Celebrity Round Up

By Sandra Varner Terry Crews is one tough cat in the new action flick, “The Expendables, “ now in theaters.  Crews also costars in the upcoming comedy, “Lottery Ticket, “with Ice Cube, Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Loretta Devine, Keith David and Mike Epps.  Read more at www.Talk2SV.com. “Scented Dream “is the new book series from Jacqueline Turner Banks centered on the remote Dogon Tribe of Mali in West Africa, described as a sweeping and suspenseful journey, immersed in the nuances, complexities, joys and fears of love stories that never fail to surprise readers. From this backdrop, the writer has created an erotic paranormal, interracial romance between Ian, a Dogon tracker and the strikingly beautiful Nesta. The books, “Scented Lust” and “Scented Dreams” are available from Sugar and Spice Press.  For information go to www.sugarnspicepress.com and www.dogon-hunter.com. “Get Low” – Oscar winner Robert Duvall (Crazy Heart, Tender Mercies) brings us another masterful performance in this epic presentation of one man’s life, haunted by a 40-year-old indiscretion. People say Felix Bush, played by Duvall, has done all manner of unspeakable thing: killed in cold blood, in league with the Devil, possesses strange power. And they avoid him like the plague.  One day, he goes to town rides with a shotgun and a wad of cash, saying he wants to buy a funeral, a “living funeral,” in which anyone who ever had heard a story about him will come to tell it, while he listens. “The Help” – Multiple Tony and Academy Award nominee Viola Davis (Doubt, Fences), Cicely Tyson (Why Did I Get Married 2, Bustin´ Loose) along with Aunjanue Ellis (Notorious, Ray) are cast in the film version of the NY Times best-selling novel, “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett.  The story examines a southern town’s unspoken rules when three women form an unlikely friendship, set in Mississippi during the 1960s. The film has a 2011 release. There’s more at www.Talk2SV.com