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http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/26223 Actor Idris Elba is guaranteed to raise a few eyebrows with a certain comment he made recently at the Lens Project’s “Artist Spotlight” series, where he was a featured speaker.
Warner Bros. is in the midst of remake fever, with the 1992 hit The Bodyguard the latest to get a retread. The studio has hired Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer to write the script Studio-based Dan Lin will produce. PHOTOS: More Hollywood remakes The original starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houstonand spawned one of the biggest ballads of all time, “I […]
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=86891 *Halle Berry, LL Cool J and Vanessa Williams are among the first celebs announced to appear at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards, to broadcast live from Los Angeles’ historic Shrine Auditorium on Friday, March 4 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
*Danai Maraire sat down with the cast of Big Momma: Like Father Like Son to discuss the movie, some sticky situations and new addition Brandon T. Jackson who plays Martin’s son. Take a look. “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” hits theaters Friday, February 18. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=85540
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/25784 While it might seem like only five minutes ago that actress Nia Long first appeared on the big screen in “Boyz N Da Hood,” the petite stunner turned a flawless 40 last year.
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=79522 *Mel Gibson has seen the cold shoulder of the public after allegedly abusing his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva and their daughter Lucia. In the recorded audiotapes, he hurled some pretty unforgivable remarks including the N-word. But his friend, Danny Glover is speaking out in defense of the wretched actor.
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=79368 *Director Spike Lee says he’s still waiting for Hollywood to open up to black filmmakers in a meaningful way.
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=76969 *If reports are true, Wesley Snipes isn’t letting a three-year stint behind bars stop him from conducting business moves on the outside. Apparently, the actor is working on a video game while serving time for tax fraud.
http://www.bvnewswire.com/2011/01/07/laurence-fishburne-thurgood-play-hbo-black-history-month/ Thurgood,’ the one-man Broadway play starring Laurence Fishburne in his Tony-nominated performance as Thurgood Marshall, the remarkable Civil Rights lawyer and Supreme Court Justice, will debut Feb.24 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT during Black History Month, exclusively on HBO.
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=71854 *A white supremacist group has called for a boycott of Marvel’s “Thor” movie over the casting of Idris Elba. The Council of Conservative Citizens has released a statement through their website objecting to Elba playing Norse god Heimdall in the comic book movie.
It seemed like “The Fast and Furious” movie franchise had run out of gas, but then 2009’s “Fast & Furious” was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series with a gross of $359 million worldwide. Since bringing Vin Diesel and Paul Walker from the original worked so well for the fourth movie, […]
http://www.eurweb.com/?p=71060 *Today, producers of the 83rd Academy Awards announced that Halle Berry and Oprah Winfrey are among the first round of presenters confirmed for the ceremony, to be held Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.