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Robbin Season is about to be litty if the new FX trailer for “Atlanta” is any indication. While the first trailer released weeks ago gave everybody a cosmetic look at how the vibe will be this time around, the new clip shows some meat from actual episodes.
We see Paper Boi up to his old shenanigans, Darius, Ern and Vanessa all in the cut. Robbin Season hits March 1 for those waiting with the TV remote in your hand.
Donald Glover meanwhile has been busy filming the latest and greatest “Star Wars” movie, this one centered around Han Solo.
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Bringing the wonders of the big top to the big city, Universoul Circus makes its annual trip back to Atlanta, just in time for lovers week. Universoul Circus is in ATL from February 7 to March 11.
Located in Old Turner Field’s Green Lot, the urban-oriented circus is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with electrifying, edge-of-your-seat performances!
This year’s rendition features Russia, Trinidad, South Africa, Mongolia, Cuba, China, Ethiopia, and the United States.
On March 11-14, you can catch the same act for 50% less with this Groupon. The only difference is, the fun will take place in Duluth at Gwinnett Place Mall.
With Groupon’s G-Pass you get to see UniverSoul Circus starting from $16.
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Are you ready to kickoff the preparations for Super Bowl 53, which will be held in Atlanta in January 2019? If so, the event is looking for some help.
Volunteers are being encouraged to apply right now so that they can have some staff in place for logistics and other things. Don’t expect to make it onto the field to mingle with the players and snap selfies. They’re looking for people who (clap) want (clap) to (clap) help!
The event has launched a website and is ready to go.
Here’s how the call for help reads: “As Atlanta gears up to welcome the NFL in 2019, we will be looking for a group of high energy, passionate volunteers. These super-friendly and dedicated ambassadors for our city will be responsible for making the kind of lasting impressions that are forever memorable. Our goal with the volunteer program is to take the words ‘southern hospitality’ to new heights and provide the kind of warm, hearty welcome to all visitors that is synonymous with Atlanta. Interested? Sign up today to be the first to receive exclusive volunteer news and updates.”
As we all know, the Atlanta Falcons are going to be playing in the big game, marking the first time a home team has hosted a Super Bowl. With that being the case, it’s going to be a blast!
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Clark Atlanta University graduate Amy Sherald became the first black artist to create an official, Smithsonian-commissioned portrait when she created one of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
That one, as well as one of former President Barack Obama, was unveiled Monday as part of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
The former president’s portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley, an artist known for black art. After getting her undergrad in ATL, Sherald left for Baltimore, where she got her master’s degree at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
She’s been doing art for more than 10 years but just recently got critical acclaim. She won first place in the Portrait Gallery’s 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
The portraits were be available to be viewed by the public beginning next week.
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The East Atlanta Santa is promising to gift the city with another one of his contributions. Local Rapper Gucci Mane says that he is bringing a feature-length film on his life to the big screen.
“#TheAutoBiographyOfGuccimane is coming to a theatre near you #DirectorGuccimane #1017Films,” he tweeted recently. The movie will be based on the book of the same name.
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane chronicles the rapper’s rise from local artist to mainstream phenom. The book goes into detail about the rapper’s struggle with drug abuse, especially lean (codeine). Here’s an excerpt:
“My own habits with the stuff had gotten bad. Over the years, there had been times when I’d gone too hard with the X pills, but that had always felt recreational. With the lean, I’d developed a dependence. It became something I needed. My life was moving fast, and this drink helped me slow everything down. I was now on the road nearly every weekend, which meant long bus rides of smoking weed and sipping lean to pass the time. I just wasn’t as outward with my usage as a lot of other rappers were with the Styrofoam cups because I was still on probation.
In the beginning, lean had been something special, a vice I enjoyed. An indulgence. Now it was something I required to operate. My fame was at an all-time high, and these pints helped me calm down and relax in situations where I would otherwise feel anxious, like a big performance or a radio interview where I knew I’d get asked about some shit I didn’t want to talk about.
Is that not the stuff of movie or what? Gucci will no doubt have to confront his demons in the film, such as his time in prison and checkered relationship with fellow rapper Waka Flaka Flame. But all of that should make the flick a bestseller, just like the book.
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About three years ago, you simply couldn’t miss Scott Bradlee’s influence on modern music. His rendition of “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore put him on the collective radars of everyone looking for new music.
Since then, his ragtime twist on R&B standards as well as today’s pop music have been stretching the boundaries for what was audibly pleasing to downright funky.
Now he’s bringing that nostalgic style to Cobb County. On February 14, Bradlee and band will tear the roof off the sucka. The Postmodern Jukebox, Founded by Bradlee nine years ago, is big on social media as well, garnering more than 450 million YouTube views and over 2 million subscribers.
Here’s how to see them in Cobb’s Energy Centre.
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Udpate: The “Atlanta Black Panther Movie Festival” will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Regal Cinemas located at Atlantic Station 261 19th Street NW Atlanta, GA at 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6 pm with activities for photos and award ceremony.
“Black Panther” is the biggest cultural in entertainment event of 2018, and Atlanta, which is where the majority of the film was produced, is front and center.
Celebrities have already held an exclusive screening of the Marvel film in Midtown but what about the people? How can the regular Joes and Janes and Jamals see the movie? Well, it’s selling out everywhere fast. But there are still some tickets to grab.
Rapper T.I. is giving away tickets on Monday evening at a local Walmart. The free screening will be at an undisclosed location.
According to the AJC: T.I. will join associates at the Walmart at 1105 Research Center Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30331 (off Cascade Road )at 5 p.m. Monday to give away tickets, in the toy aisle. While you’re there, check out Walmart’s selection of exclusive “Black Panther” action figures, toys, merchandise, and apparel and take a selfie with the “Black Panther” signage.
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Fresh off the success of his first Netflix venture, “Bright,” actor Will Smith is bringing his next movie to the red clay of Georgia. “Gemini Man” will film in Georgia, as we previously reported.
Now, the jobs are beginning to roll in. Casting directors are looking to hire models for photoshoots in Savannah, Georgia on February 14, 2018.
Here are the specs:
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Light skinned African American Male
6’2″
42″ Chest
Large tee
17×36 shirt
36 or 38 x 32 pant
size 13 shoe
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. - MALE 2
Light skinned African American Male
6’2″
41″ Chest
Large tshirt
16×37 shirt
34×34 pant
12 shoe
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. - MALE 3
Caucasian male
6’2″
41″ Chest
L tee
16 x34
34 x 34
9.5/10 shoe
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. - MALE 4
Asian Male
5’11”
250 lbs
48″ chest
44×32 pant
12 shoe - WOMEN 1
Seeking light skinned African American women
Age 40-55
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. - CHILD 1
Seeking Light skinned African American Male
Age 15-17
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. - CHILD 2
Seeking Light skinned African American Male
Age 7-9
The film, which will be directed by Ang Lee, has been around Hollywood for more than a decade in various versions. It is about an assassin who finally meets his match, actually a younger clone of himself.
“Previous drafts were penned by a revolving door of scribes that included Brian Helgeland, Andrew Niccol and David Benioff. Previously, Tony Scott considered directing as well as Curtis Hanson,” according to Deadline.com. “Skydance acquired the project in 2016 with Jerry Bruckheimer attached to produce with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger and Don Murphy and Chad Oman executive producing.”
Smith is coming off the success of “Bright,” an alien-mystical-cop movie that has drawn a mixed reaction from critics, but garnered more than 11 million views in its first week.
“Gemini Man,” which is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and executive produced by Don Murphy, is set to hit theaters in October 2019.
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SNL star and comedian Leslie Jones flew into Atlanta for some project and has not benefitted from the Southern hospitality that is commonplace in these parts.
First, Jones had a less-than-stellar experience at the Atlanta Fish Market in Buckhead – and she took to social media to blast them on it.
“kO dam I wanted a nice meal and wow Atlanta Fish Market gave me the worse service I’ve EVER gotten,” she tweeted. “Then instead of the manager coming to make it better, he came and gave me the worse attitude EVER! I can’t believe this!”
The restaurant promptly responded to the accusation, saying: “Ms. Jones, we’re very sorry to hear that you had a negative experience at the Atlanta Fish Market. We’d appreciate the opportunity to learn what happened & hopefully make things right. Our guests’ experience is our top priority, & we appreciate you bringing this to our attention.”
But Jones was having none of it. “Ask your snobby manager who thought it was just black people trying to get out of paying instead of it being the bad service and terrible food,” she posted. “He actually said “no you just didn’t like what you ordered” um yea cause it’s nasty son!I just wanted to eat in Atlanta! Y’all ruin that.”
The exchange set off scores of comments on social media, with people siding with Jones and others supporting the eatery.
“Saw your rant on Atlanta Fish Market. I agree with you,” one commenter said. “My husband and I went there for our anniversary several years back. Valet parked our 2 wk old new vehicle and after having a horrible meal, with complaints and same reaction you got from manager, went outside for valet to bring our vehicle and they wrecked our new vehicle hitting another car.”
Another one said: “Again, another disgruntled Black celebrity who apparently feels she is due a better service then anyone else. Was it because she wanted a free meal now or was it that she wanted a meal at a reduced rate now and a free feast later? God only knows.”
Still, most of the interactions with the popular Buckhead restaurant have been positive. People have been uploading cheerful stories about the eatery since Jones’ post. Read about it here.
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Actor Chadwick Boseman is living high off the hog these days thanks to his recent movie credits, including a star turn as James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and now “Black Panther.”
The actor said that when he stayed down South to film (largely in the Atlanta area) he was reminded of the progress the nation has made — and the lack thereof. He told culture website Mr. Porter that he witnessed firsthand a gathering of the Ku Klux Klan as he drove home to visit family in South Carolina.
“When I was shooting Black Panther in Atlanta, I used to drive back on off-days to go see my family in Anderson. It’s about two hours,” he told the website.
“And I would see the Klan holding rallies in a Walmart car park,” he added. “So it’s like we’re going forwards and backwards at the same time. People don’t want to experience change, they just want to wake up and it’s different. But this — shooting Black Panther and then driving past the Klan —that’s what change feels like.”
“Black Panther” has gotten super reviews since it screened for celebrities last week on the big screen. The film debuts Feb. 13 in select markets and opens up nationwide two days later.
During a special screening on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Atlanta, MPAA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said that the film’s production has generated $83.9 Million to Georgia’s economy, according to Deadline.
At the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, a Lexus exec crushed over the fact that the automaker’s new LC 500 model is featured prominently in the movie.
“There is one scene I’m not happy about. There’s a scene when [King T’Challa] slid across the hood and left a huge scratch on the car,” said Koji Sato, the executive general manager of the Lexus LC 500, according to Thedrive.com. “What is wrong with you, that’s my baby! Why would you do that? You are crazy!”
