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August 24, 2011
Washington will play John Allen Williams, who joined the Nation of Islam and changed his surname to Muhammad years before…
August 22, 2011
The film, which has a basketball subplot, has not yet been named, but it's scheduled to go into production in…
August 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - 'Winnie,' a film about Winnie Mandela will soon make it debut at the Toronto Film Festival, but…
August 21, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The DreamWorks Pictures film starring Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer in a drama about…
August 19, 2011
Though I thought he said he had lost a bunch of weight and added on pounds of muscle in preparation…
August 19, 2011
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - 'The Help' is based on relationships between white families in Mississippi and the black women who…
August 19, 2011
OPINION - By mingling a formula that is mostly Tyler Perry with a little bit of Oprah, Harvey has ascended…
August 18, 2011
Black leading ladies and execs behind the scenes in the feature film industry still lag far behind their Caucasian counterparts...
August 18, 2011
OPINION - There are certain ways in which black men are viewed and categorized that differs from their white counterparts...
August 18, 2011
OPINION - Now he's thinking he can reclaim the crown in 2011? A loooong shot buddy. Sounds more like a…
August 17, 2011
"With all the stuff that's been going on with Batman, the paparazzi attention's been a little intense. So I actually…
August 16, 2011
Shaq is about to complete the Filmmaking Conservatory at the New York Film Academy's branch at Universal Studios Hollywood...
August 12, 2011
Byron Hurt is an award-winning filmmaker, activist and lecturer. But most of all, he is a brother who takes on…
August 12, 2011
OPINION - Cinematic history is replete with examples of movies that spark ire over the racial composition of the team…
August 11, 2011
Morgan Freeman's TV series sees him investigating the unexplained secrets of the cosmos; for his next film, he may be…
August 11, 2011
On average, only two movies per year garner an "A+" rating from CinemaScore, a market-research firm that surveys moviegoers on…
August 10, 2011
There's nothing like a Spike Lee Joint. His pro-black, beautifully and artistically crafted films are layered with messages conveyed through…
August 10, 2011
REVIEW - Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer create characters worth watching, people who you root for until the very end...
August 10, 2011
The rest of the billion confirmed cast members of What to Expect When You're Expecting are in trou-ble! Kim Fields,…
August 9, 2011
The wait is finally over and we get our first look at the animated spin-off of Michael Jai White's popular…