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*LOS ANGELES – The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) will recognize its fresh faces of Young Hollywood, by honoring actors Omari Hardwick and Nicole Beharie with its Canada Lee and Beah Richards Rising Star Awards, respectively. The two will be feted at the annual Night of Tribute ceremony during the festival’s run. Co-produced by [...]
*Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil’s “Being Mary Jane,” starring Gabrielle Union as a single career woman, will open the 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival on Sept. 20 in New York ahead of its 2013 bow on BET. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Formerly titled “Single Black Female,” the show stars Union as Mary Jane [...]
*New movie, “Sparkle,” partially-produced by the late Whitney Houston, along with being her final on-screen effort, features a dynamic cast of familiar Hollywood faces such as Mike Epps (Satin), Derek Luke (Stix), and Omari Hardwick (Levi). But there are also a few Tinseltown up and comers that lend their talents to helping the film, well [...]
*The highly anticipated remake of “Sparkle” is due in theaters this coming Friday, August 17. Unlike the original, in the new version of the film, the men get get quite a bit more screen time. The three male stars of the new production: Omari Hardwick, Derek Luke and Mike Epps sat down with BlackTreeTv to [...]
“Verses & Flow,” sponsored by Lexus, is back and will begin taping its second season on June 11 at the historic Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. This year’s host is actor Omari Hardwick who’s known for his performances in TV shows and films, including “CSI: Miami,” “Dark Blue” and “For Colored Girls.” Hardwick can [...]
*Actor Omari Hardwick has been tapped to host the second season of TV One’s Lexus-sponsored poetry series “Verses & Flow,” which begins filming on June 11 at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. [Scroll down to view a clip.] [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] This season will be comprised of eight 30-minute weekly shows, [...]
*Latarsha Rose of “The Hunger Games” and Omari Hardwick are the latest additions to BET’s hourlong pilot “Being Mary Jane” (formerly “Single Black Female”). As previously reported, Gabrielle Union stars as successful talk show host Mary Jane Paul looking to one day become the No.1 nightly news anchor while searching for Mr. Right. Rose will [...]
*There are a handful of folk who are not happy with the idea of a “Sparkle” remake, and you know who you are. The original 1976 film about the effects of fame on a rising girl group holds a special place in the hearts of fans, with Irene Cara, Lonette McKee and Dwan Smith irreplaceable [...]
*Recently, the cast of upcoming Sony Film “Sparkle” enjoyed a night on the town with dinner at Cliff Bell’s in Detroit where the film is being shot. Present at the Dinner was Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, and Carmen Ejogo. Jordin Sparks took the stage and blessed the crowd with [...]
*The remake of classic the 1979 film “Sparkle” is growing by the minute. Cee Lo Green is now a part of the production as a cast member and of course he’ll most likely sing on the soundtrack. He’ll be joining Jordin Sparks who will play the title role and Whitney Houston who will be her [...]
*For some reason, most movies aimed at African-American audiences tend to be either over-the-top comedies or morality plays too melodramatic in tone to be taken very seriously. Flying in the face of that trend is I Will Follow, one of those refreshingly rare treats which simply presents black folks in a recognizably realistic fashion, ala [...]
*Sophisticated. Classy. Even elegant are just a few of the labels I would use to describe the Women SuperStars Luncheon of the BronzeLens Film Festival 2010 held on November 13th, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA. Everything from the Tiffany bracelet gift bags given to the honorees down to the smallest detail [...]
*Nearly 600 people showed Friday, October 5 to the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood to see what budding writer/director Ava DuVernay has recently accomplished. DuVernay’s award winning independent film, “I Will Follow,” was presented by Audi and hosted by the AFI Film Festival and was attended by cast members and some of Hollywood’s top celebrities. EURweb [...]
*Born in Savannah, Georgia on January 9, 1974, Omari Hardwick was the second of four children blessing the union of Clifford and Joyce Hardwick. The family moved to Decatur where Omari excelled in athletics and established himself as a standout, eventually earning himself a college football scholarship. Although he had demonstrated a certain flair [...]
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