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*“Hunger Games” actor Dayo Okeniyi is in negotiations to star opposite Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde in Universal’s “Endless Love.” In the story about teens in a love triangle that turns a dark and disastrous corner, Okeniyi will play the role of Pettyfer’s mischievous and daredevil best friend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This marks [...]
*The second half of NBC’s “Revolution” resumes Monday, with Giancarlo Esposito still wreaking havoc in the world’s chaotic search for electricity, but starting to question a few things about the ruler he fights for. The actor plays Captain Tom Neville, a struggling insurance adjuster before the blackout 15 years ago, and currently a sadistic enforcer [...]
*The Super Bowl blackout gave NBC the perfect opportunity to promote its freshman sci-fi drama about life in the wake of … a worldwide blackout. “Revolution” co-stars Giancarlo Esposito as Captain Tom Neville, an insurance adjuster pre-blackout, and the leader of a militia in the post-blackout world where everyone is just trying to survive. Esposito [...]
*It’s no secret that NBC has been losing some of its prime time sizzle over the years, with viewership steadily below what it was during the golden years of “Seinfeld” and “The Cosby Show.” But the peacock is hoping that a handful of new dramas this fall will generate a ratings surge. Among them, ironically, [...]
*NBC presented eight of their new fall shows today at the TCA Summer 2012 Press Tour, with seven of the eight programs containing at least one African American cast member. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Anthony Anderson and Tempestt Bledsoe play husband and wife in the comedy “Guys with Kids,” while Kim Whitley stars opposite [...]
*J.J. Abrams pilot “Revolution,” co-starring Giancarlo Esposito, has just received a series order from NBC, reports Deadline.com. Directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros TV, “Revolution” is described as a high-octane action drama following a group of characters struggling to survive and reunite with loved ones in a world [...]
*Giancarlo Esposito – who played a drug dealer on AMC’s “Breaking Bad” and is currently recurring on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” as the Evil Queen’s Magic Mirror – has scored a starring role in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming NBC drama pilot “Revolution,” The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The pilot follows a group of characters struggling [...]
*From its inception college sports have operated under the guise of amateurism to distinguish the greatness and purity of their athletic contests from the low class, largely immigrant dominated, professional sports scene of the late nineteenth century. Also from its inception schools and universities sought to circumvent the rules to secure the best players and [...]
*One of the most revolutionary artists of our time, Mr. Gil Scott-Heron, passed away last week and we are already feeling the loss. The man, commonly referred to as the Godfather of Hip Hop, has all types of artists, entertainers, social activists, you name it, theycoming out to share their feeling of loss for this [...]
*Reps for Oprah Winfrey have shot down reports the talk show host is taping a future episode of her show in Egypt. The country’s new tourism minister Munir Fakhri Abdelnur reportedly told a local newspaper in Cairo that Winfrey was planning to broadcast a live show from Tahrir Square on “a Friday in March.” But [...]
*A newspaper in Egypt is reporting that Oprah Winfrey has accepted an invitation to host a live show from Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution that ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Egypt’s new tourism minister Munir Fakhri Abdelnur was quoted by the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper as saying Winfrey accepted the offer “without hesitation.” [...]
*President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak on Hosni Mubarak’s exit at 1:30 p.m. EST. NBC’s Chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd is reporting that the president was informed of the announcement during a meeting in the Oval Office. He reportedly left the meeting and watched the events unfold on television. Obama will speak just [...]
UPDATE: Egypt’s Vice President Omar Suleiman has just announced that Hosni Mubarak, president of Egypt for the past 30 years, has stepped down and given power to the Higher Council of the Armed Forces to run the affairs of the country. The statement was just given on Egypt’s state-run television and is being met with [...]
*Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday evening, sources have told NBC News, and is expected to announce the nature of his departure via a taped speech to air on Egypt’s state television later tonight . Current vice-president Omar Suleiman will take over the presidency, sources also said. Military forces in the country have [...]
*I am far from an expert on African history and politics. Nevertheless a few things seem obvious while following the popular uprisings in Cote D’Ivoire, Egypt and Tunisia. One: revolutions are inevitable. Two: No matter how many revolutions occur, African nations will never be totally autonomous. Revolutions are necessary. They allow for a new wave [...]
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