Gina Prince-bythewood

Actors Dakota Fanning, Sophie Okonedo, Tristan Wilds, director Gina Prince-Bythewood, actor/singer Alicia Keys and actress Queen Latifah pose together at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival’s premiere of “The Secret Life Of Bees”. Watch the Official Movie Trailer for The Movie “The Secret Life of Bees” below. Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film is the moving tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret ... Read Full Story

Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Release Date: 2008-10-17 Starring: Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo Paul Bettany, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood Produced by James Lassiter, Ewan Leslie, Joe Pichirallo, Lauren Shuler Donner, Will Smith Written by Gina Prince-Bythewood Genre: Adventure | Drama Plot: Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film is the moving tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother… The Secret Life of Bees belongs in part to the troubled genre of “magical Negro” stories, in which a white protagonist is somehow enlightened or ... Read Full Story

February 3rd, Fox Home Entertainment released an uplifting family film abound independence and the transcendent power of love, from Director Gina Prince-Bythewood. Based on an acclaimed best-selling novel, The Secret Life of Bees stars a great cast that is headlined by Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning. Roseleen (Jennifer Hudson) is a caregiver and friend to 14-year-old Lily Owens (Fanning). In order to escape her cruel and angry father, Lily flees with Roseleen to a town in South Carolina where she is taken in by the bee-keeping Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo). With the ecclectic mix of personality and character around her, Lily ... Read Full Story

The cast from the upcoming movie "The Secret Life of Bees" hit up the Toronto film festival this weekend to do a press conference and to debut the movie. Slated to come out in theaters sometime next month, the movie stars, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Tristan Wilde, Nate Parker, Sophie Okonedo, and Dakota Fanning and it’s directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. I see Queen Latifah is rockin that crazy ass asymetrical cut that EVERYBODY else is rockin! Read Full Story

Dakota Fanning Looking All Grown Up in The Secret Life of Bees Premier. Dakota Fanning, along with her other costars, Jennifer Hudson , Queen Latifah , Sophie Okonedo ( in ponytail), Nate Parker (Last Image), Tristan Wilds and more. My take on their looks: * Jennifer looks good with her diet and all, but the arms ---mmm mmm meaty. * Q. Latifah gand her lesbian do? * Dakota Fanning looking her best tonight. I knew she's grow out to be gorgeous . Finally a child actress minus the superficial drama. How refreshing . Jennifer Hudson, Gina Prince Bythewood and Queen Latifah at the Washington ... Read Full Story