MOVIES: ‘PRIDE’
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Based on true events, “Pride” tells the story of Jim Ellis (played by Terrence Howard), a schoolteacher in the 1970s who changed lives forever when he founded an African-American swim team in one of Philadelphia’s roughest neighborhoods. Sure it looks like your occasional “good Black film”, but screeners suggest that the movie is pretty inspiring and far better than what it appears as in it’s preview. Stars also include Bernie Mac and handsome newcomer Kevin Phillips.
Plus there’s Evan Ross running around in a speedo…so, there’s a bit of humor in the movie too. Trailer after the cut…








60 Comments
1.
SunshineS
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
I was there yesterday it was sweet.. Terrence Howard and the newcomer Kevin was looking good but Evan Ross didn’t even show the fans any love, oh well, he is still gonna get paid.
2.
diva69
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
2nd yayyyyy….
3.
diva69
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
i actually saw the previews for this movie looks really good….diana’s son is a cutie…wasnt he in ATL 2
4.
nikbee
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Trailer looks good, reminds me of a cross between Remember the Titans and Coach Carter. And I love Kimberly Elise!!! Glad to see her again.
5.
Monique
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
does evan ross own anything else besides a hoodie and a military jacket. That is the only type of outfit he wears we get the 8mile look ok. everyone ELSE looks sharp.
6.
WhoInDaHellLeftDaGateOpen?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Anything with Kimberly eLise in, I’ll support. Love her! It actually looks pretty good.
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PRETTY B
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
looks like it will be a good movie, i’d pay to see it.
8.
Elegance1981
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
I plan on seeing the movie when it comes out. I think we need to support our black films more than what we are doing. The Tyler Perry movie was really good. Go and check it out.
9.
Jared
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Umm, Kevin? Sweetheart, H&M blazers look best on boys with thin bodies. Er, maybe you should have upped the size juuuust a tad…you know, maybe try a 44 instead of a 42. I mean, can you even move your torso? You look hella snug. But, hey, do you.
10.
karamelky
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Yea can’t wait to go and see it. When does it come out?
11.
Shay
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
YEAH!
12.
God's 13th Disciple
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Bernard McCullough is one UGLY MOFO!
funny..but ugly
13.
Breezy
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
LaMicheal doing big things.
C+D
14.
Coko
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Ugh…Evan..he just looks so damn pale.
Terrence, my baby, I love him.
15.
Meatloaf
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
I’ll give someone $5 if they can prove that Evan Ross is not a Jackson! He’s either Jermaines, Titos, Jackies or Joe’s!!! Send the DNA results to Maury Miller, c/o Meat to claim the $5!
16.
kalikap
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
where’s naomi? am i late… is it already over?
17.
APRIL
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
shout out to philly! its good to see an inspiring movie based on philly instead of another state property, which is definitely real in philly but damn i do not need to see that on the big screen. its not pretty! if yall from philly yall know what i mean. anyway……..back to the topic!
18.
MRSFERG
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
I ACTUALLY SAW A SCREENING OF THIS MOVIE A COUPLE MONTHS BACK. I WAS A REALLY GOOD MOVIE. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO SEE IT.
19.
MJ (RNB)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
It looks like a good movie.
20.
eZ
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
i need 2 watch that film. great trailer.
Diana’s son’s a cutie!
21.
t
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
evan ross is so cute and yeah he was in ATL as Ant
22.
t
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
evan ross is so cute and yeah he was in ATL as Ant
i cant believe diana ross has a son his age
23.
datone
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
They did a preview at my school (A&T), it was great. Although it did just seem like a swim version of Coach Carter, it was still VERY inspiring. Soundtrack is great… old 70s music.
24.
Ebony77
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Evan looks like he will eat your young…I dont trust him…
25.
Coko
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
lmao@eat your young…he need some help cause i don’t c where he’s cute
26.
Ti
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
OK Evan was SO cute in ATL wtf happened?
27.
Keishe' NaCole
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Evan needs to keep his hair cut, because he looks so cute like that. Besides that, this looks like a really good movie.
28.
dothathing
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Looks very interesting. I’ll see it.
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29.
BashyBoo
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
OK I WAS WONDERING WHEN THIS MOVIE WAS GOING TO GET SOME RECOGNITION, HELL IVE NEVER SEEN A TRAILOR FOR IT ON TV! I HAPPENED TO STUMBLE ACROSS IT ONLINE AND READ THE PLOT I MEAN WHERE’S THE PROMOTION FOR THIS MOVIE??? SMH…
30.
ACE G
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
I don’t care what nobody says, Evan Ross is Michael Jackson’s son. He wasn’t picked as Diana’s protege for no reason.
31.
MJ (RNB)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Evan Ross needs to do the following things:
1. Get into the sunlight. He is too pale for a mixed person.
2. EAT! Boy needs some greens, chicken, tea, something! Eating gives you color in the face, which takes me back to point 1, he is too pale.
3. Hit the gym, too dang skinny! Which goes back to point 2, which leads back to point 1, he needs some color in his face.
4. The barbershop can do wonders!
5. A stylist. He has got an older sister who is famous. Ask Tracee for help man!
That concludes the five points of Evan Ross. Hope he dosen’t turn into his mother. Ew…
32.
cuvagurl08
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
im kinda excited about this. inspiring black films are a must.
33.
nishauna
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
31- how he going ask tracy for fashion advice she ain;t the best her self honey..
and why somebody always got something negative to say about somebody how the hell is he two light to be mixed thats the dumbest shit i ever heard.
terrance, terrance, terrance who boy you light ass adn them lips, and that widow peak just do something to me…ummmmmmmmm
34.
MJ (RNB)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
^ But Traceecan at least give him some tips on how to dress. He looks like a bum.
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apathetik
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
I saw the trailer for this a while ago and can’t wait to see it. If you like evan you should check him out in that new hbo movie with queen latifah called life support, you can watch it on demand before it premieres
36.
HBIC
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
i’m sorry but evan ross is scary looking to me. it’s not the paleness b/c i’ve been attracted to paler guys. it’s that he’s just not cute, he has such a feminine face it’s weird. he does remind me of michael but not the cute pre-surgery michael, the ugly post-surgery one is more like it
i think his style is alright though. maybe he likes looking like a bum. that can be kinda sexy…just not on him
37.
B
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Im glad im not the only one seeing these things in Mr.Ross.
It’s not the skin color, that has nothing to do with it, I think it’s just the natrually arched eyebrows and the huge “eat your young” mouth as someone already said.
Just wierd lookin…not cute.
38.
Li
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
something is not right with Evan, you dont go from looking like a normal boy in ATL, to being all fragile looking and sensitive. He look sickly, aka he does look like MJ….too much like MJ.
39.
firstymer
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Jim Ellis was my 10th Grade Geometry teacher. I went to High School in Philadelphia where he was a teacher for years at Bodine High School, and a great one. He was the coolest teacher. He was always straight pimpin in fly cars like that retired, I got my tenure style some teachers do. Its crazy though because none of us ever knew about his swim coaching. My school was so academically geared that we didn;t even have a track team. I saw the story about him on like access hollywood or something and was so proud to be like yo thats Mr. Ellis. This is crazy. Anywho I’m definitely gonna see it.
40.
Nikki
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
I really want to see this. Bernie Mac is looking good.
41.
cdnyc
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
This looks like a quality movie.
@16: Not trying to turn this into a Terrence Howard/Naomi Campbell thread but this is Terrence’s response when asked about Naomi last night:
‘NO. NO. That’s ugly. Don’t do that,” replied Terrence Howard when we asked him about New York tabloid reports that he’s dating model Naomi Campbell.
Howard, the star of “Pride,” attended the film’s premiere last night at Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut), where the heartthrob actor signed autographs for many fans, while his handlers tried hard to keep the media at bay.
“I reached out to her,” Howard told us about Campbell, to whom he was recently linked. “That’s what that was about. I reached out to her in a time of need. That’s what people are supposed to be doing, not trashing people.” (www.philly.com)
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“I reached out to her”… is that what they are calling it these days????
42.
Tizzie Belle Jenkins
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
Why did they give Bernie Mac that fake ass make up/wig job. It looks cheap and unbelievable. Looks like a leftover Samuel Jackson prop!!!
Good to see somethin’ uplifting about Black men.
Assholes, Michael Jackson IS Diana Ross, catch a clue!
Michael is Tracees Mama, LaToya’s Daddy, and Janet’s Sister/Ex husbands.
43.
tania
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 /
um i was there to and the only known celebrity that was an ass was bernie who decided that talking for a half hour to the camera person was more important then spending a few minutes to sign autographs to people who had been freezing for the past 2 hrs. evan was a complete sweetheart.he shook hands and signed autographs w/ me and my friends after we called him over.maybe its because we were the few ones that called him Evan (his name) and not ATL. Terrence was the hero of that night though,bernie couldve learned a thing or too on how to treat the people who support you,that man won major cool points with me,as did the Reverend Gregory (Clifton Davis) from Amen,lol he was super nice too.
44.
Slovely
Thursday, March 1, 2007 /
Movie looks good! Might go out and see it.
45.
JillyBean819
Thursday, March 1, 2007 /
I love the film company Lionsgate. They, more than others, tend to support black movies that other larger film companies (Paramount, Universal, etc) won’t touch. Instead those larger companies put out some trash movie like ‘Lake House’ and market the hell out of it even though it’s awful.
Plus, Lionsgate produces a lot of crazy horror movies. And I loves me up some horror movies.
46.
Rep Da D
Thursday, March 1, 2007 /
Yo i read in the magazine that Evan Ross is gay……real talk though i can belive it doe. look at da dude
47.
asia
Thursday, March 1, 2007 /
ok, im from Philly..WESTSIDE!!! lol, but what school did this guy teach at? or was it just a rec center??
48.
KONFUSD
Thursday, March 1, 2007 /
Yes yes yall! Philly is in the house! Souf Philly (20th & Oregon), West Philly (39th & Market) AND Norf Philly (Broad & Girard)! Yes, I’ve lived all over that piece…
49.
Christina
Friday, March 2, 2007 /
I actually saw the movie at an early sceeening and I must say I am extremely impressed. The preview does the movie NO justice.
And I must say Terrance Howard is looking mighty damn good in that movie and I heard he got him some producer credits. Go head Terrance!
50.
Epiphany1920
Friday, March 2, 2007 /
This a GREAT movie! The trailers don’t give the movie the props it deserves! Go See it!
51.
warrior princess
Friday, March 2, 2007 /
I wish a topic like this could recieve more attention than a new Beyonce video. lol
There are a lot of movies who’s trailors don’t do it justice at all. Some even give out a completely different vibe on the whole entire thing. This looks like one of them. I might go see this, or wait until it comes on DVD or Demand…cause you know nowadays, you look around and OP there it go. I remembre when I was a little ragamuffin, we had to wait YEARS until we ever saw a VHS release. Damn!
52.
VIOLA1
Friday, March 2, 2007 /
IS IT ME OR DOES EVAN ROSS ALWAYS LOOK LIKE HE’S SICK AND DYING, I JUST SAW HIM IN THE QUEEN LATIFAH HBO MOVIE LIFE SUPPORT WHEN HE HAD ON THIS SAME GET UP, HE PLAYED THE PART OF A YOUNG GUY LIVING IN BROOKLYN THAT WAS GAY AND HAD HIV, I DON’T KNOW, THIS IS LIKE HIS TRADEMARK LOOK, THE SICK AND HALF DEAD LOOK.
53.
me
Sunday, March 4, 2007 /
Doesn’t Evan Ross look like Michael Jackson?
54.
Barbara
Monday, March 12, 2007 /
I am so NOT going to see this movie…One of the actors in it, Kevin, dated one of my best friends and he was lying and cheating on her for a year while he lived with her and she supported him financially! The only reason he booked the movie is cause she gave him money so he could go to LA! What a bastard…Karma will come back at him, just wait and see…
55.
AntHill
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 /
Well i dont know bout all that. but i do know Kevin is my cuzin and all of us in Moncks Corner SC and at Berkeley High School are so proud of you man. Dang. A dude from MC making it. thats crazy.
56.
Brittany
Saturday, May 26, 2007 /
How old is Kevin Phillips anyway??
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Aqua
Sunday, July 22, 2007 /
this movie is a lot better than it looks on previews. every1 should go see this movie. and there is nuttin’ better then seein’ Kevin Phillips in speedos!!!! lol
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