Angela Simmons has been going through quite a bit in her life over the past couple of years, and as we saw on the latest episode of Growing Up Hip Hop, she’s been consulting with life coach Chenoa Maxwell to help her get through it. Why does Angela Simmons need a life coach? It’s been just over a year since […]...
- 1/24/2020
- by Shaunee Flowers
- Monsters and Critics
On June 10, 2014, producer and director, Caleb Ryan and a cast of rising stars on Broadway revived the timeless music of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in the one night only performance of We'll Take Manhattan, all to benefit Operation Smile. New World Stages played host to the performance and exclusive after party with industry heavy hitters in attendance including Tony Award winners Billy Porter and Michael Starobin, Grammy winner Kurt Elling, Two Time Tony Award Nominee Laura Osnes as well as television personality Chenoa Maxwell from the Own network's hit television show Love in the City.
- 6/13/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The latest film version of The Great Gatsby is currently the talk of the film industry, having just debuted Stateside and opened the Cannes Film Festival this week. Based on F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, the story showcases everything from seduction and money to buried secrets among the elite society in the Roaring '20s.
We take a look back at the five Gatsby screen adaptations in time for the release of Baz Luhrmann's new Leonardo DiCaprio-led film.
1926
This is the only Gatsby film to have been made in Fitzgerald's lifetime and the only silent interpretation of the story. Directed by Herbert Brenon and released by Paramount Pictures, this is a true example of a "lost film" with the below trailer the only evidence of its existence. According to Anne Margaret Daniel in the Huffington Post, the film was not appreciated by the author and his wife Zelda Fitzgerald,...
We take a look back at the five Gatsby screen adaptations in time for the release of Baz Luhrmann's new Leonardo DiCaprio-led film.
1926
This is the only Gatsby film to have been made in Fitzgerald's lifetime and the only silent interpretation of the story. Directed by Herbert Brenon and released by Paramount Pictures, this is a true example of a "lost film" with the below trailer the only evidence of its existence. According to Anne Margaret Daniel in the Huffington Post, the film was not appreciated by the author and his wife Zelda Fitzgerald,...
- 5/17/2013
- Digital Spy
Watching the just-released trailer for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, I couldn't help but revisit Christopher Cherot's 2005 soap opera of a movie, titled G. For those unfamiliar, it's a loose retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, hence the title G., starring Richard T Jones, Blair Underwood, Andre Royo, Chenoa Maxwell, amongst others, and was described as a "Gatsbyesque love story set against Hip-Hop's invasion of the Hamptons." I've repeatedly sung the praises of Cherot's debut, Hav Plenty, despite its obvious no-budget/lo-budget aesthetic. The film had a charm to it that won...
- 5/23/2012
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
You remember this folks? It was only 6 years ago, but it oddly feels like it’s been longer for some reason.
I liked Christopher Cherot’s debut, Hav Plenty, despite its obvious no-budget/lo-budget, amateurish look and feel. The film had a charm to it that won me over, even with its flaws, and I liked the wry humor. It was an auspicious start for Cherot, and the film sits comfortably in my DVD collection.
However, the last film Cherot directed was this soap opera called G, released in 2005, which I did see and didn’t care for. It’s a loose retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, hence the title G. , starring Richard T Jones, Blair Underwood, Andre Royo, Chenoa Maxwell, amongst others, and was described as a “Gatsbyesque love story set against Hip-Hop’s invasion of the Hamptons.”
I remember really anticipating its release when...
I liked Christopher Cherot’s debut, Hav Plenty, despite its obvious no-budget/lo-budget, amateurish look and feel. The film had a charm to it that won me over, even with its flaws, and I liked the wry humor. It was an auspicious start for Cherot, and the film sits comfortably in my DVD collection.
However, the last film Cherot directed was this soap opera called G, released in 2005, which I did see and didn’t care for. It’s a loose retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, hence the title G. , starring Richard T Jones, Blair Underwood, Andre Royo, Chenoa Maxwell, amongst others, and was described as a “Gatsbyesque love story set against Hip-Hop’s invasion of the Hamptons.”
I remember really anticipating its release when...
- 4/3/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Chenoa Maxwell is an actress and photographer, which means that she knows how to look good no matter what side of the camera she's on. Her sexy, laid-back style is figure-flattering and fuss-free. Whether she's shooting a hot fashion editorial or capturing a night out with friends, Chenoa never leaves the house without her camera -- or without a wardrobe that's always on-point. She knows how to mix vintage one-of-a-kinds with chic and tailored basics. Here's a look at the photog's style and her own thoughts on how she pulls her looks together.
- 9/29/2010
- Essence
You remember this folks? It was only 5 years ago, but it oddly feels like it’s been longer for some reason.
I liked Christopher Cherot’s debut, Hav Plenty, despite its obvious no-budget/lo-budget, amateurish look and feel. The film had a charm to it that won me over, even with its flaws, and I liked the wry humor. It was an auspicious start for Cherot, and the film sits comfortably in my DVD collection.
However, the last film Cherot directed was this silly soap opera called G, released in 2005, which I did see and didn’t care for. It’s a loose retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, hence the title G. , starring Richard T Jones, Blair Underwood, Andre Royo, Chenoa Maxwell, amongst others, and was described as a “Gatsbyesque love story set against Hip-Hop’s invasion of the Hamptons.”
I remember anticipating its release when...
I liked Christopher Cherot’s debut, Hav Plenty, despite its obvious no-budget/lo-budget, amateurish look and feel. The film had a charm to it that won me over, even with its flaws, and I liked the wry humor. It was an auspicious start for Cherot, and the film sits comfortably in my DVD collection.
However, the last film Cherot directed was this silly soap opera called G, released in 2005, which I did see and didn’t care for. It’s a loose retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, hence the title G. , starring Richard T Jones, Blair Underwood, Andre Royo, Chenoa Maxwell, amongst others, and was described as a “Gatsbyesque love story set against Hip-Hop’s invasion of the Hamptons.”
I remember anticipating its release when...
- 4/13/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The number of web series available online seems to be multiplying exponentially; I learn about at least 1 new title everyday! The cheaply available production tools, and the web’s democratization are to thank for this.
But I’m not necessarily complaining. The challenge is how one sifts through it all to find those that are actually worth watching. Well, you can check out Aymar Jean Christian’s list on his blog Here, or, if you’re like me, you wait until you get press packages from publicists laying out the bare essentials, making your job a bit easier
Here’s one I received earlier today, titled Lenox Avenue, which got my attention, if only because of the names in its cast and crew – Michael K Williams, Jamie Hector, Dorian Missick, Chenoa Maxwell (where has she been?) and Vanessa Bell Calloway, with Seith Mann slated to direct a few episodes!
With a group like that,...
But I’m not necessarily complaining. The challenge is how one sifts through it all to find those that are actually worth watching. Well, you can check out Aymar Jean Christian’s list on his blog Here, or, if you’re like me, you wait until you get press packages from publicists laying out the bare essentials, making your job a bit easier
Here’s one I received earlier today, titled Lenox Avenue, which got my attention, if only because of the names in its cast and crew – Michael K Williams, Jamie Hector, Dorian Missick, Chenoa Maxwell (where has she been?) and Vanessa Bell Calloway, with Seith Mann slated to direct a few episodes!
With a group like that,...
- 3/31/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
IFP/West
Los Angeles Film Festival
F. Scott Fitzgerald's oft-revisited portrait of life among the Long Island Jazz Age elite has been given a modern, hip-hop makeover in "G," but despite the updated setting and some on-the-money performances, the sleek if dramatically flimsy results make for a less than great "Gatsby".
On the positive side, the film, which actually had its world premiere at last month's CineVegas Film Festival (where it won the Critics Jury Award), makes good use of its Hamptons setting, where brooding Summer G (Richard T. Jones), a P Diddy-esque rap mogul, has set up summer shop with his devoted entourage.
During one of his many parties, Summer lays his eyes on the lovely Sky (Chenoa Maxwell), with whom he had a college romance a decade earlier until she left him for her current dog of a husband, the old-moneyed Chip Hightower (Blair Underwood).
Caught in the middle of all the rekindled yearning is Sky's straight-arrow cousin Tracy (Andre Royo), a journalist assigned to cover hip-hop's invasion of the Hamptons social scene.
Director and co-writer (with Charles E. Drew Jr.) Christopher Scott Cherot has all the requisite intrigue in place, not to mention a fun fashion sense and a smooth jazz Bill Conti score. But names like Sky Hightower and Summer G, not to mention all those close-ups of smoldering longing and troubled glances, combine to leave behind a self-consciously purposeful, prevailingly soapy film.
Los Angeles Film Festival
F. Scott Fitzgerald's oft-revisited portrait of life among the Long Island Jazz Age elite has been given a modern, hip-hop makeover in "G," but despite the updated setting and some on-the-money performances, the sleek if dramatically flimsy results make for a less than great "Gatsby".
On the positive side, the film, which actually had its world premiere at last month's CineVegas Film Festival (where it won the Critics Jury Award), makes good use of its Hamptons setting, where brooding Summer G (Richard T. Jones), a P Diddy-esque rap mogul, has set up summer shop with his devoted entourage.
During one of his many parties, Summer lays his eyes on the lovely Sky (Chenoa Maxwell), with whom he had a college romance a decade earlier until she left him for her current dog of a husband, the old-moneyed Chip Hightower (Blair Underwood).
Caught in the middle of all the rekindled yearning is Sky's straight-arrow cousin Tracy (Andre Royo), a journalist assigned to cover hip-hop's invasion of the Hamptons social scene.
Director and co-writer (with Charles E. Drew Jr.) Christopher Scott Cherot has all the requisite intrigue in place, not to mention a fun fashion sense and a smooth jazz Bill Conti score. But names like Sky Hightower and Summer G, not to mention all those close-ups of smoldering longing and troubled glances, combine to leave behind a self-consciously purposeful, prevailingly soapy film.
- 7/16/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miramax "Hav Plenty" of something with this tangy, twisting romantic comedy.
A flavorful update of the vaunted romantic truism that opposites attract, "Hav Plenty" is a rich love story centered on an aspiring black writer and his eye-opening New Year's weekend experiences with a female friend and her unconventional family.
A crowd-pleaser at the Sundance Film Festival, "Hav Plenty" is raucous yet refined entertainment that should appeal to younger, intelligent viewers.
Lee Plenty Christopher Scott Cherot) has, on the surface, nothing: He's 28, homeless and, accordingly, without a date on New Year's Eve. After all, what self-respecting sister would go out with a guy in such a low spot? The only one who may be bluer on this eve of great expectation is Hav Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), a confident, voracious beauty who has recently broken up with her fiance (Hill Harper), a philandering rap artist. That he's a big star, and all her relatives and friends have selfish motivations to make him a member of their family, only intensifies Hav's sorry state.
Educated, bright and keenly perceptive, Lee is a complex equation. While he sports a don't-give-a-damn attitude, there is an underlying rigor to his laconic method. Hav grudgingly senses that there is depth to him; in any event, his unsparing, perceptive insights into her psychology intrigue her as much as they annoy her.
However, Hav's is not the most challenging female psyche Lee encounters this New Year's Eve: There's her kooky girlfriend Caroline Tammi Katherine Jones), who's on a man-prowl, and Leigh (Robinne Lee), Hav's disconsolate younger sister who's having identity/marital problems. Not surprisingly, each agitated woman gravitates to straight-talking Lee, and that distresses him and clearly does not help his writer's block.
What happens in this romp is the sort of stuff you can't make up -- it rings so true. Screenwriter-director Cherot has dished up a dicey, romantic riposte, stuffing it with the real makings of romantic comedy: individual insecurities, desires and fears. The ripe performances are a special treat, especially his own as a befuddled but intuitive writer/confidant.
Among the women, Maxwell stands out as the brassy, demanding Hav, who, despite her outward style and trappings, is clearly a have-not in the happiness department. Lee is captivating as Hav's younger sister who is experiencing mid-20s growing pains, and Jones is a hoot as the bright, brazen girlfriend.
Cherot's visual acuity and sense of production detail is as keen as his scripting. The well-wrought setting, namely the Savage household, is a multilevel, minimalist apartment with intercoms in every room and plenty of empty space where everyone goes to isolate themselves with their laptops and cellulars. No wonder everyone is so disconnected.
A flavorful update of the vaunted romantic truism that opposites attract, "Hav Plenty" is a rich love story centered on an aspiring black writer and his eye-opening New Year's weekend experiences with a female friend and her unconventional family.
A crowd-pleaser at the Sundance Film Festival, "Hav Plenty" is raucous yet refined entertainment that should appeal to younger, intelligent viewers.
Lee Plenty Christopher Scott Cherot) has, on the surface, nothing: He's 28, homeless and, accordingly, without a date on New Year's Eve. After all, what self-respecting sister would go out with a guy in such a low spot? The only one who may be bluer on this eve of great expectation is Hav Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), a confident, voracious beauty who has recently broken up with her fiance (Hill Harper), a philandering rap artist. That he's a big star, and all her relatives and friends have selfish motivations to make him a member of their family, only intensifies Hav's sorry state.
Educated, bright and keenly perceptive, Lee is a complex equation. While he sports a don't-give-a-damn attitude, there is an underlying rigor to his laconic method. Hav grudgingly senses that there is depth to him; in any event, his unsparing, perceptive insights into her psychology intrigue her as much as they annoy her.
However, Hav's is not the most challenging female psyche Lee encounters this New Year's Eve: There's her kooky girlfriend Caroline Tammi Katherine Jones), who's on a man-prowl, and Leigh (Robinne Lee), Hav's disconsolate younger sister who's having identity/marital problems. Not surprisingly, each agitated woman gravitates to straight-talking Lee, and that distresses him and clearly does not help his writer's block.
What happens in this romp is the sort of stuff you can't make up -- it rings so true. Screenwriter-director Cherot has dished up a dicey, romantic riposte, stuffing it with the real makings of romantic comedy: individual insecurities, desires and fears. The ripe performances are a special treat, especially his own as a befuddled but intuitive writer/confidant.
Among the women, Maxwell stands out as the brassy, demanding Hav, who, despite her outward style and trappings, is clearly a have-not in the happiness department. Lee is captivating as Hav's younger sister who is experiencing mid-20s growing pains, and Jones is a hoot as the bright, brazen girlfriend.
Cherot's visual acuity and sense of production detail is as keen as his scripting. The well-wrought setting, namely the Savage household, is a multilevel, minimalist apartment with intercoms in every room and plenty of empty space where everyone goes to isolate themselves with their laptops and cellulars. No wonder everyone is so disconnected.
- 6/17/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARK CITY, Utah -- Miramax "Hav Plenty" of something with this tangy, twisting romantic comedy.
A flavorful update of the vaunted romantic truism that opposites attract, "Hav Plenty" is a rich love story centered around an aspiring black writer and his eye-opening New Year's weekend experiences with a female friend and her unconventional family.
A crowd-pleaser at the Sundance Film Festival, "Hav Plenty" is a raucous, refined entertainment that should appeal to younger, intelligent viewers.
Lee Plenty Christopher Scott Cherot) has on the surface nothing: He is 28, homeless and, accordingly, without a date on New Year's Eve. After all, what self-respecting sister would go out with a guy in such a low spot? The only one who may be bluer on this eve of great expectation is Hav Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), a confident, voracious beauty who has recently broken up with her fiance (Hill Harper), a philandering rap artist. That he's a big star and all her relatives and friends have selfish motivations to make him a member of their family only intensifies Hav's sorry state.
Educated, bright and keenly perceptive, Lee is a complex equation. While he sports a don't-give-a-damn attitude, there is an underlying rigor to his laconic method. Hav grudgingly senses that there is depth to him; in any event, his unsparing, perceptive insights into her psychology intrigue her as much as they annoy her. However, Hav's is not the most challenging female psyche Lee encounters this New Year's Eve: There's her kooky girlfriend Caroline Tammi Katherine Jones), who's on a man-prowl, and Leigh (Robinne Lee), Hav's disconsolate younger sister who's having identity/marital problems. Not surprisingly, each agitated woman gravitates to straight-talking Lee, which distresses him and clearly does not help his writer's block.
What happens in this romp is the sort of stuff you can't make up -- it rings so true. Screenwriter-director Cherot has dished up a dicey, romantic riposte, stuffing it with the real makings of romantic comedy: individual insecurities, desires and fears. The ripe performances are a special treat, especially his own as a befuddled but intuitive writer/confidant. Among the women, Maxwell stands out as the brassy, demanding Hav, who, despite her outward style and trappings, is clearly a have-not in the happiness department. Lee is captivating as Hav's younger sister, who is experiencing mid-20s growing pains, while Jones is a hoot as the bright, brazen girlfriend.
Cherot's visual acuity and sense of production detail is as keen as his scripting. The well-wrought setting, namely the Savage household, is a multilevel, minimalist apartment with intercoms in every room and plenty of empty space where everyone goes to isolate themselves with their laptops and cellulars. No wonder everyone is so misconnected.
HAV PLENTY
Miramax
Producers:Christopher Scott Cherot, Robyn M. Greene
Screenwriter-director-editor:Christopher Scott Cherot
Executive producers:S.J. Cherot, Kenneth Edmonds, Tracey E. Edmonds, Bridget D. Davis
Director of photography:Kerwin DeVonish
Sound mixer: Damian Canelos
Color/stereo
Cast:
Havilland Savage:Chenoa Maxwell
Michael Simmons:Hill Harper
Lee Plenty: Christopher Scott Cherot
Caroline Gooden:Tammi Katherine Jones
Leigh Darling: Robinne Lee
Felix Darling: Reginal James
Alexandria Beaumont:Margie St. Juste
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
A flavorful update of the vaunted romantic truism that opposites attract, "Hav Plenty" is a rich love story centered around an aspiring black writer and his eye-opening New Year's weekend experiences with a female friend and her unconventional family.
A crowd-pleaser at the Sundance Film Festival, "Hav Plenty" is a raucous, refined entertainment that should appeal to younger, intelligent viewers.
Lee Plenty Christopher Scott Cherot) has on the surface nothing: He is 28, homeless and, accordingly, without a date on New Year's Eve. After all, what self-respecting sister would go out with a guy in such a low spot? The only one who may be bluer on this eve of great expectation is Hav Savage (Chenoa Maxwell), a confident, voracious beauty who has recently broken up with her fiance (Hill Harper), a philandering rap artist. That he's a big star and all her relatives and friends have selfish motivations to make him a member of their family only intensifies Hav's sorry state.
Educated, bright and keenly perceptive, Lee is a complex equation. While he sports a don't-give-a-damn attitude, there is an underlying rigor to his laconic method. Hav grudgingly senses that there is depth to him; in any event, his unsparing, perceptive insights into her psychology intrigue her as much as they annoy her. However, Hav's is not the most challenging female psyche Lee encounters this New Year's Eve: There's her kooky girlfriend Caroline Tammi Katherine Jones), who's on a man-prowl, and Leigh (Robinne Lee), Hav's disconsolate younger sister who's having identity/marital problems. Not surprisingly, each agitated woman gravitates to straight-talking Lee, which distresses him and clearly does not help his writer's block.
What happens in this romp is the sort of stuff you can't make up -- it rings so true. Screenwriter-director Cherot has dished up a dicey, romantic riposte, stuffing it with the real makings of romantic comedy: individual insecurities, desires and fears. The ripe performances are a special treat, especially his own as a befuddled but intuitive writer/confidant. Among the women, Maxwell stands out as the brassy, demanding Hav, who, despite her outward style and trappings, is clearly a have-not in the happiness department. Lee is captivating as Hav's younger sister, who is experiencing mid-20s growing pains, while Jones is a hoot as the bright, brazen girlfriend.
Cherot's visual acuity and sense of production detail is as keen as his scripting. The well-wrought setting, namely the Savage household, is a multilevel, minimalist apartment with intercoms in every room and plenty of empty space where everyone goes to isolate themselves with their laptops and cellulars. No wonder everyone is so misconnected.
HAV PLENTY
Miramax
Producers:Christopher Scott Cherot, Robyn M. Greene
Screenwriter-director-editor:Christopher Scott Cherot
Executive producers:S.J. Cherot, Kenneth Edmonds, Tracey E. Edmonds, Bridget D. Davis
Director of photography:Kerwin DeVonish
Sound mixer: Damian Canelos
Color/stereo
Cast:
Havilland Savage:Chenoa Maxwell
Michael Simmons:Hill Harper
Lee Plenty: Christopher Scott Cherot
Caroline Gooden:Tammi Katherine Jones
Leigh Darling: Robinne Lee
Felix Darling: Reginal James
Alexandria Beaumont:Margie St. Juste
Running time -- 92 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/22/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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