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For iPhone:   Boris Kodjoe is the Sexiest Man Alive in the Black community and many more. We don’t know know why People magazine hasn’t caught up yet, but maybe after a viewing of Addicted, they will. In the movie, Kodjoe plays the husband of a sex addict who can’t get enough, even when she’s […]

For iPhone:   Tyler James Williams might be the breakout star of Dear White People but at first you may not recognize him as the kid from Everybody Hates Chris. The satiric movie, also starring Tessa Thompson (Veronica Mars, For Colored Girls) takes place at a predominantly white university, the fictional Winchester, where various Black and […]

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Sundance’s 2014 award-winning film (U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent), Dear White People released an official red band trailer. (That NSFW trailer is available online, the one above is the official theatrical trailer.) Justin Simien‘s directorial debut focuses on black students at a predominantly white Ivy League university. A riot occurs after an African-American-themed party is planned by […]

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Gina Prince-Bythewood’s long-awaited follow up film after her success with Love and Basketball is shaping up to be a must-see this fall. Beyond the Lights storyline is as original as it is necessary in these times of accelerated pop stardom and the undisclosed hardships that haunt many who chose a life in the spotlight. The film stars Gugu […]

Tasha Smith is starring in Zane’s new erotic novel turned steamy movie, Addicted but she’s not one of the stars who had to bare it all. That’s taken care of by Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe, Tyson Beckford and William Levy.  “You would love to see me naked, but it’s not going to happen,” says Smith, who plays […]

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(ATLANTA, GA) Out On Film, Atlanta’s LGBT film festival, will open its 27th annual international event with the debut of Patrik-Ian Polk‘s (“Noah’s Arc”) acclaimed “Blackbird” on October 2nd. This adaptation of Larry Duplechan‘s book, written by Polk and Rikki Beadle Blair, stars Academy Award winner Mo’Nique, Isaiah Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy”), D. Woods (Danity Kane) […]

An extended trailer for the new rendition of “Annie” hitting theaters this Christmas, starring Jamie Foxx and “Beasts of The Southern Wild” actress Quvenzhané Wallis, was released yesterday.…

News of a sequel to one of our favorite movies made its rounds around social media, sparking a fury of speculation. A movie poster promoting a sequel to the fan favorite ‘Love & Basketball’ circulated and had many of us excited about the possibility of seeing what Monica and Quincy were up to 15 years later. […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took a murderous Idris Elba and a pair of dolphin buddies to defeat “Guardians of the Galaxy” at movie theaters. The Sony thriller “No Good Deed,” which stars Elba as an escaped convict and Taraji P. Henson as the innocent he terrorizes, opened on top of the box office with […]

In No Good Deed Idris Elba is the villain and Taraji P. Henson is the terrified mother who must save herself and her child. If you’re surprised to see Elba in the bad guy role, remember he did come to the attention of American audiences playing a coldhearted drug dealer on The Wire. “I always […]

“True Blood’s” Rutina Wesley has joined the cast of Screen Gems’ thriller “The Perfect Guy,” which stars Sanaa Lathan as a woman who turns the table on her stalker, played by Michael Ealy. A press release describes the plot: “Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) appears to have the ideal life,” “She enjoys a challenging, fast-paced career […]

It was a sensation at Sundance and it heads to a theater near you on October 17. Dear White People looks to be the School Daze of its generation – with a twist – as it focuses on the experiences of Black students at a predominantly white college. Set at fictional Winchester University, the movie […]