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#UPFRONT featuring Edward Norton, Palmer Williams Jr and Butter + Brown (VIDEO)

Edward Norton, Butter + Brown and Palmer Williams Jr

Today's UPFRONT features award-winning actor, writer and director Edward Norton, ASPIRE TV's Butter + Brown and TV star and funny man Palmer Williams Jr. 

ASPIRE TV'S popular cooking duo Butter + Brown are back and talked to UPFRONT about their third season. We also discussed recipes for the holidays and working alongside show producers---Issa Rae and G. Garvin. 

TV actor, playwright and all around funny man Palmer Williams Jr stopped by to chat about his newest theatrical production, FOR THE LOVE OF...debuting November 8-10 at Decatur's Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center. The show features a cadre of talent including Tony Hightower, Paula Campbell, Greg Kirkland and more. Palmer is best known for his character 'Floyd Stanley Jackson' from the hilarious Tyler Perry sitcom House of Payne

Closing out the show is my one-on-one conversation with award-winning actor and film icon Edward Norton about his new film Motherless Brooklyn. It features Norton as a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's syndrome who tries to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Motherless Brooklyn also stars Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michael K. Williams. The https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST5NgujQiMk">soundtrackalso features the music of jazz icon Wynton Marsalis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fru8IkuDp_k">Motherless Brooklyn is in theaters now. 

Watch my full conversation with Edward Norton below: 

Ray Cornelius is one of Atlanta’s newest entertainment writers and media personalities. His arts and entertainment website, www.raycornelius.com spotlights the latest in “positive” African-American celebrity news and was established in 2012. Since that time Cornelius has covered a myriad of red carpet premieres, award shows and Atlanta-based films including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, The BronzeLens Film Festival, The Trumpet Awards, and The Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards just to name a few. He has also interviewed a who’s who list of today’s top singers, actors and reality stars. With nearly 20 years of media experience, Cornelius has also worked as an associate producer for the Emmy-winning public affairs program, ATL Insider and with such award shows as The Soul Train Awards, The Trumpet Awards and BET Hip-Hop Awards.