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3 September 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

The plight of actresses who seek to escape saucy supporting character roles ("soubrettes," as Moliere would call them) is dicey; unless you're Marla Gibbs, who parlayed her success on The Jeffersons into a starring role on 227, the path from brassy ingenue to bankable marquee figure is fraught with dire history. No one knows this better than Megan Mullally, who hopes to end her post-Will & Grace drought by signing on to replace Jane Lynch on the Starz series Party Down, about a klatch of dysfunctional caterers. But does Mullally have what it takes to outlive the confines of the role that earned her two Emmys? »

11 June 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Twitter-Wood chatter was so lively in the feed today, I just want to let it speak for itself. “Paper Heart” director Nick Jasenovec prodded “Superbad” nerd Christopher Mintz-Plasse about holding up the sequel while director Joe Lynch and Kat Dennings were tweeting away with some “Twilight” observations.

Along with a few more details from the periphery of the “Iron Man 2” set and Tyrese Gibson’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” release tour, there were plenty of peaks to be had if you were watching for updates. I’m @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter-Wood rundown for June 11, 2009.

“Superbad” Sequel pt. 1: @PaperHeartMovie Whoever is pretending to be @Michael_Cera is doing a really terrible job - NJ

-Nick Jasenovec, Director (”Paper Heart”)

“Superbad” Sequel pt. 2: @cminzzz @PaperHeartMovie hahaha and he is blaming me for being too busy to do the sequel! I mean…I don’t want too… »

- Brian Warmoth

2 February 2009 11:05 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Veteran actress Marla Gibbs will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 17th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (Paff) later this month. The five-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominated star, best known for her long-running role in U.S. sitcom The Jeffersons, will be present with the prize at the 10-day event - which promotes racial tolerance through the film and arts industries.

Miracle at St. Anna star Omar Benson Miller will receive the Paff's Canada Lee Award, while filmmaker Anthony Fabian will present his film Skin, starring Sophie Okenedo, during Paff's opening night at the Directors Guild of America on 6 February.

In Treatment actor Blair Underwood will host the festival, held at the Culver Plaza Theatres in Los Angeles from 5 to 16 February. »

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3 articles from 2009