‘Black Panther’ Becomes 3rd Film to Hit $700M at Domestic Box Office

*Black Panther continues to make cinematic box office history by becoming the third film to cross $700 million domestically. According to BoxOffice Mojo’s weekend report, this puts the movie just behind two other box office smashers, “Avatar” ($760 million) and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936 million). “Black Panther” bagged nearly $300 million upon initial release and held the #1 spot […]

NeNe Leakes: ‘RHOA’ Star Announces She Hiring at Her Swagg Boutique

*’RHOA‘ star NeNe Leakes is hiring both full-time and part-time positions at her new her Swagg Boutique in Georgia, and she’s inviting all her fans (who live in the area) to come in and apply for a job! Leakes made the announcement via a post on social media account, asking folks to reply with their […]

Lena Waithe Reveals Why She Cut Off Her Hair (Hint: She’s Lesbian) – WATCH

 *First of all, Lena Waithe is “very much a lesbian, OK?” (Her words, not ours). Secondly, Waithe didn’t cut her hair on a whim. “I’ve gotten gayer, guys,” the Emmy Award winner joked to a Variety reporter Thursday on the red carpet for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual grants banquet. Waithe broke it […]

Like Roaches, They’re Back: White-Nationalists/Supremacists Return A Year Later

*It was a year ago this weekend that White-Nationaslists/Supremacists and Nazis wreaked havoc in Charlottesville, Virginia. Their violence ended with protesters beaing beaten and one was even killed. Today and Sunday the unsavory onnes will be making their presense know again. If you’re wondering what the hell is up with that, via The Cut, we’ve […]

The Film Strip/Corey Hawkins and Laura Harrier on Getting it Right in ‘BlacKkKlansman’

*Spike Lee assembled a stellar cast for “BlacKKKlansman.” Among them are Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton”) and Laura Harrier (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”), both of whom spoke about getting it right recently. The last time I spoke to Hawkins was for his awesome performance in the riveting TV series “Legacy: 24,” and Harrier was for her groundbreaking role […]

Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Crime Drama Unveils its Leading Men

*We’ve just learned that casting for the lead actors for the Netflix drama about the Central Park Five has been completed. Created by Ava DuVernay, who will write and direct, the narrative series will be four episodes.  Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey from Harpo Films, Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh […]

‘Love & Hip Hop New York’ Shake Up’; Season 9 Cast Drastically Scaled Back

*According to MTO News, a VH1 producer has spilled the tea on the upcoming season of “Love & Hip Hop New York,” and apparently there’s been a massive shake-up with the cast. Executive producer Mona Scott-Young wants some fresh faces to help revive the poor ratings and bad reception of previous seasons. The cast has reportedly been scaled back “due […]

Tyler Perry Shares Faith and Rags-to-Riches Journey with Lakewood Church

*One of Hollywood’s biggest stars struggled before he landed his big break and over the weekend, he shared his inspiring story with a Houston-based congregation. Movie mogul Tyler Perry shared his rags to riches story at the Lakewood Church Saturday evening. According to abc13.com, Pastor Joel Osteen talked to Perry about his journey from homeless […]

‘The Meg’: EUR Film Review by Kam Williams

*Five years ago, Captain Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) only managed to save half his crew when his research submarine was crippled by a massive, 75-foot long shark thought to be extinct. Because the Navy brass was skeptical about the existence of a Megalodon, he was dishonorably discharged and lost not only his career, but his […]