Akeelah and the Bee A precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee, and other members of her community. release year: 2006 star(s):Angela Bassett Laurence Fishburne
Nickelodeon Releasing Season 1, Volume 1 Set: Date, Art, ExtrasTVShowsOnDVD.com, CanadaThe 2-disc set features 13 episodes starring Keke Palmer (Akeelah and the Bee), plus some bonus behind-the-scenes special footage. Running time is 321 minutes, with episodes in full screen video and English stereo sound, plus closed captioning for the
10 ways to celebrate 2 days of freedomGoErie.com, PAThe series, which continues every Friday through the end of July, begins with the feel-good, family-friendly flick "Akeelah and the Bee." Movie starts at 8:30 pm 7. Rock out with former Molkie Cole guitarist Phil James. James -- a fan of artists such
CHRISTOPHER CASTILLO WINS 2009 NATIONAL COCA-COLA SPELLING BEELoveFM, BelizeChristopher's victory is somewhat reminiscent of Akeelah and the Bee minus the many obstacles she had to overcome to capture the coveted title of champion speller. For him participation in this annual event was important in realizing his childhood
Want to play? Musicians needed for eventsGoErie.com, PAEach film will be sponsored by a different Edinboro department, starting with the School of Education, which will hold a spelling bee for kids before Friday's showing of "Akeelah and the Bee." Movies will be shown on a 16-by-9-foot screen outside the
Follow-Up [John Derbyshire]National Review Online Blogs, NY The amount of time it took you to type "There was a movie about the National Spelling Bee 4-5 years ago, that I remember as being rather good, though I can't recall the name," you could have Googled it and received your answer: Akeelah and the Bee.