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‘Inside Amy Schumer,’ ‘Broad City,’ ‘Being Mary Jane’ and More Women-Centric Shows Renewed
Breathe a sigh of relief: lots of your favorite women-centric shows are coming back. Comedy Central has renewed "Inside Amy Schumer" for a fifth season, a seriously no-brainer...
Trailer Watch: ‘Being Mary Jane’ Follows Up On Car-Crash Cliffhanger
Mara Brock Akil’s “Being Mary Jane” returns to BET just under a month from now, and a new trailer for season three of the popular melodrama has been released to tide fans over. The...
The Hollywood Reporter Announced the Top 50 Showrunners
The Hollywood Reporter has announced their 50 power showrunners of 2013 for comedy and drama. 12 women out of 50 were on the list. And four women out of 10 were on the 2014 Showrunners to...
New Clip from Mara Brock Akil’s Being Mary Jane – Starring Gabrielle Union
We reported back in September that powerhouse Mara Brock Akil with husband/development partner Salim Akil were creating a new show for BET, Being Mary Jane, starring Gabrielle Union. The show...
Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil’s Being Mary Jane Will Open Urbanworld Film Festival and Air on BET
Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil’s, Being Mary Jane, is opening the 16th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Being Mary Jane, written by Brock Akil, stars Gabrielle...
Sparkle on Nightline
Producer Debra Martin Chase and star Jordin Sparks talked to Deborah Roberts about Whitney Houston’s last film Sparkle which is opening on Friday. Martin Chase and Houston were producing partners...
New Trailer for Sparkle written by Mara Brock Akil
Film hits screens on August 17th. MTVNPlayer Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog New ‘Sparkle’ trailer features Cee Lo Green, Whitney Houston (EW)
The Top 50 TV Showrunners: The Women
The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of the top 50 showrunners in comedy and drama. There are a total of 15 women on the list. 6 in comedy and 10 in dramas. Several women are responsible for...
Woman Power Fuels Disney Channel’s Lemonade Mouth
This Friday, Disney Channel will launch a new feel good TV movie, Lemonade Mouth about a tween band that comes together and motivates kids to stand up for themselves. The press material says: “As...
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...