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Rapper T.I. Reveals He Was Asked To Appear In "Tower Heist" With Eddie Murphy And More Top Hollywood Films
In the latest issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, rapper T.I. reveals he was asked to appear in Tower Heist alongside Eddie Murphy but, due to his incarceration, missed out on the opportunity.
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Al Thompson's 'ODESSA' Premieres in L.A. at NBC Short Cuts - 10/26
Fresh on the heels of getting the SyFy Network's "Imagine Greater" Award (which includes a deal to develop a science-fiction project of his choosing) at last month's New York Television Festival, Al Thompson and his ValDean Entertainment will have his short film/pilot ODESSA make its Los Angeles pre...
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"Idlewild" Director Bryan Barber Developing Live Action Version of "Gigantor"
You remember Idlewild don't you; the film which came out during the summer of 2006? The film that was supposed to make Andre 300 and that other guy in Outkast big movie stars?
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"Question Bridge: Black Males" Selected for Inaugural SUNDANCE "New Frontier Story Lab"
The project Question Bridge: Black Males was one of the few selected for the inaugural Sundance "New Frontier Story Lab. The piece, directed by Chris Johnson & Hank Willis Thomas, is said to be a "transmedia art project that seeks to represent and redefine Black male identity in America."
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The QUEEN Unveils First Film: Thugs on The Run in "PERCENTAGE"
Hot off the presses,Queen Latifah's production company, Flavor Unit, unveiled their first feature entitled Percentage. According to Deadline, the film is "a drama scripted by Elya Ottenberg that marks the first film shot in Flavor Unit Studios"....
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Gil Noble Ends His Legendary Hosting Duties on 'Like It Is'
For those unaware, especially readers in NYC and the surrounding areas, it was reported last week that because of debilitating stroke, legendary veteran journalist Gil Noble, longtime host of African diasporic news and public affairs program Like It Is, has decided not to return to the program for g...
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Breaking News! NBC shuts down "The Playboy Club"
An inside source involved in the production of NBC's The Playboy Club just informed me that the show has indeed been cancelled. Of course this news comes as no surprise to those of us whom have followed the show since its premiere. With the steep decline in ratings seen after each episode aired, it ...
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Video: Sarah Forbes Bonetta, A Fascinating Story Of A West African Princess In Victorian Britain
A story I found in this Afro-Europe blog; I was surprised of how little is known/talked about of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a West African Egbado Omoba (Yoruba people of South-West Nigeria) of royal blood, who was orphaned at the age of eight due to a family massacre in her home country.
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Halle Berry Gets A Big Break...Literally
Brother, this chick can't catch a break can she? Well she has, but definitely not in the way she expected. Her first big role in a big budget major motion pictures in a while and then this happens.
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The FIRST Solomon Northrup Movie (and an observation...)
We've sure have some very knowledge people who read Shadow And Act. When I saw that Tambay posted an item about the Steve McQueen/Chiwetel Ejiofor film project 12 Years A Slave, based on the autobiography by Solomon Northrup, a free black man in New York who was kidnapped and forced to work as a sla...
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