For WHITNEY HOUSTON and KEVIN COSNTER fans who loved the 1992 blockbuster  The Bodyguard, will be glad to hear that the film is being adapted into a musical.

Composer/pianist MICHAEL HARRISON and  actor/producer DAVID IAN had  plans to turn the classic movie into a musical in the works for years.

The two began collaborating on the project long before HOUSTON’s death, and believe it or not this was the year they planned for the adaptation to make it debut.

The musical will open in London’s Adelphi Theather this November with HEATHER HEADLEY playing the part of  Rachel Marron, the role given to HOUSTON in the film.

We wish HOUSTON could have lived to see her one of her best roles inspiring a new generation…#RIPWhitney.

SCARFACE

(Universal Studios Home Entertainment)

With machine guns blazing, the cult classic crime saga that ultimately redefined the gangster genre returns to Blu-ray. Arguably one of the most influential films to hit the screen, SCARFACE’S gritty portrayal of greed and power within one man, the sinister and lethally ambitious Tony Montana (AL PACINO), has become a cultural phenomenon that spans generations.

Filled with exclusive new bonus content, the film’s Special Limited Edition Blu-ray comes with a collectible SteelBook case, ten exclusive art cards, a digital copy of the film and a DVD of the original 1932 Scarface.  A must-have in every fan’s library, chico. –RALPH BRISTOUT

SINNERS AND SAINTS

By Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley

For the first time, these best-selling authors are taking their most memorable characters and combining them into one book, Sinners and Saints. Murray’s Jasmine and Billingsley’s Rachel are first ladies at their respective churches and believe in their husband’s ministries.

They start off playing nicely together. But when a prestigious position with the National Baptist Association opens up -and each woman thinks her husband should have the job-the claws come out. Murray and Billingsley keep things lively and fun. Thank the Lord for that. -RAKIA CLARK

For our JUICY ladies and fellas who missed Valentine’s Day, we want to show you how much we love you!

JUICY has teamed up with DNA Public Relations to give one lucky gal a post-vday treat, courtesy of Perry Ellis.

For the ladies, Perry Ellis Love is the name that should say it all.

With it’s feminine fusion of freshness and flowers embraced with sweet sensuality, Love has vibrant citrus and white pepper notes inside this flirtatious scent. As the fragrance unfolds, a beautiful bouquet of Rose, Plumeria, and Water Lily blossoms in the heart.

Read below to get details on how this fragrance could be yours. Hurry up, only one lucky gal will win!

1. Be sure to “Like,” Juicy Magazine on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @juicymagazine. 2. Tells us why you “love” Juicy. You’ll get extra noticed if done creatively! 3. Send answer to juicymagstaff@gmail.com, with your contact information and address. Put “Win It” in the subject line. 3. Two winners will be chosen and announced on February 23 , 2012!

Good luck!

Well before the days Twitter and Facebook (and MySpace) ruled our online presence, there was a little site called BlackPlanet.

Catering to the African American community, BlackPlanet was created in 1999 and became a tremendous hit garnering millions of users.

Simply put– if you were Black and didn’t have a “page,” you definitely knew others who did.

Over a decade has passed and the site, still in use for matchmaking and networking, is getting revamped into BlackPlanet Next.

BlackPlanet Next will be integrated with other top social media sites and will boast its own mobile app.

The site will include more culture and lifestyle topics by featuring city reviews on restaurants and stores, posting news, and playing music on its very own online radio station.

Talk about a good look!

Check out the BETA preview of the site here.

You may know him as the longtime contributing editor for fashion bible, VOGUE,  or as the larger than life personality alongside TYRA BANKS on the hit TV series America’s Top Model, but no matter how you’ve familiarized yourself with him, you KNOW that ANDRE’ LEON TALLY is undeniably the most influential man in fashion.

Just in time for Mercedes Benz  Fashion Week, Juicy had the pleasure of sitting down with the style aficionado to discuss his latest conquest as museum curator of the Joquin Sorolla & The Glory Of Spanish Dress exhibition, conceptualized by famous women’s wear designer OSCAR de la RENTA,  at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City.

Mr. Talley had the following to say about what can be expected of the exhibition:

JUICY: In terms of fashion and style, what did you consider when selecting pieces for the exhibition?

ANDRE’ LEON TALLEY: The pieces must absolutely reflect the vision of OSCAR de la RENTA’s vision of the show, be historically significant to the painting, and must represent a region of Spain.

JUICY: All of the pieces featured in the exhibition are absolutely extraordinary, how difficult was it to make a final selection?

ANDRE’ LEON TALLEY:  When we were in Madrid and we found these pieces in these wonderful museums, the Troyes, and the museum of Sorolla, it was very easy to select because they have such a vast array of beautiful things. Beautifully kept, beautifully preserved.  So, this was very easy for us to catalogue on computers, get images and document them into working books to create the show.

JUICY: In present day fashion, where can we see Spanish influence in design?

ANDRE’ LEON TALLEY: Of course Oscar de la Renta because his roots and his culture is Spain. He went to Spain when he was 18, he loved Spain. So it’s not about literally riffing and taking a regional Extremadura poke bonnet or lavatera bride and putting it in his show it’s a sense of a nuance of style, it’s a sense of the attitude of Spain.

JUICY: What makes the “Glory of Spanish Dress” the go to exhibit during fashion week, and throughout the remainder of the exhibits duration?

ANDRE’ LEON TALLEY: What makes this the go to exhibit is that OSCAR de la RENTA had the vision, and that we have uniquely found, in Spain, something of magic that people would not have seen anywhere else in the world, and it’s the first time the Sorolla paintings have come out of Spain and are shown with the costumes and the magic of it is that the Spanish Institute on Park Avenue is opening during the holiday season, so it will give a moment of light to people who come into the museum and see these wonderful examples of beautiful, regional, Spanish dress. I don’t think there’s been an exhibit in a long time that conveys ethnic dress in such a refined way.

 For more details please visit the Queen Sofia Spanish institute at 684 Park Avenue  New York, NY.

NE-YO’s baby moms, MONYETTA SHAW teamed up with ‘Football Wives’ star, CHANITA FOSTER, and has agreed to adopt 48 children from Swaziland, Africa.

FOSTER created the charity, Beyond the Game, in an effort to provide Swaziland children with food, education and clothes. She reached out to SHAW asking if she’d be interested in taking part and maybe adopting a child or two.

After SHAW seen the kids, she went above and beyond and agreed to adopt all 48 kids for an entire year.

The children will not be returning to the U.S. to live with NE-YO, SHAW and their fam, they will remain in Africa, however, SHAW will be covering their cost of living for a year.

Each child’s living cost runs about $30 per month, so for all 48 of them, that’s  $17,280 for the year. Not bad considering SHAW and her baby daddy dropped close to $ 5000 in the strip-club earlier this week.

#GetYoLifeTogether

THOR

(Paramount Home Entertainment)

After a roaring performance at the box-office this summer, the Mighty God of Thunder returns but this time to Blu-ray and DVD. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Marvel Studios’ THOR wields an exhilarating tale that’s out of this world.

The spectacular and thrilling adventure starring CHRIS HEMSWORTH (Star Trek, A Perfect Getaway), NATALIE PORTMAN (Black Swan, No Strings Attached), and ANTHONY HOPKINS (Hannibal, Red Dragon) comes fully loaded with 80 minutes of bonus materials including an in-depth look into the Marvel Universe, an exclusive sneak peak into the highly-anticipated Marvel’s The Avengers, and much more. Definitely a must-have for any Marvel fanatic. –RALPH BRISTOUT

ONE DAY IT’LL ALL MAKE SENSE

By Common

In a fast-reading autobiography that shares a title with this third album, Common speaks candidly about growing up on the Southside of Chi-town, breaking into the music and film industries, and not losing himself when success came calling. This is a less deign-heavy music memoir that JAY-Z’s Decoded, but no matter. COMMON is more personal.

What’s fun is nothing the small, distinct differences between the alter ego that is Common and his Peter Parker self, Lonnie Lynn. But it’s a warm reminder that this renaissance man is mostly just like the rest of us. – RAKIA CLARK