John Ridley is keeping the ball rolling with his career, and is not letting that Academy Award he won for writing 12 Years a Slave make him complacent. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ridley will be directing a movie about the Rodney King beating and the L.A. race riots that followed after the police officers […]
British screenwriter William Nicholson, who wrote the screenplay for the biopic “Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” starring Idris Elba, claims his film failed because of the success of “12 Years A Slave.” Nicholson stated that all of the “guilt” associated with the oppression of Black people was “sucked up” by the critically acclaimed film, […]
British screenwriter William Nicholson, who wrote the screenplay for the biopic “Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” starring Idris Elba, claims his film failed because…
Here’s a big reality check to anyone who thought awards season was over — it never ends! The 2014 MTV Movie Awards kicked off with…
The 2014 Academy Awards proved to be a ground-breaking event for Black film. Steve McQueen’s emotional picture “12 Years A Slave” made history as the first movie…
At last night’s 2014 Academy Awards ceremony, many took notice of 12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen clapping somewhat reluctantly for screenwriter John Ridley after he won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Even more glaring, Ridley did not thank McQueen during his acceptance speech thus sparking murmurs of a feud. Adding fuel to […]
*Yep, as the world already knows by now, Lupita Nyong’o is a pretty cool, elegant, stylish and talented actress. But there are facts people might know about this Academy-Award winning thespian. And for added bonus, her family too! She’s Mexican: Well, she’s actually Kenyan, but she was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Her father, a Kenyan […]
Chelsea Handler at Gwen Stefani’s baby shower held at the Bel Air Hotel *Comedian Chelsea Handler was invited to take over the Twitter account for The Huffington Post during Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony, and drew controversy over her tweets related to the film “12 Years a Slave.” “Uganda Be Kidding Me,” she posted whenever […]
New and upcoming actress Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave), has been celebrated for her beauty since she first burst onto the scene. Her gorgeous deep,…
It was a tight race, but “12 Years A Slave” ended up with the highest honor with the Best Picture win at tonight’s Oscars ceremony.…
According to TMZ, “12 Years a Slave” star Lupita Nyong’o says she often prayed to God asking for lighter skin when she was a child because she…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — There wasn’t a dry eye in the house Thursday when Lupita Nyong’o delivered an emotional speech while accepting her honor…