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Sparkle 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Original motion picture soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2012 sonytristar pictures film sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name. Watch sparkle streaming in hd without downloading free it is truly spectacular and may one of those rare amazing. Unfortunately, this film was also the last film of stephanie moseley who. Sparkle never feels like whitney houstons comeback vehicle, but instead a brave effort on her part to grow and change as a performer, and it makes one wonder what she could or would have done. Whitney houstons other track, his eye is on the sparrow, debuted only one day after.
Sparkle showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. The direction, cinematography and visual effects were all greatly innovative and brilliant. Detroit area and daughter to a single mother whitney houston, she tries to balance a. This film is the remake of the 1976 film of the same tiltle sparkle, sony pictures announced that it was remaking sparkle with debra martin chase as producer, and husbandandwife team salim akil and mara brock akil as writer and director, respectively. Sparkle movie clip gift 2012 whitney houston movie 2012 hd duration. Whitney houston, jordin sparks celebrate from sparkle. Background celebrate was written and produced by r. But the famed singer left behind one more stellar performance in her final film sparkle. Original motion picture soundtrack by various artists on amazon music. It presents the story of a musical girl group that ends up breaking apart due to individual issues each member faces.
Sparkle is a 1976 american musical drama film directed by sam osteen and released by warner bros. Whitney houston s final movie is a remake of the 1976 musical drama sparkle, which starred irene cara as a singer in a supremeslike vocal group and featured nowclassic tunes written by curtis mayfield and performed on the soundtrack album. New behindthescenes footage of the star filming her forthcoming movie sparkle shows the singer, who passed away age of 48, looking happy and healthy. Together, they perform the soulstirring songs that sparkle pens. On the night of the grammys, jordin sparks of american idol fame was getting ready to walk the red carpet with whitney houston to promote their.
Will you remember that you really enjoyed watching it. The films soundtrack includes new recordings of four songs from the original films soundtrack as well as new original music by jordin sparks. Sparkle trailer 2012 whitney houston movie official hd. Sparkle also marks whitney houstons fifth and final feature film role. An aspiring singersongwriter jordin sparks defies her overprotective mother whitney houston to form a musical trio with her sisters, only to encounter the temptations of success. Sparkle features songs from the original film written by soul musician curtis.
Download sparkle movie download sparkle download sparkle full movie 2012 watch sparkle online. Sparkle is a low rent version of dreamgirls so to speak a remake of an unremarkable film form the 70s is a bad film make no mistake about it. Check out the track list of the soundtrack of sparkle, the upcoming drama musical movie directed by salim akil and starring jordin sparks, derek luke, whitney houston, mike epps, cee lo green, carmen ejogo, tika sumpter, tamela mann and omari hardwick. An aspiring singersongwriter jordin sparks defies her overprotective mother whitney houston to form a musical trio with her sisters, only to encounter the temptations of. It was officially released on june 5, 2012 for digital download on itunes and amazon. The direction is very amateur, the cinematography is crap and the performances are mostly questionable but the film has its charms as well as its good moments. Table scene from sparkle featuring whitney houston.
Sony will release whitney houstons final film sparkle as planned in august. As long as young artists such as jordin sparks get the right vehicle for their music and talent, they can sparkle just as bright as the defunct star. It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack album sparkle. A prodigious singer, houston has a number of firsts to her credit which made her one of the bestselling artists of all time. Kelly and is the last song that whitney houston recorded. Purchase sparkle on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Whitney houstons final film has some mature elements.
The hollywood reporter, llc is a subsidiary of prometheus global media. Whitney houstons final film sparkle trailer released. Whitney houston makes her final movie appearance and this should never be a cause for regrets. Sparkle jordin sparks has been blessed with a beautiful voice and a gift for songwriting, but shes afraid to perform her songs in public, in part because her mother emma whitney houston, a former entertainer whose career brought her nothing but heartache, refuses to allow her daughters to sing outside of church. Granted, this movie was made before the movies i was thinking of whats love got to do with it, the five heartbeats, ray, and othersbut i saw similar threads in them all. If you enjoy powerdrama, 1960s girlgroup nostalgia, and virtuoso pop singingthis is your movie. The song was officially released on june 8, 2012 for digital download from. Whitney houstons final movie is a remake of the 1976 musical drama sparkle, which starred irene cara as a singer in a supremeslike vocal group and featured nowclassic tunes written by curtis mayfield and performed on the soundtrack album.
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