - 65%, fresh 6. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa - $5,100,000 - 62%, fresh 7. Transporter 3 - $4,500,000 - 36%, rotten 8. Punisher: War Zone - $4,000,000 - 17%, rotten 9. Cadillac Records - $3,500,000 ...

Weekend Wrap Up: The Holidays Take their Toll
Intermission at Work — As I said in when I previewed the movies this past weekend, I didn’t really think that the films being released were appropriate for the time of the year. Well, the box office really showed that, with Four Christmases taking home the top spot again. In fact, the films that were released did so poorly, only two of them cracked the top 10! Let’s see how the box office rounded out: ...

The Day the Earth Stood Still takes box office
cinemarealm.com — Here are the top 12 movies at the box office this weekend and their ratings on Rotten Tomatoes: 1. The Day The Earth Stood Still - $31,000,000 - 21%, rotten 2. Four Christmases - $13,270,000 - 24%, rotten 3. Twilight - $8,013,000 - 45%, rotten 4. Bolt - $7,506,000 - 85%, fresh 5. Australia - $4,285,000 - 53%, rotten 6. Quantum Of Solace - $3,800,000 - 65%, fresh 7. Nothing Like The Holidays - $3,500,000 - 49%, rotten 8. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa - $3,250,000 - 63%, fresh 9. Milk - ...

66th Golden Globe Nominees
The Leak Source "Break The Silence" — Best Motion Picture - Drama - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Frost/Nixon (2008) - The Reader (2008) - Revolutionary Road (2008) - Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Burn ...

Etta James Prepares to Go 'Full Bale' On Beyoncé, Obama [Feuds]
Gawker: defamer — Etta James has watched Beyoncé play her and serenade her without so much as a peep, but now that the younger singer has sung James's classic "At Last" for President Obama, asses must be whipped. James seems awfully sore that Beyonce got the Inauguration nod instead of her, and made no bones about that fact at a concert last week in Seattle. "I can't stand Beyoncé," she muttered to the audience. "She has no business standing up there singing that song." James also threatened violence toward the singer and claimed that Obama was "not my ...

Film Fan Fridays for Friday February 20, 2009!
Movie Moxie — Hello Film Fans and Fanatics! Welcome to Film Fan Fridays for Friday February 20, 2009! Holy smokes we have a lot to get to this week. 7 new releases, 4 festivals, 2 specials screenings and 3 awards shows including the Academy Awards! You couldn't see anything if you tried! Get your picky-choosy hat on and delve ...

Cadillac Records seven minutes online
Filmstalker — CadillacRecords.jpg Cadillac Records is the story of a record label that rose to great heights producing some of the biggest names in music at the time, some names that went onto become timeless legends. Following the story of Chess Records and it's head Leonard Chess, the story looks at the legends Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. There's a bunch of short clips online from the film that show off some of the stars playing these great legends of music. However there's one big clip, a night on seven minute clip of Beyoncé Knowles playing Etta James and singing as well as acting the part. ...

Old Grades 34
Barry's Beetchin Movies — Ghost, dir. J Zucker B+ Scream 3, dir. Craven A+ Scream 2, dir. Craven A+ Scream, dir. Craven A+ Twilight, dir. Hardwicke B- Cadillac Records, dir. Martin C+ Happy-Go-Lucky, dir. Leigh A+ Rachel Getting Married, dir. J Demme A+ Dude, Where's My Car?, dir. Leiner B The Secret Life of Bees, dir. Prince-Blythewood B+ ...

Beyoncé Talks New Movie, Performs on Today Show
Daytime Talk — Multi-talented performer, Beyoncé Knowles, was on the Today show this morning where she talked about her new movie Obsessed. In the movie, she plays a woman who initially believes that her husband is having an affair with a temp worker from his job. Soon, though, it becomes clear that the woman is stalking her husband and suddenly poses a threat to their safety. Matt Lauer mentioned that critics hailed her performances in Dreamgirls and Cadillac Records but they also wondered if she had ...

Movie Review: Obsessed (2009)
The Critical Critics Movie Reviews — Recycling, regretfully, seems to be the name of the game in Hollywood these days. On the horror front, we’ve been treated to remakes of The Last House on the Left , My Bloody Valentine , and Friday the 13 th . In the musical realm, Fame will soon be released. And in the drama/thriller department, we now have a remake of Fatal Attraction , with the new film Obsessed , directed by Steven Shill and starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, and Ali Larter. We know the story. Attractive married couple with beautiful baby boy is terrorized by equally attractive woman who has fixated ...

Casting Call: Spielberg’s Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic
SpoutBlog — Leonardo DiCaprio as Martin Luther King Jr.? Hey, as long as the Telegraph is reporting that Jamie Foxx is “in the running” to portray Frank Sinatra in the upcoming Scorsese-directed biopic about the singer/actor, why not also suggest Leo for the just-announced MLK bio from producer Steven Spielberg? Surely the actor is anxious to work again with his Catch Me if You Can director. And seeing as this is pure Oscar-fodder, and seeing as blackface can get people nominated these days, playing the civil rights leader may just ...

The best singers turned actors
Filmstalker — MichaelJackson-Thriller.jpg In a little nod to the passing of Michael Jackson this week I thought that we could have a look at singers who have turned to acting, since this site is all about film it seemed the most sensible topic for a feature. While Michael Jackson shouldn't really make it onto this list, it is a list that so often begins with the word "worst" or turns into a list of terrible cinematic moments. However there are some good singers turned actors out there, some amazing ones in fact, and I've looked through a huge list of names to find the ones who I think are good, but you might disagree, and if you do then ...

This Week on Australian Screens
Stale Popcorn — Cinema Releases for the Week 10/09/09 Anvil! The Story of Anvil - Lots of people keep talking about this movie, but I just can't get any enthusiasm for it. Blessed - Oh no! Somebody let Ana Kokkinos behind the camera again. My review appears at Onya Magazine. The movie isn't that good, but has some great performances so that saves it somewhat. Despite not liking Frances O'Connor early on in the film she has a scene that is, quite literally, one of the most powerful scenes of cinema I've seen in a very long time. Gut-wrenching stuff. Shame the rest of the ...