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Cynthia Mort

  • ‘Nina’ Review: Zoe Saldana, What Happened to Your Miss Simone Biopic?

    Miscast and misbegotten, this catastrophic biopic plays like a sketch-comedy version of a bad movie about a legendary performer

    By

    Dan Callahan
    April 18, 2016 @ 10:15 PM
    10:15 PM
    ‘Nina’ Review: Zoe Saldana, What Happened to Your Miss Simone Biopic?
  • ‘Nina’ Distributor Compares Zoe Saldana Casting Backlash to Slavery

    “That’s the burden that was put on us by slave owners who separated us by color,” said RLJ Entertainment founder Robert L. Johnson

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    March 17, 2016 @ 8:21 AM
    8:21 AM
    ‘Nina’ Distributor Compares Zoe Saldana Casting Backlash to Slavery
  • Queen Latifah, Paula Patton Defend Zoe Saldana Playing Nina Simone: ‘Stop Judging’ (Video)

    Saldana has been getting heat for playing Nina Simone in “Nina,” with many claiming the actress looks nothing like the legendary African-American singer

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    March 8, 2016 @ 8:42 AM
    8:42 AM
    Queen Latifah, Paula Patton Defend Zoe Saldana Playing Nina Simone: ‘Stop Judging’  (Video)
  • Nina Simone’s Daughter Defends Zoe Saldana: ‘She’s Not Responsible’ for ‘Lies’

    “This is not how you want your loved ones remembered,” Simone Kelly says in blasting biopic “Nina”

    By

    Tony Maglio
    March 7, 2016 @ 6:56 AM
    6:56 AM
    Nina Simone’s Daughter Defends Zoe Saldana: ‘She’s Not Responsible’ for ‘Lies’
  • Nina Simone Twitter Account Slams Zoe Saldana: ‘Take Nina’s Name Out Your Mouth’

    Saldana has faced backlash for playing the legendary singer in the upcoming film “Nina”

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    March 3, 2016 @ 8:45 AM
    8:45 AM
    Nina Simone Twitter Account Slams Zoe Saldana: ‘Take Nina’s Name Out Your Mouth’
  • Zoe Saldana Channels Nina Simone in First Trailer for ‘Nina’ (Video)

    The film, also starring David Oyelowo, hits theaters on April 22

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    March 2, 2016 @ 8:40 AM
    8:40 AM
    Zoe Saldana Channels Nina Simone in First Trailer for ‘Nina’ (Video)
  • Zoe Saldana’s ‘Nina’ Gets First Poster, More Online Backlash

    The Twitterverse is outraged yet again that Saldana was cast to play legendary African-American singer Nina Simone

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    March 1, 2016 @ 2:29 PM
    2:29 PM
    Zoe Saldana’s ‘Nina’ Gets First Poster, More Online Backlash
  • Trouble on HBO’s ‘Tilda’: Showrunner Mort Is Out

    Showrunner allegedly sent a nasty email rant

    By

    Hunter Walker
    August 23, 2010 @ 5:59 PM
    5:59 PM
  • Jason Patric, Wes Bentley Join HBO’s ‘Tilda’

    David Harbour and Leland Orser will co-star opposite Diane Keaton and Ellen Page in the Hollywood-centric series

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    June 1, 2010 @ 4:31 PM
    4:31 PM
  • Ellen Page Joins Diane Keaton in HBO’s ‘Tilda’

    Oscar-nominated “Inception” star will play a morally conflicted creative assistant at a Hollywood studio

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    May 26, 2010 @ 11:53 AM
    11:53 AM
  • Mary J. Blige to Play Nina Simone in Biopic

    Cynthia Mort will write and direct the $10 million film, which co-stars David Oyelowo as the singer’s assistant

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    May 13, 2010 @ 2:11 PM
    2:11 PM

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