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FIRST LOOK: “The Best Man Holiday” Trailer

Our favorite characters from the “Best Man” — Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs), Jordan Armstrong (Nia Long) and Lance Sullivan (Morris Chestnut) — are back for the second installment of the 1999 cult classic, “The Best Man Holiday.” The trailer for the film, which hits theaters November 15th, was revealed today and we can’t help but…

Porgy and Bess Is Coming To The Silver Screen
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“Porgy and Bess” Is Coming To The Silver Screen

One of my all time favorite movies will always be “Porgy and Bess”. As a kid I was  enamored by the 1959 film which starred Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge. Every Saturday I would sit and watch it, while singing “Summertime”. Did it matter that I couldn’t sing? Nope, not at all.  I would belt that song out as if it…

Good Times
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“Good Times” is Coming to the Big Screen

The Evans family is heading to the silver screen. Sony Pictures is adapting Good Times into a feature film. The movie studio tapped Shaft producer Scott Rubin and Wreck It Ralph co-writer Phil Johnston to head the project. Good Times, which aired on CBS from 1974 through 1979, was a groundbreaking sitcom centering on James and…

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The Issue with Black Romantic Comedies

I’m infatuated with romantic comedies. Like most cupid-crazed women seeking a soul mate, I purchase rom-coms with fervor, embracing the female heroine as she suffers through the various pangs of love. When the ending credits roll on movies from Legally Blonde to the iconic Pretty Woman, I feel satisfied, full even. These films reignite the…

Won’t Back Down Protesters Disrupt The Premiere
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Won’t Back Down Protesters Disrupt The Premiere

First she received slack from portraying the ‘hired help’ in The Help, now Viola Davis’ current movie is receiving backlash from protesters. At the recent premiere of Won’t Back Down in Los Angeles, protesters showed up to express their anger about the film. Won’t Back Down is loosely based on The Parent Trigger law, which…

Get to Know Maria Howell Before 'Catching Fire'
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Get to Know Maria Howell Before ‘Catching Fire’

The sequel to the mega-hit film adaptation of The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is rapidly scoring actors for its expanding cast, and yesterday it was announced that they’ve added veteran actress Maria Howell as Seeder. Seeder is a former District 11 (aka the predominantly black, sharecropping district) Hunger Games winner who will return…