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Are Reality Shows Good for Rappers?

by Ezekiel Walkeron November 30, 2012
What ever happened to rap? I can still remember in 2005 when The Game first came out with his debut album The Documentary, my college friends and I played it nonstop seemingly for weeks as we crowned it as an instant classic and a great addition to his G-Unit partner 50 Cent. Not only was […]
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Watch Gabby Douglas On Vampire Diaries Set For Cameo

by Anya Rahmingon November 30, 2012
Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Douglas recently visited the Vampire Diaries set in Atlanta. She is a fan of the show and has a cameo in the 7th episode of the 4th season which aired on 11/29/2012 according to EW. Scroll down for pictures of her visit and watch two videos where Gabby interacts with the […]

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Nick Cannon Scores Deal With NBC To Create Shows

by Anya Rahmingon November 30, 2012
Nick Cannon has hit another home run and scored a deal with NBC . He will begin working toward developing scripted and unscripted shows for the major network. NBC President Paul Telegdy released this statement according to Hollywood Reporter: “We are gratified to know that this new agreement will expand our successful working relationship with […]
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Sparkle On DVD and Blu-Ray November 30

by Anya Rahmingon November 30, 2012
Did you miss Sparkle when it was in theaters? The film stars Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Carmen Ejogo, Derek Luke, Cee-lo Green, Mike Epps, and Omari Hardwick in a drama about a group of sister-soul singers who rise to fame and deal with its complications. The film was Whitney Houston’s last major performance. Watch a […]

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Blallywood Film Review: Bad 25

by jesimieljon November 29, 2012
1987 saw the release of Michael Jackson’s 7th studio album. The child prodigy had successfully reinvented himself from his clean youthful image with his brothers in Jackson 5 to King of Pop bad boy with releases like “Off the Wall” and “Thriller.”  By this time, he was ready to proclaim to the world that he […]
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Meagan Good’s NBC Show Deception Looks Better In New Clip

by Anya Rahmingon November 28, 2012
Meagan Good is joining Kerry Washington as a leading Black actress on a prime time network TV show in Deception. Good plays detective Joanna Locasto who is assigned to investigate the death of a childhood-friend-turned-wealthy-socialite.  Laz Alonso co-stars stars as an NYPD detective and love interest. A new promotional clip has been released for the film and […]

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Watch Tia Mowry Lead ABC Family Holiday Movie The Mistle-Tones

by Anya Rahmingon November 28, 2012
Tia Mowry movie is starring in an ABC Family Christmas movie special called The Mistle-Tones. The TV movie will air during their 25 days of Christmas programming on Sunday, December 9th at 8:00 pm ET. In the film Tia Mowry stars as Holly, a gifted singer who wants to audition for The Snow Belles, a local […]
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Lenny Kravitz Will Play Marvin Gaye

by Anya Rahmingon November 27, 2012
Singer-Songwriter Lenny Kravitz is officially confirmed to play Marvin Gaye in an upcoming biopic by director Julian Temple. The movie won’t be produced until 2013, so the release date may be a year or two off. According to an article on Examiner, the film will focus on Marvin Gaye’s life during the  1980s and conclude with […]

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Tyra Banks Announces Life-Size 2

by Anya Rahmingon November 26, 2012
Today Tyra Banks made this announcement on her social media profiles: “I’m producing and starring in Lifesize 2! Shine Bright, Shine Far…Again!!!” The first Life-Size film was a G rated TV movie that debuted on the silver screen in 2000. Lindsey Lohan played a young girl who tried to resurrect her mother but instead brought her doll, […]
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Christmas Angel With Tamera-Mowry Available For Rent & Purchase

by Anya Rahmingon November 25, 2012
Christmas Angel, a faith-based family holiday flick in which Tamera Mowry-Housley stars as a supporting character, is now available for viewing as a DVD or through streaming. You can purchase Christmas Angel from Amazon.com or rent for $3.99 on YouTube (Click the links). The film will air on GMC (Gospel Music Channel) December 1st at 7pm and 9pm […]

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Jamie Foxx On Men’s Health To Promote Django Unchained

by Anya Rahmingon November 25, 2012
Jamie Foxx is on the December cover of Men’s Health Magazine promoting his upcoming film Django Unchained. In the magazine he gives success tips for career and health. Jamie Foxx also talks about preparing physically to play a slave. He has worked out for years, but prepping to play a slave was different. Read the […]
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Kerry Washington On Women’s Health To Promote Django Unchained

by Anya Rahmingon November 25, 2012
Kerry Washington is on the cover of December’s Women’s Health magazine which hit newsstands November 20th. Her career is on fire after becoming the first black female lead on a network TV drama since 1974 in her ABC show Scandal. In the magazine, she does a multi-page spread and talks about what she would be doing if she wasn’t an actress, […]

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Person of Interest Recap 2×06

by Lasheda Wallaceon November 24, 2012
Fabricated marriages never hurt anyone, right? Well at least John Reese doesn’t think so. This episode of Person of Interest calls for a celebration of marriage and a congrats to Reese. The marriage only lasts for a couple of days. Finch pulls another number, prompting himself and Reese to save another life. This time the […]
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Jennifer Hudson To Star In Season 2 of Smash

by Anya Rahmingon November 23, 2012
In the new season of Smash beginning Tuesday February 5th, 2013 Jennifer Hudson will appear as a guest star. A new trailer-slash-clip has been released that shows plenty of Jennifer Hudson’s character. She will play a Broadway and Tony award winner named Veronica Moore (Yahoo Movies). Look forward to some power vocal tracks. Catch Jennifer […]

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Wyclef Jean Coming To Small Screen In Nashville

by Anya Rahmingon November 23, 2012
Wyclef Jean will be a regular character on the ABC show Nashville. ABC has confirmed that he will be playing a character who is the head of a music label according to Zap2it. Wyclef Jean has previously appeared as an actor the the TV series Third Watch and in the films Redline -2007 and flick Black […]
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Chad Coleman Cast In Key Role On Walking Dead

by Anya Rahmingon November 23, 2012
After feeling disappointment resulting from the lack of character development of black characters on The Walking Dead, including Michonne and T-Dog, I’d given up on hoping the show would ever develop a black character satisfactorily. Now casting news has been announced, and Chad Coleman will play the “key role” of Tyreese according to TVLine. Based on the comics, […]

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Nia Long Cast In Single Mom’s Club + See Her New Web Video

by Anya Rahmingon November 23, 2012
Nia Long has been cast in Tyler Perry’s upcoming film Single Mom’s Club. So far we know that Kim Kardashian, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Zulay Henao will also appear in the 2014 film (according to MovieWeb) about “A group of single moms brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children’s school.” Nia Long will play one of […]
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Cory Hardrict Hopes To Sell Series South LA: Angel City

by Anya Rahmingon November 22, 2012
Cory Hardrict and partner Mo McRae recently screened the pilot of their TV creation South LA: Angel City. The TV show depicts life in South Los Angelas. Though the project had a small budget, the pair managed to recruit Omari Hardwick (Middle of Nowhere), Dennis L.A. White, and Aisha White (America’s Next Top Model Contestant) […]