Watch ‘Milk + Honey’ Ep. 1
From executive producer Idris Elba, milk + honey is a scripted series that follows the spiritual, professional and romantic journeys of four young and ambitious women (Asha Kamali, Yaani King, Shauntay Hinton, Faune Chambers) navigating the lights, smoke and mirrors of Hollywood. Debbie Allen, Lance Gross, and soap opera star Charles Divins also star. Visit the milk+honey website for... Read More »
Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union Comedy Pilot Axed
After ordering two pilot episodes of family comedy ‘Litte In Common,’ Fox has decided not to move forward with the project. The original cast included Gabrielle Union, and Kevin Hart as a sports-obsessed married couple with children (played by Malachi Smith and Sydney Mikayla). The show centered around a white family having trouble adjusting to their new Texas neighborhood–particularly... Read More »
Forest Whitaker Joins Schwarzenegger Action Flick ‘Last Stand’
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker will be joining Arnold Schwarzenegger in a new action film titled Last Stand. The film, directed by Korean director Kim Jee-Woon, has begun filming in New Mexico and Nevada. The film also stars Johnny Knoxville (Jackass), Jaimie Alexander (Thor), and Peter Stormare. Last Stand stars Schwarzenegger as Sheriff Owens, a former LAPD cop turned small-town... Read More »
Marlon Wayans Developing ABC Comedy Series
Marlon Wayans may be returning to television in a new comedy series on ABC. Wayans is set to write, executive produce and star in a comedy pilot being developed for ABC. According to Deadline, the comedy “has an odd couple/buddy cop comedy feel to it, centers on two brothers, both cops. Having fallen down on his luck, one of... Read More »
Links Of The Week: 10.15.11
TOP STORIES FROM AROUND THE WEB How TV Shows Use BBFs To Appear Racially Diverse Belafonte’s Activist Life Q&A: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Talks ‘The Thing’ and ‘Bullet to the Head’ Why Viola Davis is right on tune Hollywood Black Film Festival Announces 2011 Film Lineup Chris Rock Weighs In... Read More »
Taraji P Henson Goes Glam for YRB Photo shoot
Oscar nominated actress Taraji P Henson gets glammed up for a spread in YRB Magazine. In an interview with the magazine, the actress addresses a lot of questions concerning her acting career and role choices. Henson, who is currently on the hit CBS show Person of Interest, also reveals her true feelings about losing the “Best Supporting Actress” Oscar.... Read More »
Laurence Fishburne in ABC’s ‘Have a Little Faith’
Emmy and Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It,” “Two Trains Running”) stars as Rev. Henry Covington in the new Hallmark Hall of Fame film, “Mitch Albom’s Have a Little Faith,” premiering SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The movie, based on the latest best-selling book... Read More »
Russell Hornsby Talks New TV Show ‘Grimm’
The incredibly gifted actor Russell Hornsby co-stars in NBC’s new drama series Grimm. The actor sat down to discuss the show in an on-screen interview. “Grimm” is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli, “Turn The Beat Around”) discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal... Read More »
‘The Mountaintop’ Broadway Opening [Photos]
Black star power was out in full effect at the Broadway opening of The Mountaintop. The official opening performance delivered rave reviews, and a star-studded red carpet and after party. Some of the black actors to show up included the cast Angela Bassett and Samuel L Jackson. Others included the legendary Ruby Dee, Cicely Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, Courtney B... Read More »
TNT Cancels ‘Memphis Beat’
It’s been a tough year for black women in television. Seems like Charlie’s Angels aren’t the only ones to have their wings clipped this season. Drama series Memphis Beat, which starred Alfre Woodard, has also been cancelled. “The network thanks everyone involved in the production of Memphis Beat for their work on the series, including the great cast and... Read More »
‘Charlie’s Angels’ Cancelled!
It’s being reported that ABC has cancelled it’s new remake of Charlie’s Angels. After low ratings, scathing reviews, and public outcry over bad writing and poor acting, this news isn’t really much of a shocker. We saw this cancellation coming in the very first episode after witnessing the first dramatic scene of the series– one of the angels dies... Read More »
‘The Game’: Season 5 Teaser Trailer
Football drama The Game returns for it’s fifth season in January. BET released a sneak peek of what’s to come. The show stars regulars Tia Mowry Hardrict, Coby Bell, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Hosea Chanchez, and Pooch Hall. We also spotted a lot of familiar guest stars, including Brandy Norwood (’90210,’ ‘Drop Dead Diva’), DeRay Davis (‘Jumpin The Broom’), and... Read More »
Watch Steve McQueen’s ‘Shame’ Trailer
The trailer for black filmmaker Steve McQueen‘s latest film has finally debuted online. Shame, directed by McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, tells the story of Brandon (Fassbender), a single man who is addicted to sex in any form as long as it does not involve love or intimacy. His ordered lifestyle is thrown into chaos with... Read More »
‘Top Boy’ Series Trailer Starring Ashley Walters
Here is a special extended trailer for the UK’s gritty new drama series starring rising actor Ashley Walters, and other up-and-coming talents from across the pond. Featuring an ensemble cast of brilliant new talent, Top Boy is Ronan Bennett‘s new four-part drama about young lives lived on the edge and, for the most part, lived out of sight in... Read More »
Holly Robinson Peete Lands ‘Mike and Molly’ Gig
After being fired from her hosting gig on CBS’ The Talk, Holly Robinson Peete is returning to the network as an actress in a scripted role. The network confirmed that Peete will appear in multiple episodes of hit comedy series Mike and Molly. “She’ll play a love interest to Mike’s (Billy Gardell) partner on the police force, Carl (Reno... Read More »
Mahalia Jackson Movie Producers apologize to Fantasia Barrino over Pregnancy remarks
Producers of the forthcoming Mahalia Jackson biopic have issued an apology to it’s star, Fantasia Barrino, over false rumors of her firing from the project. Double Dutch Productions, LLC., the production company behind Mahalia!, is responding to circulating reports that Barrino was booted from the project due to her out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Producers claim any statements regarding Barrino were “not... Read More »
