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How ‘The Inspection’ Filmmaker Elegance Bratton, Stars Gabrielle Union and Jeremy Pope Found Personal Healing Through the True-Life Tale
16.10.2022 - 01:01 / variety.com
Angelique Jackson “The Inspection” writer-director Elegance Bratton is living out a prayer. “I was in a homeless shelter on my way to joining the Marine Corps, give or take a few years. I didn’t even necessarily understand exactly what I was praying for,” Bratton tells Variety, thinking back to 20 years ago. “I had gotten the job title Combat Camera, which was the first job title I ever had that sounded cool —most times it’s like, I’m the shift supervisor at whatever — so I was just praying that this could mean something more,” he continues. “I wanted it to change my life and it really did.”
While Bratton chats over Zoom, he’s preparing for his film to close the 60th New York Film Festival on Saturday night in a “homecoming” gala screening for the self-described “New York artist,” who cut his teeth working as a club photographer before directing the Independent Spirit Award-winning documentary “Pier Kids.”
“At every stage of my career growth, I’ve come back to New York and advanced to the next level,” he says on his film’s selection at NYFF. “It doesn’t get any better than this.” But this moment isn’t exactly a fairy tale. Beyond the usual challenges for a filmmaker making their first long-form narrative feature — much less one amid a pandemic in the middle of a Mississippi summer — “The Inspection” tells the semi-autobiographical story of Bratton’s journey from a young man, homeless since 16 when his mother cast him from her home for being gay, to training for the Marine Corps under the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” edict. Jeremy Pope stars as Ellis French, while Gabrielle Union plays Inez, characters inspired by Bratton and his mother, Inell. “I made this movie about a young man who goes through a grueling
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usmagazine.com
19.10.2022 / 18:11
Gabrielle Union’s Glamorous Fashion Evolution Through the Years: Pics
Fierce in fringe! The America’s Got Talent judge dazzled the red carpet in a sleek and silky gown at the Daytime Beauty Awards. With neutral beads in her hair and subtle jewelry, Union looked gorgeous on the red carpet.
deadline.com
18.10.2022 / 08:15
Elon Musk, Mo Farah And Ron Jeremy Profiles: Deadline’s The Hot Ones Mipcom Docs From Fremantle, Red Bull Studios And Abacus Media Rights
When you’re deep in among the cocktail parties and dinners or meeting up with much missed contacts at Mipcom, it might be easy to forget you’re there: the shows. To help you remember, we bring you Deadline’s The Hot Ones, our guide to some of the best TV being sold in Cannes in 2022. You might have heard whispers along the Croisette about the next big global hit, and The Hot Ones is our pick of a wealth of programing, featuring some of the biggest names in television, from the top players in distribution.
justjared.com
15.10.2022 / 08:57
Gabrielle Union Reveals Why She Had A Difficult Time Connecting To Her Role in 'The Inspection'
Gabrielle Union holds hands with her co-star Jeremy Pope at the premiere of their new movie, The Inspection, during the 2022 New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Friday (October 14) in New York City.
deadline.com
14.10.2022 / 02:15
Yasha Jackson Joins The Cast Of Rom-Com ‘Space Cadet’ Alongside Emma Roberts, Gabrielle Union & Poppy Liu
EXCLUSIVE: Yasha Jackson has joined the romantic comedy film Space Cadet alongside Emma Roberts, Poppy Liu and Gabrielle Union.
variety.com
13.10.2022 / 22:17
Tina Mabry’s ‘The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat’ Adds Kyanna Simone, Tati Gabrielle and Abigail Achiri (EXCLUSIVE)
Angelique Jackson Tina Mabry’s “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” has rounded out its cast with the addition of Kyanna Simone (“American Horror Stories”), Tati Gabrielle (“You”), Abigail Achiri (“The Underground Railroad”), Julian McMahon (“FBI: Most Wanted”, “Nip/Tuck”), Vondie Curtis-Hall (“Blue Bayou”) and Tony Winters (“National Champions”) as Big Earl. Uzo Aduba, Aunjanue Ellis and Sanaa Lathan lead the movie, based on Edward Kelsey Moore’s 2013 bestselling novel, playing best friends affectionally dubbed “The Supremes.” According to the film’s synopsis, the trio — Clarice, Odette and Barbara Jean — “have weathered life’s storms together for two generations through marriage and children, happiness and the blues,” and they “find their paths at a crossroads that test their lifelong bond.” Simone, Gabrielle and Achiri will play younger versions of Ellis, Lathan and Aduba’s characters, respectively.
deadline.com
13.10.2022 / 21:11
‘The Inspection’ Filmmakers Elegance Bratton & Chester Algernal Gordon Sign With WME
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Elegance Bratton and producer Chester Algernal Gordon have signed with WME.
deadline.com
13.10.2022 / 18:33
Jeremy Irons, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi & Josh Hutcherson Join Jason Statham In David Ayer Action Pic ‘Beekeeper’, Filming Underway In UK
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Jeremy Irons (Watchmen), Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy), Bobby Naderi (Under the Shadow) and Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) have joined Jason Statham (The Expendables) in action-thriller The Beekeeper, we can reveal.
theplaylist.net
11.10.2022 / 19:41
‘The Inspection’: Jeremy Pope Struggles To Be Seen, Embraced & Loved In New National Coming Out Day Video
Identity is tough as it is, but issues of sexuality can really confuse it all the more when you’re still grappling with who you are. Compounding the ideas of sexuality and being in the closet is the often homophobic military and parents that aren’t willing to understand.