*Idris Elba is being asked to play another Marvel superhero, despite his role in “Thor.” Elba stated: “I have a picture deal with them (Marvel). I can’t tell you much about that, but I can tell you I’ll be back,” when asked by Black Voices’ Wilson Morales whether his relationship with Marvel will extend beyond […]
Trade magazine “Hollywood Reporter” asks in an editorial today: “Will white be the only color on the red carpet at the 83rd Academy Awards?” Here’s an excerpt from the article by Gregg Kilday and Matthew Belloni… Although Oscar contenders are just lining up at the starting gate for the annual run for the gold, there’s […]
Mission: Impossible IV will be shot Dubai within the upcoming weeks, the Dubai Government Media Office told Reuters on Tuesday. www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/43373/ ‘Mission: Impossible IV’ Cast Adds Josh Holloway ‘Lost’ star reportedly set to join Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner in 2011 installment of spy franchise. www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648907/20100928/story.jhtml Josh Holloway Joins Mission: Impossible IV […]
Anthony Anderson was always a husky guy, but that never stopped the actor from getting great roles in movies like “Two Can Play That Game” and TV shows like “Law and Order.” But Anderson’s greatest role may be as a spokesperson for Eli Lilly’s F.A.C.E. campaign, which helps African-Americans who are dealing with diabetes. Anderson […]
It’s been a rough road for former Jodeci singers, brothers Cedric ‘K-Ci’ Hailey and Joel ‘Jojo’ Hailey. In their height, Jodeci was the most recognizable R&B group of the early ’90s. The North Carolina natives defined the New Jack Swing genre and laid the blueprint for several hip-hop tinged groups which followed, including […]
A funny thing happened last week after Blockbuster Inc. announced its imminent bankruptcy filing: I found my Blockbuster membership card. It hid way in the back of a desk drawer full of maps, old instant cameras, orphaned cables and cords, and other quaint, obsolete ephemera of not-long-ago youth — a cosmos of disuse. http://www.esquire.com/the-side/hollywood/blockbuster-going-out-of-business-091510
It’s been a few weeks since Tyler Perry’s ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?‘ was released on DVD and while the reviews were mixed when the film was released in theaters, one of the bright spots of this sequel to ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ was the constant laughs audience got from seeing Michael Jai […]
It’s that time again: Verizon Wireless’ “How Sweet the Sound” gospel competition is back. The nationwide competition of gospel choirs heats up again this fall as the choirs head toward the contest’s grand finale in Washington, D.C. in November. Judges Marvin Sapp, Hezekiah Walker, Israel Houghton, Tamela Mann and Fred Hammond, along with hosts […]
LOS ANGELES – The fright flick “The Last Exorcism” and the heist thriller “Takers” were in a photo finish for the top spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. Lionsgate’s “The Last Exorcism” had a thin lead with a $21.3 million debut, closely followed by Sony’s “Takers” […]
If there were such a thing as GQ Jr. or Esquire for Kids — a young-dude analogue for magazines like Seventeen or Teen Vogue — it might be something like “Takers,” a primer in juvenile, aspirational cool for guys who might not be able to handle the suavity of the […]
Many people have different feelings about playing the lottery. To some people it’s just a waste of time and money. Yet to others, it’s the most exciting part of their day. From the 7-11 across the street to the bodega across the country, every urban dweller knows one simple fact: from 4 o’clock to about […]
Ving Rhames is in talks to reprise his “Mission: Impossible” role as expert computer hacker Luther Stickell for “M:I-4,” the actor confirmed to NBC’s LXTV on Monday. “We’re discussing doing part four,” he told LX. Rhames, who has appeared opposite Tom Cruise in all three “M:I” movies, revealed last week he […]
