The AAFCA Report Presented by EURweb: Tyler Perry is the King of Hollywood
*For two weekends in a row Tyler Perry’s “Boo! A Madea Halloween” has beat out formidable competition from the likes of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks to score #1 at the box office. Although the industry has registered surprise by this latest accomplishment, the truth of the matter is that Perry has been proving industry […]
Halloween at Disneyland: Can Mickey Mouse and Michael Myers Coexist?
*Halloween is big business these days. Several different seasonal retail shops are open through early November, offering a variety of holiday fare. Increasingly, those items target the more terrifying aspects of the holiday. It’s a far cry from the pre-slasher movie Halloweens of my youth, when the day was only about praying that rain would’t […]
Ava DuVernay Explains How ‘Loophole’ in 13th Amendment Still Allows for Slavery
*Ava DuVernay’s “13th” exposes the historical facts why America loves to jail black Men. Her new Netflix documentary sheds light on the law that allows for the continuation of slavery in modern America, and she discusses this “loophole” in the 13th Amendment in a Complex interview with rapper and activist Pusha T. “Everybody knows the […]
Kathryn Bigelow Adds Cast to Untitled ‘Detroit Riots’ Project
*The cast of Kathryn Bigelow’s “Untitled Detroit Riots Project” movie is rounding out, with Jeremy Strong, Chris Chalk and Austin Hébert joining Ephraim Sykes, Laz Alonso, Nathan Davis Jr., Malcolm David Kelley, Peyton Alex Smith and Leon Thomas III in the crime drama. Deadline reports that the project is now in production, and the script […]
Tom Hanks’ ‘Inferno’ Not Hot Enough to Burn Tyler Perry’s ‘Boo!’ out of Top Spot
*”Aww, hell to the no. Don’t bring that weak crap up in heah!” We could kinda, sorta hear Madea saying that to Tom Hanks about his latest film, “Inferno,” that didn’t exactly bring the heat to the box office this weekend and ended up getting scurr’d into a number 2 spot by Tyler Perry’s “Boo!: […]
Bruno Mars, Marc Ronson Sued Over ‘Uptown Funk’ by Collage (Listen/Compare)
*Bruno Mars and Marc Ronson got some ‘splainin’ to do. Not only them, but four record labels and others involved with “Uptown Funk,” the huge 2014 hit, are the subject of a new copyright infringement lawsuit. Collage, a funk band from Minneapolis, says “Uptown Funk” is based on their 1983 song, “Young Girls.” Not only […]
Hillary Clinton Set to Speak on ‘Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell’
*Former Secretary of State and current Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is set to speak to inspirational recording artist and radio host Erica Campbell this Monday, October 31st on the nationally syndicated radio show Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell. In the exclusive interview Clinton will speak directly to Erica Campbell’s influential inspirational audience and […]
EURweb Exclusive: LL Cool J Helps Chris Paul Raise Money for Kids [VIDEO-PHOTOS]
*L.A. Clippers point guard, Chris Paul continued his support of non-profits that serve L.A.-based youth along side LL Cool J, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and a host of celebrity friends and media-influencers at Mastro’s Steakhouse in Beverly Hills. The philanthropist and his families’ 3rd annual dinner fundraiser supports Children’s Health Fund, a mobile non-profit that delivers health care […]
Charles Barkley: ‘I’m Sick of Arguing Over Race All the Time’
*Charles Barkley says some of the biggest complaints about race come from fellow blacks, who figure he’s too rich and too successful to possibly understand da struggle. “Like, those people say he’s not black anymore, he shouldn’t speak on black issues,” Barkley said. “I’m like, ‘Dude, I’m always going to be black,’ but that’s a […]
Mary J. Blige Puts Estranged Husband on Blast in Her Concert Openings
*Is it that Mary J. Blige has no shame as far as her divorce from Kendu Isaacs is concerned? Or, is she actually trying to shame her soon-to-be ex-husband? Our guess it that it’s a combination of both. You see, the singer, who’s out on her “King and Queen of Hearts” tour with Maxwell, is […]
Woman (Katrina Bookman) Wins $43M; Casino Won’t Pay – Say Machine Malfunctioned
Wow! What a crappy feeling it must’ve been for Katrina Bookman. You know, that feeling you get when you’re told you actually did NOT win $43 MILLION because the slot machine that said you won was malfunctioning. Or so the casino says. “I kept thinking about my family,” Bookman said. That’s just about all Katrina […]
