TV & Film
Lionsgate announced that production on the comedy “Tyler Perry’s Single Mom’s Club” began Monday, (Nov. 26) at the filmmaker’s studio in Atlanta. The film follows a group of single mothers from different walks of life who are brought together by an incident at their children’s school. As a result, they create a support group that […]
J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron — and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings — on television's long-running and hugely successful nighttime soap, "Dallas." Although he first gained fame as nice guy Major […]
Teachers are pretty smart people, on that we can all agree. But Illinois’ Fenwick High schoolteacher Colby Burnett has bragging rights most teachers don’t – he’s the big winner on this year’s “Jeopardy Teachers Tournament” which took place earlier this month. Burnett, who teaches Advanced Placement World History and is coach of the school’s Scholastic […]
“Bad 25” is a “rockumentary” that marks the creative reunion of two black entertainment powerhouses. The film—which makes its broadcast TV premiere Thanksgiving night on ABC—reunites director Spike Lee with Michael Jackson, the late King of Pop and the most successful entertainer of all time according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Having first […]
Click here to hear Roland Martin interview filmmaker Ken Burns on the TJMS. — Marvin Gaye sang about "The Inner City Blues" best: Make me wanna holler the way they do my life! If only we could shout out the socio- eco- injustices in America's urban communities, the world would surely be a better place. […]
25 years ago, Michael Jackson was “Bad.” The release of this album marked another creative and commercial height for the superstar artist, already in possession of the world’s top-selling album of all time with “Thriller.” On this project, Jackson would cement his icon status and again make music that wasn’t just popular; it became a […]
Cedric The Entertainer will be your conductor this Sunday, November 25th for the 25th Soul Train Music Awards at 8 p.m. on BET and Centric. Raphael Saadiq is on board as musical director with special tributes to the late “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius as well as icon Whitney Houston. New Edition receives a Lifetime […]
ABC tried something new with “Last Resort” and “666 Park Avenue,” but their try was to no avail. Both shows were canceled due to low ratings. Critics say the dramas had a promising future, but they could have been too good for the regular, reality television drained audience. They started off strong, but viewers’ interest […]
Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater has long had a hand in creating superstars, both through the theater itself and its long-running televised talent shows. Now BET has a hand in the Apollo legend, creating the latest incarnation of the famed talent show. The new show “Apollo Live” takes up where “Showtime at the Apollo” left off, […]
Vampires suck–literally. Ruthless and bloodthirsty, these mythical undeads drain the life of their victims, yet America cinema and television has a morbid fascination with them that dates back to the 18th century. Raking in $141.8 million its opening weekend, the final and fifth installment of the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 inspired Blackamericaweb.com to […]
Justin Bieber stole the show last night at the American Music Awards, winning artist of the year, favorite pop/rock artist and favorite pop/rock album. Although Bieber grabbed the most awards, the R&B and Hip-Hop genres dominated the stage with great performances from Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Swizz Beatz, and the show closer performed by […]
By now, you already know the CBS sitcom “Mike and Molly” is a hit. The show focuses on a Chicago cop and his teacher girlfriend, both of whom are what we like to call plus-size. In the tradition of blue-collar hits like “Roseanne” and “King of Queens,” the show has it’s own diehard fans and […]
