TV & Film
Shonda Rhimes and ABC, we have a problem. Not only is “Scandal” not coming on for another week, there are only THREE WEEKS LEFT in the season. What? Scandal-lites and gladiators, what to do? Well, if you missed the first season, you can catch it on DVD. If you missed any of this season, you […]
In the 70’s, Flip Wilson was the hottest Black comedian on TV with “The Flip Wilson Show.” His show featured the hot Black talents of the era, everyone from Lena Horne to the Jackson 5 who often paired up to perform with the white stars of the day. That and his famous characters Geraldine and […]
Vin Diesel announced at CinemaCon that Universal‘s “The Fast And The Furious 7” will be released July 11, 2014 with the entire cast — including Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Tyrese — set to return. That date is just more than a year after “Fast And Furious 6,” which opens May 24 and is […]
If you missed the DMX episode of Iyanla Vanzant’s OWN show, “Fix My Life,” you missed some real drama and a harsh reality. The rapper made a big fuss on the show when he and the life coach went at each other’s throats and he also blew up at his son, Xavier. The show didn’t […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Tucker will host this year’s BET Awards. The network announced Tuesday that the comedian-actor will host the show June 30 from the Nokia Theater L.A. Live. Tucker is riding high off of his supporting role in the Oscar-nominated film “Silver Linings Playbook,” which starred Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. The […]
Imagine you’re a successful actor whose appeared in Oscar nominated films and worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood and people barely know your name. Such has been the case with New Orleans thespian Anthony Mackie. Despite star turns in the critically acclaimed 2009 war film “The Hurt Locker,” when people see Mackie on […]
D.L. Hughley and his partner Cheryl Burke joined a pro-couple to dance the Tango. Although this wasn’t D.L.’s worst performance, he earned a meek 18 points to tie for the lowest score of the night with fellow comedian Andy Dick.
Jacque Reid goes “Inside Her Story” Holly Gordon, about “Girl Rising”, a documentary and social campaign that follows the story of nine girls from all over the world who are striving to get education despite various obstacles that stand in their way. Actress Kerry Washington and singer Alicia Keys are two of the narrators of the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood, while another American institution — Tom Cruise — has delivered his latest hit overseas. The Jackie Robinson tale “42” took in $27.3 million to claim the weekend box-office championship domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film has yet to open overseas, where […]
Let’s recap. (SPOILER ALERT AHEAD). By the end of last week’s “Scandal” episode “Molly, You In Danger, Girl” we were totally confused. Huck was shaking in a corner after being stored away at a storage facility, Abby and David were trying to reconcile or something now that David is hanging out at Pope and Associates, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruno Mars isn’t the only singer in the family. The 27-year-old Grammy winner’s four sisters will appear in a WEtv reality series documenting the recording process of their debut album, the cable network announced Wednesday. The show will air this fall. It will include eight hour-long episodes. Tiara, Tahiti and Presley […]
Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave-revenge drama “Django Unchained” was yanked out of Chinese theaters on its opening day Thursday, with the importer blaming an unspecified technical problem. The rare suspension order by China Film Group Corp. has already lead to suspicion that the Hollywood film could have run afoul of Chinese censors despite weeks of promotion […]
