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*Richard Pryor really outdid himself as a comedian, but nothing tops his recently revealed film, “Uncle Tom’s Fairy Tales: The Movie for Homosexuals.” Made back in 1968, the film didn’t really see the light of day. IndieWire.com says the film was intended to be for Pryor, who was, in the late 60′s, an increasingly popular [...]
*“Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic,” a documentary about the comedian’s life from his troubled youth in Peoria, Illinois, to his meteoric rise, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, and make its TV debut on Showtime on Friday, May 31. The documentary is directed by Marina Zenovich, written by P.G. Morgan and [...]
*Hot British actor David Oyelowo portrays the manager and love interest of Nina Simone in the biopic about Simone’s life, coming out later this year. The film has been met with controversy because the part of Nina Simone is being played by Zoe Saldana, a Latina actress with lighter skin. While Zoe has been criticized, [...]
*The long-gestating Richard Pryor biopic is starting over from scratch with Forest Whitaker now in charge. Fresh from producing the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner “Fruitvale,” Whitaker has taken over the nearly two-decade effort to bring the legendary comic’s life of the big screen, reports Deadline.com. Whitaker is teaming with the late [...]
*Brooklyn, NY — From Friday, February 8 to Thursday, February 21, BAMcinématek presents A Pryor Engagement, an 18-film revue of the great comic genius Richard Pryor. A major influence on such contemporary comedians as Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Lewis Black, Eddie Murphy, and countless others, the wild and wired Pryor emerged from the Midwestern Chitlin’ [...]
*Actor Mike Epps will get to play Richard Pryor on the big screen…but not in a biopic of the late comedian as had been planned for years. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The actor is joining the cast of “Nina,” the Nina Simone biopic written and directed by Cynthia Mort. Pryor opened for Simone during [...]
*This weekend in Studio City, Thunderhouse Media presents the first Sons of Comedy, an event featuring the sons of iconic comedians, Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor. Brando Murphy, plays his father Eddie Murphy; while Mason Pryor plays his father, Richard Pryor. The two will showcase their comedic talents under the night light at Rain Nightclub (12215 [...]
*Comedian, writer and former Katt Williams associate Darryl Littleton has taken the task of spelling out the frequent self defeating elements that underlie the rich and famous in the book titled “Pimp Down: The Rise and Fall of Katt Williams.” Darryl (known on the comedy circuit as “D’Militant) worked for Katt for two years and [...]
*Sherri Shepherd recently got swooped up in the whole n-word debate, as it became a hot topic on popular daytime show “The View” back in October. The very outspoken talk show host revealed that she believes the use of the n-word is okay for African Americans to use, but not white folk. And she told [...]
*A CD/DVD box set devoted to comedian Richard Pryor’s entire career – comedy records, complete concert films and TV special highlights – will be available for fans beginning next summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Santa Monica’s Shout! Factory (known for making DVDs of classic TV shows) has partnered with Indigo Inc, run by Pryor’s [...]
*ATLANTA — Bounce TV, the country’s first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network for African-Americans which just launched this week, will present its first week-long themed-festival when it presents Richard Pryor Week, Monday, Oct. 3 – Friday, Oct. 7 As a special kick-off to the celebration, on Monday, Oct. 3 at 6:00 p.m. (ET) Bounce TV will [...]
*Pam Grier, who manages to exude toughness and sensuality in equal measure, has also managed to embody many of the cultural shifts of the last 40 years.RelatedIn her new memoir, “Foxy: My Life in Three Acts” (Hachette Book Group), Ms. Grier, 60, revisits a career that took off in the early 1970s when she became [...]
From the LA Times …*When it was announced that Marlon Wayans and not Eddie Murphy would be portraying Richard Pryor in the long-discussed biopic of the comedy giant, the news was greeted with Internet jeering. Wayans wasn’t surprised when he read the disparaging comments — you can’t hang your star on films like “White Chicks” [...]
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