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Good Hair: A Funny, Informative Doc For Everyone
Chris Rock's first shot at a documentary was spurred on by a simple question his daughter asked: "Daddy, why don't I have good hair?" Good Hair is Rock's quest to find out what that is, and why we — men and women, black and white — care so much.
It's not a race relations angle as much as the trailer makes it seem, but rather an investigation into the phenomenon his two young daughters are growing up into: that straight European hair is what's desirable, beautiful, and worth lots of money and pain to get.
Movie Preview: Chris Rock's Documentary, Good Hair
Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair already made me feel a little emotional back in January when I saw the video of him talking about his project just before it screened at Sundance. In that video, Rock explains that he always believed that if he told his daughter how beautiful she is and how much he loves her all the time, he could help her avoid developing self-esteem issues. But his daughter still told her dad that she didn't like her hair — she wanted "good hair."
Buzz News Roundup, 3/9
- Chris Rock will join Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan for Neil LaBute's remake of the 2007 British film Death at a Funeral. — Zap2It
- Amy Winehouse is pulling out of the lineup for this year's Coachella festival. — Billboard
- Little People, Big World is getting a spinoff about a newly married couple.
What Would Be Your Comedy Dream Team?
No, no — this lineup here is definitely not my comedy dream team. It is, however, the main cast of a new, untitled project written by Adam Sandler. Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider will join Sandler in a comedy which follows "five best friends from high school who reunite 30 years later on a Fourth of July weekend."
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.
Henry Poole Is Here
What a difference a year makes!
2009 Sundance Spotlight: The Greatest, Good Hair, and Mystery Team
While I won't be heading down to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival this year, I will be sorting through the humongous pile of festival entries to share with you some of the films I think look most promising. From quirky documentaries to talented young filmmaker debuts to a potential runaway hit, Sundance is filled with entertainment possibilities. Here are today's selections:
Good Hair
It's impossible not to feel a little emotional listening to Chris Rock describe how the idea for this documentary came about.
Buzz News Roundup, 11/10
- We have a definite premiere date for the fifth season of Lost! The craziness begins again on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009.
Movie Preview: I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife, which held its Los Angeles premiere last night in Hollywood, is Chris Rock's newest baby: He directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the movie, as well as cast himself in the lead role. (Please, oh please, let it be better than Rock's last directing and starring vehicle, the woefully embarassing Head of State.)
Judging from the trailer, the movie looks to have some very funny parts, but this isn't the fall-down-laughing stuff of Rock's stand-up comedy days. In fact, it seems like Rock is trying his hand at a little dramatic acting along with doing his jokester thing.
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Link Time! George Clooney Gets Behind A New TNT Show
- George Clooney is signing on to exec-produce Delta Blues (with an Elvis impersonator cop!) for TNT — TV Squad
- January Jones will star in the Nicolas Cage thriller The Hungry Rabbit Jumps — Coming Soon
- The Short Circuit remake gets a director — MTV Movies Blog
- Those DirectTV ads with Chris Farley and David Spade suffer some backlash — E! Online
- Kristin Davis talks the Sex and the City sequel — Hollywood Crush
- Lots of photos from this past weekend's CMJ Festival — Stereogum
- Weezer and Lil Wayne's collaboration "Can't Stop Partying" is pretty darn catchy — Idolator
- Check out this list of the best rock-'n'-roll movies — Rotten Tomatoes
- Author Augusten Burroughs is working on two new TV series, one for CBS and one for Showtime — Movieline
- Norah Jones plays a pirate in her new music video — HitFix
- Just in time for Halloween: The 5 scariest TV episodes ever — TV.com
- Plus, 10 girl-power inspired costumes (Bella Swan made the list!) — TresSugar
What to TiVo: Thursday
- ABC is new with Flash Forward, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice
- CBS is new with Survivor: Samoa, CSI and The Mentalist
- FOX is new with Bones and Fringe
- NBC is new with Parks and Recreation, The Office and Community
- The CW is new with Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
- Bravo is new with Real Housewives of Atlanta
- MTV is new with Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Bully Beatdown
- Lifetime is new with Project Runway and Models of the Runway
- Late-night highlights include Chris Rock on the Jay Leno Show on NBC; Larry David and Kim Kardashian on the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS; and Ryan Reynolds on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC
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