Denzel Washington, who is in the midst of publicity rounds for his current film, “Safe House,” is reportedly negotiating to star in another action drama involving Universal Pictures. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/36976
According to the AP, Spike Lee just premiered the fifth film in his “continuing chronicles of Brooklyn, N.Y.,” at the Sundance Film Festival, but the filmmaker is still frustrated at the lack of diversity in the entertainment industry. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/36484
The Boondocks” creator Aaron McGruder might not be the first person you think of when you want someone to write an action movie about a historic military unit, but apparently, that’s only if you’re not George Lucas. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/36416
New figures released by The Numbers, a Hollywood box office website, show that despite G-rated movies earning 3 to 5 times more that R-rated movies, Hollywood continues to pump out more and more R-rated fare, which may be contributing to a continuing decline in domestic movie ticket sales. Read: First Look: “Red Tails” [TRAILER] According […]
George Lucas, legendary movie director basically funded this historical ‘black’ movie ‘Red Tails’ on his own with nearly no support from Hollywood…Your morning man the fly jock Tom Joyner finds out why did it take 23 years to get this movie completed.
It’s been no secret to discerning sisters, but the mainstream is finally recognizing that Idris Elba is one of the sexiest men alive. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/34653
Morris O’Kelly, better known to EURweb.com readers as cultural critic Mo’Kelly, has written an open letter to Tyler Perry in response to Perry’s statement on why he cast Kim Kardashian in his new film, “The Marriage Counselor.” http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/34663
The box office had to contend with the World Series, a very early snowstorm in the Northeast, and Halloween festivities across the country this weekend, but audiences still managed to make it to the movies! That being said, grosses for new releases “Puss in Boots,” “In Time,” and “The Rum Diary,” weren’t all that strong. […]
Before leaving Los Angeles for San Francisco on Tuesday, President Barack Obama stopped for an undisclosed meeting with some of the entertainment industry’s high-level executives, as well as talent representatives with access to the industry’s top stars and musical acts, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. http://www.eurweb.com/2011/10/obama-holds-hush-hush-meeting-with-hollywood-execs/
A woman named Nellie Conley, a.k.a. Madame Sul-Te-Wan, became the first black actress contracted to appear in D.W. Griffith’s controversial 1915 film, “Birth of a Nation.” Her talent career would last for nearly 70 years. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/33697
Producers of the upcoming Mahalia Jackson biopic have apologized to its star Fantasia Barinno for comments given to the New York Post by a financing broker for the film that were not authorized. http://www.eurweb.com/2011/10/mahalia-camp-apologizes-to-fantasia-for-unauthorized-interview/
“Machine Gun Preacher”, the new movie with Gerard Butler tells an age old story of strength and dedication to the children of God. If you have not made plans to go see this movie. Go do so now. Take friends with you and watch a movie about the reality of being committed to do something.I […]
