Rapper 50 Cent is really kicking his career into high gear this year. Not only is the rap mogul preparing to release his fifth album “Animal Ambition,” he just landed a role in a comedy starring high profile actors like Melissa McCarthy, Nia Long and Jude Law. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is […]
Writer/director Tyler Perry has some new drama on his hands. A woman has filed a lawsuit against the movie mogul claiming he stole her idea for the film “Madea Gets A Job.” According to Georgia legal documents, a woman named Lisa Daniels filed a civil action suit against Tyler Perry for theft of a literary […]
When news first broke rapper Andre 3000 would be playing the role of Jimi Hendrix in a film, many were skeptical. Now, a few days before it makes it’s debut at South By Southwest Music Festival, the first clip is making the rounds on the internet. The film, titled “All Is By My Side,” focuses […]
It’s never easy trying to make a successful movie remake, but that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from cranking them out. Director Jose Padhila takes on the 1987 classic “RoboCop,” which starred Peter Weller as a fresh-faced street cop gunned down on his first day of duty, only to be resurrected as a fearsome human-machine hybrid created […]
Popular actress Taraji P. Henson is known for playing strong women on film and television. In her latest role in the film titled “From the Rough,” Henson plays a tough as nails swim coach at Tennesee State Universty who becomes the first woman to ever coach a men’s golf team. Naturally, a sport that was […]
They may be some perfect pitch having singers from Philly, but do not mess with Boyz II Men because they will get live with you if you disrespect their legacy. A film maker is in the crosshairs of the legendary R&B group because he wants to name his film “Boys 2 Men” and the singing […]
With the exception of 2007’s “Pride” (based on real life swimming coach Jim Ellis) images of Blacks engaging in any kind of water sport are pitifully rare. Behind closed doors, women joke about not wanting to get their hair wet or how surfing and water skiing is for “White folks.” In the emotionally stunning “Otelo […]
Kevin Hart continued his streak of box office magic as his new buddy cop comedy “Ride Along” (with Ice Cube and Tika Sumpter) was the #1 movie in the country, banking $48.1 million this past weekend. “Ride Along” had a predicted $34 million opening, but box office pundits are realizing that Hart isn’t just a […]
While Ava DuVernay’s MLK movie “Selma” goes full steam ahead, director Oliver Stone announced on Twitter that he will no longer pursue his own version of the legendary civil rights leader. According to Entertainment Weekly, Stone’s vision was deemed to controversial because it delved with King’s infidelity and conflicts within the movement. RELATED: Little Known […]
Rapper turned reality star Jim Jones is being taken to court for sinking his fangs into the wallets of a few film investors. Jones is being sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars by a group of investors who claim Jones took money under the guise of making a movie, but the rapper spent the […]
