Word: akeelah
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...actually played yourself in another Hollywood movie about the contest, Akeelah...
...HARVEY: We signed Doug Atchisonm who did Akeelah and the Bee, to a new deal...
Directed by Doug AtchisonLions Gate Films4 starsWhat does every kid dream about? Scoring the final goal in a soccer game? Getting an Xbox for Christmas? Well, after seeing “Akeelah and the Bee,” it will undoubtedly be winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.Akeelah (Keke Palmer, “Madea’s Family Reunion”), an underprivileged girl from the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, takes on the prestigious spelling bee. Through her training, she learns more than just etymology—she receives an invaluable lesson about motivation, balancing proper...
...have said you aim to swing like a jazz musician in every performance. How did you find your rhythm playing a professor who gardens? Jazz is classical American music, and [tutor] Larabee's a classical dude. The methods he uses to teach Akeelah, like keeping time while jumping rope and banging on a watering can, are all pretty swinging...
What are the rewards of working on a little film like Akeelah when you're not getting...