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Harrison Ford. left, and Chadwick Boseman, cast members in the film "42," pose together for a portrait, in Los Angeles. In the new movie by writer-director, Brian Helgeland, Boseman plays Jackie Robinson and Ford plays Brooklyn Dodgers president and general manager Branch Rickey. Helgeland, an Oscar winner for his "L.A. Confidential" screenplay who previously directed "Payback" and "A Knight's Tale," said he felt "an enormous amount of pressure" to be faithful to Robinson's story, both because of his significance and because his life had been written about so extensively. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

'42' shows why Jackie Robinson still matters

Christy Lemire, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies' manager...
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Jurnee Smollett and Robbie Jones in Tyler Perry's 'Temptation'

Tyler Perry's 'Temptation' plot twist goes too far

Veronica Miller
OPINION - Perry’s message is targeted specifically at black women -- live the way a good little Christian girl should, or be eternally damned with disease...
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First Lady Michelle Obama introduces a panel of the cast and crew of the movie "42", next to Rachel Robinson, widow of baseball great Jackie Robinson, before a workshop for high school and college students, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Michelle Obama praises Jackie Robinson movie

Darlene Superville, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama said Tuesday that a new movie chronicling Jackie Robinson's rise through Major League Baseball left her and the president 'visibly, physically moved' after they saw it over the weekend...
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Jurnee Smollett and Kim Kardashian in 'Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.' Photo courtesy Lionsgate.

Tyler Perry's 'Temptation' holds its own against 'GI Joe' at the box office

Derrik J. Lang, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a nine-month delay, 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' deployed to the top spot at the box office...
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WATCH: Denzel Washington returns to action in '2 Guns' trailer

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VIDEO - The first trailer for the long-awaited summer action vehicle, 2 Guns, which stars Denzel Washington and Mark Whalberg, has finally hit the web...
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Denzel Washington in 'The Pelican Brief', Angela Bassett in 'What's Love Got to Do With It', and Janet Jackson in 'Poetic Justice'. (Photos courtesy of the 1963 fims)

1993: The golden age of black film?

Adam Howard
ANALYSIS - Just twenty of year ago, the multiplexes gave a glimpse of a very different picture of black Hollywood...
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Actor Idris Elba arrives for a State Dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House on March 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Cameron is on a three day official visit to Washington. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Idris Elba says his upcoming Mandela biopic is 'hands down the best'

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - While Nelson Mandela’s recent hospitalization has been garnering headlines, actor Idris Elba plans on making his own after announcing that he will be portraying the South African leader in an upcoming biopic...
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Dwayne Johnson arrives at the 'G.I.Joe: Retaliation' - Australian Premiere at Event Cinemas George Street on March 14, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

The Rock: Savior of film franchises

Sandy Cohen, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When your film franchise has gotten tired — the Fast aren't quite as Furious, the Mummy needs a reason to Return — Dwayne Johnson is the guy to call.
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Jamie Foxx plays president in official 'White House Down' trailer

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VIDEO - The filmmaker behind Independence Day is blowing up the White House again, but this time a black man is playing the Commander-in-Chief...
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Will Smith attends The Hollywood Reporter TIFF Cocktail Party during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at the Thompson Hotel on September 9, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Why Will Smith passed on 'Django'

Randee Dawn, TODAY contributor
TODAY - Will Smith has a need ... to play the lead. The actor told Entertainment Weekly as much in a recent interview, explaining why he wouldn't take the title role that ultimately went to Jamie Foxx in 'Django Unchained'..
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