10/3/22 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY- HALLOWEEN EDITION: Aaliyah- Queen Of The Damned

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Queen Of The Damned is a 2002 vampire horror film and a loose adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel’s predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart Townsend as the vampire Lestat. Queen of the Damned was released six months after Aaliyah’s death and is dedicated to her memory. In addition to the film clip Out and About NYC Magazine presents a behind the scene video and a deleted scene.  Continue reading

8/28/17 O&A NYC Hollywood Monday: Aaliyah- Queen Of The Damned

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Queen of the Damned was released six months after Aaliyah’s death and is dedicated to her memory. The 2002 vampire horror film is a loose adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned. Continue reading

4/27/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Aaliyah – Try Again

Try Again by recording artist Aaliyah was written by Static Major andTimothy Mosley , and produced by Timbaland. The song was released on February 22, 2000, as the lead single for the soundtrack to the film Romeo Must Die. Continue reading

2/22/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Aaliyah And Timbaland – Try Again

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Try Again, a song by late recording artist Aaliyah was written by Static Major and Timothy Mosley, and produced by Timbaland. The song was released on February 22, 2000, as the lead single for the soundtrack to the film Romeo Must Die. The music video was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios on March 6, 2000. It begins with Jet Li entering a hall of mirrors and Aaliyah stepping in, wearing a revealing low-cut bra and tight low-rise leather pants. Timbaland is also shown.   Continue reading

3/7/15 O&A Its Saturday- Anything Goes: Music From Empire

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Empire, the fox musical drama television series, is breaking records every week. The hour-long family drama created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong and starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, centers around a Hip hop music and Entertainment company, Empire Enterprises. One undeniable aspect of the show’s success is the music. Fox’s senior VP of TV Music Geoff Bywayer said to expect the fictional musical world to collide with the real musical world; “We want to make the world of ‘Empire’ almost feel like a real music-breathing entity.”  Continue reading

Hollywood Monday: Aaliyah- Queen Of The Damned

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Queen of the Damned is a 2002 vampire horror film and a loose adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel’s predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart Townsend as the vampire Lestat. Queen of the Damned was released six months after Aaliyah’s death and is dedicated to her memory. In addition to the film clip Out and About NYC Magazine presents a behind the scene video and a deleted scene.  Continue reading