THESPIAN OF THE WEEK: Mos Def

Name:  Dante Terrell Smith

AKA:  Mos Def

Date of birth:  December 11, 1973

From:  Brooklyn, New York

Specialty:  Musician, actor

MOS DEF'S TOP THREE FILMS

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Sci-Fi Comedy

Be Kind Rewind
Comedy

The Italian Job
Crime, Action, Thriller

CADILLAC RECORDS

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Mos Def
DIRECTOR:  Darnell Martin
WRITER:  Darnell Martin

PLOT:  A biographical film on Chess Records.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Ray, Dream Girls, The Soloist

 

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BE KIND REWIND

GENRE:  Comedy
MADE:  2008
CAST:  Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover
DIRECTOR:  Michel Gondry
WRITER:  Michel Gondry

PLOT:  Working in a small video store Jerry and Mike accidentally erase all the videos and take on the task of remaking all the films and saving the dying video store from being bought out.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Science Of Sleep, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Hot Fuzz

 

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THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

GENRE:  Science fiction/ Fantasy/ Comedy
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Alan Rickman, Zooey Deschanel
DIRECTOR:  Garth Jennings
WRITER:  Douglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick

PLOT:  Based off Douglas Adams' book, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.  Arthur and his alien friend Ford hitchhike off of earth seconds before the planet is obliterated, orders signed by the Galaxy president Zaphod Bebblebrox, who also happens to need two heads to be considered dimwit.  Arthur finds himself on an adventure in the galaxy with a girl from Earth he missed his chance with, his good friend Ford, Zaphod and a very depressed robot named, Marvin.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind,  Be Kind Rewind, The God's Must Be Crazy

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