Mariah Carey to "glitter" in fall 2001
Mariah Carey's much-talked-about film, which has been condensed from "All That Glitters", to simply "Glitter", seems to now have a definite release date of October 5, 2001. Earlier this year Cinema.com reported that the movie would be opening March 2 - but it seems that "Glitter" is pushed back several months from the original March 2001 release slot, as part of a group of films that includes "From Hell" and The Dubbed Action Movie: Enter the Fist". "Glitter" will be opening along side "The Queen of the Damned," which stars fellow diva, Aaliyah.
"Glitter" is a fast paced, cutting edge love story set in 1983 against a backdrop of the hip New York City club scene. Mariah Carey portrays Billie Frank whose drug and alcohol addicted mother loses custody of her at the age of ten. Billie grows up in a foster home in one of the roughest neighborhoods in New York with her two best friends Roxanne (Tia Texada) and Louise (Da Brat) who help inject a lot of humor and fun into what is a very difficult and wounded childhood for Billie. While struggling to make ends meet, she finds somewhat of a soul mate in the hot, influential DJ named Dice (Max Beesley) with whom she pursues her dreams of becoming a singer and in hopes to one day be reunited with her mother. Throughout the movie we watch this romance develop along with their dreams and we are carried along on Billie's journey to find her mother and come to terms with why she was abandoned.
Obviously, Ms. Carey will be providing the music for the film. A soundtrack will be released to accompany to soundtrack, and is slated for a September release. The music of "Glitters" has been carefully selected to reflect the time period as well as the emotional through-line of the film. It has been reported that Mariah worked on the soundtrack with authentic producers of the early 80's era such as Rick James, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Prince and others. (Music News) Many thanks to MCWNO.
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