Whitney Houston comes to life in “Sparkle”
<p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="Simms">Simms</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="song">song</span> “<span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="Me">Me</span> <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="honoring">honoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="Whitney">Whitney</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p>(<span word="JORDIN">JORDIN</span> <span word="SPARKS">SPARKS</span> – “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="Wing">Wing</span>”)</p><p>“<span word="Sparkle">Sparkle</span>”</p><p>JUNE SIMMS: “<span word="Sparkle">Sparkle</span>” is a movie about a teenager who dreams of being a music star. She finds success but the path is filled with heartbreak. “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks plays the part of Sparkle. Her mother is played by singing great Whitney Houston, who died earlier this year. It is her last film. Christopher Cruise has more.</p><p>CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: “<span word="Sparkle">Sparkle</span>” takes place in Detroit, Michigan, in the late nineteen sixties. A local record company, Motown, was growing popular worldwide at that time. Sparkle is a teenager who longs for her songs to be a part of that success. She persuades her sisters to join her in a talent competition put on by a local club.</p><p>(SOUND: “<span word="Sparkle">Sparkle</span>”)</p><p><span word="ANNOUNCER">ANNOUNCER</span>: “<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="group">group</span>.”</p><p><span word="SISTER">SISTER</span>: “<span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span>.”</p><p><span word="SPARKLE">SPARKLE</span>: “<span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="rehearsed">rehearsed</span>.”</p><p><span word="SISTER">SISTER</span>: “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span>?”</p><p><span word="CHRISTOPHER">CHRISTOPHER</span> <span word="CRUISE">CRUISE</span>: <span word="With">With</span> <span word="Sparkle">Sparkle</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p>
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