Every once and a blue moon, Hollywood is opens its arms to its next child superstar. At the youthful age of 11, Quvenzhane Wallis is just that! The rising star has taken on the role of ‘Annie’ in the reboot of the 1982 Columbia Pictures classic. Already nominated for an Academy Award for […]
Yes, you read that title correctly. Funny guys Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell have paired up to star in the upcoming comedy, Get Hard. The movie centers on James King (Ferrell) a multi-millionaire investment banker heading to jail for stealing his clients money. One month before he heads to the big house, King hires street smart […]
The hacking of several terabytes worth of Sony Pictures e-mail has led to many revelations about the company and its handlers over the last couple weeks, from the infuriating and interesting to goofy. Now Kanye West has found his way into the mix, with two possible projects coming in 2015. E-mail exchanges between Sony Pictures Chairman Amy Pascal and West’s […]
David Oyelowo was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the film Selma, and it looks like his 2015 will be even busier. Variety reports that Oyelowo is in talks to starring alongside Oscar-nominated actress Lupita Nyong’o in the cinematic adaptation of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah, a story of a Nigerian immigrant couple […]
It doesn’t matter how austere and confident you are when it comes to answering “The Question:” who’s in your top five? As a hip-hop fan and black American, you’ll be coaxed into arguments, philosophical sparring or general jive talk thanks to that one topic. It just comes with the territory. Chris Rock’s third movie, Top Five, […]
From HotHipHopDetroit.com – With the ever changing sound of music and the evolving culture of hip hop due to commercialization, a person riddling off their top five greatest rappers is more than a Saturday morning chat at the barbershop. Any hip hop aficionado can learn the character of ones being by the list given. Although […]
Director J.J. Abrams has received his share of flack from fans for being the man behind the Star Wars and Star Trek reboots. But the first teaser for the highly anticipated blockbuster is here to silence the haters. In the trailer, we’re given glimpses of a Storm Trooper (played by John Boyega) lost in a desert, an […]
The “Jurassic Park” movie franchise, based on Michael Crichton’s hit book series, has become a staple in American pop culture. Its relevance and the overall appeal— an island full of genetically-modified dinosaurs— never really went away. The highly-anticipated fourth installment is on its way to theaters next year, and its first trailer finally leaked yesterday. “Jurassic World” […]
“Baby Girl,” better known as Aaliyah, will forever be an R&B treasure. From the time she first debuted on the 90s scene with jeans that draped around her tiny waist and straightened tresses peeking from the bottom of her skully hat, she captivated an audience of loyal fans who carry on her legacy after […]
(Photo: 20th Century Fox) After decades of comic strips, greetings cards and more animated holiday specials than we can count, The Peanuts gang is making the jump to the big screen. “The Peanuts Movie” is set for release on November 6, 2015, and the first official trailer was leaked by 20th Century Fox this morning. […]
This weekend, “Love and Basketball” writer and director Gina Prince-Bythwood unleashed her latest film, the celebrity-tinged romance, “Beyond The Lights.” But unfortunately, it had a light weekend at the box office. The film, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, and Danny Glover, debuted in almost 2,000 theaters over the weekend, but only managed to take fourth place at the […]
LisaRaye McCoy is exploring just how far the damage caused by colorism really reaches in her upcoming movie “Skinned.” The “Single Ladies” star has slipped into the director’s chair for the film, which follows a woman named Jolie as she pays the ultimate cost to lighten her skin. As a young girl, Jolie was […]