The first trailer for the Jesse Owens is out, and though it’s just 15 seconds, it looks powerful. Race is centered around track-and-field star Jesse Owens and his quest to win four gold meals at the 1936 Olympics. The movie’s title, which is certainly a double-entendre, will also explore the actual races along with the discrimination […]

Straight Outta Compton made history at the box office this weekend. The N.W.A. biopic took in $56.1 million, and had the biggest August opening weekend for an R-rated film since American Pie 2 back in 2001. On Friday, the movie took in close to $25 million alone, and it was projected that it would bring in […]

  Actor Larenz Tate will have fans literally seeing double in the new series “Gun Hill,” produced by Reggie Rock Bythewood. In this New York based cop drama the “Love Jones” star plays twin brothers, Bird and Trane, (is that a nod to Charlie Parker and John Coltrane?) who are on opposite sides of the […]

As an actress, there’s always pressure to outdo yourself. That’s a difficult task in itself, let alone, when your first film garners you an Oscar. Jennifer Hudson said her starring role is the hardest role she’s ever had to prepare for. In a recent interview, Hudson said it was tough to play Winnie Mandela because […]