entertainment Apr 16Jan 09 Smoking Hot Sharon Leal to Star in New T.v. ShowThe radiant actress Sharon Leal’s been a busy woman in hollywood. Especially in a era of tight budgets and dwindling parts for African Americans. This fall she’ll star opposite Oscar winner Cuba Gooding jr. in the tv show Guilty (as his wife). She’s been the
entertainment Apr 16Jan 09 Casting News: Boris Kodjoe to Star in New Tv Pilot Last seen in the J.J Abrams produced tv drama Undercovers, Boris Kodjoe will be cast opposite Claire Forlani in a new t.v. pilot called Scruples. Boris will also be starring the new Resident evil movie to be released over the summer. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Boris' mega hot co-star from undercovers has also been a hot property in LaLa land, currently she stars in the Kiefer Sutherland hit show, Touch.
entertainment Apr 16Jan 09 Rapper Nate Dogg to Perform with Dr. Dre – Agian? Yep, you've read right. Even though the rapper Nate Dogg has been dead now for years he's about to rap on stage with Dre and Warren G. In a move that can viewed as visionary or macabre, Dr Dre is about to have Nate beamed on stage through hologram technoloy at the Coachella Music festival. Holographic technoloy gain famed in the Star Wars films but real world applications have been limited to toys and gimmick spots on t.v. Now if Dre's performance is a hit, there'll for sure be others to use the technology in their shows.
entertainment Apr 15Jan 09 Low Budget T.D. Jakes Film Cracks Top 15 With no promotion whatsoever T.D Jakes' latest flick Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day, has cracked the top 15 on the North American movie boxoffice. The film stars sex symbol Blair Underwood and Tyler Perry's favourite muse, Sharon Leal. The movie's budget is unknown, but it's probably's in the low $500,000 to $1,000,000 US dollar range. Jakes is becoming something of a hollywood player having starred and produced and starred in (2011) Jumping the broom and (2009) Not easily broken.
entertainment Apr 15Jan 09 Hunger Games Number at Boxoffice for 4 Weeks The hit movie Hunger games, starring amongst others Lenny Kravitz and Amandla Stenberg is number one at the boxoffice again for 4th straight week. Fans are ravernously devouring the film which stuck close to the narrative of the book it's based on. The film has thus far grossed a very impressive $337 million at the domestic boxoffice alone – $531 million US globally. The movie has strong African American cast along with Kravitz and Stenberg there's, Dayo Okeniyi, Latarsha Rose, Karan Kendrick and Sharon Morris.
economy Apr 15Jan 09 $87 Million House in Auction for 60% Less Ouch! In a sign of the times owners of this mega mansion initally valued their property at $87 million, now it's in auction for nearly 60% less. The property located in Newport Coast, California and was formerly known as Villa del Lago, first listed at $57 million now it's reduced to just $37 million.
politics Apr 14Jan 09 Cory Booker Superhero or Mayor. Cory Brooker maybe the real Bruce Wayne. As mayor of Newark, New Jersey he's gone above and beyond the call of duty many an occasions for example shoveling one of his constituent’s driveways. He is a hero to many across America because of his empathy for the plight of Newark’s poorer citizens. On Thursday night, the good mayor may have worn his super cape again, this time to save a woman from a burning house.
politics Apr 14Jan 09 President Obama Pays Less Tax Than His SecretaryPresident Obama’s income tax filing has been released by the White house today. Most glaring info from his tax statement, the Commander in chief made approximately $650,000 more than his secretary but paid an effective tax rate of 20.5%. The White house pointed out that
movies Mar 08Jan 03 Evan Ross – 24 (Atl, Mooz-lum)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
movies Mar 08Jan 03 Mehcad Brooks – 32 (True Blood, Alcatraz)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.
movies Mar 08Jan 03 Columbus Short – 30 (Cadillac Records, The Loosers)Short turned in an Oscar worthy performance in 2008’s Cadillac Records as blues legend Little Walter, opposite heavy weight Jeffrey Wright. Ever since he’s gained notoriety in 2007’s Stomp the yard with Meagan Good, Columbus has been on hollywood’s radar.
movies Mar 08Jan 09 Lance Gross – 31 (Meet the Browns, Marriage CounselLance is on the edge of stardom, with a mentor and boss like Tyler Perry he is in company. With smoldering good looks Gross will and hot name in La La land he 2012 could be his year.
movies Mar 08Jan 09 Tristan Wilds – 23 (Red Tails, 90210, The Wire)The fresh faced Wilds, turned a star making turn in this year’s George Lucas blockbuster film, Red Tails. He is a castmate on the famous zip code 90210, before that, Tristan held his own with much older actors on the wire.
movies Mar 08Jan 09 Hollywood’s Hot New Male ActorsHollywood’s top male leads are aging but a new crop of heartthrobs are aiming to represent the new generation. Some of these faces maybe familiar but others are perched on the cusp of stardom.
entertainment Mar 08Jan 03 Halle Berry – 46 Some would argue, and with much merit, that ms. Berry is the most beautiful creature on planet Earth. It is difficulot to accept she's pushing 50, at 46 Halle can easily get film roles for actressess still in the twenties. An Oscar winner, a mother, and a tough ass kicker at that.
movies Mar 08Jan 03 Pam Grier – 63 A screen goddes since the 70's, Pam Grier has defined and taylored what a tough no non sense taking heroine should be like. A stunner like non before or after Pam has stayed relevant when most of her peers have either retired or faded away.
movies Mar 08Jan 03 Angela Bassett – 54 Angela Bassett, the queen, she's still blazing up movie screens. A consumate and accomplished actress, she's played the Hollywood film game to perfection and 54 she's showing no signs of slowing either.
movies Mar 08Jan 03 Lynn Whitfield – 59 By any comparison or measure Lynn Whitfield, must be considered one of the silver screens finest beauties. At 59 most young starlets would hurt somebody to look this good. With her distinctive and reassuring voice she's charmed viewers for decades wether it be in recent Tyler Perry joint or her past film works.
movies Mar 08Jan 03 Phylicia Rashad – 63 This multi-talent lady entertained us on the Cosby Show in the 80's and 90's with her perenial costar Bill Cosby. She's seen a rebirth in her career after the hit Sean Combs produced play, "A raisin in the Sun". At 63 years young she'll continue to enthrall us for some time come.
movies Mar 08Jan 09 Sexiest Black Actresses Over 40.This list dedicated to the beautiful women over 40 in movies and on the stage. They may not be gracing the screens as much as we want them to but in the hearts of hot blooded men across the world they will never age.
movies Mar 08Jan 09 Honorable Mention – Red Tails ($50 Million, North ARed Tails has done what few have predicted – made gwap, made money, ($50 million, so far only in North America). It now ranks as the highest grossing world war 2 airplane flick, not a crowded field to be honest, it was a major gamble
movies Mar 08Jan 09 Chronicle – ($106 Million Worldwide, so Far)Chronicle is a mega, surprise hit. No expected the low budget $12 million flick to do much at the boffice, especially with a cast of relative unknowns. One of its male leads Michael B. Jordan, is having a banner year at the boxffice with this
movies Mar 08Jan 09 Safe House ($162 Million Worldwide, so Far)Safe house is now poised to become the Denzel biggest film followed by American Gangster. So far the film has grossed $162 million worldwide, Denzel is apart of exclusive club (Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, Sam Jackson) whose movies gross as much internationally as they do
movies Mar 08Jan 09 The Help – ($207 Million Worldwide)The Help is a massive success financially and critically ($207 million Gross). It is the first film in history where the lead and supporting female casts members have both been nominated for Oscars.
movies Mar 08Jan 09 The Intouchables – $260 MillionNot many in North America’s heard of a little French film called The intouchables ($260 million worldwide gross) but that hasn’t stopped the movie from raking in $260 million across the planet. It now has the distinction of being the biggest French film, …. ever!