Akeelah and the Bee

I swore I was a good speller growing up. We used to have the class battles and then the winner would go on to represent in the bigger battle. I don't think I ever won. Or did I? Ok, maybe I did go on to take the crown maybe once, but never anything beyond that. Ahhh, the good ole days of long a$$ school bus rides and catching the city bus (even longer rides) on tardy days. So I don't think I'd mind seeing this movie. The midget is a bit young to put two and two together on this level, but maybe it'll help him and his speech. Definitely a movie that I can support. Regular Black people. Positive images. Just like the ones I know and you know. Say word.

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AKEELAH AND THE BEE

Film opens Nationwide on April 28th, 2006

DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2006
TIME: 10 AM
LOCATION: Loews Boston Common Movie Theater, 175 Tremont St., Boston, MA

"Akeelah and the Bee" is an inspirational drama about Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne). Akeelah earns an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee where we witness the courage and inspiration of Akeelah Anderson.

RATED PG - Recommended for middle school-aged youth and older.

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