09-12-06 EURextra: Spike Lee Develops Post-Katrina Drama for NBC

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MARIAH CLEANS HOUSE AT BILLBOARD R&B/HIP-HOP AWARDS: Mimi nabs five; Kanye, Foxx, Blige Jeezy also win.
*Just when you thought the Mariah Carey award hoopla had died down for her album “The Emancipation of Mimi,” here comes the 2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards to drop five more on the Grammy-winning disc, including Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the year. Read Full Story

SPIKE LEE DEVELOPS POST-KATRINA NBC DRAMA: 'NoLa' will feature multi-cultural cast and focus on rebuilding in New Orleans.
*Following his critically-acclaimed HBO documentary about Hurricane Katrina and its sobering aftermath, filmmaker Spike Lee is developing a scripted drama for NBC set in New Orleans. Read Full Story

DAVE CHAPPELLE STAYING PUT IN OHIO: Comedian has no plans to leave quiet farm town for return to Hollywood.
*Comedian Dave Chappelle says he prefers the down home folksy feel of his home in Yellow Springs, Ohio and has no plans to trade it in for the crazy politics of Hollywood, which he has blamed, in part, for his sudden exit from Comedy Central last year. Read Full Story

MONICA GETS PERSONAL WITH NEW ALBUM: ‘Makings of Me’ deals with new maturity after hiatus filled with rumors, Young Buck and suicide.
*The three years between Monica’s last album “After the Storm” and her upcoming fourth studio LP were marked with a fair amount of pain, including the suicide of an ex-boyfriend, an emotional breakup and rumors of a pregnancy. Read Full Story

AH’NOLD STILL APOLOGIZING FOR COMMENT: Calif. governor visits black church in East Oakland to make amends.
*Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, currently campaigning to keep his job, knew he messed up when the Los Angeles Times published a recording of him saying Cubans and Puerto Ricans are "hot tempered" because of their mixture of black and Latin blood. Read Full Story

EUR REVIEW: Pasadena Playhouse Honors August Wilson With 'Fences.'
By DeBorah B. Pryor
*Probably the best directive Sheldon Epps could have given to his "Fences" cast was permission to fully utilize their memories of family in the development of their individual characters. Remembering experiences with their fathers and mothers, their children and siblings. Recalling the intricacies of growing up and growing in to themselves. Read Full Story

BLACK MAN BEHIND ‘DUBYA’ ASSASSINATION IN NEW FILM: ‘Death of a President’ is supposed to make a point about ‘rushing to judgment.’
*Imagine this: President George W. Bush gets assassinated and a black man is eventually discovered to be the murderer. Read Full Story

WOODARD, MERKERSON, POUNDER CLIMB ‘MOUNTAIN’: Actresses to portray three sisters in upcoming film.
*Alfre Woodard, S. Epatha Merkerson, CCH Pounder and Regina Taylor are set to begin production on the new feature film “Up the Mountain,” a drama about the importance of sibling bonds. Read Full Story

EUR DVD REVIEW: Black. White.
By Kam Williams
*Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk around in a different color skin? This is the social experiment at the center of "Black. White," a riveting reality series which originally aired on the FX Network this past Spring. Read Full Story

REAL ‘GRIDIRON GANG’ COACHES TO BE HONORED: Los Angeles to salute real-life L.A. County Probation staff.
*Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and rapper Xzibit, co-stars of the upcoming film “Gridiron Gang,” will appear with the film’s producers, executive producers and members of the real-life coaching staff that inspired the film at a presentation event to be held this morning in Los Angeles. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Holyfield’s next bout; Woods and Federer become friends.
*Evander Holyfield’s return to the ring continues with an upcoming bout against 33-year-old Fres Oquendo, scheduled to take place Nov. 10 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Read Full Story

ITTY BITTY BITS: Dash’s custody drama; ‘Nip/Tuck’ numbers; Buffie the Body; Simmons’ BlackBerry?
*Damon Dash is reportedly due in court on Sept. 28 for the latest round in his custody battle over 14-year-old Damon Dash Jr., his son with former girlfriend Linda Williams. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: 'Words of Wisdom' in Hollywood; Tribeca/Sloan Screenplay Development Program seeks screenplays.
*Visions: “Words of Wisdom,” a rock opera that puts to music the words and speeches of such legends as Abraham Lincoln, Mother Teresa, Cesar Chavez, Gandhi and Martin Luther King, will be staged Sunday, Sept. 17 at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood, CA. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

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