All Entries in the "Film" Category
Actor Craig Robinson stars in Tyler Perry’s latest film, ‘Peeples’
Craig Robinson has honed his comedic skills by standing out as a co-star in films such as Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, and Hot Tub Time Machine. After years of being the hilarious side kick, Robinson will now tackle his first lead role in the new comedy, Peeples. The hilarious film centers around Wade Walker (Robinson’s character) who seeks to [...]
Chadwick Boseman stars in ’42,’ Jackie Robinson’s biopic
Actor Chadwick Boseman stars in 42, as Jackie Robinson, a biopic that chronicles Robinson’s history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, essentially breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB). This film is a gripping true story and account of Robinson’s struggles. As a tribute to Robinson, MLB has retired his number, 42, throughout the league. [...]
Whoopi Goldberg to make directorial debut at the 2013 TriBeCa Film Festival
The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival is running April 17-28, 2013 in New York City. On April 20, our very own “The View” co-host and actress Whoopi Goldberg will play a major role. It will be the world premiere of her documentary, her beloved I Got Somethin’ to Tell You. The documentary highlights the late Moms Mabley, [...]
Halle Berry answers ‘The Call’
Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, 46, is starring in The Call, which is due in theaters’ this weekend, Friday, March 15,2013. Berry is playing Jordan Turner, a 911 operator who answers a call from a teenager who had been abducted and locked in a trunk, but fortunately, she has her cell phone. Her love interest [...]
Tyler Perry, Mara Brock Akil: Hollywood forces to be reckoned with
We (Permanently) Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming Hollywood is not the exclusive club that it once was. This can be credited to the talents and good business sense that a variety of cultures bring to the table. To appeal to a multicultural audience, programming must reflect the changing demographics. African American actors, writers, directors and [...]
The Denzel Washington/Jamie Foxx Paradox Of Making It Look Easy
Denzel Washington is Hollywood royalty: talent, swagger, and public personae that have long been at enigma status and multiple Oscar statues. In the same vein, the multi-talented Jamie Foxx explodes in every medium he touches with a talent so raw that harnessing it seems to be, well – criminal. Each actor has consideration from [...]
The African American – Irish Connection
The town of Moneygall, Ireland anxiously awaits a visit from its most famous son: President Barack H. Obama. Fleeing the historic famine of Ireland, his great-great-great grandfather, Falmouth Kearney, boarded a ship in Liverpool, England. He arrived in New York City in 1850 with several family members. Like many African Americans, the President shares an [...]
Louis Vuitton City Guide 2013
Louis Vuitton offers a series of unique short films adapted from its City Guides.Louis Vuitton City Guides 2013 were shot by director Romain Chassaing, who managed to reveal the unique nature of each city’s in less than 3 minutes videos. Each video explores a city through an original theme and invites us to discover a [...]
Yasiin Bey- A Modern Marvel in Marvelous Times
Yasiin Bey paid a visit to The Shrine in Chicago and Cam Be was there to record the experience. There are moments of Bey talking about his home in New Orleans, Chicago’s and there are performance bits of “Umi Says,” “Casa Bey,” “The Panties” and “Hip-Hop.He also talks about why he’s been carrying his own [...]
K’Naan Speaks About Homeland and Music
K’Naan was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, just as the civil unrest that rocked the country was beginning, rapper K’NAAN spent the early years of his life trying to avoid death and listening to the hip-hop records sent to him from America by his father, who had left Somalia earlier. In this seven-minute minidocumentary, K’Naan discusses [...]
