From: thegrio.com By Donovan X. Ramsey Director George Lucas talked with The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart Monday about the difficulty of getting his latest project, Red Tails to the big screen screen. Red Tails stars a virtually all-black cast. It tells the story of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots from World War II. They were the first black pilots […]
In a new episode of “Cinema in Noir” film writers Candice Frederick, Kimberly Renee and ReBecca Theodore-Vachon critique David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Is Lisbeth Salander the new icon of female empowerment? Also, with all the attention given to Dragon Tattoo and Lisbeth Salander the question becomes; are our own black female […]
Georgia is now considered one of the top five states in the country for film and TV production with more than 274 projects shot in the state since July 2010, reports the AJC.com. TV shows shot in Georgia include BET’s “The Game,” MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” the Discovery Channel’s “Auction Kings” and AMC’s critically-acclaimed hit shot […]
B.E.S.T. Academy and DiamondBlack Films will host the community event, “The Men’s Health Initiative” on September 25, 2010. B.E.S.T. Academy and DiamondBlack Films will host the first initiative in a series of programs aimed at educating the youth and adult males within the city of Atlanta. “The Men’s Health Initiative” will feature an inspirational documentary […]
Rihanna has signed on to star in her first feature film. Variety announced that “Love The Way You Lie” singer will star in Universal’s "Battleship," inspired by the classic game of the same name.
Michael Jackson's outfits and choreography in his later years took on a very militaristic tone, and now comes word that a video distributor claims to have supplied the King of Pop with Nazi films. Click here for details.
Mariah Carey, widely assumed to be expecting with husband Nick Cannon, is getting lots of well wishes. And she’s getting some flack from Tyler Perry.
The vote appeared to be a no-brainer for the Atlanta City Council: Approve a multi-million dollar, 50-year lease to rent out the Lakewood Fairgrounds to EUE/Screen Gems and move Atlanta a step closer to Hollywood.
Terrence Howard has been tapped to play opposite Jennifer Hudson as South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela in the movie titled ‘‘Winnie." The Academy Award winning ‘Dreamgirls’ star was previously announced in the lead role of Winnie Mandela.
