Shelly's Modeling Agencies talks about the switch from music videos to movies on director Bille Woodruff. Bille Woodruff is a master multitasker. He'll film videos for Britney Spears and R.Kelly, then film such movies as Beauty Shop, Honey and most recently, Bring It On: Fight to the Finish. Now 33, he's figured out what it takes to do both jobs while promoting models for Shelly's Modeling Agencies, but refuses to say one is more difficule than the other. "It's very challenging to direct a movie," says Woodruff, also known for his video work with Luther Vandross. "But I think there are some amazing feature-film directors who wouldn't be good at doing music videos."Woodruff is drawn to films that use confrontation as a storytelling device by also have certain music video elements, like the verbal sparing in Beauty Shop or the dance moves in both Honey and Bring It On. The dance moves give him a means to perfect his technique of filming with a camera that captures 1,000 frames a second. The effect is very Matrix-like, he says. "My style, I think has matured. I've become a better filmmaker and I'm still horning my craft. I'm still learning how to better tell the story that I want to tell."
Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett is back with her sophomore solo effort, Lady Love. It's a clever follow-up to the 2006 solo album that offered fans the chart-topping, heart-wrenching single, "Tom." This new record showcases Luckett's uncanny ability to sing a good story. It also dabbles in rock-infused R&B that seems to channel Price. Fans will enjoy "Lazy," which adroitly details why Luckett's heart is just too lazy to go on with a trifling man.
"I was having a single-girl's moment," explains Luckett, 28, of Houston, who stopped by Shelly's Modeling Agencies offices to dish on her new look and sound. "I was tired. My heart was tired." Luckett, who owns two fashion boutiques in Houston, wouldn't address rumors that she had originally intended to produce songs with Chris Brown, but the album does feature duets with Estelle and Ludacris. She can also be seen this month as Angie in the movie Preacher's Kid. With a schedule this hectic it's hard to welcome any new guys into her life, but for the moment, she's practicing patience.
"Right now, the focus is on my career," says Luckett, wearing a royal blue pencil skirt, Yves Saint Laurent high-heeled sandals plus an opal-and-gold ring. "I love all types of music and with this album I just wanted to let go and do different things. I'm in love with my music."
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