Director Ridley Scott caught waves of criticism from filmgoers after the release of his 2014 biblical epic film, Exodus: Gods and Kings. Scott responded to the chatter in a disdainful fashion and continued his pushback stance in a recent interview.
Today, August 30, marks the tenth anniversary of the release for the smash album, Late Registration, but Kanye West obviously can’t be bothered with sophomore year.
Can you believe it’s been 20 years since the first Bad Boys film featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence was released? Fans of the Bad Boys franchise worldwide can now rejoice because Sony Pictures announced a new slate of films including the long-awaited announcement of the buddy cop sequels.
Lee Daniels has plenty to be proud about, considering the whirlwind success of his Fox series, Empire. The director and film producer was part of a recent Hollywood roundtable discussion that focused on race, including Daniels speaking out forcefully against white writers working for Black television shows.
Deadline TV writer Nellie Andreeva might have made an epic infraction when she wrote a piece discussing the uptick in minority casting in television pilots in 2015. Twitter naturally gave Andreeva the business Tuesday night (Mar. 24), which was further boosted by comments from Shonda Rhimes and Ava DuVernay.
Michelle Rodriguez got her facts all wrong and put her foot in her mouth. The latter, she actually copped to.
Hollywood may look like fun and games but you definitely have to watch you say. Because there have been plenty of celebrities who were blacklisted from their respective hustles. Mo’Nique Despite her Best Supporting Actress win in 2010, Mo’Nique is out her saying she was “blackballed” because she didn’t play the game. — Photo: Dennis […]
Wu-Tang Clan top boss RZA is becoming a fixture on the big screen just as he has in the world of Hip-Hop. The Abbot will take his acting chops to the set of a film that takes a look behind the scenes of the life of legendary adult film actress, Vanessa Del Rio.
It’s an understatement to say that 2015 hasn’t been exceptionally kind to Birdman Five Star. His latest attempt at a possible olive branch with one of his biggest artists just adds another L to his Gucci belt.
The 46th NAACP Image Awards took place this weekend at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, bringing out a bevy of Black entertainers from television and the big screen. The lion’s share of the awards went to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. biopic Selma, and ABC hit shows Black-ish and How To Get Away With Murder.
R&B crooner Vedo’s new jam, “All I Wanna Do” shows exactly why Usher took a special liking to his disciple during his tenure on NBC’s The Voice. While they share similarities in being talented, Black and hailing from Atlanta, the upbeat, breezy single displays that “it” factor that expresses good vibes the very first time […]
Queen Latifah has been tapped to play the lead role in an upcoming HBO film focusing on the life of Blues legend, Bessie Smith. With the working title of Bessie, the film is based on Smith’s rise in music and on the biography which shares the name with movie.
