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  1. Casting Kathryn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden in Movie

    Thu, 11 Aug 2011

    play the half-blind spiritual leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, Hogan would cast one of his favorite actors, Jeffrey Wright . "He's so good," he said. "He could do a great one-eyed mullah."

  2. New Jersey Tent City Houses 70 Homeless People Who Draw Community Scorn

    Wed, 10 Aug 2011

    Marilyn Berenzweig was a successful New York textile designer who loved her work and comfortable lifestyle. For the past year, however, she and her husband have been living in a tent city in the New Jersey woods . "The weather, the bugs, the dirt; I think it's the dirt that really gets to me," she

  3. Why Is Dennis Hopper Divorcing His Wife From What May Be His Deathbed?

    Wed, 20 Jan 2010

    making these paintings. That is much more important to me than anything else that has ever happened in my life." Jeffrey Wright , David Bowie, Gary Oldman, and Dennis Hopper in the 1996 movie "Basquiat" ABC News research associate Melissa

  4. Who's Who: Casting 'Election 2008: The Movie'

    Wed, 12 Nov 2008

    Obama, I'd say Will Smith. He's a bit obvious, but he's got the chops. And he doesn't look like him, but Jeffrey Wright , who's in the new James Bond movie, is a good bet. He'd be a break-out. Then, of course, there's Denzel

  5. Bush Faithful Shun 'W.' Opening

    Wed, 15 Oct 2008

    on," though Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice was "unflattering" as a "yes woman," according to McClellan. Jeffrey Wright did a good job of "grasping Colin Powell's strong dissent." But it is W. himself whom Stone sees most satirically

  6. First Look: Oliver Stone's 'W.' Is Not Quite Out of Left Field

    Wed, 24 Sep 2008

    figures: Josh Brolin as the president, Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush, Richard Dreyfuss as Vice President Cheney, Jeffrey Wright as Secretary of State Colin Powell, Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice and James Cromwell as George H.W. Bush

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  1. Is Broadway Going Black?

    Wed, 30 Apr 2008

    difficulty attracting black theatergoers, while Suzan-Lori Parks's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Topdog/Underdog" with Jeffrey Wright and Mos Def, became a commercial success with a diverse audience. Many credit Binder's "Raisin" with being the

  2. James 'Bland'? Not a Chance

    Thu, 16 Nov 2006

    very important role and people were very, very critical and he had a job to do which he did supremely." Co-star Jeffrey Wright chimed in, saying, "Everyone on the set realized that we have the right Bond. I was very excited about the idea

  3. The Anti-Oscar Awards

    Sun, 5 Mar 2006

    Oscars is scrutinized, but at the Indys, the dress code is anything goes. For instance, rather than black tie, Jeffrey Wright wore black flip flops. Actress Zooey Deschanel wore a short, colorful dress that she said was "maybe a little short

  4. Geishas and Gay Cowboys Bring Controversy

    Thu, 8 Dec 2005

    hands. He ends up in trouble. Matt Damon's money guy learns greed is good, even at the cost of his son's life. Jeffrey Wright , one of our unsung great actors, finds his investigation of an oil company murder is expected to be a cover-up

  5. Wife On Trial for Stabbing Husband 193 Times

    Tue, 2 Mar 2004

    two children in self-defense on the night of Jan. 13, 2003. Wright said she, and her husband of five years, Jeffrey Wright , appeared to be the perfect couple in public. In private, however, Wright said their marriage was anything but

  6. Golden Globe Winners List

    Mon, 26 Jan 2004

    Pacino, Angels in America Actress, TV Movie or Mini-series: Meryl Streep, Angels in America Supporting Actor: Jeffrey Wright , Angels in America Supporting Actress: Mary-Louise Parker, Angels in America CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD Michael

  7. 'Rings' Rules at Golden Globes

    Mon, 26 Jan 2004

    Co-star Meryl Streep and Al Pacino were picked best TV movie lead performers and supporting TV honors went to Jeffrey Wright and Mary-Louise Parker. Streep, who was previously onstage to present the award to Robbins, accepted her trophy

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