Oscar-Qualifying Run for Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s ‘Earth Made of Glass’ Starts This Weekend!!
August 21, 2010
“There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime, and the EARTH is MADE OF GLASS.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Exciting news!!! ‘Earth Made of Glass‘, a political documentary that’s produced by Channing Tatum, wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum, and Reid Carolin under their production company 33&Out, will have and Oscar-qualifying run in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles starting this weekend.
The moving film, which has been endorsed by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, follows Rwandan President Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu and had a standing room only premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this past April.
Against the backdrop of the world’s deadliest war in neighboring Eastern Congo, Rwandan President Paul Kagame released a report on August 6th, 2008 detailing the French government’s hidden role in planning the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Three months later, his closest aide, Rose Kabuye, was arrested by France on charges of terrorism. Meanwhile, a genocide survivor haunted by his father’s unsolved murder scours the Rwandan countryside on a 15-year search for clues. Despite having never met, the story of a President and an ordinary citizen become inextricably linked in this extraordinary documentary.
‘EARTH MADE OF GLASS‘ is directed by Deborah Scranton. She also directed ‘The War Tapes’ (short-listed for the Oscar in 2007), which influenced how they made Chan’s 2008 Iraq war drama ‘Stop-Loss‘.
Fans can watch the documentary’s official trailer below…
Below you can find screening dates, times, and locations for this weekend and next week…
- August 20 - 26, 6:45PM & 8:25PM - Coliseum Cinemas - 701 West 181st Street, New York, NY
- August 20 - 26, 1:20PM & 3:05pm - Laemmle’s Fallbrook - 6731 Fallbrook Ave, West Hills, CA
As I mentioned in a previous post, ‘Earth Made of Glass‘ is a beautiful film, and I’m excited that more of you will finally be able to see it. If you get a chance to attend any of the screenings, feel free to leave a comment here at CTU to let us all know what you thought about the film!
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Watch Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s ‘Earth Made of Glass’ at Dartmouth Tomorrow
August 12, 2010
Tweet Earlier this year, Channing Tatum and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum joined forces with friend and fellow producer Reid Carolin to executive produce their first film via their production company 33&Out. That film is a moving political documentary called ‘EARTH MADE OF GLASS‘, and the well received doc, which follows Rwandan President Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu, had a standing room only premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this past April.
I was lucky enough to attend the premiere with Chan, Jenna, Reid, and their good friends Nick Zano, Haylie Duff, and Jamie Linden (the screenwriter for ‘Dear John‘).
What could top sitting in between that particular group of people?…Sitting two seats behind Paul Kagame and having the opportunity to rub elbows with him backstage after the premiere. He’s not only the current President of an African nation, but he’s also a man who’s often compared to Nelson Mandela for his efforts to heal his genocide-torn country.
Hearing Paul Kagame speak and having the opportunity to talk with survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu, who lost his entire family to Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, are two experiences I’ll never forget, and ‘EARTH MADE OF GLASS‘ made an equally strong impression on me.
On August 6th, 2008, against the backdrop of the world’s deadliest war in neighboring Eastern Congo, Rwandan President Paul Kagame released a report detailing the French government’s hidden role in planning the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Three months later, his closest aide, Rose Kabuye, was arrested by France on charges of terrorism. Meanwhile, a genocide survivor haunted by his father’s unsolved murder scours the Rwandan countryside on a 15-year search for clues. Despite having never met, the story of a President and an ordinary citizen become inextricably linked in this extraordinary documentary.
‘EARTH MADE OF GLASS‘ a beautiful film and those of you in the Dartmouth area will have a chance to watch it at Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hanover, New Hampshire at 7:30pm tomorrow (August 13th). The film is the latest work from New Hampshire director Deborah Scranton, who I also had the pleasure of meeting when I was in New York, and people attending the screening will have an opportunity to participate in a discussion with her after the screening.
You can CLICK HERE to see more red carpet and behind-the-scenes photos from the premiere, and you can also watch the film’s trailer below…
The Hopkins Center for the Arts is located at Dartmouth College at 2 East Wheelock Street in Hanover, New Hampshire. Tickets are on sale now at the Hopkins Center Box Office for $10 (only $5 with your Dartmouth ID). If you would like to attend, you can call 603-646-2422 or CLICK HERE to purchase tickets to tomorrow’s screening.
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IN THE PRESS: Jenna Dewan Interview — JustJared.com Exclusive
May 5, 2010
Last Saturday Jared over at JustJared.com had an exclusive interview with Jenna Dewan-Tatum.
Fans get to learn a little more about all of her current and upcoming projects (’Earth Made of Glass‘, Christina Aguilera’s “Not Myself Tonight” video, ‘Balls to the Wall‘, PETA campaign) and get some inside scoop on the beautiful starlet who single-handedly stole Channing Tatum’s heart, pretty much, the second he laid eyes on her on the set of ‘Step Up’.
In addition to the two gorgeous pics (taken by Chan) that Jared included in his article, I also threw in a few personal pics that Jenna took with her fav iPhone app (Hipstamatic) and recently shared with her fans on Twitter. ENJOY!!!…
Over the weekend, actress/dancer/producer Jenna Dewan sat down with JustJared.com for an exclusive interview. Ch-ch-check it out!!!
JJ: How was your time in New York?
JD: I love visiting New York! It was a whirlwind of a trip - we had [my husband Channing Tatum]’s birthday and the Earth Made of Glass premiere. Now I’m back in L.A. and back to work on the movie [Balls to the Wall] I’m doing.
JJ: Congrats on being Christina Aguilera’s bound-at-the-wrists S&M slave in her new “Not Myself Tonight” video. Everyone gets to see your booty!
JD: (laughs) IIIIIIIII know. I got the call one day from a publicist saying “Christina Aguilera would like you to do a cameo in her video, would you be interested?” and I was, like, of course! I’ve been a fan of hers forever and I love the single but they wouldn’t tell me anything until the day before!
JJ: You didn’t know any of your choreography until the day before?
JD: No - I knew nothing! All I knew was they wanted an actress - someone who was sort of well-known and she wanted somebody to do this fun cameo with her! I actually thought it was dancing. I didn’t know until the day before that I was having a scandalous moment with her! When they told me, I just thought it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience - go for it!
JJ: Have you heard any of the comparisons to Lady Gaga and Madonna?
JD: Yes, yes, yes - I’ve heard nothing but that! You know, my thought on it is I think she looks beautiful. I think the video’s really sexy and fun and it’s meant to get people talking. And I think everyone draws comparisons from artists but she’s definitely her own, unique artist. She’s been around for over ten years and I really like it. I’m proud of that video.
JJ: Do you have a favorite Christina era or album?
JD: I used to dance with her - I only did a couple shows with her, right before Stripped and the Dirrty video - around that time. I’m a fan of what she did with Back to Basics, that whole album and her look in that. Those were my favorites. Very retro - very her. She’s the tiniest person I’ve ever met in my life. I’ve never met anyone in my life littler than she is. She’s got this tiny little hourglass figure and that worked for that retro look!
JJ: You were also in town to premiere your new film Earth Made of Glass?
JD: Yes. I love the film - it’s so inspirational. One of our best friends produced it and we knew when he was making it and he went over to Africa and was there for a while doing the film. After it was made, he showed it to us and we loved it so much that he asked if we would want to come on as executive producers and get it out there, get it to festivals, get people talking about it and make it a little bit more well known out there. It really is one of the special documentaries that really can change your life. I was crying the second I saw it. It’s always been my dream - I love acting and I love dancing and performing, but I’ve always had a real dream of being a humanitarian and big wishes in that world, so this was kind of like a first step in that direction. We’re going to try to screen it for inner-city kids out in L.A. We did it in New York when we were there and we’re going to do it out here. It was really fun as my first producing job!
JJ: Could you explain the title?
JD: It’s a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson that says “Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass.” It’s basically saying you do one thing and it affects everybody - and truth always prevails, even if it stays hidden for ten years or longer, the truth always does prevail and come out. The story is about Rwanda and genocide and France’s involvement and how it was hidden for so long and people are starting to talk about how they were involved and sort of exacerbated the genocide.
JJ: Is there another documentary or cause you’d want to be involved in?
JD: I would love to. The PETA campaign that I have coming out is about exotic animals and the different horrible tragedies and horrible things they do to these animals. I saw these videos… I had the idea of trying to do a documentary on that and bringing it to HBO or Animal Planet or Discovery Channel. Nobody that I know - I didn’t! I was wearing python shoes and snake bags and I had no idea that there was such a horrible thing that was happening to these animals. I wanted to do that - I’ve also talked about doing a documentary - my mom just adopted a dog. I wanted to thank a handful of Twitters that I can Twitter about dogs that need to be adopted and I’ve found homes for about four or five now. My mom adopted one from Ohio from an Amish puppy mill. So something that’s extremely well known in Ohio, where it’s happening, the police force and everyone turns a blind eye to it and the dogs are horribly, horribly abused. So that’s my other thing - I’ve had a couple meetings about how I can maybe go there with cameras and do some undercover stuff and try to uncover that for the world. It’s so rampant - there are so many over there. Producing definitely has got my wheels going.
JJ: Did you already shoot the campaign? Are you naked in it?
JD: I’m naked but it has a twist. It’s definitely shocking and sexy, but it is different and I think it’s the first of this particular campaign for them and they’re very, very excited and they put a ton of time, effort and money into it. It looks amazing - I’m so excited. In June!!
JJ: I have random questions now. What’s your ancestry?
JD: I’m Lebanese, German, English and Polish.
JJ: Do you speak any of those languages?
JD: I don’t speak any languages - I took five years of Spanish and I can’t even say a sentence! I wish. That’s one thing I’m going to do with my kids - I don’t care if they want to or not - they’re going to learn another language!
JJ: Have you seen any musicals lately?
JD: No, I wanted to go see Hair but we didn’t have any time in New York. I love musicals! The last one I saw was Jersey Boys, and I know I’m really late on that one - my mom and I actually went to go see that and we had tears in our eyes, we liked it so much. I was dancing on my feet. It’s one of the best out there.
JJ: What do you consider your big break?
JD: Step Up. I had what I consider many big breaks - dancing with Janet when I was 19 - that was a dream of mine. I learned all of her dances in my living room at 15! So to dance with her, that was my first huge break to me. But in the acting world, Step Up really…one, I met my husband, and two, people still, to this day, no matter what else I do, come up to me and say “I used to love you in Step Up!” and it helped get my name out there, definitely.
JJ: July marks your first wedding anniversary. How will you celebrate?
JD: I don’t know what we’re going to do! We’ll definitely do something fun. I made it on 7/11 so nobody can forget! (laughs) I don’t know what we’re going to do! We’ll do some fun trip, I’m sure.
JJ: Do you still feel like you’re in the honeymoon phase? How do you keep the romance alive?
JD: Yeah, I feel like we definitely are - I think we’ve been in the honeymoon phase since the day we met. We’ve always been very happy and in love and I think as with all actors, the lifestyle we lead and live keeps things really exciting. A lot of people look at it like, “oh gosh, you’re away from each other” but we make sure we see each other and it does - we’re constantly someone different and playing some different character and it makes things really fun and exciting. I love this life.
JJ: I like the every two weeks rule because most people do once-a-week type of dates but obviously you’re traveling and doing a lot more, so…
JD: Yeah, and then we get three months together with nothing! You have to love this lifestyle and be able to work in it, I think. If you’re not, if it doesn’t fit your personality, it can make things hard. But we just make it work!
JJ: What’s currently playing on your iPod?
JD: Rihanna and her new album - I can’t stop playing it! I’m really liking Joanna Newsom right now - she’s dating Andy Samberg from Saturday Night Live! Her music is amazing. And Esthero - her music blows my mind, it’s so amazing. Love her. She’s actually a friend of mine. Look her up and then you have to tell me if you like it ’cause her music is that good! I love anything you can dance to - I’m really loving Matt Colton’s album…
JJ: What are you doing this weekend?
JD: My mom just came in town! I picked her up - she’s here for a couple days - it’s her birthday so we are relaxing by the pool having a glass of wine!
JJ: That’s what weekends are for - to kick back!
JD: Yeah, exactly!
JJ: Thank you so much for talking to me…
JD: Thank you so much for everything! I love your site. I knew the second I met you, I was, like, I love him! I will always support him!
JJ: Thanks, have a great weekend! Tell your mom happy birthday and thank Channing for the photos he took of you (pictured here). They look great!
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IN THE PRESS: Chan and Jenna Share Why They Love ‘Earth Made of Glass’ with New York Magazine & MTV
May 3, 2010
New York Magazine interviewed Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum about their new documentary ‘Earth Made of Glass‘ last Tuesday. Fans can check out the interview below where they explain why they feel it’s important for everyone (especially today’s youth) to watch and learn from the film…
Channing Tatum and His Wife, Jenna Dewan: From Step Up to a Rwanda Documentary
Teen heartthrobs Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan met on the set of Step Up and married not too long after. So of course their first project since romantically break-dancing together is a documentary about the Rwanda genocide. Actually, that makes no sense at all. So we called them up to figure out how they connected with Earth Made of Glass, which was one of the strongest films to premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. It was directed by The War Tapes’ Deborah Scranton, co-produced and written by Tatum and Dewan’s pal Reid Carolin — and it might even be seen by a few teens because they’re involved.
Hi, Jenna. Most of your and Channing’s fans are young, so what’s your pitch to teens to see this movie?
Dewan: Yes, most of our fans are teenagers, or 18 to 25, but they’re curious. We Twittered about it (@channingtatum and @jennaldewan) and put up a video on Facebook, and we’ll take the documentary to a couple of different schools in New York, then probably in L.A. too. I think the less you focus on the horrible tragedy that Rwanda was and the more you focus on people rebuilding, the better. Chan and I, we’re trying to expand kids’ minds.
The documentary focuses on a few incredible individuals, like Jean-Pierre Sagahutu. In one brutal scene, he’s standing with his son by the unmarked grave of his slaughtered father, with the accomplice who murdered his father.
D: Jean-Pierre was at the premiere, and I think it was the first time he had seen the film. I think this was his first time to New York and possibly America, so he had a very out-of-body look the whole time. We heard him crying in front of us; it was just so overwhelming.
And I hear you had some fun while you were here in New York, too.
D: Yeah, I threw Chan a very low-key birthday party, and today we’re heading to Queens where he’s working today. Ha! Now my husband’s looking at me like, “Can I be interviewed now?” I’m going to pass you over to Chan.
Hey, Channing. So now you’re filming a movie in Queens?
Tatum: It’s called Son of No One, written and directed by Dito Montiel. [The two collaborated together on A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting.] It’s about best friends growing up together, and one of them kills a guy and these two people kind of got away with it. Cut to seventeen years later … It’s got Tracy Morgan, Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, myself.
So why get involved with this documentary?
T: For me, being just some crazy kid from the South, I didn’t like watching the news. I knew of the genocide in Rwanda, but I didn’t know a lot about it. Especially to see the kids born around the genocide — to see them is to see how blessed we are. And I think a lot of Americans don’t get out of the country to go see these places. Most of my family in Alabama, some of them have never even been on an airplane and didn’t want to get on airplanes to come out for my wedding. How are they ever going to get to see these places to know how good that they have it? Maybe a movie like this.
You’ve played a lot of soldiers. Is there a relationship between those films and this one for you?
T: I guess the main thing is just ignorance. Once I started to play these soldiers and be around soldiers, it changed everything. I mean, G.I. Joe isn’t a real soldier role, it’s more like X-Men. But in Stop-Loss, I kind of had a freak-out moment because I really wanted to portray a soldier and do it well. Once I saw what it would take, I started panicking.
Why?
T: I was thinking, I don’t know if we should be trying to do this, especially right now. I was saying all these lines in front of these soldiers and thinking, I can’t feel honest about it because I know that I didn’t understand it. The fact is, that’s our job — trying to make believe. But there’s a difference between playing a lawyer and playing a soldier. They experience things that I’ll never be able to experience. I mean, I’ve been in a fist fight, but I’ve never been shot at. So I guess I wasn’t sure for a while if I could really do it — and I still don’t know if I did it. The soldiers I’ve met have put things in perspective for me that I don’t think I ever would’ve been able to see otherwise. I guess one reason I really wanted to get involved with this film was to have that same thing happen to me again.
What do you think that will be?
T: I don’t know what that’s going to be yet, but I want to go to Rwanda and shoot some footage and focus on these towns filled with kids without parents. I want to go around showing this film at schools, but I want to find my own perspective on it first, and I haven’t quite done that yet.
MTV also caught up with Chan and Jenna on the red carpet at the film’s premiere. To learn more about why they chose to throw their support behind ‘Earth Made of Glass‘, watch the new video below…
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CTU EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Chan and Jenna’s Special Birthday Wish to Fans
April 25, 2010
Today’s Video of the Week is a very special early birthday wish from Channing Tatum (who’s b-day is tomorrow) and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum.
As I previously posted, Chan and Jenna have joined forces with friend and fellow producer Reid Carolin to executive produce their first movie via their production company 33&Out. The film is called ‘EARTH MADE OF GLASS‘, which is a moving documentary that follows the Rwandan President Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu, and it will have it’s world premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival TOMORROW.
Fans can check out Chan and Jenna’s special birthday wish in the CTU exclusive video below…
Per Chan and Jenna’s wish, please support the film by joining the community on Twitter and Facebook and spread the word to at least 5 of your friends!!!
The film is getting rave reviews and has been chosen as a top movie to watch by both New York Magazine and the Hollywood Reporter. It’s also been announced that President Paul Kagame of Rwanda will attend the world premiere of ‘Earth Made of Glass’ at the Tribeca Film Festival and will conduct a Q+A after the film!
Fans can CLICK HERE to get your tickets for the April 26th premiere before they sell out. Hope to see you there!!
If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.
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UNWRAPPED PHOTOS | Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum…From LA to NYC
April 21, 2010
As ‘Dear John‘ took over the #1 spot in the UK box office (clashing with ‘Titans’ and taming a ‘Dragon’), Channing Tatum continued to film his crime thriller ‘Son of No One‘ in New York City and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum filmed her romantic comedy ‘Balls to the Wall‘ in Los Angeles.
Fans can check out the latest pics of the bi-coastal sweethearts on today’s post in the CTU photo gallery.
We have Chan walking around the Soho district of NYC in his ever-popular Vibram Five Fingers and visiting a photo gallery on April 19th and Jenna showing off her gorgeous gams in LA on April 17th and on the set of her new movie this week.
We also have a couple of exclusive personal pics (aka Glamour Shots) that Jenna just tweeted to fans today. Just in case there was ever any doubt, the pics make it really clear that the Texas beauty got hit by the pretty stick at a VERY early age.
What’s next for the couple? On 4Music Saturday, May 1st at 10:00am , UK fans get to check out Jenna’s moves in her cameo in Christina Aguilera’s new music video for the single “Not Myself Tonight”, and all of Jenna’s fans get to see almost ALL of the starlet in her upcoming Peta campaign at the end of this month or in early May!
Although their film projects are sadly keeping them apart right now, fans will get to see both Chan and Jenna together again very soon. They will attend the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of their latest joint project, the documentary ‘Earth Made of Glass’, on Chan’s birthday next Monday.
The film (which they’re executive producing through their production company 33 & Out) is getting rave reviews and has been chosen as a top movie to watch by both New York Magazine and the Hollywood Reporter.
It’s also been announced that President Paul Kagame of Rwanda will attend the world premiere of ‘Earth Made of Glass’ at the Tribeca Film Festival and will conduct a Q+A after the film!
Fans can CLICK HERE to get your tickets for the April 26th premiere before they sell out. Hope to see you there!!
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Shows His Support for ‘Earth Made of Glass’
April 13, 2010
As I previously posted, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum have joined forces with friend and fellow producer Reid Carolin to executive produce their first movie via their production company 33&Out.
The film is called ‘EARTH MADE OF GLASS‘, which is a moving documentary that follows the Rwandan President Paul Kagame and genocide survivor Jean-Pierre Sagahutu, and it will have it’s world premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival this month.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently watched the documentary and gave a glowing endorsement of film…
“Earth Made of Glass is a truly inspirational film…this film shows how one country is navigating uncharted waters, providing a model for ending hatred and violence, alongside a transformation into one of Africa’s great success stories.”
Tickets for the April 26th premiere and April 27th, April 30th, and May 1st screenings just went on sale to American Express card members at 11AM EST TODAY!
On Sunday, April 18th single tickets will go on sale to downtown residents (at ticket outlets only, need proof of zip code below Canal Street) and on Monday, April 19th at 11AM EST single tickets will go on sale to the general public (Online, Phone, and Ticket Outlets).
Want to help Chan celebrate his birthday with a sell-out premiere? CLICK HERE to buy your tickets and to get more info on the ‘Earth Made of Glass’ screenings at the festival.
For those who don’t know, the new documentary follows a president and a citizen—bound together by a profound love of country and an unquenchable desire to see the truth revealed— as they fight to uncover the mystery behind a murder and France’s hidden role in the horrific 1994 Rwandan genocide.
This powerful investigative documentary from the director of The War Tapes (best doc, TFF ‘06) is driven by the inspiring and uplifting stories of Kagame and Sagahutu. On Nov 11th, 2008, President Paul Kagame’s closest aide, Rose Kabuye, is arrested by France on charges of terrorism. Meanwhile, Jean Pierre scours the countryside in search of clues to his father’s murder fifteen years ago. With the fate of both a country and a family hanging in the balance, Jean Pierre and the President fight to uncover and expose the truth, each ultimately coming face-to-face with the same choice: to take revenge or turn the other cheek.
Fans can watch the official trailer below…
‘EARTH MADE OF GLASS‘ is directed by Deborah Scranton. She also directed ‘The War Tapes’ (short-listed for the Oscar in 2007), which influenced how they made Chan’s 2008 Iraq war drama ‘Stop-Loss‘. You can become fans of the film on Facebook and follow the movie on Twitter too.
Stay tuned to CTU, because I’ll make sure to get you all the behind-the-scenes scoop at the NYC premiere on April 26th!!
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