Thanks to Charles Burnett for writing in to share his thoughts on “Honeydripper.” Charles is one of my favorite filmmakers, and it’s been such a thrill to see his early work being rediscovered. Check out Charles’ blog. I hope Charles will keep contributing.
I saw John Sayles’ “Honeydripper” at the IFP event in New York and wanted to share some thoughts…
“Honeydripper” is an appealing story set in the South and it is a fascinating account of a man, Pine Top, who is haunted by events in his past that keeps him from succeeding in the present. The story has many levels and it is a joy to watch Sayles, as he does in his other films, work socially relevant issues into his stories without compromising the narrative.
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Hope Hanafin was born in North Carolina, but raised in New York City, New York and San Diego, California. She earned her B.A. with Honors from Santa Clara University and an M.F.A. from New York University (NYU). She has designed costumes for numerous television movies, including Lackawanna Blues, Normal, A Lesson Before Dying and Geppetto - for which she won the Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence for Costume Design for Television - Period/Fantasy and was nominated for an Emmy®. Her film work includes Because of Winn Dixie, Kazaam, House Arrest and After Dark, My Sweet.
Film composer Mason Daring has explored many paths on the way to his current career -entertainment lawyer, folk singer, cabbie and truck driver, commercial director, and potential rock star among them. But his professional life has always returned to the world of music.
Dick Pope, BSC became interested in photography as a young boy, when his father gave him a box brownie camera and he began making portraits of his family and neighbors in Kent, England. A few years later, an uncle suggested a career as a cameraman. Pope began as a trainee at the Pathé Film Laboratory in London and then started crewing on movies before moving across to 16mm factual documentaries, first working as an assistant and then cameraman, for many companies including the BBC. He traveled the world, often to remote and inaccessible places including war zones, and also specialized in films about the planet’s threatened and disappearing indigenous tribes. Eventually he moved into drama via these documentaries and many music promos/concerts.
Sean Patrick Thomas recently wrapped production on The Burrowers for Lionsgate, a unique take on the western genre about a band of courageous men who set out to find a family of settlers that have vanished from their home under mysterious circumstances. Prior to that, he shot the TV adaptation of Raisin in the Sun opposite Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan and Audra McDonald.
John Huston once said of Stacy Keach that “Stacy is not a star. He is a constellation. The audience will come to see whatever character he portrays.”
Versatility embodies the essence of Stacy Keach’s career. As an actor he has expressed his talent in the theatre, in film and television, and the range of his roles is remarkable.
Mary Steenburgen won an Academy Award for her role in Melvin and Howard. She will soon be seen in Nobel Son, starring opposite Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman, and Numb, starring Matthew Perry. Both films will have their premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Steenburgen starred for two seasons on the Emmy nominated CBS series, Joan of Arcadia. In February 2006 she was seen in the David Mamet directed play Boston Marriage at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
Emmy Award-nominated actor and director Vondie Curtis-Hall has had memorable performances in film, television and theater. Probably best known for his portrayal of series lead Dr. Dennis Hancock for four seasons in the top-rated CBS drama Chicago Hope, Curtis-Hall also captivated viewers and earned an Emmy Award nomination for his role as a suicidal transvestite in NBC’s ER during the 1994-95 season.
Yaya DaCosta made her feature film debut in the New Line Cinema film Take the Lead opposite Antonio Banderas and Rob Brown. She previously appeared in Isaac Mizrahi’s short film SuperModelHero. DaCosta’s work in television includes roles in the Nickelodeon pilot, Always There and UPN’s Eve.
Born and raised in Harlem New York, DaCosta graduated from Brown University with a degree in Africana Studies/International Relations.
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