George Stark, DAILYMAIL.CO.UK (The Daily Mail)—Madonna has apologized after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look...
(The Telegraph) – The first of Kanye West‘s musical collaborations with Paul McCartney has reached number three in the US charts. An ode to West’s daughter, North, Only...
(Reuters) – DISH Networks Inc said on Thursday it would make “The Interview,” the controversial Sony Pictures Entertainment film about the fictitious assassination of North...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues musician Melvin Jackson, who performed for years with legends B.B. King and Bobby “Blue” Bland, has died. He was 79. Jackson...
(USA Today) – Nicki Minaj is always ready to flaunt her bod. But now she’s getting a little more personal about her emotions, both in her new...
HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean activist said Wednesday that he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony’s “The Interview”...
(Reuters) – The upcoming installment of the “Star Wars” franchise tops moviegoers’ lists of most anticipated films of 2015, ticket seller Fandango said on Tuesday...
(BBC) – The prospect of Idris Elba eventually replacing Daniel Craig as the next James Bond went from hypothetical internet speculation to something more substantial last week, when...
(People) – Chris Rock and his wife are divorcing after nearly 20 years together. “After much contemplation and 19 years of marriage, Chris and I have decided...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic R.I.P. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Your story has been told. Your legacy passed on. Your strategies for non-violent...
(Entertainment Weekly) – In the wake of criticisms of Selma’s characterization of President Lyndon B. Johnson, director Ava DuVernay argued that people should “interrogate history.” In a...
Christopher Rosen, THE HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—An Oscar contender isn’t an Oscar contender without cries of inaccuracy. That’s where Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” is at right...
Justin Moyer, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—It’s no secret: Chris Rock did not like being married. Or, if he did, he sure didn’t sound...
Erik Hayden, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (HollywoodReporter.com)—Ever since Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal’s hacked email inbox recently showed Jan. 2014 message that read “Idris should be...
Mitchell Peters, BILLBOARD (Billboard.com)—The 37-year-old rapper and actor, whose real name is Chris Bridges, recently proposed to his girlfriend Eudoxie Agnan by taking her up...
Rick Gladstone, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—“Exodus: Gods and Kings,” the $140 million Hollywood film about the biblical escape of the Jews from...
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution) – The Cosby Chair for the Humanities, a prestigious endowed professorship at Spelman College, funded in part by a $20 million gift that...
(Variety) – Sony’s “The Interview” has delivered over $1 million on its opening day on Christmas — an impressive launch for a title playing in...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic As 2014 draws to a close it’s a perfect time to reflect on noteworthy films, strong performances and the strides...
MAE ANDERSON, AP Technology Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Sony’s flip-flop on releasing “The Interview” shows the studio is working furiously to try to chart the right...
(The Washington Post) – In 1986, the wife of one complicated legend gave a piece of advice to the wife of another complicated legend. The...
LOS ANGELES (USA Today) — Now this is how you ace every platform. Pharrell Williams served up an innately cool 2014 as our impresario of music, television,...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Cosby hasn’t been “America’s dad” for years. For some blacks, he is the cranky uncle complaining about...
(New York Daily News) – Bill Cosby was a rat who stalked prey in his own pack, a former girlfriend of Sammy Davis Jr. says....
