TV & Film
The New York Post is reporting that Soledad O’Brien is “on her way out,” at CNN, with new boss Jeff Zucker moving Erin Burnett into her morning slot. Page Six reports: We’re told award-winning journalist O’Brien has indicated she is ready to leave after she was initially promised a plum prime-time slot, but that role […]
“Law & Order SVU” is known for ripping headlines to create the plots for their hit TV show. The latest story the show is delving into is the infamous Chris Brown and Rihanna beating that occurred Grammy night in 2009. Although the series cannot confirm the show is based on the couple, there are striking […]
Donnie Wahlberg may play a cop on TV, but he’s bringing the real thing to TNT next week in a new reality series that follows police officers in his hometown of Boston. Aptly titled “Boston’s Finest,” the show is not just a Boston version of the popular Fox series “Cops,” Wahlberg insists. “First and foremost, […]
Will there be a Black Oscar winner this year? It’s possible but highly unlikely. The two top Black nominees, 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis and veteran actor Denzel Washington are vying for top acting honors, but will likely be shut out given both Hollywood politics and their lack of wins through the awards season thus far. “Django […]
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC says former Spice Girl Melanie Brown is joining the judges’ panel of “America’s Got Talent.” Brown, also known as Scary Spice during her time with the 1990s pop group, will take her seat alongside Howie Mandel and Howard Stern when the variety competition show returns for its eighth season this […]
It’s Don Cheadle’s house. The new Showtime series “House of Lies,” has already won the veteran stage and screen actor a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Actor. Cheadle, 48, is in his second season of “House of Lies,” a show set in the ruthless world of corporate downsizing. The show’s TV-Mature warning which includes “adult […]
Beyonce pretty much owned cable TV on Saturday night. HBO’s documentary “Beyonce: Life Is but a Dream” pulled 1.8 million viewers during its 9 p.m. ET premiere. It’s the largest audience for a HBO doc since Nielsen revised its method of measuring viewership in 2004. The only other documentary to approach Beyonce’s haul was previous […]
Guess who’s reuniting for a stripper flick? LisaRaye and Stacey Dash. Yes, that’s right. We know, unbelievable, right? Nothing’s impossible in Hollywood. The film, “Monica,” is not a sequel to LisaRaye’s debut & cult classic “Players Club” and has been described as a modern day “Indecent Proposal,” according to CarltonJordan.com. It’s about an engaged artist […]
Tracey Edmonds has something new up her sleeve. She and Robert Johnson, the founder of BET, are working together for a faith based YouTube channel, Alright TV. The Internet-based network will consist of trendy topics, self-help, and of course entertainment including reality TV, church services, and sitcoms. “Bob and I are very excited to move […]
Black folks love a good movie and over the years, we’ve had plenty that deal with all kind of Black families – from the slightly dysfunctional to the all-out crazy. (Or as Kanye would say, cray-cray.) In honor of Black History Month and with the Oscars on tap this weekend (Good luck Denzel!) we had […]
Director Ava Duvernay has already achieved some enviable honors – she is the first African-American woman to achieve Best Director honors at the Sundance Film Festival. The Compton-born publicist turned filmmaker began her career as a moviemaker with her acclaimed debut “I Will Follow” (now available on DVD) starring Salli Richardson and Omari Hardwick. Her second film […]
Michael Jackson’s eldest son has officially entered the workforce – at the age of 16. “Entertainment Tonight” announced Monday that it has made Prince Michael Jackson an on-air correspondent. His first task for the show was last weekend’s press junket for “Disney’s “Oz: the Great and Powerful” in Pasadena. During his interview with director Sam […]
