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Jennifer Hudson to Star in Aretha Franklin Biopic
Jennifer Hudson is attached to play Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic. The untitled project will focus on the Queen of Soul’s rise to fame during the ’60s, focusing on the iconic singer’s...
Black Nativity Director Kasi Lemmons Talks About Langston Hughes, Making a Musical
Kasi Lemmons adapts Langston Hughes’ musical retelling of the Nativity story in her new film Black Nativity, which features a superstar cast of Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson,...
Trailer Watch: Full Trailer for Black Nativity — Directed by Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons’ Black Nativity is based on Langston Hughes’ infamous retelling of the Nativity story with an all black cast. In this contemporary and musical setting, the film follows Langston...
The Big O: When Race is an Issue in the Oscars
What does a black leading lady have to do to win an Academy Award again? Considering there seems to be a renaissance in black cinema, you would think the timing would be perfect. But you would be...
Trailer Watch: Winnie Mandela
Winnie Mandela, which premiered two years ago at TIFF, finally has a release date and a trailer. Starring Jennifer Hudson, the film follows Mandela through her upbringing, the beginnings of...
Trailer Watch: Black Nativity – Directed by Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmon’s Black Nativity is an adaptation of Langston Hughes’ famed retelling of the Nativity story with an all black cast. Lemmon’s take focuses on a teen (Jacob Latimore) who...
2013 Cannes News – Part 2
More lady news coming out of Cannes. Uma Thurman will star as controversial anti-gay activist Anita Bryant in Anita. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman will direct from a screenplay by Chad...
Trailer Watch: Winnie — Starring Jennifer Hudson
Winnie focuses on Nelson Mandela’s (Terrence Howard) second wife Winnie Mandela (Jennifer Hudson) as she goes through her husband’s imprisonment, her own solitary confinement and continuing...
Debra Martin Chase to Produce Sparkle Remake at Sony
Producer Debra Martin Chase has teamed up with The Game showrunners and creators Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil to produce a remake of the 1976 film Sparkle which originally starred Irene...