| Forest Whitaker, Monday Night Conversation, "Street Kings" |
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For acclaimed novelist James Ellroy, the
sunny exterior of Los Angeles will never shed
enough light to illuminate the darkest parts
of itself. In the City of Angels, moral
codes designed to govern are difficult to
uphold-especially by those determined to harm
and protect us.
With STREET KINGS, David Ayer, one of LA's
native sons, wields his camera onto the
streets that are not found on picture
postcards but on a city of contradictions and
often-tragic consequences.
Keanu Reeves stars as Tom Ludlow, a veteran
LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate
after the death of his wife. When evidence
implicates him in the execution of a fellow
officer, he is forced to go up against the
cop culture he's been a part of his entire
career, ultimately leading him to question
the loyalties of everyone around him.
Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker plays
Captain Jack Wander, Ludlow's mentor and
superior. The stellar cast also features
Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Jay Mohr, John
Corbett, Cedric the Entertainer, Amaury
Nolasco, Terry Crews, Naomie Harris, Martha
Higareda, Common and The Game.
FOREST WHITAKER (Captain Jack Wander)
Forest Whitaker had an exceptional year in
2007. He amazed audiences with his portrayal
of Idi Amin in THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, for
which he earned an Academy Award®, Golden
Globe®, SAG Award™ and BAFTA Award, all in
the leading actor category, and critics
awards across the board. On the small screen,
Whitaker earned an Emmy® nomination for his
role on last season's "ER."
This year, Whitaker has appeared in the
already released THE AIR I BREATHE and
VANTAGE POINT and has wrapped filming on
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, WINGED CREATURES,
POWDER BLUE and REPOSESSION MAMBO.
Forest's other credits include, AMERICAN GUN,
which received an Independent Spirit Award
nomination, Clint Eastwood's BIRD, for which
he was named Best Actor at The Cannes Film
Festival as well as a Golden Globe
Nomination, THE CRYING GAME, FAST TIMES AT
RIDGEMONT HIGH, GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE
SAMURAI, FOURTH ANGEL, PANIC ROOM and PHONE
BOOTH, among many others. Whitaker has also
made his mark behind the camera, beginning
with his first directing endeavor of WAITING
TO EXHALE. Since then, he has worked as the
executive producer of GREEN DRAGON, producer
of CHASING PAPI, director of FIRST DAUGHTER
and HOPE FLOATS.
Whitaker lives in Los Angeles with his wife
and children.
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| Whitaker: "Video is the Next Great Frontier" in Journalism |
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Washington Post Co's Mark Whitaker Says
"Video is the Next Great Frontier" in
Journalism
Mark Whitaker is one of our most celebrated
journalists. Having lead Newsweek as its
award-winning editor in chief for eight
years, he was recently tapped by the
Washington Post Company (parent of Newsweek)
to head new initiatives for the Washington
Post/Newsweek Interactive. The online
division also includes Slate.
I had the good fortune to enlist the
Buzzmachine's Jeff Jarvis for a little
correspondence work last week at the AlwaysOn
conference in Manhattan.
Jeff and Mark had an expansive talk. They
covered a lot of territory, including the
Washington Post's new plans for enlisting
citizen bloggers. Jeff is thrilled with the
new system to sell ads for small bloggers
through a local ad network. This allows the
bloggers to make money and keep their
editorial control. The Buzzmeister calls the
Post's new plans "God's Work." Whoa!
Mark talks about online video as the "great
next frontier" in journalism and sees a form
emerging online that is decidly different
from television. In his new position, he is
planning to incorporate Web video across all
the company's properties by using existing
resources and through new acquisitions. This
is someone to watch.
See this video on Beet.TV:
http://www.beet.tv/2007/02/washington_post.ht
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