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*Jay Leno and his team know when they’ve discovered something noteworthy. Former Chicago bartender and his fitness instructor wife – Will and Monifa Sims – blew up YouTube, with 5 million hits and counting, after getting their 15 seconds of fame on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” The couple did their thing when they [...]
*Zoe Saldana is sexy without a doubt. But would she still be appealing if she admitted she worships men? The actress covers the June issue of InStyle UK, where she divulges about love and romance, her adoration of men, and more. On the opposite sex: I worship men. Men are Adonises.’ On the type of [...]
*Yes! It’s official. “Think Like a Man, Too” has the green light. But the sad news is we’ll have to wait until next summer to watch it. According to Shadow and Act, the movie based on Steve Harvey’s best selling book on relationships was produced on a $12 million budget, but raked in a stunning [...]
*Apparently, the Wayans do really good stupid funny, because Marlon’s “A Haunted House” is going to get a part 2. The first one, which stars Essence Atkins and Cedric the Entertainer, grossed more than $40 million domestically, profiting quite well given it’s $2.5 million budget. That’s probably the reason a second one was given the [...]
*Every Black person in the film industry doesn’t think the same. Director Antoine Fuqua made that plain recently when he told black British publication The Voice that Hollywood isn’t racist. “I wouldn’t use the term racist, as much as I would say the playing field is not even in Hollywood,” Fuqua he said. “But ultimately, [...]
*Terence Howard says he was on his way to become an A-list celebrity when he accepted the role in 2008’s “Iron Man” as Lt. Col. James Rhodes. But he was swiftly replaced for the sequel with Oscar nominated actor, Don Cheadle. In an interview with Hollywood.com, he blamed the film, well actually the powers behind [...]
*The Antoine Fuqua boxing drama, “Southpaw” is back on the move. According to the LA Times, The Weinstein Company picked up the project after Dreamworks pulled the plug in 2011. When the project was first announced, Eminem was cast as the star, but with the latest developments, it might be a different story. Written by [...]
*Even though she’s been roiled by Nina Simone fans and others, Zoe Saldana hasn’t responded to the criticism. Until now. She told Hip Hollywood she took this role for her people. “What keeps me focused and what kept me from getting stressed and hurt by the comments is [that] I’m doing this for my sisters,” [...]
*The real estate giant and famous billionaire Donald Trump is at it again – scrunching his nose and pointing his finger. This time, he’s unleashed his fury on Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” tweeting that the movie is racist. But it’s coming off as a desperate bridge to maintain his relationship with the Black community. “Django [...]
*It’s a great year for black people in the arts, some would say. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is yet another great to be celebrated for her wonderful contributions to film. Saturday, she was awarded the John Cassavetes award at the Independent Spirit Awards, for her independent film, “Middle of Nowhere.” Last year she blew audiences and judges [...]
*Quentin Tarantino surely stirred up some conversation with the production of his spaghetti Western slave flick, “Django Unchained,” and even threw out some criticism about Alex Haley’s classic TV mini series, “Roots,” saying that much of the story wasn’t true. So, some of the original “Roots” cast members showed up on the Wendy Williams show [...]
*First lady Michelle Obama showed her support for Oscar nominated film, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” with a screening and discussion at the White House. “We’re glad you’re here today to watch what I consider to be one of the most powerful and important movies that has been put out this year,” Obama told a [...]
* Music and mentorship join hands as Eve makes her return to rap. The Philly-bred rapper will be connecting with youth mentoring organization Big Brothers Big Sisters, in honor of National Mentoring Month. As part of a fundraising push and recruitment drive for the organization, Eve will be releasing her new single, “Make it Out [...]
*Spike Lee apparently doesn’t leave the best taste in Hollywood’s mouth. It’s not that he doesn’t make some dynamic, worth-talking-about films. It’s more like he’s not someone they particularly want to work with … at least that’s the impression producer Brian Grazer gives. Spike was on the list to direct the James Brown biopic, but [...]
*No matter what the critics said, “Django” wasn’t going to be chained. The controversial Quentin Tarantino flick has already made a whole lot of money, but only came in No. 2 this past weekend to “Texas Chainsaw 3-D,” which debuted at No. 1 with $23 million. “Chainsaw” surprised a lot of pundits with its strong [...]
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