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*The White House held its annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night and as the EUR reported, the President’s comedic skills were on high beam. But others wanted to get in on the fun. Steven Spielberg was patched in for the event to talk about his new film, “Obama.” He talked about the difficulty he [...]
*A remake of the 1975 Diana Ross film “Mahogany” is reportedly in the works from former Motown executive and producer Suzanne de Passe, reports BET. Motown founder Berry Gordy directed the original, which starred Ross as Tracy, a Chicago native who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Her rising international fame takes her to Rome, [...]
*Oprah Winfrey has not budged from the perch of Forbes’ list of most influential celebrities in America. According to E-Poll Research, 48% of people surveyed rate the TV titan as influential. That’s down only one point from last year when she also topped the list of Most Influential Celebrities. Ratings at Oprah’s OWN network are [...]
*Fresh from its mysterious Super Bowl ad, CBS announces the addition of “True Blood” vet Aisha Hinds to the budding cast “Under the Dome.” Based on the book by Stephen King, the summer series follows residents in the Chester’s Mill community as they deal with the post-apocalyptic conditions that ensue when a strange dome mysteriously [...]
*Oprah Winfrey returns to the studio where she first auditioned for Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film “The Color Purple.” Now 27 years later, the two legend will sit down for a discussion about his latest film “Lincoln.” The clip below offers a first look at Oprah’s conversation with Spielberg and the film’s stars Daniel Day-Lewis and [...]
*President Lincoln will be back inside of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. today. The White House said Wednesday that President Obama will host the cast and crew of Steven Spielberg’s biopic “Lincoln” today for a special screening. The Disney release, produced by DreamWorks and Fox in association with Participant Media, will screen in the evening, after the [...]
*With Abraham Lincoln being touted in new GOP ads as a reason for African Americans to vote Republican, a film about his struggle to preserve the union is preparing for a nationwide release on Nov. 9 – with Oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis in the title role and Steven Spielberg calling the shots. “There are [...]
*A group of former military and C.I.A. officers launched a campaign to trash President Barack Obama over alleged security leaks by appearing on seven TV shows on Thursday – all to draw attention to their 22-minute video that has been viewed about 400,000 times since it posted Wednesday on YouTube, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [...]
*Will Smith is looking to make his directorial debut on a film about the biblical story of Cain and Abel, reports Deadline.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The project is in development at Sony and is being produced by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment. According to Deadline, the script has been in Smith’s sights for some time [...]
”The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” *”The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” books have resonated with over 65 million readers and rightly so because it delves into many salient issues. Pursuant to that fact, the film has many truisms, making reference to inconformity, appearance, guilt and one of my favorites—people behaving badly but celebrated by [...]
*Deadline.com is reporting that actor David Oyelowo has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” He has headed to Virginia and will play the role of a cavalryman. Oyelowo takes the job while he’s concurrently shooting the Christopher McQuarrie-directed “One Shot” with Tom Cruise starring as Jack Reacher in the Lee Child novel series. Oyelowo [...]
*Spike Lee is the latest director rumored to be circling the Hollywood remake of Park Chan-Wook´s acclaimed 2003 cult hit “Oldboy” at Mandate Pictures. The original film detailed a man’s mysterious kidnapping, 15-year imprisonment and feverish quest for revenge upon being released. Attempts at a remake have been underway since the first film’s release – [...]
*While in Hollywood Monday to film an episode of Nickelodeon’s “iCarly,” First Lady Michelle Obama joined a panel of military family members in an event hosted by AFTRA, DGA, PGA (the Producers Guild), SAG and WGA in Los Angeles to promote her initiative supporting military families, the Joining Forces program. “The wars are coming to [...]
*Although not touted as one of the summer’s big blockbusters, “Super 8,” directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, has all the bells and whistles-and then some. It has some mind-blowing special effects, an endearing story of puppy love and likeable characters, which is very hard to find in many films these days. [...]
*“This is a celebration…and a form of advocacy. People in the press are saying there is a sort of ‘white wash’ going on in film and television, as far as recognition of young talent in the industry,” said Vic Bulluck, executive producer of the 42nd NAACP Image Awards about why there is a need for [...]
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