Something New (2006)


Something New
Release Date29 January 2006
US Box Office$11,000,000
TaglineShe had it all under control. Except her heart
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Comedy, Urban Drama
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodIn the Mood for Love
ThemesOpposites Attract, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Women's Friendship, Looking For Love, Thirtysomething Life, Mothers and Daughters
TonesWry, Bittersweet, Intimate, Reflective, Sexy, Light
TagsGardener, Interracial, Landscaping, Lawyer, Prejudice, Race Relations

Something New is a 2006 American romantic drama film directed by Sanaa Hamri. The screenplay by Kriss Turner focuses on interracial relationships and traditional African American family values and social customs.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Kenya Denise McQueen

Fuzzy Fantabulous
Himself

Leah Cahan

Stanley DeSantis
Jack Pino

K.C. Clyde
Waiter

Suzette

Marcus Brown
Rashid Mohammed

Dr. Brockton

Brian Kelly

Danny Wooten
Starbucks Employee

Walter

Mrs. Cahan

Tonita Castro
Maria

Edwin

Bill Lebree

Gabriel Tigerman
Darren

Nelson McQueen

Joyce McQueen

Edmond McQueen

Michelle Griffin
Kiki

Tanya Wideman-Davis
Donald Byrd Dancer

Rocklin Thompson
Donald Byrd Dancer

Herself

Eric Ekholm
Paul

Kimberly Barnett
Luna

Mark Harper

Deya Marshea Smith
Real Estate Agent

Julie Mond
Penelope

Lauren

Rick Fitts
Emcee

Raina Lewis
Young Woman

Rhonda Marie Alston
Party Guest

Steven E. Barnes
Ballroom Dancer

London Bridges
Uncredited

Jerald Garner
Ballroom Dancer

Ashley Hardy
Ballroom Dancer

Lanre Idewu
Tony

Brandon Jelkes
Ballroom Dancer

Sechita McNair
Ballroom Dancer

CeCi Parker
Catillion Guest

Benjamin Patterson
Dream Husband

Brian's Father

Richard Ridley
Winking Man

Felicia Walker
Rhonda

Director

Writer

Kriss Turner

Producer

producer

Preston L. Holmes
executive producer

Joe Pichirallo
executive producer

Dwight Williams
line producer

Original Music

Lisa Coleman
-

Wendy Melvoin
-

Cinematographer

Shane Hurlbut
-

Editor

Melissa Kent
-

Casting Director

Jeanne McCarthy
-

Production Designer

Mayne Berke
-

Set Decorator

Casey Hallenbeck
-

Costume Designer

Hope Hanafin
-

Makeup Department

Debra Denson
first assistant makeup artist

Lillie S. Frierson
key hair stylist

Motoko Honjo
makeup artist: Ms. Lathan

Kimberly Kimble
hair department head

Cole Patterson
additional makeup artist

Beverly Jo Pryor
key makeup artist

Sean Smith
additional hair stylist

Judy Twine
makeup artist

Jennifer Davis
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Brad Goodman
post-production supervisor

Dwight Williams
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Juana Franklin
second second assistant director

Noga Isackson
first assistant director

Chip Touhey
second assistant director

Art Department

Steve Badillo
labor foreman

Mike Blaze
property master

Stan Cockerell
assistant property master

William Ermi
painter

Kenny Hayes
construction foreman

Suelynn McClung
art department buyer

Michael McCombe
greens coordinator

Jim McDermott
on-set dresser

Len Morganti
storyboard artist

Donnie R. Puga
paint foreman

Joseph P. Recchia
draper

Mike Reiber
paint gang boss

Robert R. Richardson
swing gang

John J. Rutchland III
construction coordinator

Mark Sakamoto
leadman

Chance Weight
painter

Robert Hale
head paint foreman

Thomas Traugott
set dresser

Sound Department

Rick Canelli
adr recordist

Kim Drummond
dialogue editor

Eric Flickinger
sound recordist

David Giammarco
sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor

Dean Giammarco
foley mixer

Galen Goodpaster
first assistant sound editor

Wayne Griffin
dialogue editor

John Hays
boom operator

Robert Hunter
foley editor

Jonathan Klein
sound effects editor

Anthony M. McCovey
sound assistant

Maureen Murphy
foley artist

Rupert Nadeau
assistant sound editor

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer

D. Chris Smith
sound effects editor

Gordon Sproule
foley mixer

Elaine Stef
assistant foley artist

Susumu Tokunow
sound mixer

Gregory H. Watkins
sound re-recording mixer

James Wright
sound consultant: Dolby

Peter Eliuk
assistant sound editor

Amy Giammarco
audio post manager

Michael Miller
adr mixer

Special Effects

Jason Dodd
special effects technician

John C. Hartigan
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

Mark Larranaga
visual effects supervisor: X1FX

Rob Ozaeta
visual effects artist: X1fx

Anita Razzano
visual effects artist: X1fx

Edy Enriquez
visual effects producer: X1fx

Wolfgang Maschin
digital compositor

Stunts

Amanda LeFlore
stunt double: Kenya

Julius LeFlore
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Sidney Ray Baldwin
still photographer

Kevin Banks
grip

Gary Bevans
camera loader

Noah Bishop
technocrane assistant

Donald Carlson
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Po Chan
camera production assistant

Jeffrey Chin
lamp operator

Derek Edwards
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Mark Glover
grip

Martin Glover
video assist operator

Jorge H. Guzman
key grip

David Hagadorn
lamp operator

Gary Hatfield
camera operator: "b" camera

Stephen Henderson
lighting technician

Todd Higgins
chief lighting technician

Michael Listorti
dolly grip

Steven Mann
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Todd Masterson
grip

Robert Nellis
best boy grip

Charles Papert
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "a" camera

Matt Perry
grip

David C. Russell
lamp operator

Matt Stenerson
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Darryl St. Juste
best boy rigging grip

David Terpin
best boy electric

Daniel Wade
key rigging grip

Michael J. Wagstaff
rigging gaffer

Donell Wiley
grip

Justin Akers
best boy grip

P.J. Gaynard
additional electrician

Gaylan Andrew Hussain
dolly grip

Dan Kneece
additional steadicam operator

Fritz Weber
grip

Casting Department

Nicole Abellera
casting associate

Kai Akpan
extras casting associate

Chad Darnell
extras casting

Jaime Harlan
casting assistant

Greg Pardun
extras casting associate

Daniella Friedman
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Winnie D. Brown
costume supervisor

Elaine McGhee
set costumer

Nora Phillips Pedersen
costume production assistant

Katie Saunders
set costumer

Devon Renee Spencer
costumer

Philip Maldonado
costumer

Editorial Department

Jeff Charles
digital data manager

Kyle DeVriendt
digital film recordist

Valance Eisleben
digital data conformist

Nancy Fuller
digital laboratory project manager

Doug Jaqua
color scientist

Jesse Kobayashi
digital laboratory project manager

Frank Roman
digital timer

Stephen Sprague
editorial production assistant

Stacy Underhill
digital data conformist

Tim Vincent
digital dailies timer

Trudy Yee
first assistant editor

Kurt Smith
film color timer

Lawrence Howard Williams
post digital media operator

Music Department

Spring Aspers
music supervisor

Jennifer Barak
music editor

Christine Bergren
music legal and clearance

Bronwen Boyan
music coordinator

Richard F.W. Davis
score mixer

Michael Dittrick
music editor

Rodarick Harden
music coordinator

Avital Korin
music editorial associate

Jen Pray
music legal and clearance

Paul Stewart
music supervisor

Gary Raymond
music playback

Transportation Department

Duke Foster
transportation coordinator

Spencer Foster
transportation captain

Other Crew

Jason Babiszewski
assistant: Ms. Hamri

Claire Barcos
office production assistant

Robert Barrett
assistant: Ms. Hamri

Theodore Borders
adr loop group

Jeni Breen
assistant choreographer

Cassandra Butcher
unit publicist

choreographer

Paul A. Calabria
animal trainer: Studio Animal Services

Jamaica Carter
production secretary

Jesse Cervantes
craft service

June Christopher
adr loop group

Sam M. Cobb
set medic

Shemesha Collins
set production assistant

Janelle Connor
assistant: Ms. Lathan

David Cowgill
adr loop group

Demelza Cronin
assistant production coordinator

Kevin Danchisko
assistant location manager

Robert Darwell
legal services: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Fermin Davalos
location manager

Lorenzo dela Rosa
set production assistant

Tyrone D. Dixon
assistant: Mr. Holmes

Kathy Edwards
payroll accountant

Susan Ehrhart
production coordinator

Mike Farah
assistant: Ms. Allain

Donald Fullilove
adr loop group

Alexis Garcia
legal services: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Margaret Giordano
assistant location manager

Janet Harold
assistant location manager

Wendy Hoffman
adr loop group

Karen Huie
adr loop group

adr loop group

Kathy Johnson
set nurse

Carrie Mae Jones
first assistant accountant

Andree Juviler
location manager

Christopher Kahn
production accountant

Dave Kasubowski
craft service

Ashley Kravitz
legal script clearances

Donna Lynn Leavy
adr loop group

Shelley Katina Leidner
animal trainer: Studio Animal Services

Dirk Q. Long
caterer

Jonathan Nichols
adr loop group

adr loop group

Juan Pope
adr loop group

adr loop group

Al Rodrigo
adr loop group

Marie Rodriguez
assistant: Ms. Hamri

Stan Sellers
adr loop group

Dennis Singletary
adr loop group

Cheryl Starbuck
script supervisor

Michael Stone
office production assistant

W.K. Stratton
adr loop group

Ben Urquhart
post production executive

Ken C. Wu
set production assistant

LouAnn Wu
key set production assistant

Flax Glor
publicist

Jim Jaffe
product placement

Troye Jenkins
electronic press kit

Harley Pasternak
personal trainer

Deborah Ross
title designer

Cristie Schoen
chef

Ptah Shabaf
key assistant location manager

David Shuff
production assistant: locations

Lana Taylor
stand-in

Dannon Walters
craft service

Thanks

Jennifer Byrd
special thanks

special thanks

Eugene Psi
very special thanks

Production Company

Gramercy Pictures
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Homegrown Pictures
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Distributor

Focus Features

Argentina Video Home
,

United International Pictures (UIP)

Special Effects

X1fx

Cybermotion

Miscellaneous

Cashman & Associates
charity organisation

AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
insurance

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies, camera cranes

DBC Sound
foley recorded at

Deborah German Casting
extras casting

Deborah Ross Film Design
title design

Film Auditors
post-production accountant

Girl Bros. Studios
score recorded and mixed at

Jaffe Entertainment
product placement

Lakeshore Records
soundtrack

LaserPacific
digital intermediate services, digital film recording, digital laboratory services

Micdi Productions
music editorial services

Reel Team, The
adr voice casting

Runway
Avid supplied by

Scarlet Letters
end titles

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
legal services

Studio Animal Services
animal trainers

Tomkats Catering
catering

Transition Music
music provided by

Warner Brothers Post-Production Services
sound re-recorded at






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