May 21, 2013

Tasha Smith & Michael Jai White: The ‘For Better or Worse’ Interview with Kam Williams

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*A dedicated and consummate performer, Tasha Smith is known for bringing style and intense character portrayals to the screen. Her outstanding performances have garnered universal acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Tyler Perry was so impressed with her stellar work that he cast her to star in three of his films, including Daddy’s Little Girls, [...]




Janet Jackson Signs Production Deal with Lionsgate

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*Janet Jackson is moving into the film production business. The singer/actress has just signed a production deal with Lionsgate, the studio that released three Tyler Perry films in which she starred. “Many people forget I started out as an actor,” Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter, referring to her TV stints on “Good Times” and “Diff’rent [...]




EUR DVD Review: Why Did I Get Married Too

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*For years, four very close couples, friends since college, have been taking an annual vacation together to luxurious getaway spots to reconnect, reminisce, and reflect on the state of their marital relationships. Their previous reunion at a Colorado ski lodge proved very eventful, especially for the emotionally-abused Sheila (Jill Scott), who eventually summoned up the [...]




Janet Jackson on ‘Cathartic’ Scene in ‘Married Too’

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*Janet Jackson says smashing up a house with a golf club – even for the purpose of a film – was “cathartic” in the wake of her brother’s death. The singer/actress threw herself into her work in the aftermath of Michael Jackson’s death from acute Propofol intoxication last June and admits she found filming one [...]




Janet Jackson Graces August Essence Cover

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*Janet Jackson strikes a pose for Essence’s August 2010 cover, looking much like she did in her “All for You” period a decade ago. The magazine cover donning the superstar hits newsstands right in time for the Essence Music Festival taking place this Fourth of July weekend, in which she will be headlining to a sold-out crowd [...]




Steve Harvey Announces 2010 Ford Hoodie Awards

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*Steve Harvey will host the 8th Annual Ford Hoodie Awards on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The awards will celebrate schools, businesses and local leaders from across the country for the excellence they’ve demonstrated in the categories of Best High School, Best High School Teacher, Best Church, [...]




Photos: Janet Jackson’s New Cropped Hairdo

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*Janet Jackson emerged in London Wednesday without her weave. Gone are the trademark long tresses. The actress-singer, who just celebrated her 44th birthday, is now rocking a short cropped wet-and-wavy look.   The paps snapped away as she was in town promoting her latest film, “Why Did I Get Married, Too?”




Video: Janet Jackson Makes Something Out of ‘Nothing’

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*Janet Jackson’s new single for Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married Too”  is vintage Janet.  She takes you back to the time when she topped the charts on a regular basis.  The song ‘Nothing’ revisits her soft sensual ballads phase when the airwaves was dominated with her eerily penetrating sound like in the song “Again.” (more … at [...]




Audrey’s Society Whirl: No Fooling –‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’ Comes In No. 2

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*The Easter box office returns are in and movie titan Tyler Perry’s successful sequel Why Did I Get Married Too? (WDIGM2) opened with an impressive $30.2 million take coming in at #2 as the top grossing film.  The #2 spot makes Perry’s movie a brand you can bank on and sets his fans -– and [...]




Jill Scott: The ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’ Interview with Kam Williams

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*Jill Scott was born on April 4, 1972 in The City of Brotherly Love where she was raised by her mother, Joyce, and her maternal grandmother. A naturally-gifted child, Jill was speaking at 8 months and learned to read by the age of 4. She credits her mother for broadening her horizons by taking her [...]




Audrey’s Society Whirl: New York Red carpet Premiere Of ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’

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*Hundreds of enthusiastic fans braved stormy weather to line the streets outside the School of Visual Arts Theater in tony Chelsea to get a glimpse of their favorite stars who attended the red carpet premiere of Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married Too” (WDIGM2) on Monday, March 22, 2010, followed by a marvelous post [...]




EUR Film Review: Why Did I Get Married Too

Janet Jackson and Malik Yoba star in 'Why Did I Get Married Too'

*For years, four very close couples, friends since college, have been taking an annual vacation together to luxurious getaway spots to reconnect, reminisce, and reflect on the state of their marital relationships. Their previous reunion at a Colorado ski lodge proved very eventful, especially for the emotionally-abused Sheila (Jill Scott), who eventually summoned up the [...]




Opening This Week: Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun

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*BIG BUDGET FILMSClash of the Titans (PG-13 for fantasy violence, frightening images and brief sensuality) Sam Worthington stars in this action-oriented remake of the 1981 fantasy thriller about a mortal son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) who volunteers to lead a daring band of warriors on a dangerous mission to prevent Hades (Ralph Fiennes) from dethroning [...]




Janet Jackson: The ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’ Interview with Kam Williams

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*Born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966, Janet Damita Jo Jackson entered show business at the tender age of 7 when she appeared onstage with her already famous elder siblings at the MGM in Las Vegas. This debut, was followed by appearances at 9 on her family’s variety show “The Jacksons” which, in turn, [...]




Video: Janet Takes You Behind the Scenes of the ‘Nothing’ Shoot

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*You can kinda feel the buzz that’s building for “Typer Perry’s Why Did I get Married Too” with the ensemble cast that features Miss Janet Jackson, who also recorded the single, “Nothing,” from the film’s soundtrack. Behind the scenes footage from the making of the video for the song is out and we figured you’d [...]