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*The Presidents Day weekend saw three holdovers – “Safe House,” “The Vow” and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”–top the domestic box office chart in a surprise upset over new entries, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Universal’s “Safe House,” starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, was in a tight race with “The Vow” for much of [...]
*Los Angeles – The Pan African Film and Arts Festival Filmmakers Awards Brunch prizes were handed out for Best Documentary Feature,Best Documentary Short,Best Narrative Short,Best Narrative Feature,Best First Feature Film,as well as Audience Favorite Award,on Monday,February 20th,2012.The Filmmakers Awards Brunch was hosted by Ayuko Babu,PAFF Executive Director,Wyllisa Bennett,PAFF Publicist and Venus Bernardo,PAFF Juror Co-ordinator. The [...]
*Forget ‘LINsanity. Award season has been VIOLAted – in a good way of course – with long overdue accolades for “The Help” star Viola Davis. For the past two months, she and her talented co-star Octavia Spencer have been making the obligatory talk show rounds to promote the film, as well as their Oscar nominations [...]
*In a bit of a vulnerable conversation, Viola Davis admitted in that her mother has not seen her award winning, yet controversial film, “The Help.” She says it is a painful memory for her mom. “My mother has yet to see the movie… I think it’s just because — I think it’s painful. You have [...]
*By now, Meagan Good is a star. She’s consistent and stays beautiful, but being both those things are easy in the entertainment industry. The single 30-year-old revealed in a recent interview and cover story (see photo below) for Vibe Vixen about her relationship, her faith and values, as well as her dream of one day [...]
*Beloved classic women’s flick, “Waiting to Exhale,” will go down in history as one of the most empowering films for a black female. Recently, 20th Century Fox confirmed an attempt to relive the experience with a sequel, despite the death of Whitney Houston’s. “It’s almost in her honour that we think to soldier on,” said [...]
*If you haven’t heard, the new production of the 1976 film classic “Sparkle,” is in the can. But just in case you thought it was going to be a reminiscent version of the original, think again. Producer Bishop T.D. Jakes told Sister 2 Sister that the film is not going to be as ‘gritty’ as [...]
*Los Angeles, CA – Roaring up on a Harley Davidson, Tyler Perry made his way to Regal Cinemas at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday evening for the premiere of his latest film, Good Deeds. Perry wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film. Although Madea could’ve conceivably arrived on the scene in the [...]
*Bishop TD Jakes, the producer of Whitney Houston’s upcoming film “Sparkle,” said the remake was tailor-made for the singer, and seemed to have parallels to her real life. The story follows three sisters who have to face the difficulties that come along with fame as their singing careers take off. “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks [...]
*Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie are set to host the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, live from the historical Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles tomorrow, Feb. 17. The evening is expected to be a spectacular one with appearances by LL Cool J, Paula Patton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Jordin Sparks and lots more. And this [...]
*It was a stunning red carpet, Hollywood event. Black celebrities and cast of “Think Like a Man” ushered in past the flickering camera lights at the Arclight Cinerama Dome, like film royalty. They came to support the 20th Annual Pan African Film Festival’s Opening Night Premiere February 9, 2012. As fans screamed out for celebrities [...]
*Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston love interest in her first film “The Bodyguard,” will speak at her funeral to be held Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, reports People magazine. Costner will address those gathered at the New Hope Baptist Church to speak about the passing of his close friend and former co-star. Houston made her big-screen [...]
*Almost 50 years ago in August 1962 Marilyn Monroe was reportedly found dead by her housekeeper. Los Angeles County Coroner Dr. Thomas Noguchi ruled the cause of death to be “acute barbiturate poisoning,” and listed “probable suicide.” Over the years as details of her involvement with the Kennedy’s [remember ‘Happy birthday Mr. President’?] among other [...]
*Oprah Winfrey is said to be considering an offer to co-star in “The Butler,” Director Lee Daniels’ story of Eugene Allen, a black man who worked as butler in the White House, serving eight presidents from 1952 to 1986, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Financing is still being arranged and no deals have been made, [...]
*The grand irony behind the PBS film “More Than a Month,” about a black man’s effort to get rid of Black History Month, is that it makes its television premiere during Black History Month. Shukree Hassan Tilghman – the documentary’s 29-year-old writer, director and producer – feels that black history should not be held apart [...]
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