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Niecy Nash talks on ‘The Soul Man’ debut airing June 19, 2013 and her new book release *“’The Soul Man,’ we’re taking the show in a different direction,” said Los Angeles born actress/author Niecy Nash about the June 19, 2013 premiere of the TV Land comedy series “The Soul Man” starring and executively produced by [...]
Chicago comedian Lil’ Rel premieres comedy special on Comedy Central June 7, 2013 *“I knew at probably about nine or 10 years-old when I watched ‘In Living Color’…it was so funny,” said Chicago native Lil’ Rel (pronounced Rail) Howery about his venture into comedy. “People forget ‘In Living Color’ was the first sketch comedy with [...]
Platinum selling Boney James makes #1 on Billboard Jazz Chart with ‘The Beat’ album release *“I just played Nokia…I have another Jazz Festival in July. Just got off a two week tour selling out,” Sax-man Boney James said. The multi-platinum selling three-time Grammy Award nominee recently released “The Beat” featuring The Floacist and Raheem DeVaugh. [...]
OWN to air its first two scripted series May 28-29, 2013 produced by Tyler Perry *“I connect with Linda in a lot of ways,” said Kendra C. Johnson (“Phat Girlz”) about her role in the Tyler Perry produced comedy series “Love Thy Neighbor” to air on OWN as one of its first scripted programs to [...]
Incognito’s Bluey takes a ‘Leap of Faith’ with his first solo album release on Shanachie *“It was more like a lightening bolt,” said Bluey, founding member of the internationally known band Incognito about his solo release “Leap of Faith” on the Shanachie imprint. “I hadn’t done a solo album…I’ve thought about it. I always have [...]
Baz Luhrmann’s Gatsby is a classic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, arrives in theaters May 10, 2013 *I was prepared to be bored in reviewing the Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Picture presentation of The Great Gatsby, based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, but it was an enchanting and wonder-filled [...]
Dru Hill gives platinum performance at Rams Head Live, B.A.D. rock the roof off *Went to review the performances of my hometown legends Dru Hill (Jazz, SisQo, Tao and Nokio), along with Nokio’s Rock band Black Angel Down (B.A.D.) at Rams Head Live in Baltimore with much excitement. I was excited because they tend to [...]
Paramount Pictures’ Pain & Gain is hilarious but powerful, based on a true story it arrives in theaters April 26, 2013 *”It was all MichaelBay,” said Anthony Mackie who stars, along with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, in the Paramount Pictures release of Pain & Gain – a true story of kidnapping, extortion [...]
BET unveils its new and recurring programming at their annual Upfront Presentation *et Networks, a Viacom company, the nation’s leading cable provider for African-Americans unveiled its new and recurring programming for 2013’s third and fourth quarter, and the first quarter of 2014. The BET Network unveiling included programming for Centric, a 24 hour entertainment channel [...]
Brian Helgeland’s Warner Bros. presentation of 42 is an epic accounting of a baseball legend, arrives in theaters April 12, 2013 *Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland wrote and directed the Warner Bros. Pictures presentation of 42: The True Story of an American Legend, a bio-film based on the life of the legendary Major League baseball [...]
Vanessa Bell Calloway’s a quadruple threat with GMC, TV One, Showtime and NBC appearances *Multi-NAACP Image Award nominee veteran actress Vanessa Bell Calloway is a quadruple threat with starring roles in GMC, TV One, Showtime and NBC projects. The Cleveland native stars in the NBC series “Go On” with Matthew Perry and Tyler James (Thursdays [...]
Chante’ Moore signs new record deal prepares to release ‘Moore is More’ in April, 2013 *“I’m better than ever, I’ve grown vocally,” said Chante’ Moore about her upcoming studio release, “Moore is More,” on her new label Shanachie Entertainment. “The album comes out in April and the single probably before that. I want the single [...]
Brandy and Kyla Pratt are back for a new season of BET’s ‘The Game’ and ‘Let’s Stay Together,’ premiering March 26, 2013 *BET Network has two hits series “Let’s Stay Together” and “The Game” which are returning for a new season Tuesday, March 26, 2013 premiering at 10pm and 11pmET/PT. Its talented stellar cast is [...]
The Bancroft brothers are excited about three-disk combo release of Mulan and Mulan II *“I’m an artist and did a majority of Mulan,” said Tom Bancroft (Aladdin) supervisor of animation on Mulan. “(The challenge) Eddie Murphy’s dialect… just getting his mouth to open and close very fast.” Eddie Murphy (Tower Heist) is the voice of [...]
Stacey Dash and The Game give stellar performances in House Arrest, on DVD March 26, 2013 *Josiah Films LLC, in association with Rhythm Pictures LLC presents House Arrest starring Stacey Dash and The Game who deliver stellar performances as a couple torn apart by lies and the crime. The Lionsgate Home Entertainment Andrea Weathersby film, [...]
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