via BCNN1: Octavia Spencer has announced plans to buy out an entire theater to take a community to the movies. The actress made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday, saying that she intends to make sure as many people as possible are able to check out the upcoming flick Black Panther. The movie is already tipped for a […]
via madamenoire: You might not immediately link LeBron James and Octavia Spencer together in your mind. But you’d be mistaken to believe that there is no connection at all. In fact, the two are partnering together for a new project. In his quest to expand his business outside of basketball, LeBron James is working on a […]
Octavia Spencer is up for her second Academy Award this year, but the star of “Hidden Figures” said Monday that she has even bigger plans. “The role I’m destined to play is to be one of the biggest producers in Hollywood,” Spencer said at the 3rd annual Makers Conference, a women’s empowerment event sponsored by […]
] Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer, fresh off her nomination for a second Oscar, is heading to Massachusetts to pick up yet another award: Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Spencer will be honored Thursday with a parade through the streets of Cambridge, followed by a roast and the presentation of […]
Dang! Talk about being freaked out. That’s what happened to veteran actress Octavia Spencer. But first the background. This past Thursday (12-15-16), First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a private screening for the new film “Hidden Figures.” As we’ve reported, the film stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae and other cast members, including […]
Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw, Sam Worthington and Radha Mitchell star in Lionsgate’s new faith-based movie based on William P. Young’s bestselling book: The Shack. The Shack follows the story of a man who loses his daughter on a family trip. He becomes depressed and questions God until he’s lured back to a shack and introduced to a […]
Lionsgate has released the first trailer for “The Shack,” a faith-based film adapted from William P. Young’s bestselling book of the same name. Sam Worthington stars as a man who suffers an unimaginable loss and is summoned to an abandoned shack in the Oregon wilderness, where he meets a woman named Papa (Octavia Spencer), which is […]
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 […]
Every now and then a movie comes through that the family should watch. Tomorrw we get the movie ‘Black Or White’ on dvd. Oscar® winners Kevin Costner* and Octavia Spencer** co-star in this touching comedy-drama based on real events. When two grandparents, Elliott (Costner) and Rowena (Spencer), engage in a heated custody dispute over their beloved […]
Octavia Spencer just accepted what will probably be her toughest role – God. The Academy Award-winning actress is set to star in an adaptation of…
In reality, God is a spirit. On screen, he will be portrayed as a black woman played by Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Her role will be seen in the upcoming film adaptation of William P. Young’s bestselling novel The Shack. “Those are huge shoes to fill. Morgan Freeman has done it and he’s been […]
A little over a week ago, the Oscar nominations created quite the buzz. Many people were up in arms regarding the fact that there wasn’t…
