ROLLINGOUT.COM — The 41-year-old actor admits it feels “amazing” to be part of the Lion King reboot.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Taraji P. Henson gives a noteworthy performance as Ali Davis, a sports agent working in a traditionally all-male world of sports as an...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Kyrie Irving is set to star in a horror flick inspired by an infamously haunted hotel.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Where were all these Black women who now are pouncing on R. Kelly when all these booty-shaking videos were being made. And it...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Hollywood heavyweight Martin Lawrence returned to his stand up roots for the LIT AF comedy tour held last weekend at the Jacksonville...
THE AFRO — The film industry veteran graced the stage at Howard University’s Ira Aldridge Main Theatre to a captive audience of Howard University students
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Double Whammies is an unremarkable watering hole located along a desolate strip of highway outside Austin, Texas where truckers and regulars can slip...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The dinosaurs are definitively back on top after “Jurassic World” had a Tyrannosaurus-rex-sized opening that proved even bigger than expected. The...
(Hollywood Reporter) – Amma Asante has come aboard to direct A United Kingdom, a racial drama that has David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in negotiations to star. Pathe International is financing...
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of the name of a movie filmed and set in Hawaii, saying that titling...
[Entertainment Weekly] The Muppet Movie (1979) Director: James Frawley Stars: The Muppets, Charles Durning 95 mins., rated G The Muppets are a perfect place to start a child’s pop-cultural...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic If you took the world of The Jetsons, and made it a live-action film location, that would describe the visuals for...
(The Guardian) – The red carpets are being unrolled, tuxedos retrieved from the dry cleaners, stepladders set up by the paparazzi; Cannes is getting ready...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic After Earth, Men in Black 3, Seven Pounds… It’s been a while since Will Smith lived up to his star...
(Yahoo) – Hollywood’s racial and gender diversity is increasing. But it’s not increasing quickly enough, says Darnell Hunt, lead author of the second annual Hollywood Diversity...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Back in the day, The Twilight Zone did it right. Each episode started with an everyday routine, then it added a...
(Reuters) – The number of women working behind the camera in Hollywood’s top-grossing films has changed little over the past decade despite a slight uptick...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic This well-produced but flawed bio/war/drama follows the armed forces career and subsequent malaise of ex- Navy Seal Chris Kyle....
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — When Queen Latifah was approached 20 years ago to play Bessie Smith, she had to do some...
Brent Lang, VARIETY MAGAZINE LOS ANGELES (Variety Magazine)—“Addicted” hooked audiences this weekend with a social media astute and low cost approach to movie distribution that...
(Boston Herald) – Just days after Netflix surprised Hollywood with a deal for a “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel, the streaming service walloped showbiz all over again with Adam...
JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s carefully controlled system of movie rollouts is officially under siege. Windowing — the practice of opening...
Saba Hamedy, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES LOS ANGELES (The L.A. Times)—Denzel Washington brought his might to the box office yet again with his latest action film,...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic The film 21 Jump Street was a hip, focused, comic homage to the 1980s TV series. 22 Jump Street is an unfocussed potpourri of...
JESSICA HERNDON, AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Universal Pictures had a strong start at the box office this year, with “Lone Survivor” grossing more...
