*Gabrielle Douglas, the first black gymnast in Olympic history to become the Individual All-Around Champion and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics, will be the subject of Lifetime movie. The cable network has greenlighted “The Gabby Douglas Story” (working title), an original […]
*After utilizing Kickstarter to successfully raise $1.25 million for his latest movie project, Spike Lee has now cast the project’s first male lead actor. Lee offered the role to Stephen Tyrone Williams, a young stage actor based in New York City. “Ladies and Gentleman Mr. Stephen Tyrone Williams has been offered the Lead MALE […]
*Despite “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” getting lotsa love from critics via rave reviews, there one black actor who’s not the least bit impressed with Daniels or his film. Actor Harry Lennix, who’s appeared in a host of films including “The Matrix Trilogy,” “Get On the Bus” and “Man of Steel,” says the filmmaker took […]
Sylvester Stallone went on the offensive earlier this week, slamming Bruce Willis for being “greedy and lazy” while simultaneously announcing that the actor had been replaced in “Expendables 3” by Harrison Ford. According to a new report from THR, Stallone’s comments stemmed from the fact that Willis wanted $4 million in salary to work four […]
For an upcoming episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” Oprah Winfrey sits down with some of her costars in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” to talk about the film and its message. The movie spans the life of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), a sharecropper’s son who served as a White House butler for eight presidential terms. […]
*It’s amusing to think that the most entertaining film of the summer (“Sharknado“) had a climax that featured Ian Ziering – late of the immortal program 90210 – leaping into the jaw-filled mouth of an airborne shark while brandishing a chainsaw, and then carving himself out from the inside. That, of course, was about […]
Follow the rise of R&B group TLC from it’s Atlanta inception to recording studios, the Grammy Awards, and the days following the tragic death of…
Vh1 released the first trailer to the network’s upcoming TLC biopic on Thursday. Called “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,” the movie stars Keke Palmer as Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas, Lil Mama as Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, and Drew Sidora as Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins. The new trailer features TLC’s hit songs, “Waterfalls” and “No Scrubs.” Take a first look […]
*Years of friction between Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman ended on Dec. 1, 2005, when the daytime queen decided to bury the hatchet in order to promote “The Color Purple” opening on Broadway. On Thursday, Aug. 1, she’ll make her second visit to the “Late Show,” CBS announced today. This time, she’ll be promoting the Aug. 16 release […]
The progeny of Eddie Murphy‘s Axel Foley character of Beverly Hills Cop fame will not be making it to the small screen after all. CBS has passed on picking up the proposed Beverly Hill Cop television show starring comedian/actor Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder). Entertainment Weekly reports: The Beverly Hills Cop TV spin-off planned for […]
Aurora, Colorado (CNN) — One year after a gunman killed 12 people in an Aurora movie theater, the city is marking its losses with solemn moments and a continuing debate over the place of guns in society. Tom Sullivan was part of an observance at a state park Friday, where volunteers read aloud thousands of […]
“Despicable Me 2” and “The Lone Ranger” have received the lion’s share of press over the last week, but it’s “Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain” that has become a surprise box office hit. According to numbers released by Deadline.com, Hart’s stand-up comedy film has already earned $7.4 million in ticket sales during its first two days of […]