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September 5, 2008
Dakota Fanning fronts a stellar ensemble cast in this moving adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's bestselling novel that chronicles a young girl's powerful healing journey during a defining moment in American history.
Set in South Carolina in 1964, when the American civil rights movement was finding its strongest voice, The Secret Life of Bees stars the luminous Fanning as Lily Owens, a fragile adolescent who has never recovered from her mother's violent death. She lives a lonely life on a peach farm with her volatile father (Paul Bettany), where her only companion is her caregiver Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson). She and Rosaleen decide to flee the farm and embark on a journey to a nearby town, where Lily hopes to unearth the secrets of her past and recover some memory of her mother's life. ...
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August 23, 2008
Rocker Jack White released a statement Wednesday (August 21st) describing what it was like to work with Grammy winner Alicia Keys on "Another Way To Die," their theme song for the upcoming James Bond film Quantum Of Solace. The tune will be the first duet in 007 film history.
White, lead singer for the White Stripes and the Raconteurs, noted: "After a couple of years of wanting to collaborate with Alicia Keys, it took James Bond himself to finally make it happen. Alicia put some electric energy into her breath that cemented itself into the magnetic tape. Very inspiring to watch. It gave me a new voice, and I wasn't myself anymore." ...
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August 7, 2008
For Alicia Keys, something actually is in the water. The music superstar is the latest to join the growing list of celebs – including 50 Cent and Jennifer Aniston – endorsing Vitamin Water.
"I don't partner with anybody, but this really was natural for me because I've been a fan from the beginning," she told OK! at Madison Square Garden before departing on her European tour with Jordin Sparks. Her signature flavor is the lemonade-like Multi-V, which touts vitamins from A-Z. But Alicia has a deeper reason for signing with the beverage company. ...
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