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Way late : BREAKING: An exclusive @allinwithchris investigation has revealed that many people find @idriselba extremely attractive. #inners — Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 9, 2013 Let me take y'all back to the Stringer Bell days, although I do have to highlight his last scene as Stringer Bell, as Omar and Brother Mouzone shot him down: More to come in this fun thread at TWD.

I'm stunned, crushed, in mourning with you and his family, I feel only honoured to have portrayed him.  He's in a better place now.  RIP NM. — Idris Elba (@idriselba) December 6, 2013 And now this: Idris Elba pulls out of #Mandela screening q and a after his own father dies, just 24 hrs after comforting #madiba daughters at premiere — Jon Sopel (@BBCJonSopel) December 7, 2013 Blessings to Idris Elba in a 24 hours for him that would be a challenge for anyone. May the Lord definitely be with him for sure. Updated: Apparently, Sopel's tweet was incorrect, since Idris Elba's father passed away 8 weeks ago from lung cancer, as he mentioned to the Daily Mail : Winston died of lung cancer aged 76 eight weeks ago, but he was able to watch the film shortly before his death, in what was apparently an 'emotional' experience for the family. 'He must have thought it was one of the last times he was going to see one of my really big performances,...

Photo from the movie Bride Wars via the nydailynews In the first Cinema thread for 2009, we are hit again with more poor movies than quality ones. With just two atrocious releases on the second Friday in 2009, you maybe better off seeing "Milk" or "Frost Nixon" for the first time (or second, third, or heck, fourth time) instead of either "The Others" (will Meagan Good ever been any movie that is, well, good) and "Bride Wars" (for one quality actress, Anne Hathaway continues to put herself in a lot of junk). Maybe the only thing even remotely positive about getting "The Others" on bootleg (or by viewing it by other means) is the fact that The Wire's Idris Elba (aka Stringer Bell) is in the film. Obvious, his presence won't make the film better. Nevertheless, he deserves the fill shoutout. Fin.