Nelson George makes an auspicious directorial debut with a film based on the life of his sister and family. At its core, Life Support delivers a personal, yet potent, message. It uses its mix of actors and people from the Brooklyn HIV/AIDS community to tell the story of Ana Wallace [Latifah], who channels her energy and regret over past drug addiction into her work with an AIDS outreach group.

In other movie news, Queen Latifah is in negotiations to star with Diane Keaton in Mad Money, a remake of the British comedy Hot Money.

The British movie, inspired by actual events, has been described as a low-tech, female version of Ocean's Eleven. The story followed three cleaners who were determined to get more money from the British Treasury than their night shift afforded them. The new version will be set in America. Callie Khouri will direct and is completing a polish of the original script from Glenn Gers. Production is scheduled to begin late March in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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