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*Who isn’t addicted to “Scandal” at this point? Kerry Washington is brilliant, along with her cohort of magicians that work to solve problems unthinkable to the normal Joe Schmoe. In this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly, we get to go behind the scenes of America’s favorite drama series since “Grey’s Anatomy.” The show is juicy [...]
*This last network television season has been a downer, just about all around. You want to know how bad it’s become? One NBC affiliate replaced the network’s Thursday night lineup with episodes of Matlock That’s right. A night once reserved for Friends and Seinfeld, now proudly airing a decades-old Andy Griffith legal drama that’s better [...]
*We’re in a season of reality shows, biopics and remakes. Next up is the remake of Fancois Trauffaut’s 1977 film, “The Man Who Loved Women.” But it’s not going to be an updated version like most other remakes. The writers decided to move the story from it’s Paris location to Buenos Aires, where Marc Guiness, [...]
*ABC’s “Scandal,” starring Kerry Washington as a D.C. political fixer, has dominated the social media spectrum on Thursdays this season, with the Jan. 31 episode generating more than 2,200 tweets a minute and five worldwide trending topics, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The entire cast has contributed to the effort, live-tweeting during episodes using the [...]
*Kerry Washington made a surprising statement in an interview with Ebony recently while discussing her role in “Scandal.” Gracing the cover of the latest issue of the magazine, the most popular black woman on television says in the cover article that she wouldn’t have taken the role if the president (on the show) was black. [...]
*(Via NPR) – Kerry Washington, the star of ABC’s “Scandal” picked up a trio of trophies at the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards: outstanding actress in a drama series for “Scandal,” supporting actress in a motion picture for “Django Unchained” and the President’s Award, which is given in recognition of special achievement and exceptional public [...]
*On the homestretch! Amber Rose takes in a prenatal yoga class. Meanwhile, Wiz and Amber’s pooch, show’s their future sibling some belly kisses. That sure ain’t Olivia Pope! The real Kerry Washington was peeped, scurrying through LAX, sporting a snatch-back, fashionable coat and nerd glasses. Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker was on set in NYC, [...]
*“Scandal” starring Kerry Washington (pictured) has seen a hugely successful show in its first season, garnered a cult following and has been a top viewers’ choice on ABC. Last week, the show had 3.52 million viewers between the ages of 18 to 34 and ranks no. 1 at its 10pm time slot. On top of [...]
*The people spoke and they were heard. eBay has officially banned the “Django Unchained” slave toys from being sold on the Internet shopping hub. After the Weinstein Company announced the release of the figurines, immediately outspoken activists and black consumers expressed outrage, charging the creators of trivializing enslavement. Thus the company halted production, but still [...]
*The president and first lady partied into the wee hours of the morning with friends and supporters at an ultra-exclusive inaugural gathering at the White House, where a DJ played “Love Train” and “We are Family” in the East Room. The ultimate insider Inaugural event is the after-hours party that first couple hosts at the [...]
*Shonda Rhimes isn’t worried about the controversy her creations attract. All she does is “make the shows.” The writer/producer recently shared in an interview with Deadline.com, that she believes the success of “Grey’s Anatomy” allowed producers the opportunity to take a risk with hit show “Scandal.” And she doesn’t care that the show features a [...]
*“Django” hit the jackpot this year for Oscar nominations. The controversial spaghetti Western/slave flick, however, is not cool enough for the committee to push past its tradition of skipping over great black actors. Supporting actor Christoph Waltz was nominated and the film got nods for best picture and original screenplay. However, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington [...]
*Much has been written about the additional weight carried by African American actors who play slaves in the film “Django Unchained,” which stars Jamie Foxx in the title role of a freed slave on a mission to free his wife Broomhilda, played by Kerry Washington. The significance of her character’s struggle is not lost on [...]
*Reginald Hudlin and Quentin Tarantino first spoke about making a movie together on the topic of slavery over a decade ago – 15 years to be exact. Hudlin told him that until a movie with the impact of a “Spartacus” (the Stanley Kubric directed epic that starred Kirk Douglas as a rebellious Roman slave and won 4 [...]
*Leonardo DiCaprio is one of America’s most celebrated actors, having received praise in such diverse films as “Gangs of New York,” “The Aviator,” “Catch Me if You Can” and “The Departed.” “It’s the greatest job in the world,” the actor said of his profession. “It’s what I’ve always wanted to do my entire life and [...]
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