LORAIN COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Actor Nicholas Cage took time out of his busy filming schedule on Wednesday to take a picture holding a flyer of a local missing teen. Cage is in Lorain County currently filming his upcoming movie, Dog Eat Dog. He was approached by Pastor Angel Arroyo to snap a photo with Britton […]
Children in Chicago are being terrorized by gun violence and we’re talking about a no-sex protest? I’m from Chicago. My parents are both from Chicago. My grandparents have lived in Chicago since they were children. While our family origins lie further down the Mississippi River, on both sides of my family, Chicago is where generations […]
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 […]
It’s no question that Idris Elba is one cool cat. From breaking land-speed records to being the first male to ever grace the cover of Maxim, the man has had a pretty great year. Not withstanding, of course, those constant James Bond rumors. While some out there believe the actor to be “too street” for […]
Lifetime has another celeb-centered biopic in the works, and we’re hoping that it’s not a repeat of the fiasco that was Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. According to Variety, executives at the cable channel recently gave the green light on a TV movie about the life of Grammy Award-winning songstress, Toni Braxton. The film is […]
After the success of Straight Outta Compton, Universal is considering another high-profile hip-hop biopic. This time, they will reportedly focus on Def Jam Recordings and its co-founder Russell Simmons. While nothing is confirmed, early cast names floating around include Michael B. Jordan as Russell, and Jonah Hill as his Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin. For his part, Russell Simmons […]
“War Room’s” success was one of the only bright spots in an otherwise flat film weekend at the multiplexes. Overall ticket sales are still being…
The trailer for Will Smith’s new film about the discovery of the NFL’s concussion controversy has arrived merely a few weeks before the league’s fall season is set to begin. Peter King of Sports Illustrated-affiliated site Monday Morning Quarterback released the first look at Concussion Monday morning. Directed by Peter Landesman, the film will focus on Nigerian neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu […]
After two deadly movie shootings shook the nation this year, Regal Cinemas is adding extra security measures to keep its patrons safe. From now on, moviegoers will have their bags checked before entering the theater. The new safety measure comes just after a report revealed that nearly half of moviegoers wouldn’t mind paying a little extra […]
When people with pasts as colorful as the members of N.W.A venture into autobiographical territory, they should be fully prepared for skeletons from their pasts to be exposed and in some instances, rehashed. In an essay published on Gawker, former “Pump It Up” host Dee Barnes shared her reaction to the Straight Outta Compton biopic, […]
Since the release of N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, many have questioned the absence of Dr. Dre’s history of misogyny and abuse towards former girlfriends and women in the industry. During the ensuing discussion, the entrepreneur expressed regret for his mistakes. In a cover story for Rolling Stone, the legendary producer doesn’t give an explanation as to why fights […]
The N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton shattered box office predictions, but unfortunately, news of its success wasn’t what was splashed across mainstream headlines. Media outlets were less concerned with the huge turnout and more focused on the absence of violence in theaters during the film’s opening weekend. In many cities, security was ramped up — a preventative action taken […]