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In this updating of 1947's "The Bishop's Wife," a Baptist preacher unknowingly pays too much attention to his congregation, and not enough to his dedicated wife and son. Enter Dudley, a flirtatious, sharp-dressed angel, to help the couple build a new church and, not incidentally, reignite their marriage. Academy Award .. Read more

Starring	Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Whitney Houston, Gregory Hines
Director	Penny Marshall
Genres	Children, Comedy, Romance

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Houston couldn't wait to start work on Waiting to Exhale sequel
- WENN Newsdesk
- 13 Feb 2012
Whitney Houston was "excited" to start work on a sequel to hit 1995 movie Waiting To Exhale and couldn't wait to reunite with her original castmates, according to her co-star Loretta Devine. The late soul superstar died on Saturday (11Feb12) in her suite at Los Angeles' Beverly Hilton hotel - just weeks after wrapping her movie comeback in Sparkle, her first film since starring in The Preacher's Wife in 1996. Devine reveals she spoke to Houston recently and the singer couldn't wait to catch up Read more
Houston's final songs to sparkle in new movie
- WENN Newsdesk
- 12 Feb 2012
The final two songs tragic Whitney Houston recorded will feature in her new film Sparkle. She will sing one track on camera while the other, a duet with her movie daughter Jordin Sparks, will play over the remake's closing credits. According to multiple reports, the duet Celebrate was written by R. Kelly. Sparkle is in post-production and on schedule, according to Sony Pictures executives. It is scheduled to hit cinemas this summer (Aug12). The movie, a remake of FAME star Irene Cara's 1976... Read more
Whitney Houston dead at 48
- WENN Newsdesk
- 12 Feb 2012
Embattled soul superstar Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. The singer passed away on Saturday afternoon (11Feb12), according to Associated Press reports. The How Will I Know hitmaker's body was discovered by her minder in her suite at the Beverly Hilton hotel, where she was preparing for mentor Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards party. She was pronounced dead just before 4pm on Saturday after emergency service officials had failed to resuscitate her. The 48 year old was on the... Read more
The Help sweeps NAACP Image Awards nominations
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- 18 Feb 2012
Critically-acclaimed drama The Help was the toast of the 2012 NAACP Image Awards on Friday (17Feb12) after landing three top honours. The movie adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's bestselling book of the same name was crowned Outstanding Motion Picture, seeing off competition from Pariah, Tower Heist, Jumping the Broom and The First Grader. Viola Davis scooped the Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture prize, while her co-star Octavia Spencer was presented with the Outstanding Supporting Actress Read more
Houston to Sparkle in big screen comeback
- WENN Newsdesk
- 13 Sep 2011
Whitney Houston is in talks to make her big screen comeback in a reboot of 1976 musical movie Sparkle. The I Will Always Love You hitmaker has not starred in a film since her 1996 hit The Preacher's Wife alongside Denzel Washington, but she's now in negotiations to return to acting after 15 years. Sparkle focuses on three Harlem-based sisters who form a musical group in the 1960s and Jordin Sparks is already on board to make her film debut. Despite the success of her first big screen outing,... Read more

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  In this updating of 1947's "The Bishop's Wife," a Baptist preacher unknowingly pays too much attention to his congregation, and not enough to his dedicated wife and son. Enter Dudley, a flirtatious, sharp-dressed angel, to help the couple build a new church and, not incidentally, reignite their ...