British Actor talks Acting, Fame & the YMCA

BLACK PR WIRE) (February 11, 2010) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The February/March 2010 issue of Uptown Magazine (on newsstands February 16th) features acclaimed British actor Idris Elba on his trilogy of movies to be released later this year and his upcoming EP. Known to many in the US for his role in The Wire as Stringer Bell and opposite Beyonce in Obsessed, Elba discusses sharing screen time with Matt Dillon and Paul Walker as well as harmonizing with TI in his next venture in A View To A Thrill. 

Other featured stories include Still Standing, a story on the centennial of the NAACP and how new president Ben Jealous plans to remain relevant to a younger generation and Whatever Happened to the Black Love Story, an insider look at the void of true romance in the current crop of African-American movies. Swagger Like Us channels a younger, more sophisticated Rat Pack in a fashion shoot and Indulge looks at the latest and most luxurious spirits and accessories. The issue concludes on a high note with Confessions of a Talented Mind, an interview with Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels, Director of Precious. 

"The new issue represents a culmination of how far we’ve come and a foreshadowing of far we have to go, said Brett Wright, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer. Hollywood is well represented by stories on Idris Elba, Lee Daniels and the lack of African-American love stories and our history is documented with a story about the current state of the NAACP.� 

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