June 19, 2013

Tyler Tells Oprah why Hollywood Lacks Roles for Black Actresses (Watch)

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*Filmmaker Tyler Perry recently opened up about his critics and the perceived lack of opportunities for black actresses in Hollywood during an interview with Oprah Winfrey airing tonight (Sunday. 05-26-13) on OWN. Perry also addressed the criticism of his movies being malt liquor to the masses, as one critic put it, and he also quelled [...]




10 Black Actresses who Should Have Blown up

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*In the world of Black Hollywood as in the world of music, there are always those acting performances that make us think someone is going to become a star. You expect that individual to blow up but they just never do. Our partners over at MadameNoire came up with a list of black actresses who [...]




9 Black Films That Were Disappointing

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*While many will call films like “Malcolm X,” “Love Jones” and “Menace 2 Society” great black films, there are others many would consider disappointing. Which ones would you put on a list of disappointing black films? Would any Tyler Perry movies make the list or do you like most of his pieces of work? What [...]