After the premiere of Tyler Perry’s latest movie, “Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor,” the discussion about the film revolved around the rape scene and his use of HIV seemingly as a punishment for adultery. Before the movie aired, however, the controversy surrounded his choice to cast Kim Kardashian as part of the…
As an acclaimed black woman in film, Viola Davis is saying no more to playing an oppressed black soul! I hear that! Last year, the actress received a lot of backlash from her depiction in the film, The Help. Undeniably a great read and even greater film, Davis played a character of a black maid…
The success of Quentin Tarantino’s Django: Unchained has sparked, what some movie critics are calling, “slave movie fever.” There seems to be a new trend of slave-themed films that are popping up left and right — seven more are scheduled to premiere this year. After the releases Case départ, Django, and Lincoln, our nation engaged…
This has been a groundbreaking year for black women in Hollywood from Kerry Washington being the first black woman in 38 years to nab a lead role in a primetime TV series (with “Scandal”) to Quvenzhané Wallis becoming the youngest actress ever nominated for a “Best Actress” Oscar. Both these remarkable ladies are profiled in…
Many kids with famous parents often go on to seek their own careers in music or acting. A famous last name along with the connections made by the parent eases one into a career in Hollywood. They’ll tell you that they had to overcome their famous last name or that they didn’t receive any special…
Nina Simone’s biopic is currently filming and Zoe Saldana has been cast as the lead. Despite a public outcry when Zoe’s role was first announced, director Cynthia Mort and crew have went forward with production. Instead of choosing another lead, the film producers just got creative with makeup. Photos surfaced from the set of the…
I’ve always been a fan of Joaquin Phoenix and his eccentricities. From his roles in movies like Walk The Line, where he portrayed Johnny Cash, and his “mockumentary” I’m Still Here, he’s established himself as an actor that’s willing to take risks. In a recent interview with black film critic, Elvis Mitchell for Interview Magazine,…
A large contingent of the black internet were up in arms last night at the news that Zoe Saldana is now replacing Mary J. Blige in a much-discussed Nina Simone biopic. Really? Because Zoe’s known for her deep speaking and singing voices? Because she’s known for singing at all? Because she bears such uncanny physical…
