2013 is shaping up to be The Year Of Idris. Now that’s he’s wrapped up the third (and final) installment of BBC’s “LUTHER” Idris Elba will play iconic civil rights leader Nelson Mandela in “The Long Walk To Freedom” and returns as the all-seeing Norse god Heimdall in “Thor: The Dark World.” READ: Idris Elba […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a Hollywood anamoly -an egoless actor who’s reached A-list status without drinking the industry Kool-Aid. Audiences watched him grow up on “Third Planet From The Sun,” becoming an accomplished (and sexy) performer with both mainstream and indie movie cred. In his directorial debut “Don Jon’s Addiction” Gordon-Levitt plays a good ole Italian […]
What’s your relationship “deal breaker”? For some it’s height, income, or how and where you worship. But could you date someone with political beliefs radically different from your own? In “Baggage Claim” Montana Moore (Paula Patton) tracks down a former suitor, Langston (Taye Diggs), a rather conservative politician with plans to turn Montana into a […]
How far would you go to find your true soulmate? In David E. Talbert’s “Baggage Claim,” Paula Patton plays Montana Moore, a beautiful flight attendant who’s determined to find Mr. Right when her baby sister (Lauren London) gets engaged. With the help of her co-workers (Jill Scott, Adam Brody) Montana flies around the country determined […]
The stars aligned in New York City as the 17th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival kicked off with the premiere of David E. Talbert’s “Baggage Claim.” The film’s stars – Paula Patton, Derek, Luke, Jenifer Lewis, Jill Scott and Rickey Smiley – all graced the red carpet. Jaws dropped as Jenifer Lewis debuted a fabulous auburn-hued […]
How far would you go to find your missing child? That’s the dilemma faced by Nancy and Franklin Birch (Viola Davis, Terrence Howard) when their six year old daughter Joy and best friend Anna are abducted on Thanksgiving. Anna’s father, Kelly Dover (Hugh Jackman) a deeply religious survivalist, takes matters into his own hands when […]
“Boardwalk Empire” expands their roster of Black characters with the addition of Jeffrey Wright in the fourth season of the critically acclaimed TV series. Wright will play , Valentin Narcisse described as a “Doctor of Divinity, philanthropist, student of culture and the man who runs Harlem.” But don’t expect the Trinidadian born Dr. Narcisse and fellow mobster […]
The D.C Sniper film “Blue Caprice” opens in theaters today and actor Isaiah Washington reminds audiences why he is one of the finest actors of his generation. Based on the real life Beltway Sniper killings of 2002, Washington plays John Allen Muhammad, a mysterious drifter who takes troubled teenager John Lee Malvo (Tequan Richmond) under his […]
TV networks are finally getting the message- shows on the small screen need to reflect the times we live in. As the “sassy Black friend” is becoming a thing of the past, network dramas and sitcoms are stepping up to give us more fleshed out, three-dimensional Black characters. We’re now sexy, charismatic vampires (“The Originals”), […]
Lights, camera, action! On Wednesday September 5, 2013, New York’s glitterati converged at Houston Hall to kick off NY Fashion Week at an exclusive “Fashion Fete” event hosted by celebrity stylist June Ambrose and HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” Paying homage to the Roaring Twenties, guests hit the red carpet dressed in tailored suits, flapper dresses and […]
Michael K. Williams is having a very good year. Williams returns for a fourth season as gangster Chalky White on HBO’s critically acclaimed “Boardwalk Empire,” is featured in the upcoming “Twelve Years A Slave” and has recently joined Spike Lee’s top secret Kickstarter funded project. Spike raised more that $1.4 million through online crowd funding, […]
2013 just might go down in film history as the turning point for Black cinema. No longer limited to the yearly offering of Madea films and romantic comedies, moviegoers can now enjoy a plethora of features that expand on the Black experience. With the critical and box office success of “Fruitvale Station” and “Lee Daniel’s […]