I know you've been waiting for it, so here's your first look at the trailer for Grown Ups 2 starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Steve Bucesmi, Maya Rudolph, David Spade and Chris Rock, with Shaq in a cameo, which I assume someone thought was funny.
Read More »I skipped this when it was in the theaters in 2009, after reading hearing about how empty, though funny, it was. At the time, there seemed to be plenty of mainstream media focus on *blackness*. It was the year that CNN debuted its Black In America series, and also there was a lot of attention being ...
Read More »Deadline is reporting this as an *exclusive* today, but, really, we posted the news almost a month ago, when Showbiz 411 first reported it, also as an *exclusive* to them. Showbiz411 is obviously not as big an industry news site as Deadline is, so I think many missed the initial announcement last mo...
Read More »There’s no denying that Chris Rock is one of the most talented stand-up comedians of our time. His career as actor/writer/director, however, is a bit more dubious. His two films, “Head of State” and “I Think I Love My Wife” did not open to much fanfare and have since been largely forgotten. That sai...
Read More »It was just yesterday that Chris Rock not only teased a potential upcoming tour with Dave Chappelle, but also that he was going to be shooting a new film this spring.
Read More »1993 was actually a decent year for black cinema, or blacks in cinema (in the USA anyway); I'm planning on introducing anniversary retrospectives, throughout the year from 2013 and on - something I really should have started years ago. But, better late than never.
Read More »This Friday, September 28th at 10pm, Epix will air the 4th Annual All-Star Comedy Roundtable, filmed live at this summer's Nantucket Film Festival. Presented by Ben Stiller, this iteration of the yearly panel is hosted by Bill Hader and features guests Jim Carrey and Chris Rock talking...
Read More »To Louis C.K., the business side of comedy obviously has some Lynchian aspects -- so much so that when he's told to report to an executive in New York who'll train him "Late Show Part 2," the man, Jack Dall, is actually played by David Lynch.
Read More »With apologies, it's been a little while since we checked in in "Louie" -- we were partly interrupted by festival-related travels and because the show took last week off, presumably because it would have clashed with Barack Obama's speech at the DNC. Or the VMAs. Happily, over the past weeks, Louis ...
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