Hustle & Flow News

Casting Tidbits roll out! First up, THR reports character actor Stephen Root has joined the casts of two vastly different forthcoming projects.

Whether it's with roles in major films like 8 Mile and Hustle & Flow, musical ventures like her Boomkat project with her brother Kellin, or television appearances like the guest spot she had on Melrose Place earlier this season, Taryn Manning is habitually one of the busiest people in Hollywood.

When a group of small town Texas high school kids play a prank that accidentally kills an old man, they're hunted down by the man's family of murderous hillbillies.

Caption: Terrence Howard sells lemonade outside of the Ritz-Carlton to raise money for the child cancer charity, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .... HUSTLE & FLOW star TERRENCE HOWARD is an electric actor - he has twice been knocked out by high voltage.

Taraji P. Henson will join two-time Spirit Award winner Matt Dillon to announce Film Independent's Spirit Award nominees on Dec.

Director Kenny Ortega has decided to keep his Sunday shoes on his feet.A The remake of 1984 dance musical "Footloose" is now looking for a new director as Ortega has decided to move on to other projects ever since he's moved on from the "High School Musical" films with a one-two punch of this weekend's "This Is It" and the possibility of directing ...

Earlier this week we found out that High School Musical director Kenny Ortega decided to leave the upcoming musical adaptation of Footloose starring Chace Crawford and Julianne Hough.

Beyonce , Keri Hilson and Maxwell are atop the list of nominees for the annual "Soul Train" awards, to be held in early November and broadcast on BET.

Beyonce, Keri Hilson and Maxwell lead the way at the revamped Soul Train Awards after landing four nominations apiece on Friday.

Juicy JA and DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia are recognized for their label, Hypnotize Minds, gritty beats, street lyrics and their acclaimed performance at the 2006 Oscars.

Filmmaker and Memphian Craig Brewer will be honored by CCFA for his accomplishments.

Probably the first artist in the 30-year history of the award to cite a Piggly Wiggly epiphany as a turning point in his career, a sometimes emotional, visibly moved Craig Brewer on Friday accepted the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award in the Creative and Performing Arts from the University of Memphis.

Concert review: Memphis Symphony Orchestra sparks imagination with 'Music as Muse' By Jon W. Sparks , Memphis Commercial Appeal Monday, October 5, 2009 If there were any doubts that the Memphis Symphony Orchestra is moving in new directions, Saturday night's rollicking concert put them all to rest.

Starring: Christina Ricci, Samuel L. Jackson and Justin Timberlake. Directed by Craig Brewer.

FX is batting a thousand this year with pilots now that the cabler has given 13-episode pickups to dramas Terriers and Lights Out .

Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer is readjusting to his hometown after a long stay in Southern California working on the pilot to the FX network series Terriers .

FX is batting a thousand this year with pilots now that the cabler has given 13-episode pickups to dramas "Terriers" and "Lights Out." With these greenlights, FX has given series orders to all six of the pilots it produced this year for 2010 debuts.

Filmmaker Craig Brewer will collaborate with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at its first performance this season.

In a long-empty, low-slung warehouse at Rosa Parks and Bagley, filmmakers have turned the Motor City into a piece of the Big Easy.

'I Can Do Bad All by Myself' is a lackluster movie near its beginning, becomes a touching film in the end 'I Can Do Bad All by Myself' Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White, Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige and Tyler Perry Director: Tyler Perry Rated: PG-13 Movie Review: Nightclub singer April must raise her niece and nephews after ...