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Morgan Freeman and Intel put DRM to work in new movie venture. (more) Academy Award winners, Morgan Freeman and Halle Berry to star in Jean-Claude La Marre's, The Patient. Shooting begins this summer for a Chrisas release.

Celebrating the life of Barbara Ann Teer, Founding Director of National Black Theatre, who recently passed. (more).

Tim Story, director of Barber Shop once again directs The Fantasic Four- (more)

Denzel Washington will direct the life story of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have optioned screen rights to Wil Haygood's, (Style section writer at the Washington Post).
"In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr."
Denzel will not act in the movie.

Will Smith is dying to get into video games (civilization is his favorite). He is currently talking to Atari about getting his company off the ground. Overbrook partner James Lassiter and Smith just bought the rights to the "Extra Protection"
Two FBI trainees, a male and female, are assigned to deliver a witness to a crucial hearing.
Lassiter and Smith will produce. Nick Cannon will write, etxecutive produce and star.

Jackie Chan launches Chinese TV show
BEIJING - Jackie Chan launched a Chinese
TV competition aimed at scouting out new action movie talent, saying more than 100,000 people have already signed up for a shot at kung fu stardom.
"A lot of actors are good at fighting but (their style) is not beautiful," the Chinese star and stuntman, who turned 53 Saturday, said in Beijing.
"If you can incorporate dance with an ability to perform kung fu, that would be better," Chan told an audience.The TV show, whose English title is "The Disciple," is jointly produced by Chan and Beijing TV Station, known as BTV.

The show will run from March to October, with 10 winners appearing in a movie to be produced by Chan, organizers said. The movie will be released before the
2008 Beijing Olympics, Chan said.

93 MINUTE FEATURE FILM Shot with cell phone. (more)

Whoopi Goldberg is co-starring with Ginuwine in Rhythm Night, a dance film. (more)

Ousmane Sembene, Africa Film Pioneer, Dies. The Senegalese filmmaker regarded as one of the pioneers of African cinema, died the weekend of June 10, 2007, at his home in Dakar at the age of 84. (more).

What's up with Sci-Fi writers Barnes, Due and Actor/Director, Blair Underwood? (more )