Whitney Houston

Date of Birth

1963-08-09

Date of Death

2012-02-11

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Known for

The Bodyguard, The Preacher’s Wife, Waiting to Exhale, Cinderella, Sparkle

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Pop Culture

Clive Davis Dies: The music industry mogul who revived some of the art form’s most legendary careers has died at 94

Posted 3 weeks ago

Clive Davis, the influential music mogul with a knack for discovering artists and revitalizing careers, has died at 94.

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to Romance Movies with Casablanca, La La Land, Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet, Titanic

Posted 5 months ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

Weekend Box Office

Weekend Box Office: Avatar 2 retains the top spot while new releases falter

Posted 4 years ago

With the Christmas & Hannukah holiday’s officially over, we can finally return our focus to what matters most: box office numbers! And, to put it bluntly, unless you were the sequel to the highest grossing movie of all time, it...

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Movie Reviews

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Review

Posted 4 years ago

PLOT: The life of Whitney Houston (Naomi Ackie), from her early days as an up-and-comer to her eventual run as a superstar and drug-fuelled decline. REVIEW: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a mixed bag as far as music biopics...

Movie Trailers

I Wanna Dance With Somebody trailer: Naomi Ackie shines as Whitney Houston

Posted 4 years ago

If being the most decorated female singer of all time and being dubbed “The Voice” aren’t honorific enough, Whitney Houston is now getting the biopic treatment. Now, the first trailer for I Wanna Dance With Somebody has dropped, showcasing Houston...

Movie News

Ashton Sanders to play Bobby Brown in Whitney Houston biopic

Posted 5 years ago

Ashton Sanders has joined the cast of I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the Whitney Houston biopic about the late musical superstar (via Deadline), and will be playing Bobby Brown. It has also been announced that Black Label Media has come...

Movie News

The Bodyguard reboot hires writer Matthew López to pen the script

Posted 5 years ago

Who’s ready to belt out a passionate rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” because Warner Bros. has found its writer for The Bodyguard reboot. Tasked with penning the romantic drama is Tony-nominated The Inheritance playwright Matthew López. Said to...

Whitney Houston biopic will star The Rise of Skywalker’s Naomi Ackie

Posted 6 years ago

After being featured as Jannah in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, THR has reported that Naomi Ackie will play Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a biopic about the life of the iconic singer. The biopic will...

Whitney Houston biopic coming from Bohemian Rhapsody writer

Posted 6 years ago

Iconic Pop & R&B star, Whitney Houston, is headed for the big-screen treatment. It has been announced that the Whitney Houston Estate, Primary Wave, and Grammy-winning music producer Clive Davis are teaming up for a biopic about the songstress called, I...

Angela Bassett to direct a TV movie about the life of Whitney Houston

Posted 12 years ago

Like every celebrity death, Whitney Houston‘s was hailed as a tragedy. Always in the media spotlight, the singer and actress dealt with quite a bit in her final years including dealing with drug addiction, spousal abuse, and more. Now, just...