ANNIE, a Broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ comedy Annie. Director/Producer/Screenwriter Will Gluck teams with producers James Lassiter, Jada Pinkett Smith & Will Smith, Caleeb Pinkett, and Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, Laurence “Jay” Brown, and Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith with […]
A special screening was held Saturday, December 6 celebrating the highly anticipated film Selma, and honoring the Legends who paved the way. The screening was held at the Bacara Resort on December 6, in Goleta, CA Special guests included Oprah Winfey Director Ava DuVernay and Selma cast including David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Common, Giovanni Ribisi,
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Here we go! Due to the wildly successful Realty TV shows, it’s apparent that “real” actresses have decided to get in the game and play. And, quite well! TV One’s Hollywood Divas, the series that reveals the highs and lows faced by five black actresses in Hollywood, will air its season finale tomorrow, December 3rd at10PM/ET.
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Clearly taboo, derogatory terms for “white people” such as, Cracker, or Honky, which by the way haven’t been used in years, at least not in “color-blind” circles, is just not cool. You have to admit phonetically, the word honky sounds funny. Perhaps this is how playwright Greg Kalleres felt when he decided to create a play titled “Honky.”
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Monday, November 17th at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills Kym Whitley will host the 24th annual NAACP Theatre Awards show where ten-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter/producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, six-time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton, Emmy Award winner Glynn Turman and international actor, writer and director Roger Guenveur Smith will receive top honors. The
Love, Love, Love! On Sunday, Nov. 16, Solange Knowles tied the knot with her video director fiance Alan Ferguson in a breathtaking New Orleans wedding. Knowles, 28, and her older sister Beyonce posed with the rest of the wedding party, including singer, Janelle Monae and mom Tina Knowles. Ferguson, 51, has directed videos for Katy Perry and John
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Stars came out to celebrate at the New York Premiere of BEYOND THE LIGHTS, directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver and Danny Glover. Check out a few photo’s of the cast of BEYOND THE LIGHTS. Also, check out this fantastic review on Rogerebert.com.
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As we approach the theatrical release of SELMA and the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, filmmakers take a reflective look at where America would be without this powerful movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure
Announced in a press release earlier this week, in the tradition of The New York Times bestselling I Dream a World and Crowns comes this full-color companion volume to the acclaimed NAACP Award-nominated documentary “Dark Girls,” an inspiring and breathtaking photo book that celebrates dark-skinned women. In Dark Girls, celebrities such as Judge Mablean Ephriam, Lupita Nyong’o, Vanessa Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph and over
We’re super excited to sweeten our hearts this holiday season with a “chocolate twist” in the Broadway classic ANNIE, starring Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis. “I don’t think we could have done this movie unless Quvenzhané came along. It’s sort of like she’s tailor-made for the role in a sense. I would challenge you to find a girl who
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