Soul Men (movie)

PASSINGS: George Murdock, Charles 'Skip' Pitts

2012-05-04 00:00:00

George Murdock Character actor often played the 'heavy' George Murdock, 81, a veteran character actor who had a recurring role as Lt. Scanlon on the television sitcom "Barney Miller" and played God in the 1989 film "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,"...

Weinstein Co. hopes for brighter future after erasing crushing debt

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'Soul Men' Lands 'Dreamgirl'

2008-01-14 00:00:00

Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac have landed a "Dreamgirls" co-star for their musically themed comedy "Soul Men." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sharon Leal, star of two late-2007 hits, will play the female lead in the Dimension Films project,...

'Soul Men'

2008-11-07 00:00:00

We know we've lost Bernie Mac. And it takes only about 10 minutes of his next-to-last screen appearance, "Soul Men," to show us just what we've lost. Nobody could go bug-eye to bug-eye, toe to toe and "mofo" to "mofo" with the great Samuel L. Jackson...

Time Warner On Demand Highlights: March 2009

2008-09-04 09:20:48

PREMIERES Alexander the Last : 3/14/2009 - 6/9/2009 Angel : 3/18/2009 - 6/16/2009 Are You Scared 2 : 3/3/2009 - 4/30/2009 Australia : 3/3/2009 - 9/24/2009 Battle in Seattle : 3/10/2009 - 5/7/2009 Blindness : 3/12/2009 - 5/14/2009 Boogeyman 3 : 3/6/2009...

'Soul Men's' Affion Crockett tips his hat to the late Bernie Mac

2008-11-06 00:00:00

"It was an honor for me to be the next guy in line to get beaten up by Sam Jackson," says an affable Affion Crockett. It may have been a charge to get tuned up by one of the highest-grossing movie stars ever in "Soul Men," but the even bigger thrill...

Review: 'Role Models'

2008-11-07 00:00:00

Like "Soul Men," this week's other crass comedy with loads of heart, "Role Models" wobbles like crazy en route to a surprisingly strong finish. In this case, the film-saving sequence is a medieval battle reenactment, full of Dungeons & Dragons freaks...

Review: 'Soul Men'

2008-11-07 00:00:00

The funniest bit in the crude but diverting "Soul Men" really makes you miss Bernie Mac, who died in August, a few months after completing the picture. Mac plays one half of the Real Deal, the Pips-like backup duo for a charismatic singer (John Legend)...

'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' is breakout hit at box office

2008-11-10 00:00:00

Just when signs of box-office doldrums began worrying studio execs, a flock of escaped zoo animals saved the day. DreamWorks' latest animation fest, "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," surpassed all expectations for its opening weekend, bringing in $63.5...

One of the Original Kings of COmedy, Bernie Mac suffered from an autoimmune disease called sarcoirdosis. That didn't keep him from working -- he had three films in the can when he died in 2008. "Soul Men" and "Madagascar 2" came out three months after he died.

2012-08-12 13:00:57