Trick or treat? Lionsgate released a teaser today for Boo! A Madea Halloween, the latest adventure for Tyler Perry’s tough-talking old lady. In Boo!, out Oct. 21, Madea fends off a slew of supernatural creatures, including the walking dead and ghosts This will be Madea’s seventh movie, and every previous installment has grossed at least $50 million. Boo! […]
In response to the recent controversy regarding Zoe Saldana’s portrayal of Nina Simone in the biopic ‘Nina’ Judge Greg Mathis has released the following statement The recent controversy involving Zoe Saldana’s altered appearance in her portrayal of Nina Simone for the upcoming biopic Nina provides a teachable moment on the interracial divisions that have plagued […]
The first trailer for the long-awaited Nina Simone biopic Nina has finally arrived, following the controversial release of the film’s first poster. The film focuses on the iconic singer’s life and career, and her relationship with her former nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson. Zoë Saldana stars as Simone, while David Oyelowo plays Henderson. In the trailer, Simone […]
Geauga Lake has sat vacant for years, but steps have been taken to transform the old amusement park into a potential sound stage setting for movie production. At Cleveland Comic Con, Ivan Schwarz, director of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, said they are working on legislation to raise the motion picture tax incentive from $20 […]
When your faith is tested, miracles are as close as the people around you. From the studio that brought you Heaven Is For Real, don’t miss MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN coming March 16, 2016. Congrats to Bishop T.D. Jakes and Devon Franklin! source: Joy105.com
In a cover story for Variety ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, Oscar winner Mo’Nique reveals that she received just $50,000 and an inconsequential back-end deal for starring in Precious which went on to gross $47.5 million at the domestic box office. “There was a backend, in all fairness. But the end it was behind, it […]
Octavia Spencer, who won an Oscar for her performance in The Help, will star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Hidden Figures, a period race drama being directed by Ted Melfi. The Fox 2000 project tells the true story of a group of black women whose brilliance in math helped NASA find its early success with […]
HBO has announced a premiere date for its film, Confirmation starring Kerry Washington as Anita Hill, who famously alleged sexual harassment from her then-boss Clarence Thomas who was being confirmed for his current job on the Supreme Court. The original movie, co-starring Wendell Pierce as Thomas will debut at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, the […]
God’s Not Dead 2 draws on today’s headlines for an inspiring depiction of what it takes to defend religious liberty As atheists deny God’s existence, faith-based filmmakers are out to prove it. God’s Not Dead 2, the Pure Flix sequel to the highest-grossing indie faith film of 2014 comes to theaters April 1, 2016 – […]
Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith held an advance screening of the new Jessie Owen’s film entitled “Race.” The screening, held at Valley View’s Cinemark, was scheduled to include more than 80 teenagers from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. The students sat in a private theater, with Smith and his family, as they […]
The new original series “Greenleaf,” featuring Oprah Winfrey’s first recurring scripted television role in two decades, will launch with a two-night premiere on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network on Tuesday, May 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and Wednesday, May 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The megachurch drama from Emmy nominated writer/producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet […]
*Tyler Perry Studios has started production on “Boo! A Madea Halloween” with Lionsgate releasing the comedy that originated from Perry and Chris Rock including a fictitious Madea Halloween movie in Rock’s 2014 film “Top Five.” The studio approached Perry and suggested that they make the movie for real. In ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween,’ Madea “winds […]
