#HBO releases a photo of @kerrywashington (right) as #AnitaHill in the upcoming film #Confirmation. pic.twitter.com/mHLqbxeoJS — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) June 17, 2015 In what’s sure…
See what Kerry Washington looks like as Anita Hill in the upcoming film, "Confirmation."
HBO's Lucinda Martinez talks about Solange and Janelle Monae's surprise music tour and why we're celebrating Bessie Smith's work today.
The buzz on Queen Latifah’s performance in HBO’s upcoming original movie “Bessie” is strong as critics are praising the entertainer for delivering a strong piece of work. Chatting with BET’s Clay Kane, Latifah detailed how she was able to fully capture the essence of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith for the biopic. “I had to […]
AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking HBO to film its movie about abolitionist Harriet Tubman at the historic site of her former home in central New York. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the New York Democrat sent a letter Tuesday to the cable television network and its parent company, Time […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Get Away with Murder” star Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in a HBO movie about the abolitionist hero. HBO said Monday that the project is based on the biography “Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman,” by historian Kate Clifford Larson. Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland, […]
Where were you when comedy superstar Dave Chappelle announced that he was returning to the standup game? Comedy Hype revealed today that Chappelle is looking to make…
Mark those calendars for Sunday, May 16, because you’re going to want to witness why Queen Latifah just might score an Emmy nod for her…
Mark those calendars for Sunday, May 16, because you’re going to want to witness why Queen Latifah just might score an Emmy nod for her…
3 ½ Minutes, a documentary on the murder of Jordan Davis, is set to premiere on HBO. The Marc Silver-helmed film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, chronicles the killing of Davis, an unarmed 17-year-old who was shot by Michael Dunn in a gas station parking lot in Florida. In addition to Davis, Dunn, a […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO says “Scandal” star Kerry Washington will play Anita Hill in a film about Clarence Thomas’ 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The film will be titled “Confirmation,” and Washington is also among its executive producers. Hill’s sexual harassment allegations against Thomas put the issue at the center of a fierce national […]
HBO has finally set a date for its Bessie Smith biopic starring Queen Latifah. The film, which follows America’s “Empress of the Blues” from her beginning in abject poverty to becoming one of the biggest recording artists of the 1920s, will premiere on May 16, the network announced Tuesday. Smith died after a car accident in […]
