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Actors tend to be in good shape to begin with. Actors who play athletes tend to keep themselves in better shape. If you play an Mma fighter on "Kingdom," at times you may have to be in absurd shape, as you can see in this photo of Jonathan Tucker, right after he dropped 30 pounds in only a few weeks as part of a storyline where his character, family black sheep Jay Kulina, has to do the same: #KingdomTV is now available on att @Uverse. Watch season 1 On Demand and tune in Oct 14 for all new season - Ch 1114. pic.twitter.com/eiQgaASZhV — jonathan tucker (@jonathanmtucker) October 4, 2015 He took off the first 20 through extreme diet and exercise, the last 10 over a period of six days by "manipulating my water intake and engaging in a number of other physically and mentally taxing maneuvers," he tells me. "There's just no way to support...
- 10/14/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Bloodsport
Written by Christopher Crosby, Mel Freidman and Shedon Lettich
Directed by Newt Arnold
USA, 1988
Every year in Hong Kong, an underground martial arts tournament is held in secrecy. The Kumite (a term given to a specific type of karate) is where the world’s best fighters come together on invitation to prove their worth in full contact fights, no questions asked. United States Army captain Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme), having been trained under the auspices of Senzo Tanaka (Roy Chiao), has received his invitation to this year’s tournament and, against the orders of his immediate superiors, slips away from detection and travels to the Far East for the fight of his life. Once there, he meets fellow American fighter Ray Jackson (Donald Gibb) and nosy reporter Janice Kent (Leah Ayres), who wants a scoop on the action. Hounding Frank are two officers, Helmer and Rawlins (Norman Burton and,...
Written by Christopher Crosby, Mel Freidman and Shedon Lettich
Directed by Newt Arnold
USA, 1988
Every year in Hong Kong, an underground martial arts tournament is held in secrecy. The Kumite (a term given to a specific type of karate) is where the world’s best fighters come together on invitation to prove their worth in full contact fights, no questions asked. United States Army captain Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme), having been trained under the auspices of Senzo Tanaka (Roy Chiao), has received his invitation to this year’s tournament and, against the orders of his immediate superiors, slips away from detection and travels to the Far East for the fight of his life. Once there, he meets fellow American fighter Ray Jackson (Donald Gibb) and nosy reporter Janice Kent (Leah Ayres), who wants a scoop on the action. Hounding Frank are two officers, Helmer and Rawlins (Norman Burton and,...
- 5/10/2014
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Marin Theatre Company, in association with Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, will stage August Wilson's Fences, the 1950s entry into his Century Cycle also known as his Pittsburgh Cycle - a decade-by-decade exploration of the black experience in 20th century America. Directed by Derrick Sanders, the Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award-winning play will feature veteran film and television actor Carl Lumbly as Troy Maxson, Steven Anthony Jones, the artistic director of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, as Jim Bono and award-winning actor, playwright and director Margo Hall as Rose, as well as Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Eddy Ray Jackson as Cory, Adrian Roberts as Gabriel,Tyee Tilghman as Lyons and two Marin City youths - Jade Sweeney, who attends Willow Creek Academy, and Makaelah Bashir, Bayside Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy - splitting the role of Raynell. Scroll down for a first look at the stars...
- 4/10/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Marin Theatre Company, in association with Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, will stage August Wilson's Fences, the 1950s entry into his Century Cycle also known as his Pittsburgh Cycle - a decade-by-decade exploration of the black experience in 20th century America. Directed by Derrick Sanders, the Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award-winning play will feature veteran film and television actor Carl Lumbly as Troy Maxson, Steven Anthony Jones, the artistic director of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, as Jim Bono and award-winning actor, playwright and director Margo Hall as Rose, as well as Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Eddy Ray Jackson as Cory, Adrian Roberts as Gabriel,Tyee Tilghman as Lyons and two Marin City youths - Jade Sweeney, who attends Willow Creek Academy, and Makaelah Bashir, Bayside Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy - splitting the role of Raynell. Scroll down for a first look at the stars...
- 3/25/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Marin Theatre Company, in association with Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, will stage August Wilson's Fences, the 1950s entry into his Century Cycle also known as his Pittsburgh Cycle - a decade-by-decade exploration of the black experience in 20th century America. Directed by Derrick Sanders, the Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award-winning play will feature veteran film and television actor Carl Lumbly as Troy Maxson, Steven Anthony Jones, the artistic director of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, as Jim Bono and award-winning actor, playwright and director Margo Hall as Rose, as well as Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Eddy Ray Jackson as Cory, Adrian Roberts as Gabriel, Tyee Tilghman as Lyons and two Marin City youths - Jade Sweeney, who attends Willow Creek Academy, and Makaelah Bashir, Bayside Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy - splitting the role of Raynell.
- 3/18/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Since 1999, the cast of Malcolm D. Lee's "The Best Man" has been around the world and back again.
Now, fourteen years later, the cast has reunited for its sequel in "The Best Man Holiday" -- and why not? Written and directed by Lee, "Holiday" doesn't miss a beat, picking up 15 years after its predecessor, and the rivalries, romance, and all-around camaraderie have not been lost among the longtime friends.
"The Best Man Holiday," starring Nia Long (Jordan), Regina Hall (Candace), Morris Chestnut (Lance), Terrence Howard (Quentin), Monica Calhoun (Mia), Harold Perrineau (Julian), Taye Diggs (Harper), Melissa De Sousa (Shelby), and Sanaa Lathan (Robyn), hits theaters today, and we've assembled 20 things you probably don't know about its cast to celebrate the long-awaited sequel.
1. Nia Long played Will Smith's girlfriend and fiancée on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" from 1994 through 1995. Interestingly enough, Jada Pinkett-Smith -- Smith's current wife -- was...
Now, fourteen years later, the cast has reunited for its sequel in "The Best Man Holiday" -- and why not? Written and directed by Lee, "Holiday" doesn't miss a beat, picking up 15 years after its predecessor, and the rivalries, romance, and all-around camaraderie have not been lost among the longtime friends.
"The Best Man Holiday," starring Nia Long (Jordan), Regina Hall (Candace), Morris Chestnut (Lance), Terrence Howard (Quentin), Monica Calhoun (Mia), Harold Perrineau (Julian), Taye Diggs (Harper), Melissa De Sousa (Shelby), and Sanaa Lathan (Robyn), hits theaters today, and we've assembled 20 things you probably don't know about its cast to celebrate the long-awaited sequel.
1. Nia Long played Will Smith's girlfriend and fiancée on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" from 1994 through 1995. Interestingly enough, Jada Pinkett-Smith -- Smith's current wife -- was...
- 11/15/2013
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
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Somewhere in Jean-Claude Van Damme’s house, we like to imagine his mobile is practically throwing itself off tables as production companies try to reach him to discuss cameos in two separate remakes of his early films. First up, we have movement on Bloodsport, with V For Vendetta director James McTeigue now attached.The 1988 version of Bloodsport, which helped launch the splits-loving fighter as an action star, found Jcvd as an American Army officer whose ninja training comes in handy when competing in the underground Hong Kong tournament called the Kumite.McTeigue’s take shoves the story into the 21st century, focusing on mercenaries who scrap in the equally unsafe art of Brazilian Vale Tudo, as employed by Donald Gibb’s Ray Jackson in the original. Writer Robert Mark Kamen has written the early draft from a story originally developed by Phillip Noyce when he was slated to direct, but...
- 7/25/2013
- EmpireOnline
Among the elements that make college basketball a phenomenon are the teams that had likewise carved their identity into mainstream popularity. Case in point: Duke and North Carolina. Those two schools’ names have been welded into each other’s for as long we can remember that when one says Blue Devils, the other would conjure up images of Tar Heels instinctively.
Of course, that other one would have difficulty forming an image of Tar Heels in his imagination because seriously, what are Tar Heels?
Or to put it more generally, how did some of the most popular college teams came up with their monikers? Where did they get them? Let’s take a look at 11 of them.
Indiana Hoosier
From Hoosier’s men to Hoosier’s nest, Indiana University sure has an interesting nickname.
Image courtesy of ESPNWay before Bob Knight started hurling chairs across the hardcourt, the term Hoosier has long been in usage.
Of course, that other one would have difficulty forming an image of Tar Heels in his imagination because seriously, what are Tar Heels?
Or to put it more generally, how did some of the most popular college teams came up with their monikers? Where did they get them? Let’s take a look at 11 of them.
Indiana Hoosier
From Hoosier’s men to Hoosier’s nest, Indiana University sure has an interesting nickname.
Image courtesy of ESPNWay before Bob Knight started hurling chairs across the hardcourt, the term Hoosier has long been in usage.
- 3/5/2013
- by Damien Filbert
- Obsessed with Film
Getty Three members of the Michigan “Fab Five” in 1992, from left: Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, and Chris Webber.
Jalen Rose, a retired NBA star, was a member of Michigan’s famed “Fab Five,” a quintet of freshman basketball players (including Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson) that led the school to appearances in the Ncaa tournament final in 1992 and 1993. Rose served as an executive producer on the recent Espn documentary “The Fab Five.” In the documentary, Rose...
Jalen Rose, a retired NBA star, was a member of Michigan’s famed “Fab Five,” a quintet of freshman basketball players (including Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson) that led the school to appearances in the Ncaa tournament final in 1992 and 1993. Rose served as an executive producer on the recent Espn documentary “The Fab Five.” In the documentary, Rose...
- 3/20/2011
- by Jalen Rose
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Associated Press In this file photo taken November 1991, Michigan’s Fab Five from left, Jimmy King, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Jalen Rose and Ray Jackson pose in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Espn’s recent documentary “The Fab Five,” which told the story of Michigan’s quintet of 1990s-era freshman basketball stars, has sparked some back and forth between its subjects on the web. In the documentary, members of the Fab Five talk about how much they disliked rival Duke while they were in school,...
Espn’s recent documentary “The Fab Five,” which told the story of Michigan’s quintet of 1990s-era freshman basketball stars, has sparked some back and forth between its subjects on the web. In the documentary, members of the Fab Five talk about how much they disliked rival Duke while they were in school,...
- 3/17/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
For those film fans who are currently wrapped up in March Madness, this writer heavily recommends you tune into Espn at 9pm Et, for the premiere of Espn Films’ The Fab Five.
By the producers of Espn’s 30 for 30 documentary series, this two hour film tells the captivating story of one of the most famous/infamous teams in college basketball history. It all began in the fall of 1991, when five freshmen- Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber- set foot on the campus of the University of Michigan, representing the greatest class ever recruited. For all freshmen college recruits, these five freshmen were among the top 100. Four of them, among the top 10.
The group, who eventually became known as the “Fab Five”, would make history not only for being the first all-freshman starting line-up, but also charged a cultural revolution that would forever change college basketball.
By the producers of Espn’s 30 for 30 documentary series, this two hour film tells the captivating story of one of the most famous/infamous teams in college basketball history. It all began in the fall of 1991, when five freshmen- Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber- set foot on the campus of the University of Michigan, representing the greatest class ever recruited. For all freshmen college recruits, these five freshmen were among the top 100. Four of them, among the top 10.
The group, who eventually became known as the “Fab Five”, would make history not only for being the first all-freshman starting line-up, but also charged a cultural revolution that would forever change college basketball.
- 3/13/2011
- by Kristen Coates
- The Film Stage
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