America's Quadruple Threat Performer Ephraim M. Sykes Stars In New Independent Film

06/18/11 Actor, singer, musician and dancer Ephraim M. Sykes stars in the independent summer film Leave It On The Floor.The film makes its world premier this summer at the LA Film Festival.Set in contemporary downtown Los Angeles, Leave It On The Floor is director Sheldon Larry's audacious, raunchy and big-hearted musical that includes Ephraim's vocals with songs by Beyonces music director Kim Burse and...

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LA Film Fest REVIEW | "Leave It On the Floor" Revisits Ballroom Scene With Flaws, But Plenty of Life

06/20/11 Revisiting the African American ball culture first made famous by Jennie Livingston's 1990 New York-set documentary "Paris is Burning" and the Madonna single "Vogue," Sheldon Larry's colorful movie musical "Leave It On the Floor" takes place in a similar Los Angeles scene. Made on the cheap and extremely rough around the edges, Larry's derivative tale of a young black man booted from his home ...

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23rd NewFest Locks Down Full Lineup

06/27/11 The 23rd annual New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Film Festival (NewFest) has locked down its full lineup. On top of the previously announced gala screenings (opener "We Were Here," "Wish Me Away," "Weekend" and closer "Gun Hill Road,") this year's edition includes the drag ball musical "Leave It on the Floor," Tom Twyker's ("Run Lola Run") "3," the Tribeca charmer "Carol Channing ...

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