It looks like Mona Scott-Young‘s production team moves fast. Last week, we reported that the producers of the hit VH1 reality series were having a hard time finding a big name to star in the L.A. franchise. Now it seems rapper The Game might be the big star the show was looking for.   Last […]

Mona Scott-Young is in the process of expanding her “Love & Hip Hop” empire even further. The executive producer of the hit reality series is trying to start a series in the location of Los Angeles, but she’s having quite a bit of trouble. “Love & Hip Hop” is looking for a big name to anchor their […]

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 […]

Will Black cinema make history on Sunday’s telecast of the Academy Awards?   The groundbreaking film “12 Years A Slave” is up for nine Oscar nominations, including Best Director (Steve McQueen), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) and Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor). All signs point towards “12 Years A Slave” winning Best Picture, having already secured […]

It was a tight race, but “12 Years A Slave” ended up with the highest honor with the Best Picture win at tonight’s Oscars ceremony. While the sci-fi thriller “Gravity” cleaned up with mostly technical awards (Best Editing, Best Cinematography) and a Best Director win for Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron,  “12 Years A Slave” came […]

Even though 2013 was a landmark year for Black cinema, it clearly wasn’t reflected in this year’s Oscar nominations.  Steve McQueen’s “12 Years A Slave” was the lone survivor, landing 3 acting nominations, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. RELATED: “12 Years A Slave” Wins Best Picture At Golden Globes  Lupita Nyong’o, who’s […]

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  According to Toofab.com Hollywood is reacting in a big way to the news of the death of beloved Soprano’s actor James Gandolfini. Celebs have been taking to Twitter to express their condolences and sympathies. Take a look at the tweets below. Jerry Ferrara Rip James Gandolfini. One of the greatest actors of our generation. Olivia Wilde […]

The NAACP Image Awards put on a fun and exciting show for its inaugural airing on TVOne. There were winners we expected and some surprises we didn’t see coming. Besides getting to see who wore what, host Anthony Anderson did a great job of being humorous while making sure the show ran smoothly. The comedian […]

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The nominees for THE 45TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were announced today during a live press conference at the TV One presentation to the Television Critics Association during its Winter 2014 Press Tour in Pasadena, CA.  David Oyelowo (“Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’”), Joe Morton (ABC’s “Scandal”),Keke Palmer (VH1’s “CrazySexyCool”), Bresha Webb (TV One’s “Love That Girl”) and Gina Torres(USA’s “Suits”) announced the categories and nominees […]

In the new comedy The Sitter Jonah Hill plays Noah, a 20-something year old college dropout who will do just about anything to get laid. In his quest to “pound vag”, the one woman he can’t have sends him on an impossible mission while he is babysitting some bad ass kids. Method Man is Jacobly, […]

THEBOXHOUSTON.com – Ice Cube talks about the comedy remake, “21 Jump Street” and his role as police Captain Dickson: I don’t just wanna be loud and big, I wanna be funny too, so just making sure you can balance the loud, over the top, cliche police captain [character] with the jokes that are in the script [is […]

As Hollywood continues its assault on our childhood by persecuting cherished kids games with big screen adaptations like Candyland, Monopoly and the Rihanna-starring action film Battleship, we’ve thought of five other sacred board games we’d hate to see on the big screen, and their worst synopses. Operation: A whole room of wannabe doctors trying unsuccessfully […]