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What’s all the Coco motion? |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Lebanon girl strikes Disney star factory’s fancy
By KEN BECK, The Wilson Post
The entertainment career of Lebanon teenager Courtney Jones blasts off like a rocket ship Friday evening when she stars in the Disney Channel movie “Let It Shine.”
The singer, dancer and actress, who goes professionally by Coco Jones, performs three solo numbers in the hip-hop musical and three duets with co-star Tyler James Williams (“Everybody Hates Chris”).
“‘Let It Shine’ is a teenage version of ‘Cyrano de Bergerac.’ A lot of kids don’t know that story. The movie really urbanizes it, and the gospel and hip hop puts a message in it,” said Jones, 14, during a phone interview from Los Angeles two weeks ago.
The TV movie centers on a Cyrus DeBarge, a 16-year-old aspiring musician who has a gift for rhyme but is too shy to go on stage and perform his rap song to let his longtime crush Roxanne “Roxie” Andrews know how he feels about her. He allows his best bud to take credit for the song and watches as his pal slowly captures Roxie’s heart.
“Roxie has two sides,” said Jones, who fills the role. “In the beginning she’s a bigger-than-life rock star, but when she goes back to her hometown, she can be whoever she wants to be. When she finds out who she is, she realizes ‘I can be me.’ and it works out in the end. Girls need to know that: Just be yourself and everything will work out.”
Born in Columbia, S.C., the blossoming star is the daughter of Mike and Javonda Jones. Her father is a former NFL defensive end, and her mom is a session vocalist. The family moved to Lebanon when Jones was 5.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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It looks like summer has officially arrived. Not sure about you but these stifling temperatures should make us all more careful of what we wish for.
Now that most of kids are out of school, you’re probably looking for some fun activities to keep them busy. Well, it just so happens, Wilson County has everything you need to keep the kids busy and you sane. Check out our calendar of events at www.wilsonlivingmagazine.com to check out all the latest happenings.
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In the beginning, there were no sleepovers |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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By BECKY ANDREWS
When birthday time rolls around for my boy’s one item always listed on their celebration itinerary is ‘sleepover’. We host sleepovers throughout the year but the birthday sleepover is different. Instead of one friend, there could be 5, 6, 7 or 8. Eight was the magic number this year for my youngest child’s birthday soiree. An event of this magnitude is as elusive as Bigfoot to the adolescent. Parents know what goes down at these things. No matter how fun the party, kids just want to stay up all night.
So armed with only pizza, juice boxes, XBOX360 and our wits, my husband and I were ready.
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Knoxville native made her mark in ‘Dark Shadows’ |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Dear Ken: With a new “Dark Shadows” film out, what can you tell us about Tennessee native Lara Parker, who starred in the original TV series?
Parker, 74, who played bewitching Angelique Collins in the 1960s gothic soap opera, was born Mary Lamar Rickey, in Knoxville and grew up in Memphis where she earned a degree in philosophy from Southwestern (now Rhodes College). After acting at the Millbrook Playhouse in Loch Haven, Pa., where she played five leads in six weeks, she tried New York and within two weeks was cast as Angelique on “Dark Shadows” in 1966. She has been a guest on such TV series as “Kung Fu,” “Six Million Dollar Man,” “Police Woman,” “The Rockford Files,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “Emergency,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Baretta” and “Highway to Heaven.” Holding a master’s degree in creative writing, she has written several “Dark Shadows” novels and has a cameo appearance in the new movie. The mother of three lives with her husband in the Santa Monica Mountains of California. One bit of trivia: Parker first went to Vassar College, where her roommate was Jane Fonda. She played the wife of Peter Fonda, Jane’s brother, in the 1975 film “Race With the Devil.”
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'Prometheus' looks deep into our search for answers |
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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By PATRICK HALL
The Wilson Post
“Big things have small beginnings,” declared David in “Prometheus,” a science fiction adventure with inspiring vision and sinister overtones that faces the very beliefs and ideas we hold most dear, but delivers a tense ride.
"Prometheus” tells the tale of the 17 crewmembers of the titular science exploration spaceship as they travel to a distant moon after archaeologists discovered ancient drawings all depicting the same alien civilization.
The crew is seeking the answers and origins of human life, but finds far more than they bargained for in the end. Directed by Ridley Scott and superbly written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof, “Prometheus” is a prequel to Scott’s 1979 film “Alien” but tells it’s own mostly-unique story.
The crew is led by Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Dr. Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) who made the archaeological discoveries on Earth. Coming with them is android David, played brilliantly by Michael Fassbender.
Upon arriving on the moon, the crew enters an ancient stone structure that houses eerie silence, strange life forms and hidden dangers. The crew certainly finds what they’re looking for, but that knowledge comes with a heavy price. |
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