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*Alfre Woodard has found herself a steady gig on BBC America’s crime drama “Copper,” which is currently prepping for the summer premiere of its second season. As previously reported, the show is set in the Five Points area of New York in 1865, the year slavery was abolished. In season 2, Woodward has a five-episode [...]
*The Steve McQueen-directed “Twelve Years A Slave” is set for a limited platform release beginning December 27, FoxSearchlight announced today. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch star in the film from Regency Enterprises and River Road that’s based on the true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom in pre-Civil [...]
*With her plush dog-shaped purse in tow, 9-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis rubbed shoulders with Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard and other celebs Thursday at Essence magazine’s sixth annual Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon. Wallis, who stars in best-picture contender “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” was among the magazine’s six honorees along with Gabrielle Union, [...]
*Wednesday morning in Los Angeles the Screen Actors Guild announced the nominations for the upcoming SAG Awards. Among the nominees are actors Alfre Woodard and Denzel Washington for their performances on television and in film. Woodard’s nom came for her role in the TV movie version of “Steel Magnolias,” in which she played Ouiser, a [...]
*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 ”I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways [...]
*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 [...]
‘Family Feud’s’ First Host Richard Dawson Dies *Long before Steve Harvey was the host of “Family Feud,” there was Richard Dawson. Dawson, already a star on the classic “Hogan’s Heroes” comedy series, was “Feud’s” first host, has died from complications due to esophageal cancer at the age of 79. Dawson did two stints as the [...]
*Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are adopting some of the nation’s worst-performing schools and pledging Monday to help the Obama administration turn them around by integrating arts education, reports the Huffington Post. The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities will announce a new Turnaround Arts initiative as a pilot project for eight schools [...]
*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 [...]
*Year after year, Alfre Woodard brings together top Hollywood African American actresses for an evening of French cuisine, cocktails and intimate conversation. On Thursday night, this exclusive dinner, held at a private home in Los Angeles, brought out the likes of Gabourey Sidibe, Aisha Tyler, Kerry Washington, Anika Noni Rose, Nia Long, Regina King, Chandra [...]
*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 “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting [...]
*The fat lady is singing for “Memphis Beat.” TNT announced Friday that it had canceled the series after just two seasons. Jason Lee starred as Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police detective and music enthusiast whose laid-back demeanor rankles his boss, straight-laced Lt. Tanya Rice played by Alfre Woodard. George Clooney served as one of the [...]
*Reginald Hudlin’s motion comic/animated series – Marvel Knights Animation: Black Panther is now available for streaming through Netflix Instant Watch. The 12-episode series was to debut on BET in 2009, but according to Hudlin, BET opted not to air it because they felt is was too male and young for their core audience. Each episode [...]
*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 God and Nature first made us what we [...]
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