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'Love & Basketball' and 'The Old Guard' director, Gina Prince-Bythewood will direct the upcoming film 'The Woman King' starring Viola…
When Viola Davis and Denzel Washington set the internet ablaze with the trailer release of the highly-anticipated film Fences, we knew we
theGRIO VIDEO - In an interview with theGrio, Octavia Spencer who stars in the James Brown biopic, 'Get On Up,'…
OPINION - The endless controversies over black movies have gotten to the point where movies won’t get made, or won’t…
CANNES, France (AP) — Octavia Spencer almost passed on one of the most acclaimed movies of the year so far...
theGRIO REPORT - Could the success of '42' all suggest a growing audience for feel-good films that result in racial…
With tousled bed head hair, and a devil-may-care expression, the 40-year-old star of The Help might look easygoing on the…
Viola Davis' first major starring role since The Help will be in a drama called Won't Back Down, featuring Maggie…
theGRIO REPORT - Just like the success of Steve Harvey's book, 'Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,' the…
Can you imagine pop star Katy Perry co-starring in 'The Help'? According to the 'I Kissed a Girl' singer it…
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) - Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer is being honored at the Alabama Statehouse, where about 400 people turned…
Despite starring in one of 2011's biggest blockbusters and winning an Oscar for her efforts, Octavia Spencer still has trouble…
(AP) - Despite torrents of debate among African-Americans over the merits of the segregation-era movie 'The Help,' most still hoped…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Octavia Spencer of "The Help" is the winner of the Academy Award for best supporting actress...
VIDEO - 'The Help' is expected to be a big winner at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony, but MSNBC host Melissa…
OPINION - In this post I'll try to break down Spencer and Davis' competition and determine what fans of 'The…
theGRIO's 100 - Known mostly for playing characters with sass, Octavia Spencer also has the chops for more serious roles,…
The actress from will soon be turning 40 and says that she wants her breast to look the way they…
OPINION - It has long been an open secret that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'The Help' collected three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards, including top actress honors for Viola…