TV & Film
John Singleton is developing a Miami-set drama at HBO under the cable channel’s production deal with Russell Simmons, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The Oscar-nominated “Boyz n the Hood” writer-director-producer is developing “Club Life: Miami,” which is set against the South Beach club scene and follows a reformed criminal who moves to Miami and gains […]
The History Channel is capitalizing on America’s renewed interest in Black History by partnering with Halle Berry to produce a miniseries about Hannibal Barca. Known…
Tyler Perry brings the laughs (and the drama) in his seventh movie in the Madea franchise “A Madea Christmas.” When Madea’s niece Eileen (Anna Maria…
With so much negativity surrounding men and fatherhood, especially black men and fatherhood, it’s good to see stories like this. “Daddy Don’t Go”, a New York-based documentary, sets out to dispel the stereotype of absentee fathers in America. At a time when one out of every three children in the U.S. grows up without a […]
Phaedra Parks is really trying her best to maintain her “Southern Belle” etiquette and remain a lady when she is questioned by TV host, Bethenny, about her marriage to husband, Apollo Nida, their relationship with “Real Housewife of Atlanta” co-star, Kenya Moore, and the effect their popular reality show has on it all. “Marriage is […]
Lee Daniels cursed out the audience at Monday night’s fourth annual IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards. According to Deadline.com, the lively audience at Cipriani Wall Street chattered so loudly during Daniels’ tribute speech to his “The Butler” star Forest Whitaker that he tried to shush them with a few f-bombs. “Forest would like to hear […]
Production on “Fast & Furious 7” is on hold following the death of star Paul Walker. Shooting on the film had been scheduled to resume this week in Atlanta but was canceled Monday and Tuesday. A spokesman for Universal Pictures declined to say when shooting will resume. Production on the latest installment of the franchise […]
Critics are already talking about Forest Whitaker‘s amazing performance in the film “Black Nativity.” The Academy Award winning actor called into “The Rickey Smiley Morning…
Meagan Good may not always look like a card-carrying Christian (but what does that really look like?) but she is, even marrying a pastor, Devon Franklin, last year. As one of the faces of modern Christianity, Good is a celebrity representative for the NIV Live: A Bible Experience, an audio version of the The Bible. […]
The 2013 Soul Train Awards featured great performances that had us grooving from our couches! Here are some of our favorites of the night: Which was your favorite performance?
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Paul Walker, the star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, died Saturday in a car crash that killed two people north of Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 40. Walker died Saturday afternoon, Ame Van Iden told the Associated Press. A statement on the actor’s Facebook page said […]
While recent awards shows have been a disappointment for R&B fans, there’s one show every year you can count on for showcasing the best in Black soul and R&B talent. The annual Soul Train Music Awards airs on Sunday, December 1 on BET and Centric at 8 p.m. and this year, Anthony Anderson does the honors […]
