Tune in alert for the hip Adult Swim animation series from Aaron McGruder. The Boondocks season 3 continues this Sunday, May 30th with upcoming episode .Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy. at 11:30 pm on Adult Swim. From Adult Swim, Premise .Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy. talks about everyone.s favorite character, Colonel H. Stinkmeaner. He had no family and no friends... but he did have a mean crew. Three of Stinkmeaner.s old crew arrive in town to exact payback on the Freeman family. Is revenge a dish best served old? The shocking conclusion to the trilogy. Penned by Aaron McGruder. Background The Boondocks features the voices of Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams, Gabby Soleil and...
- 5/29/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Fans of the sometimes controversial Boondocks series are anxiously awaiting the May 2nd return of the animated Aaron McGruder TV show to Adult Swim. Unfortunately, their happiness may be short-lived.
The Boondocks revolves around a small family that's moved from Chicago to the suburbs of Washington, DC. Young Huey Freeman (Regina King) is the voice of reason and is often mocked by his trouble-making eight-year-old brother Riley (King) and their "Granddad" (John Witherspoon). Others in the cast include Gary Anthony Williams, Cedric Yarbrough, Jill Talley, Gabby Soleil, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Meskimen, Carl Jones, DeRay Davis, Affion Crockett, and Corey Burton.
After a two year hiatus, it was announced back in December that the animated series would be returning soon. We now know that it'll be kicking off season three on Sunday, May 2nd.
We recently spoke to Regina...
The Boondocks revolves around a small family that's moved from Chicago to the suburbs of Washington, DC. Young Huey Freeman (Regina King) is the voice of reason and is often mocked by his trouble-making eight-year-old brother Riley (King) and their "Granddad" (John Witherspoon). Others in the cast include Gary Anthony Williams, Cedric Yarbrough, Jill Talley, Gabby Soleil, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Meskimen, Carl Jones, DeRay Davis, Affion Crockett, and Corey Burton.
After a two year hiatus, it was announced back in December that the animated series would be returning soon. We now know that it'll be kicking off season three on Sunday, May 2nd.
We recently spoke to Regina...
- 4/23/2010
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
After two years away, it looks like The Boondocks, a sometimes controversial animated series, is coming back for a third season.
The Boondocks revolves around a family that has moved from the South Side of Chicago to the peaceful suburbs of Washington, DC. Young Huey Freeman (Regina King) is the narrator and voice of reason in the series, mocked by his trouble-making eight-year-old brother Riley (King) and their "Granddad" (John Witherspoon). Others in the cast include Gary Anthony Williams, Cedric Yarbrough, Jill Talley, Gabby Soleil, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Meskimen, Carl Jones, DeRay Davis, Affion Crockett, and Corey Burton.
Created by Aaron McGruder, The Boondocks was initially pitched as both a comic strip and an animated series. It was picked up as a strip and began running in newspapers in April 1999. The TV show finally made it to television in November 2005...
The Boondocks revolves around a family that has moved from the South Side of Chicago to the peaceful suburbs of Washington, DC. Young Huey Freeman (Regina King) is the narrator and voice of reason in the series, mocked by his trouble-making eight-year-old brother Riley (King) and their "Granddad" (John Witherspoon). Others in the cast include Gary Anthony Williams, Cedric Yarbrough, Jill Talley, Gabby Soleil, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Meskimen, Carl Jones, DeRay Davis, Affion Crockett, and Corey Burton.
Created by Aaron McGruder, The Boondocks was initially pitched as both a comic strip and an animated series. It was picked up as a strip and began running in newspapers in April 1999. The TV show finally made it to television in November 2005...
- 12/30/2009
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
James Earl Jones is reteaming with his Roots: The Next Generations director Georg Stanford Brown for the Hallmark Channel original movie The Reading Room. The movie centers on a widower (Jones) who opens a reading room -- a library of sorts where he teaches people how to read -- in a lower-income neighborhood to honor his wife's dying request. But he encounters problems when the room becomes a target for street thugs, who later burn it down. Room co-stars Keith Robinson (Fat Albert, NBC's American Dreams), Joanna Cassidy (HBO's Six Feet Under), Lynne Moody (ABC's General Hospital), Douglas Spain (HBO's Band of Brothers) and Gabby Soleil (Johnson Family Vacation). Brown, who is set to direct Room, will take the role of a minister in the movie, which is targeted to premiere during Thanksgiving.
- 2/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Opens
Friday, April 9
NEW YORK -- A genial family comedy well-timed to capitalize on the rising popularity of comedian Cedric the Entertainer, "Johnson Family Vacation" is a distinct if more genteel throwback to National Lampoon's popular 1980s "Vacation" series starring Chevy Chase. Mild in both humor and impact, this well-cast comedy should provide welcome diversion during the holidays for audiences looking for a somewhat lighter experience than the crucifixion of Christ or the massacre at the Alamo.
The rudimentary plot by first-time screenwriters Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones has The Johnson Family piling into their loaner Lincoln Navigator -- at times the film plays like a feature-length car commercial -- on a road trip from California to Missouri for a family reunion. Said car has been tricked out with various hip-hop-style accouterments, which becomes one of the film's running gags.
The family is not exactly a harmonious unit, as the irascible Nate Johnson (Cedric) is currently separated from his beautiful wife, Dorothy (Vanessa Williams), with the inevitable tensions leading to much squabbling. Things aren't much easier between Nate and his children: teenage son DJ (Bow Wow), who aspires to a rapping career; precociously sexy daughter Nikki (Solange Knowles), who dresses to show off her assets; and young daughter Destiny (Gabby Soleil), who brings her imaginary dog on the trip.
The series of mildly slapstick comic misadventures that ensue, including one elongated episode with a comely young hitchhiker (an amusing Shannon Elizabeth) who turns out to be a witch, are largely unmemorable, though Cedric manages to extract as much humor as possible out of the various situations, many of which revolve around his character's horniness toward his ex. (The less-than-buff comedian and the gorgeous Williams represent one of those mismatched couples who only show up in the movies or sitcoms.) Things perk up appreciably toward the end with the appearance of Steve Harvey as Nate's highly competitive brother; you can feel the performers, who toured together as two of the "Kings of Comedy", bringing out the juice in each other.
Cedric, who stole the "Barbershop" movies with the ease of a master vaudevillian, delivers a more conventional, Bill Cosby-style turn here but generally finds the laughs. He also has good chemistry with the cannily cast young music stars Bow Wow and Knowles (the latter making her film debut), both of whom deliver engaging performances.
Johnson Family Vacation
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hallway Pictures
Credits:
Director: Christopher Erskin
Screenwriters: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Producers: Paul Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Eric C. Rhone, Wendy Park
Executive producer: Andrew Sugerman
Director of photography: Shawn Maurer
Production designer: Keith Brian Burns
Editor: John Carter
Music: Steve Bartek
Cast: Nate Johnson: Cedric the Entertainer
Dorothy Johnson: Vanessa Williams
Nikki Johnson: Solange Knowles
DJ Johnson: Bow Wow
Max Johnson: Steve Harvey
Chishelle: Shannon Elizabeth
Destiny Johnson: Gabby Soleil
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Friday, April 9
NEW YORK -- A genial family comedy well-timed to capitalize on the rising popularity of comedian Cedric the Entertainer, "Johnson Family Vacation" is a distinct if more genteel throwback to National Lampoon's popular 1980s "Vacation" series starring Chevy Chase. Mild in both humor and impact, this well-cast comedy should provide welcome diversion during the holidays for audiences looking for a somewhat lighter experience than the crucifixion of Christ or the massacre at the Alamo.
The rudimentary plot by first-time screenwriters Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones has The Johnson Family piling into their loaner Lincoln Navigator -- at times the film plays like a feature-length car commercial -- on a road trip from California to Missouri for a family reunion. Said car has been tricked out with various hip-hop-style accouterments, which becomes one of the film's running gags.
The family is not exactly a harmonious unit, as the irascible Nate Johnson (Cedric) is currently separated from his beautiful wife, Dorothy (Vanessa Williams), with the inevitable tensions leading to much squabbling. Things aren't much easier between Nate and his children: teenage son DJ (Bow Wow), who aspires to a rapping career; precociously sexy daughter Nikki (Solange Knowles), who dresses to show off her assets; and young daughter Destiny (Gabby Soleil), who brings her imaginary dog on the trip.
The series of mildly slapstick comic misadventures that ensue, including one elongated episode with a comely young hitchhiker (an amusing Shannon Elizabeth) who turns out to be a witch, are largely unmemorable, though Cedric manages to extract as much humor as possible out of the various situations, many of which revolve around his character's horniness toward his ex. (The less-than-buff comedian and the gorgeous Williams represent one of those mismatched couples who only show up in the movies or sitcoms.) Things perk up appreciably toward the end with the appearance of Steve Harvey as Nate's highly competitive brother; you can feel the performers, who toured together as two of the "Kings of Comedy", bringing out the juice in each other.
Cedric, who stole the "Barbershop" movies with the ease of a master vaudevillian, delivers a more conventional, Bill Cosby-style turn here but generally finds the laughs. He also has good chemistry with the cannily cast young music stars Bow Wow and Knowles (the latter making her film debut), both of whom deliver engaging performances.
Johnson Family Vacation
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hallway Pictures
Credits:
Director: Christopher Erskin
Screenwriters: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Producers: Paul Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Eric C. Rhone, Wendy Park
Executive producer: Andrew Sugerman
Director of photography: Shawn Maurer
Production designer: Keith Brian Burns
Editor: John Carter
Music: Steve Bartek
Cast: Nate Johnson: Cedric the Entertainer
Dorothy Johnson: Vanessa Williams
Nikki Johnson: Solange Knowles
DJ Johnson: Bow Wow
Max Johnson: Steve Harvey
Chishelle: Shannon Elizabeth
Destiny Johnson: Gabby Soleil
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Opens
Friday, April 9
NEW YORK -- A genial family comedy well-timed to capitalize on the rising popularity of comedian Cedric the Entertainer, "Johnson Family Vacation" is a distinct if more genteel throwback to National Lampoon's popular 1980s "Vacation" series starring Chevy Chase. Mild in both humor and impact, this well-cast comedy should provide welcome diversion during the holidays for audiences looking for a somewhat lighter experience than the crucifixion of Christ or the massacre at the Alamo.
The rudimentary plot by first-time screenwriters Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones has The Johnson Family piling into their loaner Lincoln Navigator -- at times the film plays like a feature-length car commercial -- on a road trip from California to Missouri for a family reunion. Said car has been tricked out with various hip-hop-style accouterments, which becomes one of the film's running gags.
The family is not exactly a harmonious unit, as the irascible Nate Johnson (Cedric) is currently separated from his beautiful wife, Dorothy (Vanessa Williams), with the inevitable tensions leading to much squabbling. Things aren't much easier between Nate and his children: teenage son DJ (Bow Wow), who aspires to a rapping career; precociously sexy daughter Nikki (Solange Knowles), who dresses to show off her assets; and young daughter Destiny (Gabby Soleil), who brings her imaginary dog on the trip.
The series of mildly slapstick comic misadventures that ensue, including one elongated episode with a comely young hitchhiker (an amusing Shannon Elizabeth) who turns out to be a witch, are largely unmemorable, though Cedric manages to extract as much humor as possible out of the various situations, many of which revolve around his character's horniness toward his ex. (The less-than-buff comedian and the gorgeous Williams represent one of those mismatched couples who only show up in the movies or sitcoms.) Things perk up appreciably toward the end with the appearance of Steve Harvey as Nate's highly competitive brother; you can feel the performers, who toured together as two of the "Kings of Comedy", bringing out the juice in each other.
Cedric, who stole the "Barbershop" movies with the ease of a master vaudevillian, delivers a more conventional, Bill Cosby-style turn here but generally finds the laughs. He also has good chemistry with the cannily cast young music stars Bow Wow and Knowles (the latter making her film debut), both of whom deliver engaging performances.
Johnson Family Vacation
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hallway Pictures
Credits:
Director: Christopher Erskin
Screenwriters: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Producers: Paul Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Eric C. Rhone, Wendy Park
Executive producer: Andrew Sugerman
Director of photography: Shawn Maurer
Production designer: Keith Brian Burns
Editor: John Carter
Music: Steve Bartek
Cast: Nate Johnson: Cedric the Entertainer
Dorothy Johnson: Vanessa Williams
Nikki Johnson: Solange Knowles
DJ Johnson: Bow Wow
Max Johnson: Steve Harvey
Chishelle: Shannon Elizabeth
Destiny Johnson: Gabby Soleil
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Friday, April 9
NEW YORK -- A genial family comedy well-timed to capitalize on the rising popularity of comedian Cedric the Entertainer, "Johnson Family Vacation" is a distinct if more genteel throwback to National Lampoon's popular 1980s "Vacation" series starring Chevy Chase. Mild in both humor and impact, this well-cast comedy should provide welcome diversion during the holidays for audiences looking for a somewhat lighter experience than the crucifixion of Christ or the massacre at the Alamo.
The rudimentary plot by first-time screenwriters Todd R. Jones and Earl Richey Jones has The Johnson Family piling into their loaner Lincoln Navigator -- at times the film plays like a feature-length car commercial -- on a road trip from California to Missouri for a family reunion. Said car has been tricked out with various hip-hop-style accouterments, which becomes one of the film's running gags.
The family is not exactly a harmonious unit, as the irascible Nate Johnson (Cedric) is currently separated from his beautiful wife, Dorothy (Vanessa Williams), with the inevitable tensions leading to much squabbling. Things aren't much easier between Nate and his children: teenage son DJ (Bow Wow), who aspires to a rapping career; precociously sexy daughter Nikki (Solange Knowles), who dresses to show off her assets; and young daughter Destiny (Gabby Soleil), who brings her imaginary dog on the trip.
The series of mildly slapstick comic misadventures that ensue, including one elongated episode with a comely young hitchhiker (an amusing Shannon Elizabeth) who turns out to be a witch, are largely unmemorable, though Cedric manages to extract as much humor as possible out of the various situations, many of which revolve around his character's horniness toward his ex. (The less-than-buff comedian and the gorgeous Williams represent one of those mismatched couples who only show up in the movies or sitcoms.) Things perk up appreciably toward the end with the appearance of Steve Harvey as Nate's highly competitive brother; you can feel the performers, who toured together as two of the "Kings of Comedy", bringing out the juice in each other.
Cedric, who stole the "Barbershop" movies with the ease of a master vaudevillian, delivers a more conventional, Bill Cosby-style turn here but generally finds the laughs. He also has good chemistry with the cannily cast young music stars Bow Wow and Knowles (the latter making her film debut), both of whom deliver engaging performances.
Johnson Family Vacation
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hallway Pictures
Credits:
Director: Christopher Erskin
Screenwriters: Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Producers: Paul Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Eric C. Rhone, Wendy Park
Executive producer: Andrew Sugerman
Director of photography: Shawn Maurer
Production designer: Keith Brian Burns
Editor: John Carter
Music: Steve Bartek
Cast: Nate Johnson: Cedric the Entertainer
Dorothy Johnson: Vanessa Williams
Nikki Johnson: Solange Knowles
DJ Johnson: Bow Wow
Max Johnson: Steve Harvey
Chishelle: Shannon Elizabeth
Destiny Johnson: Gabby Soleil
Running time -- 96 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Steve Harvey, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles and Gabby Soleil are joining Cedric the Entertainer in Johnson Family Vacation for Fox Searchlight Pictures. Shannon Elizabeth is also negotiating for a part in the ensemble comedy, which begins shooting March 16 in Los Angeles with Christopher Erskin at the helm. Vacation centers on the comedic misadventures of Nate (Cedric the Entertainer) and his dysfunctional family as they desperately make their way cross-country to their annual family reunion in Missouri.
- 3/13/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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