Movies
The 10-day long Sundance Film Festival will have a distinctly hip-hop flavor in 2011. Scores of entertainers will converge in Park City, Utah from January 20th to the 30th for the largest independent film festival in the world. In addition to a dinner hosted by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Floyd Mayweather, there will be […]
Aretha Franklin may have her mind made up on who she wants to play her in a biopic, but it appears that Halle Berry is “respectfully” declining the offer. The Golden Globe nominee told E! News on the red carpet that she can’t sing worth a lick and that would be key to her taking […]
A rare and candid TV interview with Martin Luther King, Jr. – unseen in 40 years – is the centerpiece of this timely tribute, featuring exclusive interviews with such notables as Jesse Jackson, Rosa Parks and Colin Powell that provide fresh insight into the life and personality of the late civil rights leader. “When I […]
Bishop Eddie Long is known for his work in the pulpit, and infamous for the allegations of sexual misconduct against him. But did you know that he’s made two high profile appearances? In 2007 he gave a powerful sermon in Tyler Perry’s “Daddy’s Little Girls,” and in 2008, he appeared on the first season of […]
*According to Publishers Weekly, NewSouth Books’ upcoming edition of Mark Twain’s seminal novel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” will remove all instances of the n-word present in the text and replace it with “slave.” The new book will also remove usage of the word Injun, an offensive term for Indian/Native American. The effort is spearheaded by […]
*The director of development at Universal Pictures is leaving his post to become vp creative affairs at Will Smith’s Sony-based production company, according to the Hollywood Reporter
*The trailer for “Winnie” has just hit the Internet, starring Jennifer Hudson in the title role and Terrence Howard as her husband, South African president Nelson Mandela.
I was having a discussion with a friend about Tyler Perry recently and they lamented that while they have respect for his achievements, it bothers them that he had to wear a dress to be a success. He went further to say that for Black actors, and specifically Black comedians, it is almost a requirement […]
