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*How do you make a movie that feels totally fresh despite the fact that it follows a fairly-transparent blueprint for a romantic comedy formula? Ask director Sanaa Hamri, who’s done it again with Just Wright, a syrupy-sweet love story guaranteed to leave you in tears, even though there’s never a doubt about how it will all end. The picture [...]
*Rapper-actor Common is moving from film to television with his first TV role in AMC’s pilot “Hell on Wheels.” The show is described as a contemporary western that centers on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Common will play Elam, a freed slave who goes West to work on the railroad [...]
*Rapper/actor Common is setting the record straight regarding reports of his recent split from tennis star Serena Williams, declaring himself “definitely” single. Reports of their breakup began surfacing last month during press interviews for his new film “Just Wright,” but just last week, he had mentioned plans to visit Serena in Paris while she was [...]
*In Touch Magazine is reporting that Common and Serena Williams have ended their two year relationship. The publication cites a source close to the rapper who claims the pair “just grew apart.” Common has just spent a week fielding questions about Serena from the likes of Ellen DeGeneres and Wendy Williams while promoting his new movie [...]
*How do you make a movie that feels totally fresh despite the fact that it follows a fairly-transparent blueprint for a romantic comedy formula? Ask Sanaa Hamri, for not only did she first achieve this same feat back in 2006 with her directorial debut, Something New, but she’s now done it again with Just Wright, [...]
*BIG BUDGET FILMSJust Wright (PG for brief profanity and suggestive material) Queen Latifah and Common co-star in this romantic comedy about a physical therapist who finds herself falling for the professional basketball player she’s been hired to rehabilitate after a career-threatening knee injury. With Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier, and NBA Stars Dwight Howard, [...]
*Queen Latifah and Common lead an all-star cast — featuring Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier, James Pickens Jr., Mehcad Brooks, Michael Landes and NBA Players: Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, Bobby Simmons — in the new feel good movie du jour, Just Wright, written by Michael Elliot and directed by Sanaa Hamri. All [...]
*For nearly 20 years Queen Latifah has been a force in entertainment. Beginning her career as a rapper launching musical anthems such as “Ladies First” and “Fly Girl,” the New Jersey born entertainer and entrepreneur, now 40 has succeed where many others have failed in rising to the pinnacle of success in her craft. As [...]
*Queen Latifah was in town recently promoting her new film “Just Wright” and of course I reminded her that statistics of state the likelihood of Black women finding Mr. Right are very, very slim and should they settle. Before I could finish the word statistics, she shot back, “They lie.” After a subtle giggle she [...]
*Queen Latifah explains to Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson why she thought Common was the perfect choice for his role in “Just Wright.” Plus, she tells how she dealt with shooting her first love scene with the rapper/actor. Shaun asks if it even more awkward sharing the scene with a close friend?
*Common is reuniting with producer Kanye West for his upcoming album, tentatively titled “The Believer.” While promoting his new film “Just Wright” opposite Queen Latifah, the rapper described the project as “soulful hip hop.” “It’s ‘good’ music,” he told Billboard. “The themes are street music and elevation, things that I feel like I always embody [...]
*Tom Joyner’s 11th annual Fantastic Voyage, a.k.a. the “Ultimate Party with a Purpose,” is gearing up to set sail from Miami from May 16 to May 23 with a jam-packed line-up of musical acts, comedians, seminars, black art auction and Caribbean excursions. Kevon Edmonds, Joe, Ledisi and KEM will lead an all-star tribute to the [...]
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