Danny Glover

Bauer Griffin Congrats to Danny Glover ! The actor recently announced he's planning to wed his longtime girlfriend, Brazilian teacher Eliane Cavalleiro . According to the Associated Press , the couple is planning to live together in the US after they make it official, but "that's not definite." Glover looked cool at the 2012 premiere (Getty) Glover said at a film festival in Rio de Janeiro, "We can live here and there. All I know is that I want to be with her. We'll see how the logistics work out." Glover, 63, met his 43-year-old gal at the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre ... Read Full Story

Danny Glover Posted August 22, 2008 | 01:58 PM (EST) huffingtonpost.com Between the corporate media circus coverage of the US presidential elections and the "security" arrangements in store for any prospective DNC and RNC protesters, it struck me that there is very little room for anything between spectacle and surveillance these days. Fortunately not everyone is taking this lying down. Today's launch of the film Trouble the Water directed and produced by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal and executive produced by the company I co-founded, Louverture Films , opens up a meaningful space to examine critical and pressing issues that have remained unaddressed and ... Read Full Story

  Danny Glover will direct the film biography of Haitian slave Toussaint Louverture entitled Toussaint . Hugo Chavez and the Venezuelan backed film studio Villa del Cine will give $18 million to fund this movie . Toussaint was a key figure in the Haitian uprisings in the late 1700s which lead to the independance of Haiti. Through this project and others about Latin American revolutionaries both Glover and Chavez hope to shed some light on Western Imperlism and exploit.  The history of Haiti and Tousaint draw a lot of parallels to the struggles of this nation and thus make it a compelling movie to watch. Also the movie has a ... Read Full Story

Venezuelan lawmakers are donating US$19.7 million (€12.4 million) to back an independent movie directed by actor Danny Glover, a supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The National Assembly on Wednesday approved US$9.8 million (€6.2 million) for “Toussaint,” a film about Haitian rebel leader Toussaint Louverture, after previously approving US$9.9 million (€6.2 million). The most recent funding was announced on the Assembly’s Web site. The movie will be produced by Glover’s independent company Louvertoure Films with support from the Cinema Villa, Venezuela’s state film studio. Louvertoure Films produces movies of “historical relevance, social purpose, commercial value and artistic integrity,” according to the company’s Web site. ... Read Full Story

Danny Glover (Highland Park, Son Of Mourning, 2012) interview at the premiere of '2012' at Regal Cinemas LA Live in downtown Los Angeles,Ca USA November 3, 2009 Interview by Abbey Scott Name: Danny Glover Date of Birth: 22 July 1946, Recent Projects: 2010 Dear Alice 2010 Alpha and Omega 2010 Highland Park 2009 Son of Mourning 2009 '2012' '2012' Sypnosis: Centuries ago, the Mayans left us their calendar, with a clear end date and all that it implies. Since then, astrologists have discovered it, numerologists have found patterns that predict it, geologists say the earth is overdue for it, and even government scientists cannot ... Read Full Story