Halle Berry’s latest movie, The Call, co-starring Morris Chestnut is a big hit at the movies. Halle Berry’s latest film, The call opened at number two across the North American boxoffice, destroying a Jim Carrey Steve Carell movie in the process. Berry has to be a happy woman based on the movie’s $17.1 million take
Jaden Smith may one day overtake his father to become the world’s biggest movie star. Already his first three films have grossed a combined $902 million worldwide. This summer the young movie star will hit the theatres with his famous father in the blockbuster, After Earth. Jaden’s got a head start on his dad; Will
Wesley Snipes comeback movie was actually filmed and completed some 7 years ago. There will be many thinking the film’s a Django Unchained knockoff but that’s far from the truth. The movie was completed right around the time Wesley’s Tax issues with the US government started in 2007/2008. Uncle Sam wanted to make public examples
The curse of the Oscars is real make no mistake and once it has you not even Morpheus from the Matrix can come to your rescue. The cutest little girl alive and history making, Quvenzhané Wallis should be ecstatic she didn’t win. A scene from 2012’s nominated film Beast of the southern wild Even though
Quentin Tarantino considered Will Smith for the lead role in Django Unchained. Obviously he made the right choice by giving the choice part to Jamie Foxx instead. Tarantino’s brave pick of Jamie must have been difficult to explain to his movie’s investors. Logically, Smith should have been a shoe for the part. He‘s a two
Scene from the 2012 Oscar nominated movie Beast of the Southern wild. Black millionaires and billionaires should invest more aggressively into minority movies. Getting funds for socially conscious, independent films, featuring people from the black diasporas is phenomenally hard. Hollywood studios have no problems investing in comedies or dramas with major stars like Eddie Murphy
movies/2013/02/24/quvenzhané-wallis-could-make-history-again Only four other black women have won an Oscar Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, Octavia Davis and Gone With the Wind’s, Hattie McDaniel. Quvenzhané Walli is an in demand young actress now. If she wins an award tonight at the Oscars, Walli will be youngest actress in it’s to history to win. At 9 years old,
Writer director Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained is now the second highest grossing western flick of all time. So far raking in a massive, $366 million – worldwide total. The unlikely black, western/romance movie is still burning up the North American and international box office. Movie tracking website, Boxofficemojo, gives the Tarantino western a number 3
Antonia Thomas makes my heart skip a couple beats when i’m watching the English tease onscreen. Antonia is the daughter of a Jamaican mother and an Englishman, David Thomas – classical bass singer. Antonia gained worldwide fame as a pivotal cast member of the hit British tv show, Misfits; currently in its 4th season. She
Fast and the furious is returning to theatres, they’re bringing back Michelle Rodriguez’s character too. Her character had been killed in movie number four in the franchise. Tyrese and Ludacris are part of the cast led by Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. The latest trailer dropped recently and was shown during the Superbowl. Check the
Light green eyed beauty Terrence J, started out as the immature host on Bet’s 106 and Park but has blossomed into an actor. He caused hearts to skip beats as a lead actor in 2012’s highest grossing rom-com, Think like man.
The biggest movie star in the world is getting ready to dominate the boxoffice again. Tom Cruise can’t take his slot and the king will rise again in 2013; the fresh prince is back. Will Smith released blockbuster after blockbuster every year starting in 1996 with Independence Day. Every summer Smith would drop a film,
Django Unchained is breaking all kinds of records. Since the film’s release in December, it’s grossed $152 million in North America and $321 million internationally. Jamie Foxx in a scene from Django Unchained. The movie is now Quentin Tarantino’s highest grossing film in North America, ahead of Inglorious Bastards. In the next few days, Django
Kerry Washington, while being interviewed by Glamour.com, spill the news that there may be a Django Unchained sequel in the works. According to her.. “There has been a little bit of talk about [a sequel],” Washington told GLAMOUR.com exclusively. “It’s more of a Quentin question, but there has been some kind of brainstorming, so we’ll
The film was a very bright spot for the female skewed genre, in an otherwise terrible year for such films. A lot of other traditional Romantic comedies failed miserably at the boxoffice. Even those with far more recognized casts than Think like a man’s. Starpower alone won’t sell films anymore, ask Tom Cruise Films like,
Garcelle Beauvais defies the normal aging process. The Haitian model/actress looks beautiful today as she did in 1994 as a young model at the Ford agency. After two marriages, three children a serious movie and TV portfolio to her credit, Garcelle’s still riding high. For evidence check her out in Denzel Washington’s double Oscar nominated
Denzel Washnington and Don Cheadle are at it again, this time there’s gold involved. Like wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly so goes Denzel and Don. When they appear together on film the result as always is magical. The weird thing is high honors mainly to one or the other. Not both at the
Quvenzhané Walli, is now the youngest person to be nominated for an Oscar. She joins keisha castle-hughes nominated at 13 for wale rider, Jodie Foster, Anna Paquin, and Abigail Breslin all young nominees. Quvenzhané Walli is the young star of the low budget film, Beast of the Souther Wild. The film’s received a total of
Steve Harvey’s book and movie Think like a man took the whole movie industry by surprise. It gave a needed boost to the careers of many of its actors. Meagan Good, one of the most beautiful actresses working, shined brightly in the film. The talented screen veteran may not have stole the show, but held
Animated films have been grossing massive profit margins for Hollywood studios and their stars over the years. Queen Latifah has been quietly raking in mega bucks for theatre owners as one of the main stars of Ice Age: Continental drift. Ice Age, an animated movie franchise juggernaut has grossed $2.8 billion worldwide since first release
Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith ruled the North American and international boxoffice this past weekend. Their new film, madagascar 3 pulled in an estimated $62 million. Their hotly anticipated follow up to madagascar 1 and 2 saw the cast stranded in Europe this time.
Will Smith’s mega blockbuter will thoroughly clean the clocks of it’s competition at the boxoffice and internationally. According to early estimates it will gross approximately $70 million in North America alone and a further $140 million internationally. Even though it’s cumulative is impressive by any standard’s most box office watchers estimates the flick needs a
Tyler Perry has learnt the hard way, no Good Deed goes unpunished. One hot question has lingered in the black community for years since Tyler Perry first shook up the Hollywood machine with his irreverent Madea film persona. Ask any film buff amongst us what the question is, he or she will reply – without
The baby faced actor Evan Olav Naess, took his famous lastname for his professional persona in hollywood – He is the son of music legend Diana Ross. Evan burst on the scene with the Will Smith produced Atl. Ross is a bright light on independent movie scene turning scene stealing role after role.
The tv series True Blood made him a star and certified sex symbol. He’s been very busy primarily on televison but also found steady work on film too.