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Ava DuVernay is a Girl on Fire! Director Wins at Independent Spirit Awards
*It’s a great year for black people in the arts, some would say. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is yet another great to be celebrated for her wonderful contributions to film. Saturday, she was awarded the John...
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Donald Trump Doesn’t Like Tarrantino’s ‘Django Unchained’
*The real estate giant and famous billionaire Donald Trump is at it again – scrunching his nose and pointing his finger. This time, he’s unleashed his fury on Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,”...
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Zoe Saldana Took the Role of Nina Simone for the ‘Brothers and Sisters’ (Watch)
*Even though she’s been roiled by Nina Simone fans and others, Zoe Saldana hasn’t responded to the criticism. Until now. She told Hip Hollywood she took this role for her people. “What keeps me focused...
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Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Southpaw’ Gets Green Light After More than a Year
Director Antoine Fuqua *The Antoine Fuqua boxing drama, “Southpaw” is back on the move. According to the LA Times, The Weinstein Company picked up the project after Dreamworks pulled the plug in 2011....
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Terrence Howard Accuses‘Iron Man’ of Ruining His Career (Watch)
*Terence Howard says he was on his way to become an A-list celebrity when he accepted the role in 2008’s “Iron Man” as Lt. Col. James Rhodes. But he was swiftly replaced for the sequel with Oscar...
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Antoine Fuqua Says Hollywood Isn’t Racist… It’s Challenging
*Every Black person in the film industry doesn’t think the same. Director Antoine Fuqua made that plain recently when he told black British publication The Voice that Hollywood isn’t racist. “I...
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Marlon Wayans’ ‘A Haunted House’ Gets a Part 2
*Apparently, the Wayans do really good stupid funny, because Marlon’s “A Haunted House” is going to get a part 2. The first one, which stars Essence Atkins and Cedric the Entertainer, grossed more than...
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‘Think Like a Man’ 2 Officially Ready to Begin Production
*Yes! It’s official. “Think Like a Man, Too” has the green light. But the sad news is we’ll have to wait until next summer to watch it. According to Shadow and Act, the movie based on Steve Harvey’s...
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Zoe Saldana Loves the Dudes! ‘I worship men. Men are Adonises’
*Zoe Saldana is sexy without a doubt. But would she still be appealing if she admitted she worships men? The actress covers the June issue of InStyle UK, where she divulges about love and romance, her...
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Internet Sensations (Will and Monifa Sims) Turn Out to be Superstars (Watch)
Jay Leno and Will & Monifa Sims *Jay Leno and his team know when they’ve discovered something noteworthy. Former Chicago bartender and his fitness instructor wife – Will and Monifa Sims – blew up...
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Quentin Tarantino Considering Another ‘Django’ Flick
Quentin Tarantino *Who doesn’t like a little controversy in film? Quentin Tarantino sure does. How do we know? Because he’s thinking about a sequel to “Django.” The movie has been a hot topic for a...
View ArticleCodeblack Films Acquires Film Rights to Omar Tyree’s ‘Flyy Girl’ Book Trilogy
SANTA MONICA, CA (July 17, 2013) – Codeblack Films, a Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) company, has acquired the rights to the popular Flyy Girl book trilogy written by New York Times bestselling author Omar...
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Foxy Brown’s Pam Grier Takes a Look Back at Her Career
*The queen of Blaxploitation films, Pam Grier, is still fabulous in her 63 years. Earlier this year, the Film Society of Lincoln Center commemorated her 45-year career. In a special screening entitled...
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The Hollywood Film Awards Get a Taste of Soul Power
*Winner, winner, chicken dinner! This year’s Hollywood Film Awards ceremony featured a good handful of black winners in a variety of categories. We’s a comin’ up. “12 Years a Slave” director Steve...
View ArticleMeet ’12 Years A Slave’s’ Solomon Northup’s Real Life Family (Watch)
*If you had the power to time travel, where would you go? Have you ever wanted to meet a slave? Or their descendants? Well, now you can. A new video for the film “12 Years a Slave” has been released...
View ArticleKevin Hart’s Ex-Wife Torrei Hart Reviews ‘Ride Along’ (Watch)
*First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the divorce and your ex-wife’s TV show. Kevin Hart‘s ex, Torrei Hart, gives you her perspective about his new film, “Ride Along.” “Yup! I’m here to...
View ArticleTorrei Hart’s Rollicking Review of ‘About Last Night’ (Watch)
*Torrei Hart brings the funny during her theatrical assessment of, “About Last Night,” her ex-husbands new film. “It’s all about what men say and what women think,” Hart shows her comical side, in her...
View Article‘About Last Night’ Is Not Just For Black People (Watch)
*”About Last Night” grossed almost $30 million during its opening weekend. The films comedic stars Kevin Hart and Regina Hall sat down with The Russ Parr Morning Show and explained why the romantic...
View ArticleEUR Gets Advice on ‘The Single Moms Club’ Red Carpet (Watch)
*Tyler Perry‘s latest film, ‘The Single Moms Club‘ is out today! The movie follows five single mothers, brought together by tragedy, as they create a support group to help them find comedy in the...
View ArticleStephanie Allain, Dir. of LA Film Festival, to Moderate Upcoming ‘Day of...
The Black Association Of Documentary Filmmakers West (“BAD West”) has announced that Stephanie Allain, Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, will moderate their 8th annual “Day of Black Docs”...
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