Pre-Oscars, here’s a local “Blind Side” tale

Pre-Oscars, here’s a local “Blind Side” tale
We’ll be blogging and tweeting about the Academy Awards later today. For now, here’s an Oscar story with a metro Atlanta tie.Local connections abound this year, of course. wow goldMo’Nique is all but guaranteed to win best supporting actress honors for her role in the Tyler Perry-Oprah Winfrey produced “Precious.” And Perry will be presenting tonight, a first for him.Sandra Bullock is up for best actress for her role in “The Blind Side,” which features scenes filmed here, and several locals in various roles.

Among them is IronE Singleton, who plays Alton, a tough-talking guy who from the projects who is highly suspicious of Leanne Tuohy, Bullock’s character. You can see a snippet of his performance in this clip, at about a minute and a half in.nflFor Singleton, a University of Georgia graduate who lives with his wife of 11 years and three children in Paulding County, it was not hard to summon the hard edges of his character in “The Blind Side.” He grew up in an Atlanta housing project.

Growing up in Perry Homes, it wasn’t unusual to hear gunfire at night. He knew plenty of people who wound up hurt, dead or imprisoned. His brother has been in and out of jail for years, he said.ed hardy shoesWhen he was about 10, he started spending time with relatives whose home was not across the street from the city dump, as his was.He knew he wanted a better situation for himself, and when an aunt got him into a program exposing inner city children to drama, it was like a divine road map to success. He found he loved Shakespeare and after high school earned a drama degree from UGA.

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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant missed the team bus and showed up 18 minutes late for pre-game activities Sunday because of intestinal issues, according to the team.He is still expected to play against Orlando, though it is unclear when he fell ill.discount christian louboutinIn totally unrelated news, Ron Artest arrived with a new dye job and several inscriptions in his hair. He declined to talk 2000 about it before the game, though Jackson said he thought it said "defense" in three different languages. Artest will presumably talk about it after the game.

At the gold medal game, Dr. Miniaci showed his true colors by sporting a maple leaf-adorned jersey.ed hardy clothingBut he had to be careful about displaying too much Canadian pride because his seat was in the same section as the parents of the American players.

"I have to admit, when Sidney Crosby hit that goal, I did jump out my seat," he says. "You know all my friends who knew I was there at the venue, they kept texting me, especially at the end of the game, and all I could say was, 'Wow.' So I just kept texting back, 'Wow. Wow. Wow.' It was just unbelievable. The environment, the culture, the number of people there. air jordansThis was probably the most incredible hockey game I've ever been to, and the way it finished was just unbelievable."