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December 15, 2011
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - With drinks and dinner, the Globes are a laid-back affair for Hollywood's elite compared to…
December 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Awards seasons is finally here, and 'The Help' star Viola Davis will be going head to head…
December 14, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The drama 'The Help' leads the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations, including ones for…
December 7, 2011
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - For the 20th consecutive year, Hollywood's most powerful women broke bread at the Beverly Hills…
December 6, 2011
I haven't yet seen Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in 'The Iron Lady,' but that said, right now I'd be…
November 21, 2011
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - The Adams Memorial Library said Monday that it got a $1,000 check from Davis, who…
November 11, 2011
OPINION - Actress Viola Davis has it right: stop calling blacks 'dignified' or 'sassy' when it isn't warranted...
October 21, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the week in pop culture. Here's all the latest and greatest black entertainment news from…
October 19, 2011
Octavia Spencer actually broke the big news when she was presenting her Help costar with her award, announcing that Davis…
September 7, 2011
OPINION - What does this film's success mean for black people on film in the long run? Answer: not much,…
August 26, 2011
''The Help deserves real credit for venturing onto turf most studio films don't go near, but told properly, its story…
August 21, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The DreamWorks Pictures film starring Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer in a drama about…
August 18, 2011
Black leading ladies and execs behind the scenes in the feature film industry still lag far behind their Caucasian counterparts...
August 16, 2011
The movie seems to have all the ingredients for Oscar attention: mostly positive reviews, through-the-roof audience reaction, and just a…
August 15, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - Tate Taylor, the producer and director of 'The Help' says that he doesn't care that critics feel…
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
REVIEW - Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer create characters worth watching, people who you root for until the very end...
August 10, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - With two Tony Awards and an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress to her credit, Viola Davis…
August 9, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Octavia Spencer, star of "The Help," says that she has no problem playing the role of a…
July 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT- Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that was!...