Authors on the Web
MCN, May 31, 2013
...trailer. "Being Mary Jane": July 2, BET "Being Mary Jane" is the latest project from husband and wife Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the team behind dramedy "The Game" and the underrated (seriously) 2012 movie "Sparkle." Created by Mara Brock Akil,...
Ebony, February 6, 2013
...stars Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Brolin. Carter got her start working on Spike Lee’s School Daze. Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil This happily married couple has become quite the dynamic duo in Hollywood. They were the creative force behind Sparkle,...
The Other Paper, August 23, 2012
...is a Bible-toting former singer who doesn’t want her girls anywhere near the seedy music industry. Writer Mara Brock Akil and director Salim Akil move their story along with the help of clichés and gaps in reality. The musical numbers are bland and...
MyBayCity.com, August 17, 2012
...05pm, 4:25pm, 6:50pm, 9:15pm, 11:40pm* Sparkle Genre: Drama Runtime: 1:56 Rating: PG-13 Writer: Mara Brock Akil, Howard Rosenman Director: Salim Akil Starring: Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, and Whitney Houston Synopsis: Set in the 1960s,...
Access Hollywood, August 17, 2012
...Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo & Tika... Omari Hardwick, Derek Luke & Mike Epps:... Derek Luke Shares His Whitney Houston &... Ray J's 'Tough' Night At The Sparkle... Smokey Robinson: I Will Be 'Happy' &... Whitney Houston Remembered At Sparkle......
Catholic Review, August 17, 2012
...principal characters to lead moral lives hold the enterprise together. Director Salim Akil together with his wife, screenwriter Mara Brock Akil, creates a grittily authentic, pulsating period club scene. There are skinny ties on the men, bouffant...
seattlepi.com, August 16, 2012
...Lindelof wrote Prometheus, and King of the Hill alum Etan Cohen wrote Men In Black 3. Next up, Mara Brock Akil (The Game) wrote Whitney Houston's final film, Sparkle, out August 17; Gossip Girl executive producer Josh Schwartz directed the fall film...
Namibia Economist, May 31, 2013
...of emotional vampires, so drained of humanity, that... Film Review - Sparkle (345 hits) Director: Salim Akil Screenplay: Mara Brock Akil, Howard Rosenman Cast: Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Tika Sumpter, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Derek... Latest...
MCN, May 31, 2013
...trailer. "Being Mary Jane": July 2, BET "Being Mary Jane" is the latest project from husband and wife Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the team behind dramedy "The Game" and the underrated (seriously) 2012 movie "Sparkle." Created by Mara Brock Akil,...
Indiewire, May 29, 2013
...the film's premiere date approaching - Tuesday, July 2, at 10:30pm. Being Mary Jane hails from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the hit husband-and-wife duo, stars Gabrielle Union, Omari Hardwick, Tika Sumpter, BJ Britt, Lisa Vidal and Richard...
Indiewire, May 29, 2013
...We reported back in September that powerhouse Mara Brock Akil with husband/development partner Salim Akil were creating a new show for BET, Being Mary Jane, starring Gabrielle Union. The show is set to be BET's first original...
Review Seeker, May 29, 2013
...AIRS DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE MID-SEASON RETURN OF "THE GAME"CREATED BY MARA BROCK AKIL AND CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY SALIM AKIL (May 28, 2013) NEW YORK, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Fourth of July weekend is a time to celebrate the values of family...
Tutorial Finder, May 29, 2013
...AIRS DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE MID-SEASON RETURN OF "THE GAME"CREATED BY MARA BROCK AKIL AND CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY SALIM AKIL (May 28, 2013) NEW YORK, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Fourth of July weekend is a time to celebrate the values of family...
