Octavia Spencer, Just Where She Wants to Be! The Award-Winning Actress Shares Her Most Treasured Moments Rising to Fame in the December/January Issue of AARP The Magazine In an exclusive interview with AARP The Magazine, Octavia Spencer talks about her latest film and recounts the importance of living in the moment while on the… Continue reading Octavia Spencer Covers AARP The Magazine
Category: Drama
The Defiant Ones Available November 21, 2017
Bring home the highly anticipated four part documentary, The Defiant Ones, available on Digital on November 21, 2017 and on Blu-ray and DVD on November 28, 2017 from UPHE Content Group. Director Allen Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) has made an unquestionably bold film about the unlikely but unbreakable bond of trust and friendship… Continue reading The Defiant Ones Available November 21, 2017
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‘Bobbi Kristina’ Premieres October 8 on TV One
TV ONE’S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED ORIGINAL MOVIE, “BOBBI KRISTINA” SLATED TO PREMIERE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 Biopic stars Demetria McKinney, Vivica A. Fox, Nadji Jeter, Hassan Johnson and Joy Rovaris as Bobbi Kristina SILVER SPRING, MD – August 30, 2017– On Sunday, October 8 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT, TV One will premiere the powerful original movie BOBBI KRISTINA, an honest and… Continue reading ‘Bobbi Kristina’ Premieres October 8 on TV One
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The Urbanworld® Film Festival Runs September 20-24, 2017 in New York
The 21st Annual Urbanworld Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), along with founding partner HBO, revealed its 2017 film slate today. The slate of 80 official selections represents the broadest lens of diversity across stories, characters, themes and cultures and expands the definition of urban beyond ethnicity to include sensibility, culture and proximity. Creators and audiences will converge… Continue reading The Urbanworld® Film Festival Runs September 20-24, 2017 in New York
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OWN Announces New Drama Series From ‘Moonlight’ Writer/Producer Tarell Alvin McCraney
OWN ANNOUNCES NEW DRAMA SERIES FROM ACADEMY AWARD -WINNING ‘MOONLIGHT’ WRITER/PRODUCER TARELL ALVIN McCRANEY Michael B. Jordan (“Creed”), Mike Kelley and Melissa Loy (“Revenge”) to Executive Produce Series from Warner Horizon Scripted Television Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new one-hour drama series from Tarell Alvin McCraney, co-writer and executive producer of the Academy Award-winning Best Picture “Moonlight.” Marking his first television series, McCraney will create, write and executive produce the new coming-of-age drama, from Warner Horizon Scripted Television,… Continue reading OWN Announces New Drama Series From ‘Moonlight’ Writer/Producer Tarell Alvin McCraney
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Will Premiere ‘Released’ Saturday, September 30
“RELEASED” SET TO PREMIERE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 10 PM ET/PT ON OWN New Docu-Series Shares Compelling Personal Stories of Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women Re-entering Society LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will premiere the eight-episode docu-series, “Released,” which features intimate, first-person narratives of formerly incarcerated men and women as they walk out of… Continue reading OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Will Premiere ‘Released’ Saturday, September 30
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Ava DuVernay Expands Partnership With Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films
AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER AVA DUVERNAY EXPANDS CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH OPRAH WINFREY VIA FIRST-LOOK DEAL WITH HARPO FILMS FOR TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA OWN Announces Third Season Renewal of DuVernay’s Acclaimed Drama “Queen Sugar,” From Warner Horizon Scripted Television “Queen Sugar” Season Two Adds Michael Michele, Roger Guenveur Smith and Beverly Todd in Recurring Roles;… Continue reading Ava DuVernay Expands Partnership With Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films
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Lionsgate Announces ‘All Eyez On Me’ Digital HD Release August 22; Blu-ray Sept. 5
“Enthralling, exhilarating.” -Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun Times “A strong contender for one of the best biopics in the last three decades.” -Feminista Jones, Essence THE UNTOLD STORY OF TUPAC SHAKUR, ONE OF THE GREATEST REVOLUTIONARIES IN HIP-HOP HISTORY, ARRIVES ON DIGITAL HD AUGUST 22 AND BLU-RAY AND DVD SEPTEMBER 5 SANTA MONICA,… Continue reading Lionsgate Announces ‘All Eyez On Me’ Digital HD Release August 22; Blu-ray Sept. 5
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‘BEING MARY JANE’ Returns Tuesday, July 18
This summer, BET Networks’ #1 original drama series, starring Gabrielle Union, “BEING MARY JANE” returns just in time to bring the heat. On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 10 PM season four returns with ten more episodes giving viewers their fix of the drama in the world of Mary Jane Paul. Viewers will catch… Continue reading ‘BEING MARY JANE’ Returns Tuesday, July 18
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Motown Records Announces Official Soundtrack for ‘Detroit’
MOTOWN TO RELEASE DETROIT THE SOUNDTRACK MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE FILM DETROIT FEATURING AN ORIGINAL SONG BY THE ROOTS FILM OPENS IN THEATERS AUGUST 4, 2017 June 29, 2017 — LOS ANGELES – Motown Records announces the DETROIT Official Soundtrack music from and inspired by DETROIT coming this July, 2017. The record features original architects of the… Continue reading Motown Records Announces Official Soundtrack for ‘Detroit’
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Brown Sugar Now Available in Amazon Appstore for Kindle Fire Tablets
BROWN SUGAR NOW AVAILABLE IN AMAZON APPSTORE FOR KINDLE FIRE TABLETS New Streaming Service for African Americans Features the Biggest Collection of the Baddest Movies of All-Time The Mack, Super Fly, Jackie Brown, Dolemite, Chicago, Cotton Comes to Harlem, Eve’s Bayou, Foxy Brown, Cooley High, Don’t Be a Menace to South Central, Pride, A Soldier’s… Continue reading Brown Sugar Now Available in Amazon Appstore for Kindle Fire Tablets
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‘The Haves and the Have Nots’ Return June 20
NEW EPISODES OF HIT TYLER PERRY DRAMA “THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS” RETURN TO OWN ON TUESDAY, JUNE 20 LOS ANGELES –OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network‘s hit drama series, Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots,” returns with new episodes on Tuesday, June 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the season… Continue reading ‘The Haves and the Have Nots’ Return June 20
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The Fate of the Furious on Digital HD June 27, 2017
The #1 action film in the world, The Fate of the Furious, goes full-throttle on Digital HD on June 27, 2017, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on July 11, 2017, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The latest exhilarating installment of the nitro-fueled blockbuster action franchise features a gripping new storyline,… Continue reading The Fate of the Furious on Digital HD June 27, 2017
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iONE Digital Becomes The Largest Digital Player In Black Culture
iONE Digital (http://www.iONEdigital.com), formerly known as Interactive One, has announced the acquisition of digital media properties Bossip.com, HipHopWired.com and MadameNoire.com from Moguldom Media Group. Prior to acquisition, these brands combined to make Moguldom Media Group the third largest Black digital content provider, behind iONE Digital and BET, respectively, and are now 100% owned by iONE… Continue reading iONE Digital Becomes The Largest Digital Player In Black Culture
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Bounce Sets Saints & Sinners Marathons This Weekend
Bounce announced today that it will present a Saints & Sinners Weekend April 29-30 with binge-worthy viewing marathons of the full hit drama series; season one on Saturday and season two on Sunday starting at 2:00 p.m. (ET) both days. The second season finale of Saints & Sinners reached 1.3 million unduplicated viewers across two… Continue reading Bounce Sets Saints & Sinners Marathons This Weekend
