NEW YORK (UPI) — IFC Films says it is acquiring the North American rights to the biopic Pelé: Birth of a Legend and plans to release it in 2016....
Jeff Sneider, THE WRAP (TheWrap.com) — Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is in discussions to play Aretha Franklin in a biopic that “Straight Outta Compton” producer Scott...
Borys Kit, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (Hollywood Reporter)—Eddie Murphy is in talks to join the Richard Pryor biopic that Lee Daniels is directing for The Weinstein Co.,...
Hugh McIntyre, FORBES (Forbes.com)—Some people just can’t get enough of the spotlight, can they? In addition to her many upcoming and ongoing projects, global pop...
Oretha Winston Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender (NNPA)—Bill Duke brings his years of talent and experience to direct and executive produce The Mahalia...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist There is something at work in both the appearance itself of Ana DuVernay’s “Selma” and in the controversy over...
Emily Yahr, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—Though Whitney Houston’s untimely death at age 48 was one of the biggest stories in the world, Lifetime’s...
Jennifer Brett, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION LOS ANGELES (AJC.com)—“Selma” was up for four Golden Globes awards Sunday night and while it claimed only one, for best...
Jonathan Kaminsky, REUTERS SELMA, Ala. (Reuters)—Residents of Selma, Alabama, will next week be offered free screenings of “Selma,” a Golden Globe-nominated film some locals welcome...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist The movie Selma, which debuted on Christmas Day, is an eerily timely film detailing a history not taught in...
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...
Chris Harnick, ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE (EOnline.com)—The first trailer for Lifetime’s Whitney, the buzzed about Whitney Houston biopic is here! And…it looks, well, good. Directed by Angela Bassett, yes the American Horror...
Lynette Rice, PEOPLE MAGAZINE (People.com)—Timbaland and fans went on a social-media tear after Lifetime premiered a controversial biopic about Aaliyah, the 22-year-old R&B superstar who died in...
Pete Hammond, DEADLINE LOS ANGELES (Deadline.com)—Is AFI Fest 2014 suddenly starting to turn into one very hot film festival? Yes, they had the World Premiere Thursday of...
