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*Aaron McGruder is working on a live action movie spin-off of his cartoon “The Boondocks” and he’s hoping to raise the funds from fans online, reports WENN. McGruder has been planning a version of the comedy centered around self-hating handyman Uncle Ruckus, voiced by “Weeds” actor Gary Anthony Williams, but instead of shopping the project [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Where you will sit when you are old [...]
*Who can’t get enough of “The Boondocks?” Raise your hand. Regina King, star voice for the adult animation series, said in a recent interview that the series is on its way back for season 4. Her report, however, is in direct opposition to Cartoon Network and Adult Swim’s announcement that season 3 was it. “I [...]
*Actor Elijah Kelley (pictured) is flexing his artistic abilities and recently shocked the film world with his role in “Red Tails.” But his responsibilities reached further than memorizing a script. Kelley actually penned the theme song, “Light Years.” “The song embodies the mood of the movie and what it stands for. I was able to [...]
*A lot of us made our presence felt at the box office for the movie “Red Tails” on its opening weekend. It’s evident in the second place spot the movie won at the box office with receipts totalling over $19 million. The casting was incredible, the directing impeccable and the key positions in front of [...]
*Hot off the press, 20th Century Fox on Wednesday released a third trailer for its upcoming Tuskegee Airmen film “Red Tails.” The story of the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squad during WWII, “Red Tails” is directed by first-timer Anthony Hemingway and stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, [...]
*K-Ci and JoJo, while riding the success of their reality show “K-Ci and JoJo Come Clean” on TV One, are doing concert dates that brought them to the Nokia LA Live night-club – where I was blessed to be in attendance. The platinum duo had my hometown babies Dru Hill headlining with them. The result [...]
*In the third season of the Boondocks cartoon show, Aaron McGruder takes not-so subliminal shots at Soulja Boy, Tyler Perry, and even President Obama. And now people who are on McGruder’s satirical line of fire can enjoy their animated caricatures uncensored. The Boondocks: The Complete Third Season debuts on DVD November 9th, and all 15 [...]
*Straightfromthea.com caught with Tyler Perry in New Orleans at the Essence Festival and got him respond to the recent Boondocks crack on him (see video below). He basically said it’s dust off his shoulders. But some of us are not quite convinced. Supposedly, very soon after the “Pause” epic-sode of Boondocks, Perry fired his entire [...]
*An LA Times blog is reporting that things are a still a little touchy between Tyler Perry and his business associates at Time Warner in the wake of a recent episode on “The Boondocks” that parodied the man whose alter ego is a dress wearing, gun totin’ woman named Madea. Simply put, Perry is pissed. [...]
*Aaron McGruder has always used his cartoon, The Boondocks, as an edgy way to express the African American experience in America through the eyes of two children. Between two little boys, a militant and the other a hip hop wanna be gangsta, and their grandfather, McGruder expresses all the extremes of black rationale on current events and social disorders he [...]
*They’re baaaack! Season 3 of critically acclaimed Aaron McGRuder’s “The Boondocks’” premiered, crushing all-time series rating records. Nielson Media Research data revealed the animated Adult Swim series attracted 2.55 million viewers, a Cartoon Network record breaking rating for the year. “The Boondocks’” also leads in several audience categories including adults 18-34. If you missed out [...]
*Last night was the premiere of the third and what is said to be the final season of Aaron McGruder’s animated series, “The Boondocks.” For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it is some of the most irreverent, yet poignant mix of satirical social commentary ever to be placed in a 30-minute format and [...]
*Last night was the premiere of the third and what is said to be the final season of Aaron McGruder’s animated series, “The Boondocks.” For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it is some of the most irreverent, yet poignant mix of satirical social commentary ever to be placed in a 30-minute format and [...]
*The Boondocks season three will premiere on Sunday, May 2nd at 11:30 p.m. on Cartoon Networks’ Adult Swim, but until then fans of the animated series can get a taste of what the new season will bring on creator Aaron McGruder’s official unofficial Web site, BoondocksBootleg.com. The site will provide audiences with never before seen [...]
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