Tag: Faith Evans
Faith Talks about “Notorious”
by YaDig Staff on Jan.13, 2009, under Celebrity Interview, Entertainment
Essence.com got to sit down with Faith Evans to talk about the movie “Notorious”:
ESSENCE.COM: How does it feel to be immortalized on the big screen?
FAITH EVANS: It’s really only by association. I’m proud of Ms. Wallace and I support her project and told her anything they needed they could call on me for it. Although I hadn’t seen the film, I did see a couple of dailies. It was great talking to Antonique and I was able to give her a copy of my book ["Keep the Faith"] early on, which I believed help. Honestly, I was sitting there tapping my foot nervously, anxious to see what made the final cut (laughs).
ESSENCE.COM: Overall, are you content with the film?
EVANS: I am happy. I can’t say there aren’t some discrepancies within the film because it’s not like I was a creative partner in the film. Of course, there are things that I know aren’t correct. For instance, a particular song might not have been out when a certain incident occurred. The people who are watching won’t know but those of us who lived it will. A perfect example is the one scene in the studio with me, Lil’ Kim and Biggie—I don’t remember that happening and it might have been tension between them that I was unaware of, and it happened when we were separated. I didn’t know that happened before. No matter what your walk in life is, you get to know B.I.G. through his words. The footage from the day of the funeral was one of my favorite scenes because I was right there in the limo, and although there is no footage of Ms. Wallace inside the car, Angela Bassett captured her exact look. It was powerful. Seeing all those people who were out there for Biggie that day made it more of a celebration. It was a perfect ending to that day.
ESSENCE.COM: How does it feel to be immortalized on the big screen?
FAITH EVANS: It’s really only by association. I’m proud of Ms. Wallace and I support her project and told her anything they needed they could call on me for it. Although I hadn’t seen the film, I did see a couple of dailies. It was great talking to Antonique and I was able to give her a copy of my book ["Keep the Faith"] early on, which I believed help. Honestly, I was sitting there tapping my foot nervously, anxious to see what made the final cut (laughs).
ESSENCE.COM: Overall, are you content with the film?
EVANS: I am happy. I can’t say there aren’t some discrepancies within the film because it’s not like I was a creative partner in the film. Of course, there are things that I know aren’t correct. For instance, a particular song might not have been out when a certain incident occurred. The people who are watching won’t know but those of us who lived it will. A perfect example is the one scene in the studio with me, Lil’ Kim and Biggie—I don’t remember that happening and it might have been tension between them that I was unaware of, and it happened when we were separated. I didn’t know that happened before. No matter what your walk in life is, you get to know B.I.G. through his words. The footage from the day of the funeral was one of my favorite scenes because I was right there in the limo, and although there is no footage of Ms. Wallace inside the car, Angela Bassett captured her exact look. It was powerful. Seeing all those people who were out there for Biggie that day made it more of a celebration. It was a perfect ending to that day.
For the rest of the interview click here
Ya Pics – Notorious Screening
by YaDig Staff on Jan.09, 2009, under Entertainment, Ya Seen on the Scene
Voletta Wallace and Jamal Woolard
The huge screening of Notorious went down a couple nights ago in New York and it seems that everyone showed their face. Well maybe not everyone. Lil Kim was no where to be found. I put my stamp on it and here is the review of the movie in Buy it??? or Bootleg it???
Check out more pics of the premiere when you:
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BUY IT??? OR BOOTLEG IT ??? – NOTORIOUS
by YaDig Staff on Jan.08, 2009, under Buy It or Bootleg It
