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*Lifetime has announced that is all-black remake of “Steel Magnolias,” led by Queen Latifah and Phylicia Rashad, will debut on the network Sunday, Oct. 7, at 9 p.m. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The adaptation of the 1989 film centers on the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Adepero Oduye, Condola Rashad, Jill [...]
*A two-minute preview of Lifetime’s “Steel Magnolias” remake featuring an African American cast hit the Internet this week. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The original 1989 feature film, which follows the friendship of six women in Louisiana, starred Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts. Queen Latifah stars and executive produces the Lifetime remake. She’s joined [...]
*Queen Latifah has just been added to the star-studded cast of Lifetime’s all-black remake of “Steel Magnolias.” She’ll play M’Lynn, the character portrayed by Sally Field in the 1989 feature film of the same name. Condola Rashad will play her diabetes-stricken daughter, Shelby, played previously by Julia Roberts, and Rashad’s mother Phylicia will take on [...]
*The Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair is almost here and fans can expect a star studded page-turning book in March. This year, Paula Patton and Adepero Oduye (writer/director of “Pariah”) are featured in the predominantly white magazine. The publication has been sharply criticized for its lack of diversity and has since introduced a more colorful [...]
*Once you see the Focus Features film “Pariah,” it will haunt you long after the credits roll. The film, opening today, 12-28-11, is breathtaking, riveting, and thought-provoking—a tour de force achievement for first time director Dee Rees, who has written a semi-autobiographical tale about a young teen named Alike who is quietly but firmly coming [...]
*Major talent firm UTA has swooped up writer-director Dee Rees, whose debut film “Pariah” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Focus Features picked up worldwide rights to Rees’ teen drama, which had screened opening night of the festival. Based on an award-winning short Rees screened at Sundance three years earlier, [...]
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