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Last night at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, “Sparkle” threw its New York City premiere. The special screening event was attended by three of the leading actresses: Jordin Sparks, Tika Sumpter and Carmen Ejogo.

Jordin looked absolutely stunning in a mini red dress, which showed off her new slim figure. Following the event she tweeted,

The premiere 2night in NY was amazing! Emotionally drained after…but in a good way! Love all my cast mates! @sparklemovie out FRIDAY!

Carmen wore a black dress and looked simplistically beautiful, while Tika chose a floor length see through gold dress.

The ladies were also joined by their supporting cast, which includes Omari Hardwick, Mike Epps, Debra Martin Chase, and Derek Luke. Noticeably absent was the late Whitney Houston.

Remember, “Sparkle”  hits theaters nationwide on August 17th. Just two more days!!

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Jordin Sparks is just 22 years old and began her acting career alongside one of her idol’s.

Whitney Houston played Jordin’s mom in the highly anticipated film, “Sparkle,” a remake of the 1976 classic. For Houston, who passed away at the age of 48 in February, this was her final film, while it was Sparks’ first. The “American Idol” winner told Redbook,

I get so overwhelmed because it’s my first film [and it's] so deep and heavy. I got to work with one of my idols and sing with her, and she even played my mother. I don’t know if anything will ever be as good as this.

Sometimes I ask myself, why did I deserve to have a part in a film like this? I don’t want this to come off crazy, but somebody said to me, ‘It’s like Whitney essentially passed the torch.’ And to hear that, it’s just nuts.”

For me, she took on the mother role because my parents weren’t there [during film production]. She was always asking, ‘Did I feel comfortable? Did I need anything?’”

There are a few scenes in the movie that feature heavy drug use which Houston struggled with throughout her life, and Sparks told the magazine that she feels Whitney wouldn’t have shied away if asked about it.

There are certainly some themes in the movie that everyone would have wanted to ask Whitney about like, ‘Did you relate your own life to this part,’ which I’m sure she would have answered honestly. The cool thing about Whitney was that she was not scared to talk about or confront the things she had gone through.”

Sadly, this film does have a somber aspect behind it, as it is the last time we all get to hear new music from Whitney and her beautiful voice. Sparks says, since Houston’s untimely passing, “I do think there is a different aura around the film now.”

Sparkle, which also stars Tika Sumpter and Carmen Ejogo, hits theaters August 17th. Are you looking forward to seeing this movie???

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Last night in New York, Spike Lee premiered the latest film in his “Chronicles of Brooklyn” series RED HOOK SUMMER. Hundreds came out to support the iconic writer/director including Mike Tyson, Gayle King, Laila Ali, Debra Lee, Stephen Hill, Mona Scott-Young, Romany Malco, Jamie Hector, Toure, Nelson George, Ilyasah Shabazz and many more.

The cast – Clarke Peters, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, Heather Alicia Simms, James Ransone and more — was all smiles throughout the evening, which ended at a festive after-party at Frank’s Lounge in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn.

RED HOOK SUMMER tells the story of Flik Royale, a sullen young boy from middle-class Atlanta who spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather, Bishop Enoch Rouse, in the housing projects of Red Hook. The film opens August 10 in New York City and wider on August 24. Visit www.redhooksummer.com for more information.

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“Sparkle” has become a highly anticipated film, especially because it was Whitney Houston’s last movie she did before she sadly passed away. It’s also a big debut for her co-star Jordin Sparks.

The movie is a remake of the 1976 original about three sisters who form a successful singing group and gave to deal with the fallout from fame and drugs. Houston plays the mother of the trio. In the new trailer Cee Lo Green performs “I’m A Man,” and then features other scenes from the movie. Check it out below:

“Sparkle” is in theaters August 17th.

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Mariah Carey is said to have signed on to join the all-star cast for the biopic of  Lee Daniels’ “The Butler.”

The film is based on a true story and chronicles the life of Eugene Allen, who was a butler in the White House and served under eight U.S. Presidents. The movie also stars Forest Whitaker, as Allen, and Oprah Winfrey as his wife. Others in the star-studded cast include Minka Kelly, John Cusack, James Marsden, Jane Fonda, and Alan Rickman.

Mariah is going to be keeping herself very busy as she also just signed on to be the new judge on FOX’s “American Idol.”

Filming has already begun in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Three of music’s most talented ladies are teaming together to shoot a movie this summer.

Playbill states that Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks are currently shooting the film, “Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” executive produced by Alicia Keys, in Brooklyn. The premise of the indie film follows two inner-city kids who are left to fend for themselves after their mothers are taken into government custody.

Joining Sparks and Hudson are co-stars Anthony Mackie and Jeffrey Wright. George Tillman Jr. (Notorious, Soul Food) will direct the script by first-time feature writer Michael Starrbury.

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