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2D ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/tEJe CJarlotU $o«t Thursday, January 22, 2004 ‘Superfly’ star Ron O’Neal dead at 66 By Emmanuel Jackson BEJ.COM Ron O’Neal ushered in a new era in black cinema in the 1972 movie “Superfly.” He died Wednesday at age 66. Ron O’Neal, whose portrayal of a take-no-prisoners hustler in the film “Superfly,” gave rise to a new genre of roles for black , male actors and created on the street a new symbol of black machismo, died Wednesday. O’Neal died at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after a long bout with pancreatic cancer. O’Neal was bom in Utica, N.Y., but grew up in Cleve land where he joined a the atrical company called the Karma House. His strong interest in theatre led him to New York where he taught school in Harlem. His con vincing performance m “No Place To Be Somebody,” earned him a prestigious Obie Award. The recognition jumpstart- ed ONeal’s career and pro Audio formats stumble in quest to replace CDs By Mike Musgrove THE WASHINGTON POST The appeal to consumers was supposed to be better and more lifelike sound qual ity. The appeal to music com panies was supposed to be a new digital format that con sumers couldn’t Napster-ize or cheaply copy so it could be sent across the Internet. But instead, two newish audio media formats, DVD- Audio and SACD (short for “super audio compact disc”), seem to be stuck at the start ing gate. Rather than replac ing the enormously success ful CD, these two formats are starting to look like two Next Big Things that may never find a place in tomor row’s all-digital, relentlessly networked living room. The lack of enthusiasm adds yet another chapter to the hit-or-miss nature of dig ital innovation, and, experts said, a cautionary lesson in what happens when compa nies try to impose new restrictions on a product where once there were few or none at all. Both of these shiny, pahn- sized discs look just like standard audio compact discs but contain about six times as much digital infor mation, delivering a sonic picture so detailed their backers brag you could prac tically hear Mick dagger strut his stuff across the stage. Both have been available since 2000 and cost about the same as a CD — while the machines needed to play each disc cost only about $200, slightly more than tra ditional CD gear. Yet for both, sales have been negli gible. During the six-month peri od ending in June 2003, only 100,000 DVD-Audio discs were sold, compared with 245 million CDs, the Record ing Industry Association of America reports. Even tradi tional vinyl records outsold DVD-Audio — by six to one. Rather than growing, sales of DVD-Audio discs are actu ally down from the same period a year ago. The RIAA does not track SACD sales. Three years might not seem like a long time for a new format, but by this point in the CD’s life cycle, sales had begun to triple and quadruple as consumers lined up to buy into the for mat. The CD had a smoother road to introduction. The recording industry and the consumer electronics indus try presented a united front when they sold the world on the benefits of the CD 20 years ago, but with the newer formats, there is no unanimity. Each is backed by different industry players (for instance, Warner Music Group likes DVD-Audio, while Sony Music Entertain ment Inc. supports SACD). Even many audiophiles with golden ears can’t tell the dif ference between the two. It’s “shades of Beta versus VHS,” said "Ibrn Edwards, analyst at NPD Group Inc., a market research firm. “It’s a format war all over again, but the differences aren’t as obvious this time around . .. and right now it’s more a question of whether either of them wiU win,” “It’s fair to say neither for mat has set the world ahght to date,” said analyst Jim Bottoms, president of Understanding & Solutions, an English firm that special izes in entertainment media research. Former model accuses Roc-A-Fella chief of rape Continued from page ID and asked me - and literally these were his words - Will you have sex with me?’ I’m not a virgin, but I’d never heard such a vulgar line in my life,” Thompson told the New York Post, Thompson admitted that she had eight glasses of wine and a half of tablet of Ecsta sy and eventually passed out in a bedroom at the party Later, one of her friends allegedly brought Dash to the inebriated Thompson, claiming that she had not engaged in sex for a long time. “The next second, he’s on top of me. For 10-15 seconds at 8:30 in the morning, he was on top of me. I screamed out to my best fnend, and nothing happened, and I cer tainly passed out,” Thomp son stated. At press time, Thompson hadn’t filed a criminal suit and the police hadn’t charged Dash with a crime. “These allegations are baseless and untrue,” Dash’s representative said. Mystikal pleads guilty; 6 year bid Celebrate Black History Month By In our 6’*' Annual Charlotte Black Heritage four ,sm T/1 Continued from page ID Pilgrimage 2004 . f : must serve five years proba tion for that charge once he gets out of jail. Should he vio late his probation, he would have to serve an additional 10 years in jail. On July 18, 2002, the entertainer was taken into custody with two accom plices. According to pohce, the woman cashed checks written to her from the rap per’s account without his permission. After discover ing she cashed the checks, Mystikal allegedly said he wouldn’t turn her into police in exchange for sex. You Get j ;V 1 (1 A memrdble visit to toree existing Slave ' cemeteries! (1 An informative mi to 3 former Slave churcHI X) 'Asbul-stirnn.gmlk- kp the actual steps Slave’s took to enter the balcony of a fomier Slave church! ■ Mystikal then allegedly called the two other men and told them to come over to his house. Police reports claim that when Leland EUis and Vercy Carter arrived, Mys tikal instructed Ellis to videotape the rapper having intercourse with the woman. But according to police, he raped and sodomized her when the camera was turned off. Afterwards, Carter and EUis allegedly raped the woman on tape with Mystikal manning the camera. Reports said Mystikal’s counsel sent an affidavit to authorities,' signed by the woman, stating that she con sented to the sex with the three men. Police contend the woman signed the paper in a state of confusion and under the coercion of Mys tikal’s attorney. ' A t/wi/jfit-pravoki/i^ Sit ffl ' the actual balcony Slaves ’ - ■ used towcfrship! 0 To participate in a Traditional African Memorial Service to.; inciude p^^ssionalii^e Damming and OLD Slave Hymfis! 0 Over 28 excffihg sites of African-American: interest! ; 0 Discountsto participating vdnues, retailers, and,restaurants! T 0 A Sailved/r teg including snacks! ( Printed by... QUBNamoUK' 'lOUKS. riANSPOITATlON, flAVEl, EVENT PIANNINC. DESTINATIQ|I MANAGEMENT' fCMU-OIM www.qvttnclfylevri.com Mystikal was lead out of the courtroom in handcuffs and was taken directly to jail to start his sentence. Pates; Saturday February 7,14,21,,28 Times: 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM (Each eventiasts 3 hours). Departure location: Levine Museum of the New South 200 E. 7th St./Optown, Parkfnq; FR££ parking next door to museum in the 7th Street Station parking deck. Tickets: Purchase your tickets, at the following locations The Afro-Amerrcan Cultural tenter, 401N, Myers St./Uptowrt, 704r37f1565; The Charlotte Museum of History, 350(h Shamrock ftd./6ast Charlotte, 704-568-1774; Jhe House of Africa, 1215 Thomas, Ave./iast Charlotte, 704-376-6160; The Levine Museum of the New South,'200 E. 7‘" St./Uptown,” 704-333-1887. Purchase your tickets online at www.Queencitvtours.com. ducers of “Superfly” recog nized his ability to portray a cocaine dealing street-hus tler. The movie became a sur prise hit and ignited a series of black movies called ‘T^lax- ploitation” films in the 1970s. “Superfiy’ was followed-by “Superfly TNT,” a sequel in which O’Neal directed and help produce. “Superfly was released on DVD last week. ONeal had later roles in “Mercenary Fighters” (1987) and “Up Against the Wall” (1991), which he also direct ed. He joined up with blax- ploitation stars Pam Grier, Fred Williamson and Richard Roundtree in “Orig inal Gangsters” (1996). But mostly he stayed away from acting because producers only sought him for roles playing a pimp or hustler. He is survived by his wife Audrey Pool ONei. ®lje historic Cxtefeior Club 921 Beatties Ford Rd. • 704-334-5709 Tuesday Night “FISH FRY” Only $5.” Doors Open at 6:{X) p.m. Disco at 9 P.M. Thursday Night “DIRTY THIRTY THmSDAT’ Friday & Saturday The Best In Charlotte Open 6 Nights A Week Tuesday-Sunday WORD OF GOD BROADCASTING NETWORK CV''" 9^ I-FW SAl-'S® WADE-AM 1340 Wadesboro, NC ..tnitk 'Z^?. 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