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! Producon Notes !2 N.A.N.D.I. THRU FILM presents In associa:on with SOUL REBEL ENTERTAINMENT an USMAN SHARIF PRODUCTIONS produc:on in co-produc:on with FULL CANVAS ENTERTAINMENT THE OTHER SIDE wriGen & directed by WARREN PEMBERTON with ERICA HUBBARD BRAD JAMES ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH MIGUEL A. NUNEZ JR and ALTOVISE LAWRENCE COCOA BROWN USMAN SHARIF BARIN NELYSE NICK ARAPOGLOU ADELE LATELL LAKETA BOOKER produced by USMAN SHARIF ASANTE WHITE co-producers BRUCE LANE WARREN PEMBERTON execu:ve producers KEVIN CAVELL Associate Producer KIBWE MILLER director of photography BRUCE LANE producon designer Producon Notes The Other Side !3 TANISHA COFFEY editor DONNIE LEAPHEART costume designer THERESA MORALES original score DAEUS CANNON cas:ng RHAVYNN DRUMMER Producon Notes The Other Side !4 Synopsis When Gem (Erica Hubbard) asks her long-lost friend to be the maid of honour at her wedding, her fiancé, Allen (Brad James), has no clue that he’s mee:ng Kiya (Altovise Lawrence), a wildly outspoken novelist and self-proclaimed lesbian . Though an aspiring writer himself, Allen does not find a friend in his new house-guest but a rival for Gem's aGen:on. Eventually, the soon-to-be husband discovers there's a lot more to the story than his fiancée explained when he finds himself in a modern-day love triangle. Producon Notes The Other Side !5 Biographies – Cast Erica Hubbard – Gemma Born and raised in Chicago, Erica Hubbard knew at the age of nine that she wanted to be an actress, a`er she performed in her first stage play. Hubbard aGended Columbia College in Chicago where she majored in Broadcast Journalism and minored in Theater and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in three years. A`er gradua:ng, she landed her first television show “Up 'N Running,” a teen show that focused on educa:ng kids on a variety of different topics. By the :me the third season started airing, she had already won a Regional Emmy award for hos:ng the show. As a child, she appeared in commercials for McDonald's, Reebok, Sears, Kellog's, MCI, and others. Her best-known modeling appearances have been in various magazines as the Noxzema "girl" for its 2006 campaign. She has appeared in the films “Simon Says”, “Akeelah and the Bee”, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”, “Save the Last Dance”, “A Cinderella Story”, and in numerous television series including “Lincoln Heights”, “CSI: Miami”, and “Everybody Hates Chris”. She also had a voice role in the video game "The Walking Dead". Brad James – Allen Brad James is an American actor best known for his role as Todd in the sitcom Tyler Perry's “For BeGer or Worse”. He has appeared in many commercials for brands including Walmart, AutoTrader.com and Blackberry. In 2013, James won the Georgia’s Best Actor award at the Georgia Entertainment Gala. In 2013, he was cast to portray the role of Adam in the movie “Marry Me for Christmas”. He appeared in the Nicholas Sparks adapta:on of his popular novel "The Choice," with Teresa Palmer, Alexandra Daddario and Benjamin Walker. His other feature film credits include appearing alongside Billy Crystal and BeGe Midler in the family comedy "Parental Guidance," appearing with Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Denis Villeneuve's "Prisoners," and starring as Spence in the feature film "Comeback Dad." In 2016 he appeared on "NCIS: New Orleans," adding to his long list of television credits that also include ABC's "Devious Maids", The CW's "Hart of Dixie" and recurring on WGN's cri:cally acclaimed series "Underground." In addi:on to his ac:ng, Brad has also begun to write, produce and direct. Roger Guenveur Smith – Mar)n Roger Guenveur Smith is an interna:onally acclaimed actor, writer, and director who has created a prolific body of work on stage and screen. He adapted his Obie Award-winning solo performance of a Huey P. Newton Story into a Peabody Award-winning telefilm, directed by his long:me colleague Spike Lee. For Lee's Oscar-nominated “Do the Right Thing”, Smith improvised the stuGering hero, Smiley, a`er his debut as fraternity pledge Yoda in Lee's first studio film, “school daze”. The eclec:c range of characters expanded with a Russian rouleGe- playing gangster in Malcolm X, a guitar-playing cop in “Get on the Bus”, the street philosopher Big Time Willie in “He Got Game”, a hardnose detec:ve in “Summer Of Sam”, and an Producon Notes The Other Side !6 opportunis:c insurance salesman in “Chi-Raq”. Also among Smith's recent credits are “The Birth Of A Na:on”, and “Bitch”, which have achieved dis:nc:on in three consecu:ve Sundance Fes:vals, and the acclaimed indies “Mooz-Lum”, and “BeGer Mus' Come”, in which he plays the Prime Minister of Jamaica. He has also appeared in the cult classics “Deep Cover” and “King Of New York”, “Eve's Bayou”, “Hamlet”, “All About The Benjamins”, and “American Gangster”, for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors' Guild Award. On HBO, Smith has starred in Steven Soderbergh's “K Street”, “Oz”, and “Unchained Memories: Readings From The Slave Narra:ve”. Miguel A. Núñez, Jr –Tobias Miguel A Núñez, Jr is an American actor, comedian, and execu:ve producer. He is probably best known for his roles in “Juwanna Mann”(2002) and “Tour of Duty”(1987). He has o`en appeared alongside successful actor and comedian Eddie Murphy, including in “Life”, “Pluto Nash”, and “NuGy Professor 2: The Klumps”. In 2006, Núñez had a recurring role alongside MaG LeBlanc in the second season of the “Friends” spin-off, “Joey”, playing Joey’s best friend, Zach. He has several producer credits, mainly for short or video movies, though also for TV shows including “Homeboys in Outer Space”, a programme for which he also wrote one episode. He created the show “Belle’s” with Ed. Weinberger in 2012, and wrote several episodes which starred Keith David and Elise Neal. The show followed an African American family who run a restaurant in Atlanta. Núñez also played a role on the show. In 2004, he directed “Up Against the 8 Ball”, a comedy about two college girls who play pool to make money for their tui:on. Altovise Lawrence – Kiya Altovise Lawrence is a South African actress best known for winning the first season of BET Africa's first ever original produc:on, “Top Actor”. On 2 April, 2015, BET Africa launched on DStv and its first South African original produc:on was “Top Actor”, in which 12 aspiring actors competed for a R100,000 prize and agency representa:on. Altovise won the compe::on, bea:ng Francois Jacobs and Nicolas Nkuna in the finale and was signed to Restless Talent Management. She was 23 at the :me. From Boksburg, Johannesburg, she graduated with honours from the University of Witwatersrand with a Bachelor's degree in Drama:c Arts in 2013. She has appeared in the feature films “Blood Drive” (2017), “Love by Chance” (2017), and “Single Guys” (2013). Her professional ac:ng debut was in the James Ngcobo-directed play “The Colored Museum” (2014) which ran at the Market Theatre. Her first television appearance was a minor role as an interviewee on the SABC3 soap opera “Isidingo”, in late 2014. In 2016, Altovise was cast in the e.tv soapie “Scandal!” as Chantal, love interest to Stokkies. Producon Notes The Other Side !7 Biographies – Crew Warren Pemberton – DIRECTOR Writer, director and producer, Warren Pemberton is the CDEO of Soul rebel Entertainment. Born in Connec:cut, he started out as a Drama major in 1989 at UCONN, before transferring to Clark Atlanta University to receive his degree in Film. In 1996, he interned at Paramount Studios for Entertainment Tonight and con:nued to be a contributor in the entertainment world, by working for Stone Stanley Produc:on's The Mole. In 2001, he worked on Bunim-Murray Produc:on's The Real World. Warren went on to direc a music video for Konkrete's 'Whatcha Wanna Do' in 2004 and a 'Rock Your Fashion' segment for MTV in 2008. Throughout his tenure he also worked on several independent films, music videos and other various network TV shows and commercial films. The Other Side is his sophomore film. Producon Notes The Other Side !8 End Credits CAST Gemma ERICA HUBBARD Nathan BRAD JAMES Mar:n ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH Tobias MIGUEL A. NUNEZ JR. Kiya ALTOVISE LAWRENCE Wedding Planner COCOA BROWN Maurice USMAN SHARIF Elaine BARIN NELYSE Joel NICK ARAPOGLOU Gail ADELE LATELL Diane LAKETA BOOKER Ty BRYANT PEARSON Carlos DANIEL ORELLANA Bill ED SILVERA Michelle NICOLE SLAUGHTER Walter DEANTRE WILLIAMS Alashawndre MONICA CRUMPLER Terri MONIQUE JACKSON Book Fan GRACE THOMAS Tony ROBERT BROWNING Upscale Restaurant Waitress NANDI PEMBERTON Pastor SHAWN LUCKEY Office Worker BREEANNA MARIE Upscale Valet BRIAN KEYODE-PATRICK JOHNSON Rehearsal Dinner Waitress MELODY MARIE Diner Waiter CAROL ANNE TAYLOR Airport Patron WALTER HENDRIX III Diner Patron RYAN NEWTON CREW Producon Notes The Other Side !9 unit produc:on manager ASANTE WHITE first assistant director BRIAN TINCH second assistant director JASMINE K. WHITE associate producer SAMAD DAVIS TANISHA COFFEY produc:on supervisor NADIA BROWN set decorator ZENITA CARSWELL set dresser BRYAN STUCK camera operator BRUCE LANE camera first assistant TADESSE BANTIWESON ROBERTO DELGADO JR. ALEX HOOPER camera second assistant CORY BALL camera operator JOHN J. KELLY drone operator DAMON L. THOMAS sound recording PLAYBACK SOUNDS sound mixer DAMIAN IRVING boom operators DOMONIQUE ASHFORD SHAHEED PHILIPS digital u:lity SARAH SUBER camera u:lity BRUCE LANE JR. s:lls photographer RICHARD MARTIN produc:on accountant CANDICE RICHARDS post produc:on coordinator DONNIE LEAPHEART assistant produc:on coordinator ESSENCE WALLACE set produc:on assistants PORSHA BARRINGER GEORGIA BELCHER SHERITA BOLDEN EDWARD DRAKE JARRET DUNBAR FHIONA ELLIS CHANDLER GHUMM KYLER GRIFFIN WALTER HENDRIX III NIYA HOGANS AIGNE MORRIS BRYAN STUCK PHILIP WHITCOMB 2nd assistant director KYLER GRIFFIN script supervisor MIA BRASSELL assistant script supervisor ZAKIYYA ZAI'MAH chief ligh:ng technician DONYELLE J.
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    Document generated on 09/30/2021 1:10 a.m. 24 images Much Ado About Nothing… Summer of Sam de Spike Lee Gilles Marsolais Quand la culture devient marchandise Number 98-99, Fall 1999 URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/25046ac See table of contents Publisher(s) 24/30 I/S ISSN 0707-9389 (print) 1923-5097 (digital) Explore this journal Cite this review Marsolais, G. (1999). Review of [Much Ado About Nothing… / Summer of Sam de Spike Lee]. 24 images, (98-99), 88–88. Tous droits réservés © 24 images, 1999 This document is protected by copyright law. Use of the services of Érudit (including reproduction) is subject to its terms and conditions, which can be viewed online. https://apropos.erudit.org/en/users/policy-on-use/ This article is disseminated and preserved by Érudit. Érudit is a non-profit inter-university consortium of the Université de Montréal, Université Laval, and the Université du Québec à Montréal. Its mission is to promote and disseminate research. https://www.erudit.org/en/ Summer of Sam de Spike Lee MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING PAR GILLES MARSOLAIS pike Lee s'est imposé avec Do déluge d'effers visuels et sonores, il S the Right Thing (1989) et procède à la description d'un groupe Jungle Fever (1991) qui se dis­ social d'une façon qui, même à travers tinguent par leur style enfiévré et le sa cocasserie, peut ressembler à un radicalisme de leur contenu, à une règlement de comptes tribal (imaginez époque où le militantisme semblait la réaction si Forcier se permettait de relégué aux oubliettes.