Sanaa Lathan said in an interview, “I was miserable. I can laugh about it now,” said Lathan. “I got the job and I think (director) Gina [Prince-Bythewood] finally got to the point where she had to hire somebody. It’s almost like she hired me because she couldn’t find somebody else. There wasn’t a lot of […]
Text OS to 24042 to join 95.5 The Lou’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Lifetime has announced a couple of projects. Both executive produced by Queen Latifah. One is a miniseries, that will follow the story of nursing students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton. The project is executive produced by Salt-N-Pepa and Queen Latifah. […]
The Boss is ready for his close up Mr. Deville! Rapper Rick Ross is starting a movie career with plans for two upcoming indie features. “I got two different flicks that I am ready to make a move on. Me and Gucci Mane got a flick that we wrote together… All I can say […]
The 1967 Race Riots of Detroit, also known as the 12th Street Riots, were among the most violent civil disturbances in United States history. A new film by Oscar Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, Detroit will examine the riots and one particularly disturbing incident involving the mysterious murder of three Black men at the Algiers Motel. The […]
From box braids to waves for days, Mayvenn Hair updates classic hairstyles from iconic black movies. Don't miss this cute video.
Audiences were introduced to an all-Black, all-female quartet of actresses with the debut of the bank robbery thriller, Set It Off. The film, directed by Straight Outta Compton’s F. Gary Gray, made its debut 20 years ago on Nov. 6, 1996, and helping to propel the careers of its leading ladies. Starring Jada Pinkett Smith, […]
There are very few Black horror movies that still have relevance in today’s pop culture, including the ’70’s cult classic Blacula and the 90’s film, Tales From The Hood. In 1974, the film Abby became a bit of a hit before it was taken out of theaters for being an essential copy of the 1973 […]
The courtship of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be depicted on movie screens across the nation this weekend. The Richard Tanne-directed drama, Southside With You, highlights the famed first date of the future First Couple in Chicago. Actress Tika Sumpter plays the confident Michelle Robinson, who in 1989 was a first-year […]
Here, we celebrate a few of our favorite Black producers and directors who are making sure our stories are told authentically in Hollywood.
Julie Dash, the first Black woman to have a film receive a full theatrical release in the United States, helped set the stage for several…
Gabrielle Union is looking to make some new holiday memories. The actress will be starring in the Will Packer (Ride Along) drama, A Myers Christmas. The…
As hard as it is to consider Michael Ealy as a stalker, that’s just what actress Sanaa Lathan has to deal with in The Perfect Guy,…