Whitney Houston shines in “Sparkle”

by Dimitris Ioannou

Whitney Houston returns for the last time to the big screen with the movie “Sparkle” and a brief preview was shown on Wednesday night at the ComicCon conference in Las Vegas, featuring the late singer dancing in a living room in celebration.

Houston who was found drowned in her bathtub on the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards back on February, starred in the movie which supposed to be her big comeback to show business and also served as executive producer. The filming in Detroit finished before she died at the age of 48.

The film is a remake of the 1976 movie with the same titlee and Houston has been trying for 12 yeas to get “Sparkle” on the big screen. The singer plays a mother of three girls who form a singing group and struggle with fame and drug addiction.

The superstar was very enthusiastic with this project. Alongside Houston, we find Cee Lo Green, Mike Epps and Jodi Sparks in her first notable role after she won on American Idol.

She made her Hollywood debut 20 years ago in the blockbuster “The Bodyguard”, also starring Kevin Costner. The movie is scheduled for release this August. The first trailer came out about three weeks ago. Take a look below...

"Glee" pays tribute to Whitney Houston

by Dimitris Ioannou

“Glee” returns tonight with a whole new episode, titled “Big Brother” guest starring Matt Bomer, but on April 24, Glee club pays tribute to one of the greatest voices that ever walked on this earth, the amazing Whitney Houston.

In the “Dance With Somebody” episode, New Directions will cover some of the biggest hits of the late Whitney Houston, who died last month. Brittany (Heather Morris) and Santana (Naya Rivera) are honoured with performing the title song, as we can see from the first still released yesterday.

One week earlier, the McKinley High goes... disco! On April 17 episode “Saturday Night Glee-ver”, the hit series will page homage to the movie “Saturday Night Fever”, covering disco-infused numbers.

We also have a new arrival. “Glee Project” runner-up Alex Newell makes his big debut, making us wonder when Jonathan Groff, Rachels big crush on first season, will return too. Producer Ryan Murphy revealed earlier this season that Newell and Groff would share “many scenes” together.