Today the hustle and bustle of downtown Cleveland is a little faster and a bit more furious. And it’s not just because the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 tonight at Quicken Loans Arena. (Cavs won Game 1) Filming for “Fast and Furious 8,” the latest installment in the “Fast and Furious” […]
Film crews have started setting up shots to begin filming “Fast and Furious 8” Monday evening. Scenes have been set up along East 9th Street, practicing before they actually film. A viewer leaving the Indians game spotted the scene and snapped photos of a car on top of another vehicle. Crews said they’ll roll film […]
The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them.” This powerful quote from Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is shown in the beginning of the trailer for Disney’s Queen of Katwe, a new film starring Oscar Award-winning actress, Lupita Nyong’o. The film follows the true […]
This weekend, Ashanti makes her debut as a producer with ‘Mothers And Daughters.’ In the film, she’s also acting alongside superstars Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone, and Courteney Cox. The independent drama tells the story of what it is to be a mom. EUR: This is your firsts time producing a film, how does it feel? Ashanti: It […]
Fans of the late Whitney Houston will get to see what the beloved singer’s life was like before she reached international stardom in an upcoming documentary that delves deep into her roots in the Church where her singing career started. “The story that is never told about Whitney is just how brilliant she was as […]
NBA superstar Kevin Durant and his mother Wanda are the subjects in a new, inspirational Lifetime movie called The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story. During an emotional acceptance speech in 2014 when Durant was recognized as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, he gave props to his mom calling her “the real MVP” and the video clip […]
A movie about iconic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is in development from “Homeland” director Seith Mann. The project has a working title of “Harriet.” Tubman was born into slavery, escaped in 1849 and made more than a dozen missions to rescue about 70 slaves though the Underground Railroad. She served as a spy for the Union Army […]
LeBron James will reportedly return to the big screen as the star of “Space Jam 2”, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The film will reportedly be directed and written by Justin Lin and Andrew Dodge. “Space Jam 2” follows the footsteps of Michael Jordan’s “Space Jam,” released in 1996. Speculation on a possible sequel sparked last […]
Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald will helm a documentary about Whitney Houston that has been authorized by the singer’s estate since her death in 2012. Per a statement, the as-yet-untitled film will offer the “unvarnished and authentic” story of Houston’s life, from her early days singing in her church’s gospel choir to her astounding success as a global […]
The eight chapter in the “Fast & Furious” series is expected to create more than 380 jobs for Ohioans when it films in Cleveland from May until June, according to the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. “Fast 8” is also expected to generate more than 8,200 room night bookings as well as engage over 200 Ohio businesses […]
Bryshere Y. Gray of “Empire” is among the stars of BET’s drama about influential boy band New Edition. BET said Wednesday that Gray will play band member Michael Bivins in the three-part “New Edition: The Movie.” He will be joined by Elijah Kelley (“The Butler”) as Ricky Bell; singer-songwriter Luke James as Johnny Gill; Algee […]
Family Christian is partnering with local churches across the nation to offer hundreds of free screenings of War Room, a movie about prayer that became a #1 movie in US theaters last year, and is driving record-breaking DVD sales. The event leads into National Day of Prayer on May 5. “Family Christian is grateful for the […]
