True love always triumphs – after four years of dating, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade proposed to actress Gabrielle Union Saturday evening. WATCH: What Would Gabrielle Union Do If She Were A Man? [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] Union shared the good news on Twitter, with a pic of her dazzling engagement ring: Union and Wade have faced […]
Shaunie O’Neal lost home court advantage when ex-husband Shaquille O’Neal won a judgment to prevent her from featuring their children in a new reality show. RELATED: Draya Michelle Gives ‘Basketball Wives” Co-Star Black Eye According to TMZ, Shaunie tried to convince Shaq that her new show would be devoid of the ratchetry of her […]
Antoine Fuqua is having a very good year. After surprising movie insiders with the box office success of “Olympus Has Fallen” earlier this year (it grossed $161 million domestically), Disney has tapped the “Training Day” director to helm their Jesse Owens biopic. READ: “Training Day” Director Says Lil Wayne Should Go Into Acting [EXCLUSIVE] The […]
After a whirlwind year of accolades playing Oscar Grant in the award winning drama “Fruitvale Station”, Michael B. Jordan switches gears for the upcoming rom-com “That Awkward Moment.” Jordan plays Mikey, who’s hit a relationship rut after breaking up with his girlfriend, and turns to food as an emotional crutch. Daniel (Miles Teller) and Jason (Zac […]
“12 Years A Slave”, “Fruitvale Station” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” each received a whopping nine nominations from the Black Reel Awards. All three films are vying for Best Picture along with the Jackie Robinson biopic “42” and “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.” READ: 2013: The Best And Worst In Black Movies “The Best Man […]
“Oh you mean White Chocolate? (laughs) Let me tell you, the sistas loved them some Paul! ” -Will Packer Hollywood lost one of its bright and shining stars November 30, 2013 when actor Paul Walker, 40, was killed in a car crash along with friend and business partner, Roger Rodas. While Walker was known for his striking surfer-boy […]
2013 will go down in history as the year Black cinema turned a corner. While mainstream outlets like the NY Times declared 2013 the “breakout year in Black film” and BuzzFeed cynically observed that “we’ve been here before” (we haven’t), ultimately moviegoers had the final say at the box office. First time directors like Sheldon Candis (“LUV”) and Ryan Coogler […]
“12 Years A Slave” gains more momentum in the awards race as the African-American Film Critics Association named it the Best Picture of 2013. Steve McQueen won Best Director, John Ridley for Best Screenplay as well as Lupita Nyong’O for Best Breakthrough Performance. READ: 5 Things To Know About “12 Years A Slave” Star Lupita Nyong’O […]
2013 is proving to be a very good year indeed for Black Hollywood. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced their 2014 nominees earlier today and “12 Years A Slave” received four nominations, more than any other film this year. Chiwetel Ejiofor is up for Lead Actor, and supporting nods were given to Michael Fassbender and […]
2013 proved to be a windfall for Black male biopics – “Fruitvale Station,” “12 Years A Slave,” and “42” all proved to be box office hits, as audiences flocked to theaters to experience the struggles and triumphs of some of history’s most iconic heroes. RELATED: 5 Reasons To See Tyler Perry’s “A Madea Christmas” Since […]
On the surface, a gun-toting, weed smoking Black matriarch like Madea and a White stand up comedian like Larry The Cable Guy seem to have nothing in common but according to Dan Whitney, the two are more alike than you think. “Tyler [Perry] and I started around the ‘blue collar’ thing, me with Larry The […]
After being snubbed by last week’s Gotham Awards, “12 Years A Slave” won a whopping six awards from Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) including Best Picture, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Picture (Lupita Nyong’o) and Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley). RELATED: 5 Things To Know About “12 Years A Slave” Star Lupita […]