tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35189293848113230842024-03-14T02:36:02.910-07:00Angie B NewsThe Home of the BassettHoundsSimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-53340739532687188562010-12-27T18:36:00.000-08:002010-12-27T21:29:24.166-08:00Merry Christmas from Courtside<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBnsMTI-rUjLmuq-Mq_OtT92eGvG448uX_IOBxGKQ59_ppsL8HF_q5E3h_3pfFLMaR3A94w41FsVUUi5eyhG22oFGslCm9MaXp3gH1RPkXmMFWDdvvdclwO5maxOUzp8f04vT8mPRAch8/s1600/lakersvsheat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBnsMTI-rUjLmuq-Mq_OtT92eGvG448uX_IOBxGKQ59_ppsL8HF_q5E3h_3pfFLMaR3A94w41FsVUUi5eyhG22oFGslCm9MaXp3gH1RPkXmMFWDdvvdclwO5maxOUzp8f04vT8mPRAch8/s400/lakersvsheat.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">Angela Bassett</span> and <span style="color: #7f6000;">Courtney B. Vance</span> took their twins, Bronwyn and Slater (they'll be 5 next month), to the Lakers vs. Heat game on Christmas Day. Angela went dressy casual in a gray blazer, cropped drawstring pants, and wedge heels. Definitely the flyest mom I've ever seen!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">2011 promises to be a great year for <span style="color: #7f6000;">Angela Bassett</span>. She's got 3 films set to release and a television series in the works with ABC. We've been waiting for the Acting Queen's big return and without further ado; here is what we can expect next year in <span style="color: #7f6000;">Angie B News</span>:</div><br />
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Jumping the Broom - May 6, 2011</span></b><br />
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A wedding comedy that follows two African-American families from two different socio-economic backgrounds as they come together for a weekend wedding in Martha's vineyard. <span style="color: #7f6000;">Paula Patton</span> and <span style="color: #7f6000;">Laz Alonso</span> play the lead couple. Angela plays Patton's mother, a heiress and pillar of the Washington elite. This would be a different type of matriarch; uppity and bougie. Should be interesting! <span style="color: #7f6000;">Jumping the Broom</span> also marks the first reunion of Angela and <span style="color: #7f6000;">Loretta Devine</span>, who plays Alonso's mother, since 1995's <span style="color: #7f6000;">Waiting to Exhale</span>. Expect some intense scenes between these two as they fight for the HBIC title come Spring!<br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">Green Lantern</span> is the first comic book action themed film for Angela and if rumors are true, this wont be the last. Angie B plays <span style="color: #7f6000;">Amanda "The Wall" Waller</span>, a character famous for her intimidating, steely demeanor and fearless leadership of a group of supervillains. The Wall is usually the villain in DC comics but she has been known to switch sides if it benefits her. She has no superpowers but instead is a highly intelligent, government specialist who is so bad ass, shes even shaken up Batman from time to time. Angela's Waller character has many connections in the DC universe and could easily be intertwined in follow up films.<br />
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<blockquote><span style="color: #7f6000;">Angela Bassett</span> has decided to join the cast of Fox's new film '<span style="color: #7f6000;">This Means War</span>'. Produced by <span style="color: #7f6000;">Will Smith</span> and starring <span style="color: #7f6000;">Chris Pine, Tom Hardy</span> and <span style="color: #7f6000;">Reese Witherspoon</span>.<br />
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The film centers on two best friends who happen to be international spies. But when they fall in love with the same woman, they declare war on each other.<br />
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Bassett will play the boss of Pine and Hardy's characters, a woman who has dedicated her life to the spy business and has no life outside the CIA.<br />
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Source: [<a href="http://www.bvonmovies.com/2010/11/29/angela-bassett-this-means-war-will-smith-producer/">BVonMovies.com</a>]</blockquote><br />
Angie's TV pilot, <span style="color: #7f6000;">One Police Plaza</span>, will most likely begin production after the holidays, during the first quarter of 2011 to premiere with ABC's fall lineup. To stay up to date on all AB news, make sure to follow us on twitter: [<a href="http://twitter.com/angiebnews">@AngieBNews</a>]<br />
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Also look out for the release of <span style="color: #7f6000;">Of Boys & Men</span> with <span style="color: #7f6000;">Robert Townsend</span> on DVD, January 25, 2011. [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Men-Robert-Townsend/dp/B0046GDMV8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1293502188&sr=1-1">Amazon.com</a>]<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;">Happy New Year, BassettHounds!</span></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-87187315564480350222010-11-24T18:28:00.000-08:002010-12-30T16:56:07.099-08:00Thanksgiving fit for a Queen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qEZmmpK9XbANMXxrfwAkPl_A_Hl0cC7tvE7F0TrlDgpUg6MZRkgq28FKNpvuKBAy8YDGyMgFk7yShHelA7sS6VJg-phthCaA2wu0QZ_8amCA0wsFijdqStdwyg_TPzaJyyR8KkQi5gV0/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qEZmmpK9XbANMXxrfwAkPl_A_Hl0cC7tvE7F0TrlDgpUg6MZRkgq28FKNpvuKBAy8YDGyMgFk7yShHelA7sS6VJg-phthCaA2wu0QZ_8amCA0wsFijdqStdwyg_TPzaJyyR8KkQi5gV0/s400/Picture+2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />
One thing for sure about <span style="color: #7f6000;">Angela Bassett</span>; she is a thankful person. She's a woman who, during the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLqZiHCrDtk">My Black is Beautiful panel discussion</a> back in 2008 proclaimed, "My Black is Grateful." It's one of the reasons why when receiving an award Angela, in all her humility, is the first to mention her fellow nominees or her co-stars that she worked with during filming. As gracious as Angela is, the Thanksgiving holiday must be especially meaningful.<br />
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This year Angela and Courtney are sending out holiday cards and called up one of their good friends <a href="http://www.matthewjordansmith.com/">Matthew Jordan Smith</a>, who happens to be a celebrity photographer, to photograph them for the occasion. Matthew even graced us with a blog about the all day shoot:<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bringing ideas to life can be a challenge but it is also a lot of fun. A month ago I got a call from two good friends who wanted me to photograph them for a holiday card. They had no idea of what they wanted and asked if I had any cool idea's. I jumped at the opportunity and my girlfriend and I talked about ideas. After we decided on the idea to present she put a pdf presentation together to send them and they loved it right away.</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">My friends are Angela Bassett and her husband Courtney Vance and my idea was to bring old famous paintings to life but with a modern twist. I told them my idea would take a full day of shooting and after working through our schedule we finally made it happen today. The day started by shooting at my place at 8:30 a.m. and working until noon, then the entire crew changed locations and went to their house and worked until 8:00 p.m. this evening. It was a very long day but an extremely fun day for everyone involved. I am so excited about the images I can't wait to edit. That said it's time for me to start the editing process now.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.terrellmullin.com/">Terrell Mullin</a>, was Angela's make up artist for the shoot and he found time to tweet this last night:</div><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://twitter.com/kalefe">@Kalefe</a>: On set with the stunning Angela Bassett ,,, can u say Drop Dead Gorgeous !!!!</span></blockquote><br />
This Thanksgiving, remember Angela is coming back with a vengeance in 2011 (two films and a series strong). So when someone asks you what you're thankful for, turn to them and say, "the Queen is back." <span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;">Happy Thanksgiving, BassettHounds!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-42469905013038544762010-11-18T00:03:00.000-08:002010-12-30T16:54:27.769-08:00Angela Bassett's Back...and so are we!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqdZp6o-rOw93C2oErh9kn9cAaTD0afUx2uyrOxiZPYUjbF1PehxBv14NBF6wv0pCPQiCLOkaAqnz2CoHBZNr9bsFhNBb2hB6cDjfGpUFUk8HBZV6A5Yfai-JuVqbL2-BBM8xkybTnunC/s1600/angela_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqdZp6o-rOw93C2oErh9kn9cAaTD0afUx2uyrOxiZPYUjbF1PehxBv14NBF6wv0pCPQiCLOkaAqnz2CoHBZNr9bsFhNBb2hB6cDjfGpUFUk8HBZV6A5Yfai-JuVqbL2-BBM8xkybTnunC/s400/angela_003.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
We, here at Angie B News, are coming out of blogging hiatus and with good reason. It's been over a year since <span style="color: #7f6000;">Angela Bassett</span> finished the final season of ER and even longer since we last updated you with any Angie B News, but we all go through our slumps and only something big can bring us out of it. Remember Bernadine in Waiting to Exhale, sulking around her house before she took a cigarette and gasoline to the BMW? Yes, of course you do. <br />
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Plenty has happened this past year: two of the BassettHounds met and talked with the Queen herself and let's just say we're even more in awe of her in person. <br />
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</tbody></table>Angela filmed two movies that kept her busy through summer, the <a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/03/25/angela-bassett-amanda-waller-green-lantern-movie/">Green Lantern</a> and <a href="http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/whattheflick/angela-bassett-jumping-broom/">Jumping the Broom</a>, respectively (more on those later). We've even stayed current and opened a new <a href="http://www.twitter.com/angiebnews">twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/angiebnews">facebook</a> page for Angie B fans to connect but, like I said, only something big could bring us out of the blogging slump that we always experience every time Angela takes a break from us. Courtney and the twins have had her all to themselves for the past year but now we get to have a little bit of Angie, for one hour each week, in fact.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angela Bassett to star in ABC's cop drama, "One Police Plaza"</span><br />
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Actress Angela Bassett has signed on to star in a cop drama for ABC.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bassett is set to star in "One Police Plaza," an hour-long in development from "Criminal Minds"/ "Grey's Anatomy" exec producer Mark Gordon. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Should the drama go forward, Bassett would star as the first-ever female New York police commissioner. Project had already been set up at the Alphabet net (Daily Variety, Nov. 2), but the deal with Bassett has just now been finalized.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Crime novelist Linda Fairstein and Kenneth Solarz ("CSI: NY") are writing and exec producing the show. Gordon will also exec produce with his production partner Deb Spera. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"One Police Plaza" -- the name of the NYPD's headquarters, near City Hall -- would rep the first series role for Bassett since the final season of "ER," where she played chief of emergency medicine Dr. Catherine Banfield.</span><br />
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Source: [<a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027658?refCatId=14">Variety.com</a>]</blockquote><br />
I'm personally very proud of Angela for making the huge commitment to a television series. As the leading lady of <span style="color: #7f6000;">One Police Plaza</span>, Angela is going to be carrying her own series and in some ways the success of the show is dependent on her. <span style="color: #7f6000;">Angela Bassett</span> will be to One Police Plaza what <span style="color: #7f6000;">Glenn Close</span> is to Damages, what <span style="color: #7f6000;">Kyra Sedgwick</span> is to The Closer, or what, I hate to say it, <span style="color: #7f6000;">Holly Hunter</span> was to Saving Grace. <br />
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Ultimately, this a project worthy of her talent, worthy of her return; blog worthy, even.<div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-63595546563312379832009-04-16T21:51:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:08:27.785-07:00Angie B's Upcoming Appearances<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhmp3I7LgJUvfkNa5j0Z3_jxE9SUyMR_1HDQ6RS-bdvO8-EQcmir-gly5o2KB63tg0SL7xqk1i-0NbgqmlBcejsDAXsJAUm0jn0y59DtkRaVjnh65kNoGmGBuqd2V2S4mtCt6GdvuOSnB/s1600-h/power.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhmp3I7LgJUvfkNa5j0Z3_jxE9SUyMR_1HDQ6RS-bdvO8-EQcmir-gly5o2KB63tg0SL7xqk1i-0NbgqmlBcejsDAXsJAUm0jn0y59DtkRaVjnh65kNoGmGBuqd2V2S4mtCt6GdvuOSnB/s400/power.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325522722228581234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Angie is making plenty of appearances in the coming months before beginning production in Chicago on her directorial debut with "United States," the independent film shes co-producing with husband, <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Courtney B. Vance</span>. The Court Court man is also keeping busy with film and TV projects including the new ABC pilot, <a href="http://flashforwardtv.com/">FlashForward</a>, and the <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Harrison Ford</span> vehicle, <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNHz31UY3veFpIT51BMMgiCTx9b1xQ&cid=0&ei=dRPoSZCAGqOGgAOo2oaIAw&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.variety.com%2Farticle%2FVR1118002017%3FcategoryId%3D28%26cs%3D1">Crowley</a>, shooting this month in Oregon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> Important AB Dates:</span></span></div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>April 21 [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Notorious-Three-Disc-Digital-Angela-Bassett/dp/B001TUZH7Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1239947244&sr=1-2">Amazon.com</a>]<br />Notorious DVD Release<br /><br /></li><li>April 26 (Hollywood)<br />Mother's Day <a href="https://auction01.charitybuzz.com/secure/viewItemDetail.do?auction_item_id=910096">WordTheatre<br /><br /></a></li><li>April 26 <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_1_0_t&usg=AFQjCNG6d42ObnIc4H4kowSahnX-OxjP5A&cid=1337783603&ei=j_HsSZjcMoOSggP2tbEm&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.winnipegsun.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv%2F2009%2F04%2F20%2F9175091.html">TV Land Awards</a><br />TV Land Prime 8pm<br /><br /></li><li>April 28 [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-But-Truth-Kate-Beckinsale/dp/B001PR0Y8K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1239947291&sr=1-1">Amazon.com</a>]<br />Nothing But the Truth DVD Release<br /><br /></li><li>April 28 (Chicago)<a href="http://stage-directions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1449&Itemid=40"><br />Depaul University</a> honors Angela Bassett<br /><br /></li><li>May 30 (Chicago)<a href="http://www.myblackisbeautiful.com/events/tour.php"><br />My Black is Beautiful Tour<br /><br /></a></li><li>Summer 2009 (Chicago)<br />Directing <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889065/">"United States"</a></li></ul></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-3686076421501858432009-03-29T15:24:00.000-07:002009-03-30T23:59:38.368-07:00Celebrating Series Finale of ER!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnqv5IFPUsfZyb4c6FWmsacfpgEV0T09gEGoIenuwKUzaTp0BwG-kDQRDW_6bJQC8u9q2uqP04qRXsoJgsEd6ffgGsdZKFBlyGheCroKZdM2NpbjE8hMGmjMRqmp_SdPjAjRLYVZiBQPV/s1600-h/45835666.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCnqv5IFPUsfZyb4c6FWmsacfpgEV0T09gEGoIenuwKUzaTp0BwG-kDQRDW_6bJQC8u9q2uqP04qRXsoJgsEd6ffgGsdZKFBlyGheCroKZdM2NpbjE8hMGmjMRqmp_SdPjAjRLYVZiBQPV/s400/45835666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318739460376605506" border="0"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The final episode of ER is airing this Thursday, April 2nd. With a 1 hour retrospective starting at 8pm and a 2 hour series finale at 9m on NBC. I'm looking forward to a happy ending for Cate and Russell Banfield. They deserve it and the abandoned baby boy is too adorable.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEPkpDR8ZuZN7GY2KD5Mri7J2Xk_2dW572QbezdpYMgSLXTterkoiQ-4G9_mt_KJGRHRuA61ZvLIRuROT1oCw8mf8Y_fNUCEZxhhmAflZNLtGJADVfGGKMhbeyxG3Uwx-BQKXDlXhiM8B/s1600-h/erfinale1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEPkpDR8ZuZN7GY2KD5Mri7J2Xk_2dW572QbezdpYMgSLXTterkoiQ-4G9_mt_KJGRHRuA61ZvLIRuROT1oCw8mf8Y_fNUCEZxhhmAflZNLtGJADVfGGKMhbeyxG3Uwx-BQKXDlXhiM8B/s400/erfinale1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318739335205012770" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3bZMZZ_NJu23wKDQjliPgttC6AhR5ykxW_rFQJQXTRXnpH71_vU6CGQf2Lbvx2ad7yVQYSDknCZywbLrw1MY2ZZC3jEb2-Hf3ZFg3Z_HXkt-WlnrbgUuTR0xD4H3o78O_5tMdntHabis/s1600-h/erfinale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3bZMZZ_NJu23wKDQjliPgttC6AhR5ykxW_rFQJQXTRXnpH71_vU6CGQf2Lbvx2ad7yVQYSDknCZywbLrw1MY2ZZC3jEb2-Hf3ZFg3Z_HXkt-WlnrbgUuTR0xD4H3o78O_5tMdntHabis/s400/erfinale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318739328348228786" border="0"></a><br /><br />Angela yesterday in Los Angeles at the ER Wrap Party! Check out more photos from the celebration at <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/dErFogX5gkD/ER+Finale+Party/76iYicC5NIr/Angela+Bassett">Social night club here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EkdQ7XcDv8g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EkdQ7XcDv8g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OT3fJw8wwA9SXjmaFUnt8Ku-wMrPrlWglTmTUaArL1KuGtrQaUAUVHrlieFSfGbl0DPxFn_crM9w4xXrWaZrWq1kPxt4b-n9o1Qsihg-jSgbh3g_mF2C2ckwXVE-v5Winn0JJSkAvnYA/s1600-h/angncourt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OT3fJw8wwA9SXjmaFUnt8Ku-wMrPrlWglTmTUaArL1KuGtrQaUAUVHrlieFSfGbl0DPxFn_crM9w4xXrWaZrWq1kPxt4b-n9o1Qsihg-jSgbh3g_mF2C2ckwXVE-v5Winn0JJSkAvnYA/s400/angncourt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318778821100674802" border="0"></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Sight Seeing:</span><br />Angela and Courtney were in Chicago last weekend lunching and laughing at a local restaurant. They were in town scouting for locations to film the <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Percival Everett</span> adaptation of Erasure this summer. The film, titled "United States", will be their first film under Bassett/Vance Productions and marks Angela's directorial debut.<br /><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV-r3b8_IoPrlfJLvXN_UQhaJfsh7MLjX18uYxnKobUmJUaSROHVo5lehsHByp2eOdxbtBttgf_l51ih1PWOTFoYYrwe_srtJOwCCETg574ULPDDhmCvVdh6qloO2tWx2uvLdTyaH-R-H/s1600-h/cj1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV-r3b8_IoPrlfJLvXN_UQhaJfsh7MLjX18uYxnKobUmJUaSROHVo5lehsHByp2eOdxbtBttgf_l51ih1PWOTFoYYrwe_srtJOwCCETg574ULPDDhmCvVdh6qloO2tWx2uvLdTyaH-R-H/s400/cj1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318756607973371570" border="0"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVqzcV_bpAMX_KicYHvGwGapIvPyR0Xx52z1itIB5n-WGNabUDp-Q0WXvv9zlYZNJK3dpV_cpayIWRuherKHCR8g8k2VxKlgmPiczm96Nfhs6aeqnrXvPUVccgOPU6vMYUEotJkO5bS_J/s1600-h/cj.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVqzcV_bpAMX_KicYHvGwGapIvPyR0Xx52z1itIB5n-WGNabUDp-Q0WXvv9zlYZNJK3dpV_cpayIWRuherKHCR8g8k2VxKlgmPiczm96Nfhs6aeqnrXvPUVccgOPU6vMYUEotJkO5bS_J/s400/cj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318756607281313554" border="0"></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Cookie Johnson</span> introduces her brand of jeans, CJ Denim, with friends <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Pauletta Washington</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela Bassett</span>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 130%;"><br /><br />What should Angela's next move be? Check out the new AB poll to the right and let us know! --><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-12154409786237539622009-03-27T12:00:00.000-07:002009-03-27T11:52:34.023-07:00The BassettHounds: Our Hair Inspiration<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br />Simonique's Inspiration: "The Short Cut"<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrADwP8bFu4zSONO9NYkQGBxL_W4jlAh9OT5uqLQPIAf-41fIUCYo7396qjTlf_rNFs_wCpCK4pJLgxxiRRjam5Of88Zw88hSk5Tj2CrLRY7wT9THH5IAK-TE0mW8lSJY3IOeXHVdjlA5G/s1600-h/shortbrowncurls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrADwP8bFu4zSONO9NYkQGBxL_W4jlAh9OT5uqLQPIAf-41fIUCYo7396qjTlf_rNFs_wCpCK4pJLgxxiRRjam5Of88Zw88hSk5Tj2CrLRY7wT9THH5IAK-TE0mW8lSJY3IOeXHVdjlA5G/s400/shortbrowncurls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317829369723826914" border="0" /></a><br />Whether its spiky, curly, or pixie cut; a short hairstyle does wonders for defining the face. This style is fun, flirty, and fiesty. When we see Angela with a fresh cut we cant help but notice her high cheekbones, almond eyes, and plump lips. The short hairstyle perfectly flaunts Angela's distinct facial features and all while giving new meaning to the word, "fierce."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1T-14Sc73O7Avw2uwSvN8QCig7LbaHlGJmSMlUIaNI4cvSucNSgCgazFkSPenF8B1D1KC0OWqcrJfHSTudZD9nePr-YzbdmZBmzletXHtUSPvIWxtXBAUdR-ABYPjmaKgo-xo82l-t61a/s1600-h/shortcuts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1T-14Sc73O7Avw2uwSvN8QCig7LbaHlGJmSMlUIaNI4cvSucNSgCgazFkSPenF8B1D1KC0OWqcrJfHSTudZD9nePr-YzbdmZBmzletXHtUSPvIWxtXBAUdR-ABYPjmaKgo-xo82l-t61a/s400/shortcuts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317806151672973698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" >Natacia's Inspiration: "The Long Mane"<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXgpPL1p7veZj12V9-EaW6XjKl2gwe-6vlO7Fj8YhOTsbtjN4P31DpHKx9s-LaoyKljWUu9pHNl_KcmgvY6ZFRpeZpWwJz0r_x1YyJr_3DF8Q0DO6qz6crwXEmUlnhyOXqVckwtvvjlMJ/s1600-h/taciastella1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXgpPL1p7veZj12V9-EaW6XjKl2gwe-6vlO7Fj8YhOTsbtjN4P31DpHKx9s-LaoyKljWUu9pHNl_KcmgvY6ZFRpeZpWwJz0r_x1YyJr_3DF8Q0DO6qz6crwXEmUlnhyOXqVckwtvvjlMJ/s400/taciastella1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317829349307418562" border="0" /></a><br />Whether its bone straight, big and curly, or pulled back in a formal updo; a long hairstyle provides plenty of options. A lengthy hairdo (plus lots of volume) makes a bold statement and still gives Angela the freedom to change her look when playing a character. The fuller, longer style also complements Angela's intense persona onscreen, making her even more intriguing to watch, and who isn't inspired by that?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwhE8aGCrFo9E1Qy9JJg2CuwMJVz-6bkMxcsue-dZvwVyZIdtpJjjqxYwqFkOjfROEQi97z5n69gHsVekjVsWyosFAYJk02bQ_PYxtWWmk9W30tV2BXzoNYESJsWjacKNe7fUg85FPTHv/s1600-h/longhairstyle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwhE8aGCrFo9E1Qy9JJg2CuwMJVz-6bkMxcsue-dZvwVyZIdtpJjjqxYwqFkOjfROEQi97z5n69gHsVekjVsWyosFAYJk02bQ_PYxtWWmk9W30tV2BXzoNYESJsWjacKNe7fUg85FPTHv/s400/longhairstyle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317811185633950482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" >Amanda's Inspiration: "The Natural Look"</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtNf05oLvgi3qJ4vl8Mo4aCao0Wret5YSEWiVyV1E6-ldJw3sheVv39N_Kj2oV82LskMqTb5wahK1S9gT-XiQlEuWCiZ7eNppBMnYgwFBhE4_3dpAzVCttSJbOdleWw_63m3b9ucxLYvi/s1600-h/natural.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtNf05oLvgi3qJ4vl8Mo4aCao0Wret5YSEWiVyV1E6-ldJw3sheVv39N_Kj2oV82LskMqTb5wahK1S9gT-XiQlEuWCiZ7eNppBMnYgwFBhE4_3dpAzVCttSJbOdleWw_63m3b9ucxLYvi/s400/natural.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317805735130983058" border="0" /></a><br />Whether its in twisties, pressed out, or curled under; a natural hairstyle brings out the genuine, no-frills side of us. This do is classic and effortless. A natural style gives Angela an understated simplicity to her look and makes her seem all the more relatable. When we see her sporting her natural locks, we know we're getting "the real Angela Bassett."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFTFrPJF70wyAkt6B4AsLc4mmmE96Rh7qa9HVI5njWEjR8Dkxj8TccdL3WGAM9t6-GnS7aQN6bWic8ZLD7CF0ytyxI8niCV6fCfA0dQELfcfURQwS-oLNsx90QddjlkTmSRJ4nwRXbLQv/s1600-h/naturallooks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFTFrPJF70wyAkt6B4AsLc4mmmE96Rh7qa9HVI5njWEjR8Dkxj8TccdL3WGAM9t6-GnS7aQN6bWic8ZLD7CF0ytyxI8niCV6fCfA0dQELfcfURQwS-oLNsx90QddjlkTmSRJ4nwRXbLQv/s400/naturallooks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317837158418142210" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-89737144874404127542009-02-12T01:22:00.000-08:002009-02-12T02:34:08.245-08:00Angie Promotes Notorious in London and Berlin!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCnDRuxuyhPzpT1IB-YXHiTbSuT88fsP7H6GMNqfHE3KtpbdBS7_RnaHb6HqS4gM5bb_h8iGwz3S1P1wO92FWHvtAVSXvPoH_UJjd_m1LLrktfbyz_ui6MJE0kqwc8KQ6z1MWgilFwBY/s1600-h/42-21724771.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCnDRuxuyhPzpT1IB-YXHiTbSuT88fsP7H6GMNqfHE3KtpbdBS7_RnaHb6HqS4gM5bb_h8iGwz3S1P1wO92FWHvtAVSXvPoH_UJjd_m1LLrktfbyz_ui6MJE0kqwc8KQ6z1MWgilFwBY/s400/42-21724771.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301840520317520354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq7XiBQpmM9mPInZskUHq_0YVOMlXir6QKaz2N8j16JK-ZwIWs1Sr7ZOrQ9MmLAm81czvnujNafXvP3D5NTYK5VSB5K7NtFi49FZyXNIQynw7IpZLxkU4isPZjghc8ejj09T9gDcImoDy/s1600-h/42-21725137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq7XiBQpmM9mPInZskUHq_0YVOMlXir6QKaz2N8j16JK-ZwIWs1Sr7ZOrQ9MmLAm81czvnujNafXvP3D5NTYK5VSB5K7NtFi49FZyXNIQynw7IpZLxkU4isPZjghc8ejj09T9gDcImoDy/s400/42-21725137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301840934533979890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAz7wXhHaBfMo-q8VYJqN-jXyWHUBeVYwoFSmLsKtyIGU5bcROErG5kpc2UanGjDjeEf0bLmyv03wsDTuef40nWIXHtlnoD4kLXy7OV9irm6vRD1vR83psTkJQ5c5C1BzAouFrj7kUB0y/s1600-h/42-21724947.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAz7wXhHaBfMo-q8VYJqN-jXyWHUBeVYwoFSmLsKtyIGU5bcROErG5kpc2UanGjDjeEf0bLmyv03wsDTuef40nWIXHtlnoD4kLXy7OV9irm6vRD1vR83psTkJQ5c5C1BzAouFrj7kUB0y/s400/42-21724947.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301840935251587826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><br />Angela Bassett gets righteous in England:</span></span><br /><br />In an interview with <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/audio/2009/feb/12/guardian-daily-podcast">Guardian Daily</a>'s Hannah Pool, Ang tells it like it is, takes us to church, and reminds us why we love her so.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Even though we're free on paper and in laws, I'm not going to allow you to enslave me on film for the world to see. It becomes a bigger thing than me just being a movie star. Its about educating minds."</span><br /><br />Listen and download the <a href="http://download.guardian.co.uk/audio/kip/world/series/guardiandaily/1234425485478/4854/gdn.gd.090212.tm.Guardian_Daily2.mp3">entire interview here</a>! The interview starts 22:37 minutes in...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJHdIkXnRMD4t3mXfSASfAnBRXVcG_4PkO2oCrxILrTctLHAwAsIxNWBL-D_FysbtAYAY5UiwYb9gLwVJ8qrJwa7QQLHPMQB22hAtytPiYkhU2nvq5onn3Jy0NydsIvVa0tI6dvBD7xxK/s1600-h/42-21725109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJHdIkXnRMD4t3mXfSASfAnBRXVcG_4PkO2oCrxILrTctLHAwAsIxNWBL-D_FysbtAYAY5UiwYb9gLwVJ8qrJwa7QQLHPMQB22hAtytPiYkhU2nvq5onn3Jy0NydsIvVa0tI6dvBD7xxK/s400/42-21725109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301841040356150402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:180%;" ><br />Jawn Murray of BlackVoices.com talks to Angie about </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span id="ppt1456757">Movies, Motherhood & Making New Moves</span>:</span><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">You are directing your first film. Tell me about that.</span><br /><br />The film is based on a book by Percival Everett called 'Erasure.' I always thought that I had a third eye, but it's frightening and I always wonder if I can pull it off. That's what's exciting; you don't want to get too comfortable. It's still a challenge. That's what this movie was starting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTPkbiD4PbCzE2FryF6qFwXjXNhqkRFueQEVb4GotT1f1RgoL40fZf_WeZh3o-pqRiPwTMLQnLAaK6XbKrUVLc-MZuaD8lMYhlC9apK5C5XQQKR8vJhlDkFb5SrRybwfwh2KApxMtoyiv/s1600-h/42-21724917.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTPkbiD4PbCzE2FryF6qFwXjXNhqkRFueQEVb4GotT1f1RgoL40fZf_WeZh3o-pqRiPwTMLQnLAaK6XbKrUVLc-MZuaD8lMYhlC9apK5C5XQQKR8vJhlDkFb5SrRybwfwh2KApxMtoyiv/s320/42-21724917.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301853652533571794" border="0" /></a> out. You don't know how it's gonna turn out, you just know that it's gonna pan out. This is something that keeps you alive, wakes you up and keeps you guessing. It's a good story. I've had opportunities in the past to direct smaller, independent movies and television shows. I never want to do it just for the heck of it. As much time and attention as I play a character, imagine doing that for all of the characters, all the sets, all the lighting, all the music and all of the executives who are not creative. I cannot go through all of that if I'm not passionate about it and don't mind talking about it all the time and don't mind having that conversation over and over again. I hadn't found that script.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">You are working on 'E.R.' now, which is your return to TV. Why did you decide to take on a TV acting part?</span><br /><br />Times have changed. There used to be such a separation between TV and film acting. Now you have people moving back and forth between the two. It's no longer like film actors are better that television actors or stage actors are better than television actors. I'm glad that 'ER' is an ensemble show because with a one hour episode in drama seems to never end and it's three, four or six months before it finally comes to an end. I can't imagine doing a two hander or a show that really stars one person because your life is not your own all year long except for maybe five weeks and if it's a drama it's so emotional because you're doing that 16 hours a day nonstop. It's like trying to hold on to a moving train; it never slows down. Even on the weekends, you work on Friday night until four in the morning, you have Sunday and then Monday morning you hit it again. You're doing one scene and trying to memorize the next scene and it'Angela Bassetts like the only thing you know for sure is your name. I would think that it could get to be too much where you fake it unless you have a photographic memory. That ain't me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">How do you and your husband balance both being working actors and having children?</span><br /><br />When the kids came along, he finished 'Law & Order' so he was home. Our lives are blessed, but it's not to the point where I know my next projects for the next five years. It's still very much like the life of most actors. You're doing this one; it comes to an end, what's the next one? It's worked out that we've both been there and he's been there. It was great that I did 'E.R.' and he was asked to come on as my husband. It was supposed to be for three episodes and then it got stretched to maybe five because it's working so it's been extended. So far it's working out. At the end of this, he just got a new pilot so he'll start with that. The ebb and flow of this life has worked out. I think the hardest part for me is that I work 15 minutes from home, but if you're on location for a film, you go away and it's so tough. I was talking to another actress who came back to the show, Alex Kingston, and she went to to do a TV show for five months and her child stayed in . She came home every six weeks or once a month for a couple of days. I was like, 'Let's not even talk about it because I can't imagine.' I'm 15 minutes from work, but their schedule is their schedule. On Monday, I have to be there at 6:00 am which means I have to get up at five, but they're not up at 5:00 am. They're not up until 7:00 am. I have to do a 12 to a 16 hour day and when I get home at 8:00 pm, they're sleep because they go to bed at 7:30. Then, on Fridays we might work until 3:00 in the morning so that's the hard part. I'm in the house with them- the husband and the children- and I haven't seen you all day or I haven't seen you for two days.<br /><br />Read the full interview at [<a href="http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2009/02/11/angela-bassett-actress-talks-movies-motherhood-and-making-new-mo/">BlackVoices.com</a>]</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico8yFlVd19QIEr21v0Str-opKrWzp2nVtnRwxr68XovTDrNJ1jKErzQQBtSCOt8KXnR8SwAQz532ktFNX75hyBtMEM-W-hKdkX4Qc43mKULGbjHDsjtl85uVdCwTsbWoLpmpfeoKhW0EN/s1600-h/42-21723145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico8yFlVd19QIEr21v0Str-opKrWzp2nVtnRwxr68XovTDrNJ1jKErzQQBtSCOt8KXnR8SwAQz532ktFNX75hyBtMEM-W-hKdkX4Qc43mKULGbjHDsjtl85uVdCwTsbWoLpmpfeoKhW0EN/s400/42-21723145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301849121142297730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">For Your Information:</span></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Make sure to catch the NAACP Image Awards tonight at 8PM on FOX! Ang is nominated for two awards and you know shes walking away with at least one.</li></ul><br /><ul><li>Plus <span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Hill</span> is now available on DVD! Both <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Hill-Chloe-Bailey/dp/B001NLJ3O4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1234432684&sr=8-1">Amazon.com</a> and Walmart have the award winning film starring Angela, <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Danny Glover</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Nia Long</span>, <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Samuel L. Jackson</span>, and <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Giancarlo Esposito</span> in stock.</li></ul><br /><ul><li>The release date for <span style="font-style: italic;">Nothing But the Truth</span> is postponed since the distribution company for the film went bankrupt in January but, the political thriller is available for <a href="http://rapidshare-torrents.blogspot.com/2009/01/nothing-but-truth-rapidshare-torrents.html">free download here</a>!</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Alonzo Bodden: He's Got Jokes!</span></span><br /><object height="200" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WFWtoUJnVFs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WFWtoUJnVFs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="200" width="400"></embed></object><br />Check out this comedy clip 0:27 seconds in!<div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-27407176142829396342009-01-25T18:01:00.000-08:002009-02-01T09:38:41.508-08:00Quick AB News: TV Dates!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Be on the look out for Angie B on TV next month!</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-a-OevLe1tR4dknSIp5c8OXfGI-_0tcUOD4IOQgGAv0z4MjhOnRXVFGyacm8P0NZDSle8XfEfN1Gx_X-XRhM-KjL3AHR8S5Hz0sNkVeuO0irpftjVpDP_BAQKkU6saCta_rPcG7EFj37F/s1600-h/02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-a-OevLe1tR4dknSIp5c8OXfGI-_0tcUOD4IOQgGAv0z4MjhOnRXVFGyacm8P0NZDSle8XfEfN1Gx_X-XRhM-KjL3AHR8S5Hz0sNkVeuO0irpftjVpDP_BAQKkU6saCta_rPcG7EFj37F/s400/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295413590014473858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gospel Hill</span> Feb. 10<br />Available on DVD [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Hill-David-Tumblety/dp/B001NLJ3O4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1233509606&sr=1-1">Amazon.com</a>]<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The BET Honors Awards</span> Feb. 9 BET 9PM<br />Angela will be presenting an award to Judith Jamison<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards</span> Feb. 12 FOX 8PM<br />Angela is nominated for two awards<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">ER</span> Thursdays NBC 10pm<br />Angela Bassett stars every week! Series finale is April 2nd.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-91199207393855616412009-01-21T11:04:00.000-08:002009-01-21T20:51:27.098-08:00Angela Bassett Brought Sister Along to See Obama Sworn In!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />YES</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">WE</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CAN</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">!!!</span></span></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293830364678202466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 262px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghACVbXRO0t75TR9VocEJdfXA5R3P5fwJIifMoRNcPQPr_36GCo-pbJAkC7HPfttAJiDsnHximB54ypSfbqr4E5O6YfsR0CHk-lrzKcjytqi_UxFKoTsH3Bk5EmBW8QeQ-bZr71YGR8zL6/s320/n504838279_1197146_4834.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">YES </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">WE</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">DID</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">!!!</span></span></span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293831514752345682" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 242px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIdKVd9-q8nXNSRjXJQsCTABsIh5_UxU4H2PHW4mboInjjlMujW8xDgoW_3xzBRCRyZYHkMRcSWORrpRo6ICQeC36xQDP_ItScqk05gM-uMJSPPesxiftOeY3VZ6YSHQQeW6MgCY8uxxM/s320/bassett-sisters.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmraCphry_0JGlEsprRNc2xGpPR48Oiq_qgsaGAQ2wJiO1pnFHyUj6sk_XupKSkkLKvMSr8LJpBE-cHZM6i68IxvmHkmj7cGnJd23p865pvdAdl2GXVYcWKdErIWBHyX2kq9PGqElbEFq/s1600-h/333-reg-3213-1816.standalone.prod_affiliate.3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmraCphry_0JGlEsprRNc2xGpPR48Oiq_qgsaGAQ2wJiO1pnFHyUj6sk_XupKSkkLKvMSr8LJpBE-cHZM6i68IxvmHkmj7cGnJd23p865pvdAdl2GXVYcWKdErIWBHyX2kq9PGqElbEFq/s400/333-reg-3213-1816.standalone.prod_affiliate.3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293838277596636930" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><br />Angela</span> and Sister <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">D'Nette</span> in attendance at Tuesday's HISTORICAL</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> inauguration of our 44th President- Barack Obama!!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tickets: <em><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Pricey</span>.</em> Expression on their faces: <em><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Priceless</span> </em>!<em> </em>Only ones missing--<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><strong>The Bassetthounds</strong></span> lol. Words can't even come close to describing what it means to have such an honor bestowed on a more worthy man in OUR lifetime! </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght4VndIcb2NMa0MbqT9dtJL9Lgr0TV8XKpKcSsBcO1hiaNBiw_sQ_BecRGTi4iqHKhhyvm9CTUMIdgialHotZxXzLXDNq0j4KoPfAN3v6WxpVaebEkOal_wtfYAKmyX4NXrHQxanUih9A/s1600-h/We_Are_One_29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght4VndIcb2NMa0MbqT9dtJL9Lgr0TV8XKpKcSsBcO1hiaNBiw_sQ_BecRGTi4iqHKhhyvm9CTUMIdgialHotZxXzLXDNq0j4KoPfAN3v6WxpVaebEkOal_wtfYAKmyX4NXrHQxanUih9A/s400/We_Are_One_29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293838934298149986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfiNrPwcomdy7Sv9ngAvGWnGSIagYJXFBuKRTXb0LGXOCE_uPoBn0iiBnLqZE6iZIjKAuETW_1gcJq86pSdk7MJk9R4g6X09b8LSh4WFx2njPPixwjSdJNvA7ezkla4IHmNSO_SMuzu22/s1600-h/20090121090018940.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfiNrPwcomdy7Sv9ngAvGWnGSIagYJXFBuKRTXb0LGXOCE_uPoBn0iiBnLqZE6iZIjKAuETW_1gcJq86pSdk7MJk9R4g6X09b8LSh4WFx2njPPixwjSdJNvA7ezkla4IHmNSO_SMuzu22/s400/20090121090018940.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293838929707769474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Along with her little sis, Angie attended Barack Obama's inauguration with friends <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Samuel L. Jackson</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Denzel Washington</span>, while Oprah snapped pictures of the three leading black actors in D.C. Angela B also was witness to the <span style="font-style: italic;">"We Are One"</span> concert at the Lincoln center with fellow actors <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Marisa Tomei</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Forest Whitaker </span>backstage.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>Nataciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029660243206725489noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-57635312798102590872009-01-19T21:47:00.000-08:002009-01-20T22:39:34.732-08:00Angie B: Carnivore or Vegan?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWKUQEOd19dt_PIZxgaG5ZuhyHTaKMwkp0WKKs6LpKi6BNWv9deRGjhMDqIIH3ZdfCasBPVuR0GeTwqyI-RY6ID2ibn4wuI9nFqEQwGToSVCsuEhsMkaZyc_D21pOQipWRyXO16RcWCts/s1600-h/show.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWKUQEOd19dt_PIZxgaG5ZuhyHTaKMwkp0WKKs6LpKi6BNWv9deRGjhMDqIIH3ZdfCasBPVuR0GeTwqyI-RY6ID2ibn4wuI9nFqEQwGToSVCsuEhsMkaZyc_D21pOQipWRyXO16RcWCts/s400/show.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293259156546326114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its been a long and arduous debate for us BassettHounds on the true identity of <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela Bassett</span>'s eating habits. Some of us say she is a vegetarian who likes raw food over meat. Where did we get this idea? In every one of the many interviews we read while BassettHounding, she is always quoted as snacking on items like grapes, broccoli sticks, and tofu. Does that sound like a carnivore to you? No, I thought not, but then some of us BassettHounds refer to Angela's upbringing in the fried bacon and meat lovin' south and her previous films when attempting to prove her meat eating habits. In the film <span style="font-style: italic;">Mr. 3000</span> starring the late <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Bernie Mac</span>, Angela no less than devours a nice big slab of steak. Now unless they started making vegan steaks, Angela is a carnivore, right? No. We finally decided to look at the facts of the matter:<br /><br /><ul style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><li>Fact 1: Angela Bassett's skin says it all. Glowing, flawless, not one hint of greasy meat stains in sight.</li></ul><ul style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><li>Fact 2: Much like fact 1, Angela takes real good care of herself. Poisoning her body with yummy Big Mac's doesnt fit well with the queen's desire to keep her shape.</li></ul><ul style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><li>Fact 3: And this is a good one...Angela Bassett herself said in one informative interview this week that she "loves vegan choices, raw food choices" and she'll eat whatever shes has to in order to get in shape "for any one particular role."</li></ul><br />If I sound saddened by this newly found Angie B News, its because I am. My money was on her being a meat eating carnivore seeing as shes from the deep south and well...Angela was getting down on that steak in <span style="font-style: italic;">Mr. 3000</span>. But looking back, it was probably because she hadnt eaten meat in so long. :) The only good news on this front is that Angie wont judge us if we get in to some good ol' bacon and eggs now and again. She says, <span style="font-style: italic;">"I try to eat healthy, but I won't get on other people's nerves about it. If you want to eat bacon, I'm OK with that."</span><br /><br />So for those of you who were still wondering, our queen Angela Bassett is in fact a vegan. A raw food, celery stick munching, vegan.<br /><br />Read more on Angie's favorite LA hotspots for facials, spas, outings with the twins, and restaurants where she frequently doesnt eat meat. [<a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-fave16-2009jan16,0,3559623.story">LATimes.com</a>]<div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-31209925656990491092009-01-07T19:10:00.000-08:002009-01-08T12:45:31.178-08:00Angela Attends Notorious Premiere<p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288755216376790002" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 225px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQIdE4FqSY7CmEgmtiDYfJl18vIG89Xm2eApbQ_jF2sU8NaYXTTkRnyCW3EwRn4-Fo8tWaPsemMo7K015NbSp-op0F1jT0qQ4JYD5fGB5pcwIhSA6ozo2jg_aVjWy45jps5tBN5lKQ4g/s320/notoriouspre12.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><div align="center"><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gO5JBv8zJJl4_Q2q7heQMbspAxEqIHlutqQKK9_mHh_oQBOlFYJUzkwOM-Hl3BEut1MrXeFKM-kfgcnXpEGrxM2paB4dcDlrtFjGjWqWnZQEJ72jRhKQVOj91dMWsUZ12PFZ13Y1X5E/s1600-h/Notoriouspre19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288960752775176722" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 187px; height: 123px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gO5JBv8zJJl4_Q2q7heQMbspAxEqIHlutqQKK9_mHh_oQBOlFYJUzkwOM-Hl3BEut1MrXeFKM-kfgcnXpEGrxM2paB4dcDlrtFjGjWqWnZQEJ72jRhKQVOj91dMWsUZ12PFZ13Y1X5E/s200/Notoriouspre19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center">With one week to go before “Notorious” opens in movie theaters, the premiere was held at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York. </p></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaSg1cou5sQEIou1uMycWKWH9HCF3wiguiM2BrRSn4yhxSGTohsaZO2Vv-v9JZzQbov-uWyOVDTNVtoDYIXFJCGrFY8F-JfUNxgltiDxVMbLMnBruqIWBv8Hu9mcm1s0i1ZseOVu7Nb4/s1600-h/notoriouspre14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288755367230008658" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: right; width: 149px; height: 192px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaSg1cou5sQEIou1uMycWKWH9HCF3wiguiM2BrRSn4yhxSGTohsaZO2Vv-v9JZzQbov-uWyOVDTNVtoDYIXFJCGrFY8F-JfUNxgltiDxVMbLMnBruqIWBv8Hu9mcm1s0i1ZseOVu7Nb4/s200/notoriouspre14.jpg" border="0" /></a></p> <p><br /></p>Angela, working the polka dots, attends the premiere with fellow cast mates and the who's who in the music industry, showing their love and<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> support for the late Notorious B.I.G. As the film release approaches, we are sure Angela will be doing more press, so stay tuned! For now, here are various interviews of Angela talking about her role in the film.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><ul><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJ918yrzC7nW5aRKImu9tyrsDL8uPGSA2O9aBdq_UzNnqaKQHm1G8igrgsIarsI45oO2iAhIZLR5p_q-f1r8sb1K6QFZK99VdWfj_mPmOT9-TJEekVg4Mf_H6GvD_RsJinV8RvFgJJSc/s1600-h/Notoriouspre1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288969734876698002" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 144px; cursor: pointer; height: 213px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJ918yrzC7nW5aRKImu9tyrsDL8uPGSA2O9aBdq_UzNnqaKQHm1G8igrgsIarsI45oO2iAhIZLR5p_q-f1r8sb1K6QFZK99VdWfj_mPmOT9-TJEekVg4Mf_H6GvD_RsJinV8RvFgJJSc/s200/Notoriouspre1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWX71kVTufR114eztC4ooAlM7TP-WQI8oY1KA1Grl5DQqClp2NBQOXn9V6VeJuMDjlrkjhBloraePdf6O_mPUvJ9NOvCty7bZw4VroyH2HgqIfTH8MKKC3FSjXPcsSztWYZCBo9FpwR0/s1600-h/notoriouspre2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288968621115281202" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 138px; cursor: pointer; height: 213px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWX71kVTufR114eztC4ooAlM7TP-WQI8oY1KA1Grl5DQqClp2NBQOXn9V6VeJuMDjlrkjhBloraePdf6O_mPUvJ9NOvCty7bZw4VroyH2HgqIfTH8MKKC3FSjXPcsSztWYZCBo9FpwR0/s200/notoriouspre2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><li>What attracted her to the role? Watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkI224HA1w">rollingoutTELEVISION </a></li><li>Want more insight on her use of Ms. Wallace’s Accent? Watch <a href="http://www.accesshollywood.com/angela-bassett-talks-notorious_video_914161">Access Hollywood</a></li><li>Who does Angela think Christopher Wallace was? Watch <a href="http://www.blackfilm.com/20081225/features/noto_int_abassett.shtml">BlackFilm.Com</a></li><li>Why does Angela think rap music is so important to today’s youth? Watch <a class="hLink fn n contributor" onmousedown="urchinTracker('/Events/VideoWatch/ChannelNameLink');" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jOojesnrCw">ArtisanNewsService</a><br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>Mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327073961447127309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-49944892007026428472008-12-23T13:00:00.000-08:002008-12-23T13:10:24.446-08:00Angela Promotes Notorious in New York<center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwfXdXb13XISv64RaDHQytCBO1gMrqJaXec5EDpHuaCJpPDFguh-f-vkmfwD31yfFH989JBk6YEWBzJVPzqZfbPvpaoshGl5qwwYNsmtVnE8DLpUnEbVYQFy15Sm2Jepmne_9LmZQVAx9/s1600-h/notangelaface2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwfXdXb13XISv64RaDHQytCBO1gMrqJaXec5EDpHuaCJpPDFguh-f-vkmfwD31yfFH989JBk6YEWBzJVPzqZfbPvpaoshGl5qwwYNsmtVnE8DLpUnEbVYQFy15Sm2Jepmne_9LmZQVAx9/s400/notangelaface2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280259543980483010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="flvPlayer" align="middle" height="345" width="420"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blastro.com/flashplayer/flvPlayer.swf?embed=true&site=www.blastro.com&filename=NotoriousClipNobodyIsInvincible&embed=true&id=wVTqeWZsjVOIUfXqw7in;mT1FL83IqLJPi2WGhBF0&level=NaN"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <embed src="http://www.blastro.com/flashplayer/flvPlayer.swf?embed=true&site=www.blastro.com&filename=NotoriousClipNobodyIsInvincible&embed=true&id=wVTqeWZsjVOIUfXqw7in;mT1FL83IqLJPi2WGhBF0&level=NaN" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="flvPlayer" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" allowfullscreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="345" width="420"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.blastro.com/player/NotoriousClipNobodyIsInvincible.html">Notorious B.I.G. - Nobody Is Invincible</a><br /><br />In preparation for the theatrical release of Notorious the cast including Angela traveled to New York last week for promotions. Above is a scene from the film between Angela Bassett and Jamal Woodard. Below are photos of Angie posing during a press junket and an interview and clip with Voletta Wallace.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnROiJO0zVb-F95GxWMfZaUR-5qY1rbWCmd_UuBc7_5ptA0wkJUa7MU6wZTCFvBw1h7Y3d89VCHblvBNMbhFkmDdjrcmUysSjj8E2Uhyphenhyphenq7nk_1LdZ8SuI-cNSQszz_q65ICkF4mj0KCo4/s1600-h/notangelaface.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnROiJO0zVb-F95GxWMfZaUR-5qY1rbWCmd_UuBc7_5ptA0wkJUa7MU6wZTCFvBw1h7Y3d89VCHblvBNMbhFkmDdjrcmUysSjj8E2Uhyphenhyphenq7nk_1LdZ8SuI-cNSQszz_q65ICkF4mj0KCo4/s400/notangelaface.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280259537086030370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><blockquote><p>One of the most challenging aspects of playing Wallace was getting down the Jamaican accent, Bassett said. "It took awhile," the actress admitted. "Some of it, I had to work on it, get it later." </p><p>"Certain parts of the script, I taped my voice, and I guess that's how she got my accent," Wallace said. "They sent me tapes, I sent her tapes. And I was on the set every day. So there was not a time when she said, 'Oh, Mrs. Wallace, how was that?' She didn't have to do that. We had lunch together a lot. We had breakfast one morning. We'd just chat, woman to woman, mother to mother. We had a nice rapport together." </p><p>Bassett says having Wallace watch her every day made her a little nervous, but she was also reassured. "It can be a little intimidating, because you hope you're getting it right," she said. "You hope you're meeting their standards. We all have a way of seeing ourselves, the truth of it as we wish it were. Some of us are real honest with ourselves. Some of us embellish it. Mrs. Wallace is a straight shooter. Any question I had, I could go right to her. Lean into it. It was like girlfriends.</p>Visit <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1601426/story.jhtml">MTV.com</a> for more clips and the full interview!</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3m0RWGYYCZyONXN30uRz1-asIXe-27gyAoKzFkAYsffBn6vq9CGq3LwJC2S3Vd64zAgqbqDkAgQSU9Je7hbHmZyQiKpJ64ujd5cizpAdRxK3ca1Qxg0W-JM5E-gSmpk5nb6jWKJtQ5mq/s1600-h/notangelaback.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3m0RWGYYCZyONXN30uRz1-asIXe-27gyAoKzFkAYsffBn6vq9CGq3LwJC2S3Vd64zAgqbqDkAgQSU9Je7hbHmZyQiKpJ64ujd5cizpAdRxK3ca1Qxg0W-JM5E-gSmpk5nb6jWKJtQ5mq/s400/notangelaback.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280259528377441202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMANtugbzQh9NhBW38abkNpTFQUkofL8ckpQTQ4-v0WNUGGrE2t1fhd2qm4h3-IxkKmT1FgGcVmDMOdZxAV5x5_kMAheTdyyOwnjA1hK1pAXUKpY3aJfUjV7CyCHN66UOyf8EjjItFDKBI/s1600-h/notangela.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMANtugbzQh9NhBW38abkNpTFQUkofL8ckpQTQ4-v0WNUGGrE2t1fhd2qm4h3-IxkKmT1FgGcVmDMOdZxAV5x5_kMAheTdyyOwnjA1hK1pAXUKpY3aJfUjV7CyCHN66UOyf8EjjItFDKBI/s400/notangela.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280259525274800098" border="0" /></a><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2528390&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2528390&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-66390967276586263052008-12-07T11:19:00.000-08:002008-12-07T13:46:29.960-08:00Nothing But the Truth: Movie Trailer and Poster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_znKap0TDoM8fjLreYC2rKakYGagE4jX10b9e6-zx7AImltjWJXvLA7QhakpUl_u_tYyX1wq-IljKXvCGg51oLP68eB7RRI7daNK-xR7wGEobgTun76kv41rhruz_Ib9_ZqKSmqvoqtgT/s1600-h/nothingbuttruth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_znKap0TDoM8fjLreYC2rKakYGagE4jX10b9e6-zx7AImltjWJXvLA7QhakpUl_u_tYyX1wq-IljKXvCGg51oLP68eB7RRI7daNK-xR7wGEobgTun76kv41rhruz_Ib9_ZqKSmqvoqtgT/s400/nothingbuttruth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277130283510161138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://concreteloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/avance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 251px;" src="http://concreteloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/avance.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The power couple star in another project together! <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela Bassett</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Courtney B. Vance</span> play a Newspaper Editor in Chief and a CIA Director respectively in Rod Lurie's <span style="font-style: italic;">Nothing But the Truth</span>. They both play the people in charge but on opposite sides of the issue. Be sure to catch this drama thats getting plenty of Oscar buzz in theaters on January 9th!<br /><br /><br /><br><br></br></br><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/flteaq1nfsE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/flteaq1nfsE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><center><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br />In Related AB News...</span><br /><br /><blockquote>Rod Lurie Does the Right Thing<br /><br />It’s not often in Hollywood that a director makes decisions based on his conscience as opposed to his wallet, but kudos to Rod Lurie for making the right choice.<br /><br />Lurie, whose latest film “Nothing But the Truth” comes out Dec. 19, says that he purposely asked Oscar nominee Angela Bassett to be in this story about a D.C. reporter who serves time protecting her source to make the film more realistic.<br /><br />“She’s really one of the world’s great actors,” Lurie said. “I’ll tell you this. I’ll be very truthful with you–maybe to my detriment. I wanted to cast a black actor in that role or some significant role because I wanted to have real-world diversity, but also what’s realistic is that in the Washington, D.C. prison it’s 95 percent African American. I thought it would be uncouth to have a movie where every African American is a guard or a prisioner. ”<br /><br />Plus, even though newspapers aren’t the most diverse environment these days Lurie felt it would look unrealistic to not have an African American represented in a D.C. newsroom.<br /><br />“I don’t personally know of any African American female editors, but I thought that it would be very cool to sort of fictionally, at least, break that barrier. Angela was very game with that, too. I think that’s another reason why she did it. I don’t know what her exact fee was but it wasn’t the Angela Bassett fee.”<br /><br />The role was originally cast with Edie Falco of “The Sopranos” but she had scheduling conflicts. Joining Bassett in this project are the film’s star Kate Beckinsale, Bassett’s current “ER” costar Noah Wylie, her real-life husband Courtney B. Vance and Vera Farmiga.<br /><br />Lurie, by the way, who also directed “Resurrecting the Champ” with Samuel L. Jackson, indicated he’d love to do a film on one of his old high school classmates from Hawaii. His name is Barack Obama.</blockquote></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-72807895202856892412008-11-13T17:29:00.000-08:002008-11-14T09:47:46.299-08:00Angela Shopping in Beverly Hills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLUpnnragN8_BzB7l6tMIas234bRyD4PALQrYk6uRkqMKf5UutDL4DMlw2VBZTEX951unoiMAg3P9SQKuzjFjmSc0bspQn4f2LRuxUBjk9BwFWTBSpa4bd-pqmrOnDnd88GUabCjMMBDa/s1600-h/BEVERLYHILLS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLUpnnragN8_BzB7l6tMIas234bRyD4PALQrYk6uRkqMKf5UutDL4DMlw2VBZTEX951unoiMAg3P9SQKuzjFjmSc0bspQn4f2LRuxUBjk9BwFWTBSpa4bd-pqmrOnDnd88GUabCjMMBDa/s400/BEVERLYHILLS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268316418259614914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQuuQK5YwaEWYN_Ks7GvmcMdFaKfImuhvn8PU6ZUYLTvqkUMMSQ3gzOG6R_D_bDciT0brL8XLKPpywuTB_ZwxWcCKGXfRLoODKRr002wzVLcdBtXjCYTzQh4xiDsx1Rns43nD4BBpjI3W/s1600-h/beverlyhills3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQuuQK5YwaEWYN_Ks7GvmcMdFaKfImuhvn8PU6ZUYLTvqkUMMSQ3gzOG6R_D_bDciT0brL8XLKPpywuTB_ZwxWcCKGXfRLoODKRr002wzVLcdBtXjCYTzQh4xiDsx1Rns43nD4BBpjI3W/s400/beverlyhills3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268316918507550194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkswzNGxX1CpQIzrKiQUtIAENoBPufuLQ0cqVfWIXuA9-Aqc5Jk7UkBn_ZzaG5nwzkqmUddZC8yS9gYmRx0y1JYhf9HbrGZbPs2GZLIaeDgMLnhGL5nt-tgsX7UKiohD8w-EqJn8cYnQ3/s1600-h/beverlyhills2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkswzNGxX1CpQIzrKiQUtIAENoBPufuLQ0cqVfWIXuA9-Aqc5Jk7UkBn_ZzaG5nwzkqmUddZC8yS9gYmRx0y1JYhf9HbrGZbPs2GZLIaeDgMLnhGL5nt-tgsX7UKiohD8w-EqJn8cYnQ3/s400/beverlyhills2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268316918671430402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela Bassett was caught by the paparazzi yesterday, shopping in Beverly Hills. She was working a Fendi bag and looking completely flawless. Be sure to catch her tonight in a special episode of ER on NBC!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela's Derriere?</span></span><br /><br />I think the French are BassettHounds as well or maybe just fans of her behind! This soon to be released french film, A Christmas Tale, shows a dysfunctional family that lost a son in the past. When their other son comes home with a new girlfriend with some extra junk in the trunk, they say she looks like Angela Bassett through out the rest of the film! Below you can watch a clip from the movie including the Angela's derriere joke and an explanation from the director, <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Arnaud Desplechin</span>!<br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wBEvOuNpW88&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wBEvOuNpW88&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><blockquote><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><strong>I couldn't resist asking about something you reference twice in the film: Angela Bassett's ass. What inspired specifically hers for a recurring joke?</strong></p> <p>I mean, we are speaking about such an amazing lady. You have to be brave when you write such a line because you are trying to make a good joke, and in French, maybe no one will laugh because no one knows her. I'm an absolute fan of Angela Bassett. I think she's a great, great actress. In the biopics, she is so moving. She's very rare. It's something that doesn't happen that much, to see an actress inventing a new way of showing "woman" onscreen, and a new way of being beautiful. You remember this great film, a science fiction movie: "Strange Days"? Her beauty was new and shocking. Plus, I love her butt in "Vampire in Brooklyn," have you seen this film? Great film. Great butt. And her performance as Tina Turner? Beautiful legs, too.</p></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-82849400080721096902008-11-12T09:20:00.000-08:002008-11-12T11:06:47.507-08:00Angela and Courtney Together on Small Screen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYfMfXu0_MYxSgHbL8gNa9xra338LDA1o54p0g2eGYKizeDVOGPvpMkk3j-_b6YOjDK0F2u88-hGawo6BxejzsMLIDPiA0zf7_HuFiebEEJIdQpyGr90sTX397zpj31Z5ogHDRUw3V5t7/s1600-h/angandcourt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYfMfXu0_MYxSgHbL8gNa9xra338LDA1o54p0g2eGYKizeDVOGPvpMkk3j-_b6YOjDK0F2u88-hGawo6BxejzsMLIDPiA0zf7_HuFiebEEJIdQpyGr90sTX397zpj31Z5ogHDRUw3V5t7/s400/angandcourt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267847614804775730" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXKWbhMobYb6Mz4Fq3xlUNXpjZgSMx7xJldlDfBAuN7EBZLcMVmvRebrc3Rw3WKJI-opFyvbhtOtNNeA-2rRwcs0CkW3piJ33f6VF7iGOW7B0fBY-GPtzX-IY3vWChBYQg4YA3zG9Peg/s1600-h/ang&court+er4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267593532629374770" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 200px; height: 135px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXKWbhMobYb6Mz4Fq3xlUNXpjZgSMx7xJldlDfBAuN7EBZLcMVmvRebrc3Rw3WKJI-opFyvbhtOtNNeA-2rRwcs0CkW3piJ33f6VF7iGOW7B0fBY-GPtzX-IY3vWChBYQg4YA3zG9Peg/s200/ang&court+er4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrrjRp2pvfgb16RRjanPJIAz10mMdnYr0k0nj5kn72fesCMJCyEeubFEt48_QR4uTOKyENbC9WdDyni_XEsz1UVkhtVc0DArOtFlKU1QAA1lZ4AFJytvmJk9LMLsOfHOnBU_nUqR18qs/s1600-h/ang&court+er3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267589274822059970" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 179px; height: 134px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrrjRp2pvfgb16RRjanPJIAz10mMdnYr0k0nj5kn72fesCMJCyEeubFEt48_QR4uTOKyENbC9WdDyni_XEsz1UVkhtVc0DArOtFlKU1QAA1lZ4AFJytvmJk9LMLsOfHOnBU_nUqR18qs/s200/ang&court+er3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_hJdH9qUmrkZO3245G4a_ndRe3CjiQqd2JJGcXK6jQCVN4B26j8xYMYgCZJ2Tbbb4UfT29zvFoRY44ayNtWJaNUTeseyJA10E_ytIiGTqMzZtWmLN62Z7xanGoRayaF9FvErdSCHiik/s1600-h/ang&court+er.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoznl4tUg4KPjeNhuVfHPB20OPs-zr9HDvX5K5KQ-317rl9NeIcJusKqP_US5PD6Cwg21w0BwNpowvzpEZWYz4CB24RXhaVbVrRRlZimlGq3I8KrWQZLcAvzIb7eXO5EA4CLeSi5TnLA/s1600-h/ang&court+er4.jpg"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoznl4tUg4KPjeNhuVfHPB20OPs-zr9HDvX5K5KQ-317rl9NeIcJusKqP_US5PD6Cwg21w0BwNpowvzpEZWYz4CB24RXhaVbVrRRlZimlGq3I8KrWQZLcAvzIb7eXO5EA4CLeSi5TnLA/s1600-h/ang&court+er4.jpg"></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out an interview from this husband and wife acting team and find out how they like working together, and why Courtney will not run his lines with Angela.<br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QvStn65WXkc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QvStn65WXkc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><div><br />Last week was the introduction of Courtney’s character, Russell Banfield. There is obviously some tension between the couple and it looks like this week's episode, "Heal Thyself," is going to shed some light on this situation. Angela’s character, Dr. Cate Banfield, rescues a three-year-old girl from drowning in a lake, which triggers flashbacks to their son having a stroke. He is taken to County where they come in contact with Dr. Greene (Anthony Edwards). What seems to make Russell more upset than his son; is Cate acting like a doctor rather than a mother. Tune in BassettHounds to see how this story unfolds.<br /><br /></div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267508887818185058" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnZ-GwOC2ikouFj1sJYd-dPUPCMfJfW-b8i7Zhh8p_WlOMPhnf3x9t01olOk4lBGg_amZPcLaZeiWGo_14aLhJwk7etPM64l6qXcEHbsopm8xmDnCzZGP2_NqAMMOt8dHUxL3Y9N9H0k/s320/Heal+Thyself1.jpg" border="0" /><br />Here are some clips and well as behind the scenes footage from the upcoming episode "Heal Thyself" which airs this Thursday at 10/9c on <a href="http://www.nbc.com/ER/">NBC</a>.<br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ak-K9thh9Dc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ak-K9thh9Dc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>Mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327073961447127309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-36239826501146622782008-11-03T14:15:00.000-08:002008-11-03T17:43:52.050-08:00Angela's Beauty Secrets?<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7h4KlscYxmytBgWaZJXJ17BeJcgWKkqUAVfRZ5z7lyNv41nBeI2j0IN5xx_fuSQrOyli4AqsK31VXo9u69WHppaUwVL_lGLXb26chTVJQZl2-G2sK5vrMguhrRrr_3zTcfhzNMaCcdr0/s1600-h/Olay1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264559092674510578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7h4KlscYxmytBgWaZJXJ17BeJcgWKkqUAVfRZ5z7lyNv41nBeI2j0IN5xx_fuSQrOyli4AqsK31VXo9u69WHppaUwVL_lGLXb26chTVJQZl2-G2sK5vrMguhrRrr_3zTcfhzNMaCcdr0/s320/Olay1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">"Angela Bassett personifies the kind of woman who buys Olay products. She has ageless beauty and an aura of sophistication but she's also very likable and real, a very rare combination," said Brenda Blonski, senior vice president/group creative director at Burrell who handles Procter & Gamble's African-American marketing.</p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /> </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">We all know Angela seems to get better with age, so is this her secret? Angela became the official spokesperson for Olay in 2005 and is still going strong with a new print ad for Quench body lotion. You can check out this ad in magazines such as Essence and Ebony. Below you can also see the commercial ads for Olay Definity and Olay Definity Eye Illuminator. </p><p align="center"><br /><br /><object height="400" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qE0vsO5P73o&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qE0vsO5P73o&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br /></p><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>Mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327073961447127309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-64673014948602203002008-10-26T13:02:00.000-07:002008-10-26T13:44:13.179-07:00Angela and the Twins in Costume for Halloween!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXAiJoB6byjp-DpTvLJMaFrp6ReRMou7by9FsjoUE9rt9xH5eosKLtMHKNmlgxChV_qJlxRLAx_kTuIBG7hrAFHozPZJ4pXm8-i6tErewClEIBvhCTBOCdGDGgGfRnMvK-pLvLN3rpVfM/s1600-h/halloween5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjx__17rE6O84MjJa81FIvFME_bpFYLsqCkwaHnvW7kGn6RsSbjeEDtSKeNkDKzpzWO-Dmt8tYC2eGcQkodWXLRVSw_kuCFnHz8Xl3dS6InMGT3tJFLJDClLY2vRJZlo-UPfrfu1wdQbdV/s400/halloween2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261556183377780258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela Bassett</span> is the animal wrangler this Halloween season while her twins keep her busy as the animals. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Slater</span> is the cutest giraffe in the safari and <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Bronwyn</span> is the fiercest flamingo!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU7YNSnss-0K4lhSCyJlPLY5665v5eO-_BgkGUiMGfeQBgsx7bwAseItxd_vOzytlSH6obn2ELOobtHFVx8u7UsMu0TdS2Fg2lKF427sUPgPmJVTwDCusr-EQ6lnayV6Kh2Nkh2IsiYDI/s1600-h/halloween.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tU5VHgQbJlQrG5x9vlAYBSGPFGhvFcXC1MknlaM9Qw9E2YAaUwNT0dCIiOAqcKflYGE90q0fG5a4xIKqQvveUzqPyMB6LmB0qM_dl6IEfrqlbbOTHVbQYanbqDDEGTl_CQFaJlLPW7rN/s400/halloween6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261559050388696642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Check out this months issue of EBONY Magazine. Angela's on the back cover looking lovely in lavender and modeling for Olay! Have fun BassettHounding!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-81497206595573259532008-10-24T10:36:00.000-07:002008-10-24T17:01:55.788-07:00Angela and Courtney Photos and More!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4aFYy8O-zqczSJ5cR5SXReW5NEElRP0yAYXKL0vh1Wu3pb18A4zkMjCslEIXmYDhxXuAYQFrxnj-6XDGue01_aGqSM-DGPTfcvbt3NHIS4r5RxfIsE7_MyJfz8mEhdHPILVZBY6drysC/s1600-h/healthyself4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4aFYy8O-zqczSJ5cR5SXReW5NEElRP0yAYXKL0vh1Wu3pb18A4zkMjCslEIXmYDhxXuAYQFrxnj-6XDGue01_aGqSM-DGPTfcvbt3NHIS4r5RxfIsE7_MyJfz8mEhdHPILVZBY6drysC/s400/healthyself4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260788815718484578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqvlT3nI28DK4yl6xZ_tQ112fqAML6_l_mGdduA2uhJnZXDeMrIxbvqZhTT2wLM7bIII_3MscAcseXSyla3WumiZs4q_EAGoA9aJa0qTCkOhIEeUIFCifY2XgYAZ0RBVjm4hqVpmaOVRZ/s1600-h/healthyself1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqvlT3nI28DK4yl6xZ_tQ112fqAML6_l_mGdduA2uhJnZXDeMrIxbvqZhTT2wLM7bIII_3MscAcseXSyla3WumiZs4q_EAGoA9aJa0qTCkOhIEeUIFCifY2XgYAZ0RBVjm4hqVpmaOVRZ/s400/healthyself1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260788806798646658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCviZUZ9A74be_6OCnPvrldR_Y_yxoFq4TJUb04Au93H10vfYpmYB9DnfEYpm97b-e1dE21IZSDuBTfV8gS72zHwn5-yCNDdSJjbkYeqi6QepEHvJubt3hwXE28fis7QyidWDvfXoYmYAJ/s1600-h/healthyself3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCviZUZ9A74be_6OCnPvrldR_Y_yxoFq4TJUb04Au93H10vfYpmYB9DnfEYpm97b-e1dE21IZSDuBTfV8gS72zHwn5-yCNDdSJjbkYeqi6QepEHvJubt3hwXE28fis7QyidWDvfXoYmYAJ/s400/healthyself3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260782994796825570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnEGvRJ1GgfP77ENkHT_ss6MP_ZERI2P7KieB59PAXmfgZLaYC8SsmOuxjggkEqN-tWUU0PNdgvU8enBbM8jRDImoTKMRik3ZusY7Tra8RHfgye8-v2L21eP0ymmlKgEtjlYDGxXi6JdQ/s1600-h/healthyself2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnEGvRJ1GgfP77ENkHT_ss6MP_ZERI2P7KieB59PAXmfgZLaYC8SsmOuxjggkEqN-tWUU0PNdgvU8enBbM8jRDImoTKMRik3ZusY7Tra8RHfgye8-v2L21eP0ymmlKgEtjlYDGxXi6JdQ/s400/healthyself2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260782987533883298" border="0" /></a><br />Photos of <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela Bassett</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Courtney B. Vance</span> from the episode "Heal Thyself"! Their very first TV appearance together is set to air on NBC November 6th! The couple, who celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary in Chicago filming another episode of ER, are producing a film called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889065/">Erasure</a> together. The film will star Courtney as a frustrated writer and marks Angela's directorial debut. Its still a mystery if she will star also or when production will begin but we will keep you updated, BassettHounds!<br /><br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-dVghP1wY8M&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-dVghP1wY8M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br />This is the official theatrical trailer for the movie Notorious. It looks like theres plenty that we dont know about the Notorious B.I.G. that they'll be revealing in the film. Including his affairs and unclaimed daughter, plus his friend that went to jail for him. I've got high hopes for this production...<br /><br />One question though: <i>wheres the Jamaican accent, Angela?</i> That was the high point of my excitement for this film! Check for it in theaters, 1-16-09!<div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-60334205441321799502008-10-23T10:35:00.000-07:002008-10-23T17:14:49.081-07:00Angie B is on Tonight!Angela honors the late Sonja Davis at the Diamond in the Raw Stuntwomen Luncheon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2J_bYgwtZN05cGEzLv5g7spfohpLAF3fNJQ3Fxs1cuRl_gpjRghLVQ8Mgwv11ZuIWbVfb1JJfiYU3NuEetAPGqDUrSjDUTxycZ-75GwD8o9G4jzjT6IlgXdX_QbN3ABy_Lp-yTWmti7q/s1600-h/stunt2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 394px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2J_bYgwtZN05cGEzLv5g7spfohpLAF3fNJQ3Fxs1cuRl_gpjRghLVQ8Mgwv11ZuIWbVfb1JJfiYU3NuEetAPGqDUrSjDUTxycZ-75GwD8o9G4jzjT6IlgXdX_QbN3ABy_Lp-yTWmti7q/s400/stunt2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260406831159616658" border="0" /></a><br />Sonja Davis stunt doubled for many leading African American actresses in Hollywood, included Angela Bassett. Sonja Davis opened the doors for many stuntwomen to follow in her career path. Her untimely death was a major loss to the stunt community and to the entertainment industry. Tragically, Ms. Davis succumbed to traumatic head injuries from a high fall on the set of “Vampire in Brooklyn.” Ms. Bassett payed tribute to the legacy of Sonja Davis by presenting The Gone But Not Forgotten Award to her loved ones. OBAMA 08!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuKwdeQi-rjBS3Ju7FciWyTcdXbAkW1NiOQeeCQKxG5virG3IqBpJ2DQEsP2uNFP5pkXAW716Km8GNAvRVZfOVKEVT6y3roAG4AwHLegCON3rovvoi838PReKLmfeKO2lRm35O_-KDZwf/s1600-h/stunt1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuKwdeQi-rjBS3Ju7FciWyTcdXbAkW1NiOQeeCQKxG5virG3IqBpJ2DQEsP2uNFP5pkXAW716Km8GNAvRVZfOVKEVT6y3roAG4AwHLegCON3rovvoi838PReKLmfeKO2lRm35O_-KDZwf/s400/stunt1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260406821319969234" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Who wears short shorts?</span><br />The Queen wears short shorts! I know I'm cheesy but I love these photos! Angela shows off her American pride (and those amazing legs) in Italian Vogue! OBAMA 08!<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepUuibSdm1uqddKyEaFpp9-rwNPXSa8S3hIZie5HiRt5huwRMPzdhI8hPpwv3Wqi45FYe6srdTMDvzbk3WFARGP4Ud0q2e3XyvYhaQMbjr0w0UsxhyphenhyphenJ2IteYkqCrw90opCth1n55wxlzP/s1600-h/italianvogue08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepUuibSdm1uqddKyEaFpp9-rwNPXSa8S3hIZie5HiRt5huwRMPzdhI8hPpwv3Wqi45FYe6srdTMDvzbk3WFARGP4Ud0q2e3XyvYhaQMbjr0w0UsxhyphenhyphenJ2IteYkqCrw90opCth1n55wxlzP/s400/italianvogue08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260406824211266306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Angela Bassett is urging you to vote early! As part of a campaign to get Black Americans in the polls early, celebrities (including Brandy, LisaRaye, and Angela) have recorded PSAs in hopes of "avoiding voter suppression and confusion at the polls." Read more at [<a href="http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=37951">CNSNews.com</a>]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/50152364fc0560ec/">Listen or Download Angela's PSA recording here!<br /></a>You know Angela's voting for...OBAMA 08!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIldrSl_2axectBIAZKAa5sW7hxMl_-pxp_PjpPRlwN4Rcl05eXOLXSj7uf1tZcq8gO_l3tJd-8rG_KVnCohtV-nGXtsP60WwoQgEjRMuwHt68QqPtYQ8OPChgjHUiR0knxIatS537Vxk/s1600-h/fantastic1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIldrSl_2axectBIAZKAa5sW7hxMl_-pxp_PjpPRlwN4Rcl05eXOLXSj7uf1tZcq8gO_l3tJd-8rG_KVnCohtV-nGXtsP60WwoQgEjRMuwHt68QqPtYQ8OPChgjHUiR0knxIatS537Vxk/s400/fantastic1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260406798704372802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3sdUOAbKx5hKYDwe1EVqw3kKbgwH0aH40po9Cdx_sMVE64s3U2L2nKnJhfkHymgq2jp90r440N_69Yda-YQv2mZ1jfcTaAXOICXHSWVMFBm_pUvo7UBymKE0g7qrcPhdiOWrjMrWRiXC/s1600-h/fantastic2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0px 0px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3sdUOAbKx5hKYDwe1EVqw3kKbgwH0aH40po9Cdx_sMVE64s3U2L2nKnJhfkHymgq2jp90r440N_69Yda-YQv2mZ1jfcTaAXOICXHSWVMFBm_pUvo7UBymKE0g7qrcPhdiOWrjMrWRiXC/s400/fantastic2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260406813700332002" border="0" /></a></center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgUEFHnPOO2WCjvQZRhud5CFPQkW_9H1agBJugNUFMiTknkd4A6p8yzyrAFiaxVl51DaPKp2kG5Ok09UJsTfF3I6kiAGWbyUTiZghcL-HXG6UKDtG2U1p-wRPZF1Eh5Y1WrGKXR7wmTMD/s1600-h/fantastic3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgUEFHnPOO2WCjvQZRhud5CFPQkW_9H1agBJugNUFMiTknkd4A6p8yzyrAFiaxVl51DaPKp2kG5Ok09UJsTfF3I6kiAGWbyUTiZghcL-HXG6UKDtG2U1p-wRPZF1Eh5Y1WrGKXR7wmTMD/s400/fantastic3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260496818016498514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" ><br /><br />Catch Angie B on these shows Tonight!</span><br /></div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>Watch the preview of the movie Notorious on the BET Hip Hop Awards 8pm BET<br />(if you like spoilers: one of the lines in the clip is Angela as Biggie's mom asking "What kind of grown [expletive] man calls himself Puffy?")</li></ul><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>ER 15.4 Parental Guidance- Dr. Banfield's morning workouts come in handy when she has to defend herself from a robber 10pm NBC</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-36406787882661538422008-10-04T12:52:00.000-07:002008-10-17T10:47:04.034-07:00ER Video: Angela Bassett's First Episode<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Angela Bassett</span>'s premiere episode on ER airs this coming Thursday, October 9! Lets show our support and tune in, BassettHounds!<div><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/58-VAJd4YP0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/58-VAJd4YP0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Plus: <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Maura Tierney</span> talks about working with Angela on ER!</span><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zL66FUO-WFI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zL66FUO-WFI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.erheadquarters.com/images/cast/15cast/banfield15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.erheadquarters.com/images/cast/15cast/banfield15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:130%;" >More AB News:</span><br /></div><br /><ul><li>Angela talks ER, working with her husband, not working with <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Mekhi Phifer</span>, and growing up in Florida at [<a href="http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/article837834.ece">TampaBay.com</a>]</li></ul><ul><li>Angie B will appear on <span style="font-style: italic;">The View </span>this Thursday also talking with the ladies about her new TV gig! Be sure to catch that interview [<a href="http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/index">ABC.com</a>]</li></ul><ul><li>Its rumored that Angie B is signed on to another 2009 movie project called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301595/">Mama Black Widow</a>. According to Wikipedia.org, Angela says playing the lead character, Mama Tilson, would <span style="font-style: italic;">"be the role of a lifetime. You don't find stories of this caliber very often mainly because studios are afraid of them."</span> We'll let you know if we hear more! Keep BassettHounding!</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-53829655225130187842008-09-23T11:47:00.000-07:002008-09-23T17:06:54.779-07:00Notorious Trailer and More AB News!<p align="center"><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ENNqayMGr-U&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ENNqayMGr-U&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Other BassettHound-Worthy Media</span><br /></span><br /></p><ul></li><li>Angela Bassett proves shes an Obama Girl in Denver at [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q4K_ln9G70">Youtube.com</a>]</li><li>Invisible Woman shows us another side of "Meeting the Browns" at [<a href="http://invisible-cinema.blogspot.com/2008/09/reader-comments-and-emails.html">Invisible Cinema</a>] <li>Rappers get respectful while driving Ms. Bassett at [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KFHCGH3dTs">Youtube.com</a>]</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-41306216843491095872008-09-23T11:45:00.000-07:002008-09-23T11:43:18.787-07:00Paging Dr. Bassett<div align="center"><a href="http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9210/er15cast2zf1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9210/er15cast2zf1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff66;">(ER's Season 15 Cast )<br /></span><br /><br /><p align="center">Actually it will be Dr. Cate Banfield, but nevertheless we all know where the BassettHounds will be Thursday nights thanks to the new addition to the long running TV series ER. For its 15th and final season, Angela will join the cast as ‘The boss, the queen and the chief of the ER’ as she puts it, but the BassettHounds already knew that would be the case.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248981240252259042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0GwNcSjOQHm0m27NBE8MKfVmCv_PD20ZI_AW_yxPZJvKM8l9VN-jwVecc_3QfSE7clIeqcWg8xx2ivAa-SdCjQd6IK290eZgSz1Lcas3XzVX5pwbY14SgYA0233DRPvEpKah5agp5uQ/s200/er2.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">With this being Angela's first full time TV series role, we are excited but still wanted to know what to expect. ER Executive Producer David Zabel says, "Angela's got such huge energy, so much passion, force and strength, For years we've said, 'Wouldn't it be great for Angela Bassett to come in and kick asses?' And so far, she's exceeded my expectations more than my expectations have ever been exceeded before." </p>To add another first, Courtney will join his wife on set as her on screen husband Russell Banfield. Although the two have worked together on two other projects including a stage play, this is the first time they will appear on screen together. Personally, this is a cherry on top to be able to see the chemistry these two will have on screen.<br /><br />Tune in Thursday nights to NBC and watch as the acting queen takes over the ER. You can catch up on ER and find more information about season 15 including a scan of Angela's TV Guide feature at [<a href="http://www.erheadquarters.com/char/doctors/banfield.htm">ERheadquarters.com</a>] </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>Mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327073961447127309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-88668736220785404132008-08-09T17:19:00.000-07:002008-08-09T17:24:13.716-07:00The BassettHounds Tribute Bernie MacPersonally Bernie Mac was my all-time favorite comedian. His sense of ironic humor, comedic timing, and the use of the word <span style="font-style: italic;">muthaf*cka</span> always kept me laughing. I'm sure hes doing the same in heaven. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Forever in our hearts, we'll miss you Bernie.</span> This is for you...<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDzyGfPaRhQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QDzyGfPaRhQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-1021422959257472892008-06-20T15:00:00.000-07:002008-06-20T15:02:35.047-07:00Gospel Hill Trailer<center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4b0-N0wWy6Q&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4b0-N0wWy6Q&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3518929384811323084.post-75433830473761933472008-05-09T10:14:00.000-07:002008-07-03T09:14:39.090-07:00Wayne Barrow and Diddy talk "Notorious"<object width="325" height="255"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pzVJL9Aa3Bo&hl=en&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pzVJL9Aa3Bo&hl=en&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="325" height="255"></embed></object><br /><br />In this clip the producer of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Notorious</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Wayne Barrow</span>, answers questions from fans via the set in NYC. Of course I had to ask a question about Angie B and Wayne actually gets right to it in the beginning of the video. He also tells us about how he met B.I.G. and how <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Voletta Wallace</span> always had Angela Bassett in mind to play her in the film.<div><br />Go and ask Wayne a question too at his blog: [<a href="http://www.notoriousblog.net/">NotoriousBlog.net</a>]</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Diddy is impressed...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/movies/n/notorious/p_diddy_walk_of_fame/281x211_b.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/movies/n/notorious/p_diddy_walk_of_fame/281x211_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /></span></div><div></div><div></div><div>Next we've got Diddy (more appropriately, Puff Daddy) telling MTV how impressed he is with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Derek Luke</span>, who plays Puff in the movie. Diddy (who is also a producer for the film) reveals that the movie will put emphasis on Biggie's mom and her influence on the real Biggie Smalls. Which translates to us BassettHounds as more Angela! Read more...</div><div><br /><blockquote>"It's rare that you get a movie made about you when you're still relevant, but [they] took on the challenge," Combs said of the cast, adding that he was especially impressed with actor Derek Luke, who is playing Diddy. "People asked me years ago who you'd want to play me, and I said Derek Luke ... so it was just destined. I got to see him do his thing, and it was scary for me. I had to leave, 'cause he was acting just like me."<br /><br />But as much as the film is about music, about the story of one man's journey from Brooklyn to the penthouse, it's more about Biggie's mother, Combs asserted. Voletta Wallace, who lives in the New Jersey house her son owned, will be played in the film by Oscar nominee Angela Bassett.<br /><br />"It's not my movie," Combs said. "A lot of people don't know this, but it's not my movie. It's Miss Wallace's movie. It's from a mother's perspective. I'm just there as support."<br />[<a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1587051/story.jhtml">MTV.com</a>]</blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>"Notorious" is scheduled for a January 16th, 2009 release!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">*Leave comments on this post at <a href=http://angiebnews.blogspot.com><b>Angie B News!</b></a>*</div>SimzBrazilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03340697536986816712noreply@blogger.com2