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*And the big (mostly uneventful) fight is over. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. still reins as champion of the world after defeating Robert Guerrero in a unanimous decision. He had a chat with The Huffington Post recently, talking about his father, jail, career and everything in between. He also mentioned his 30-month contract with Showtime (folks were [...]
*Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe has been added to the growing cast of FX’s “American Horror Story: Coven,” executive producer Ryan Murphy announced today via Twitter. Sidibe, who also appears in Showtime’s “The Big C,” will join Kathy Bates and returning star Jessica Lange for the third version of the FX horror franchise, which will be [...]
*“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 [...]
Vanessa Bell Calloway’s a quadruple threat with GMC, TV One, Showtime and NBC appearances *Multi-NAACP Image Award nominee veteran actress Vanessa Bell Calloway is a quadruple threat with starring roles in GMC, TV One, Showtime and NBC projects. The Cleveland native stars in the NBC series “Go On” with Matthew Perry and Tyler James (Thursdays [...]
*Don Cheadle has a little love jones going on at his Showtime gig “House of Lies.” Currently in its second season and renewed for a third in January, the series follows a group of cutthroat management consultants who close deals by any means necessary, and for the most amount of money possible. Cheadle plays Marty [...]
*As one of the most controversial people in the music industry, a lot has been written and said about Marion “Suge” Knight, Jr. Now it’s the rap mogul’s turn to tell his story, via an upcoming documentary from director Antoine Fuqua. According to Fuqua, the film, tentatively titled “Suge Knight,” will finally see the light [...]
*Things will be a little different when Showtime’s “The Big C” returns for its final run on April 29. First, it will be renamed “The Big C: Hereafter.” “The purpose of this title was really to speak about how it’s that very Buddhist concept that we’ve explored on the show in the past, that you’re [...]
*You won’t see Pooch Hall when BET premieres season 6 of “The Game” on March 26. As previously reported, he’s moved on to Showtime, where he’ll premiere this summer in its new original series “Ray Donovan.” Liev Schreiber stars in the title role as an “Olivia Pope” of Los Angeles. He’s the go-to guy who [...]
*Larenz Tate and Nia Long’s “Love Jones” chemistry seeped through the screen as their on camera love caused fans to fantasize and hope for a romantic bliss like theirs. And it’s about time the two make that magic happen again. In an interview with Vibe Vixen, Larenz admitted the two have been yearning for another [...]
*Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Thursday he is excited about both a weekend fight he’s promoting as well as his lucrative new deal with the Showtime cable network. Boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighter signed a blockbuster six-fight deal with Showtime on Tuesday, ending a 23-fight affiliation with HBO Sports. The boxer, who was in Detroit for a [...]
*ABC will see an “L Word” reunion on its new Romeo & Juliet-esque drama pilot “Venice.” The Showtime series’ star Jennifer Beals has signed on for a lead, while creator/executive producer Ilene Chaiken has come on board as executive producer/showrunner, according to Deadline. “Venice” is a soap about the haves and the have-nots of California’s [...]
*CBS made a lot of its devoted daytime viewers happy today. The network has renewed its entire daytime lineup, giving new pickups to “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “The Talk,” “The Price is Right” and “Let’s Make a Deal.” “The Young and the Restless,” which celebrates 40 years on air Tuesday, March 26, had previously [...]
*Don Cheadle had a great Sunday. The second season premiere of his Showtime series “House of Lies” was up 15% from the show’s premiere a year ago; and on the same night, he won a Golden Globe for his role in the series. “House Of Lies,” starring Cheadle as the head of a management consultant [...]
*David Harewood, a star in Showtime’s hot original series “Homeland,” suggests that a death will take place on Sunday’s season 2 finale. The British actor – who plays David Estes, the director of the Counterterrorist Center at the CIA – promises a “big finish” and that “someone is going to get it.” Watch Digital Spy’s [...]
*Denzel Washington’s performance in “Flight,” Don Cheadle of Showtime’s “House of Lies” and the upcoming Jamie Foxx film “Django Unchained” were among the nominees announced this morning for the Golden Globe Awards, handed out annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press. The Civil War epic “Lincoln” leads the nominees with seven, among them best drama, best [...]
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