Regina Kings recently wrote a harsh criticism of the Emmys on The Huffington Post. See criticized the award ceremonies for not recognizing actors of color, confusing her with another Black actress and not recognizing “Sesame Street” and “227” actress Alaina Reed Hall, who passed away this year. Up to and including this year, there have […]
Idris Elba is in a hotel suite at the MGM Detroit Grand talking up his new movie “Takers” as part of his first extensive movie publicity tour.
After spending most of his years working on the critically-acclaimed series “The Wire,” Idris Elba is a man in demand in Hollywood. Currently, he is prepping for the release of his new movie “Takers.” To find out the new roles he’s been recently casted in and to see a gallery of the popular star: Read […]
From MiamiHerald.com: A federal appeals court Friday upheld the three-year prison sentence against film star Wesley Snipes, who was convicted two years ago of failing to file income tax returns for three years.
From NYTimes.com: Vonetta McGee, a film and television actress originally known for blaxploitation pictures like “Blacula,” “Hammer” and “Shaft in Africa,” died on July 9 in Berkeley, Calif. She was 65 and a Berkeley resident.
From NYDailyNews.com: Step aside Dear Abby, a new advice guru has arrived and his name is The Old Spice Guy.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Karate Kid” has won a 1980s showdown at the box office against “The A-Team.”
From Newsweek: All of us, together, with a few simple keystrokes and mouse clicks, can make things happen.
3rd PROVO, Utah – Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, died Friday after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42. Utah Valley Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Janet Frank said life support was terminated and Coleman died at 12:05 […]
From BlackVoices.com: Comedienne Sheryl Underwood will be the new host of the Starz network series ‘Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up,’ when it returns for a fifth season later this year.
From TheGrio.com: By Ronda Racha Penrice Reports that The Wanda Sykes Show will most likely not return to Fox for another season isn’t exactly a newsflash.
From BlackVoices.com: Lionsgate has announced that director-producer Tyler Perry will reprise his signature role as the straight-shooting Madea in ‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family.’ The film is adapted from his new stage play, ‘Madea’s Happy Family,’ which is currently on tour in the United States. “It’s very important to me to make movies that […]
