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Director Kasi Lemmons to Adapt Zadie Smith’s ‘On Beauty’
Kasi Lemmons *”Eve’s Bayou” helmer Kasi Lemmons will adapt and direct “On Beauty,” based on the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Zadie Smith. The book has been described as an academic comedy of...
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Director Kasi Lemmons to Adapt South African Novel Agaat
*Kasi Lemmons is attached to adapt and direct the critically acclaimed South African novel Agaat by Marlene van Niekerk, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Set in South Africa during the apartheid...
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Mary J. Blige Explains her Hair in ‘Black Nativity’
*No, that’s not Storm from “X-Men.” It’s Mary J. Blige as a blonde afro-wearing angel in director Kasi Lemmons’ upcoming holiday film, “Black Nativity.” The story, first conceived by Langston Hughes...
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EURweb Exclusive! Tyrese To Hand Out Free Tickets To ‘Black Nativity’ (Watch)
*”I want to go downtown and buy 1,500 tickets to this movie and give them away to the homeless.” Tyrese Gibson wants to “make sure the less fortunate can go see this movie.” The actor talked to EURweb...
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‘A Mary Christmas’ With Mary J Blige! Songstress Overcomes Challenge On...
*MJB fans can be heard rejoicing all over the world! Mary J Blige delivers an early stocking stuffer – her first Christmas album! A Mary Christmas is the songstress’ 11th studio album. “I had a lot of...
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‘Black Nativity’ Cast Tells EURweb Why We Need Faith Based Films (Watch)
*It takes you on a journey through the eyes of a street-wise teen. “Black Nativity” follows Langston (Jacob Latimore) as he embarks on a inspirational voyage after his mother (Jennifer Hudson) sends...
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Raphael Saadiq on Bringing ‘True 70s Gospel’ to ‘Black Nativity’
Recording artist Raphael Saadiq attends the GQ Men Of The Year Party at The Ebell Club of Los Angeles on November 12, 2013 in Los Angeles *Raphael Saadiq has expanded his creative domain to include...
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Kasi Lemmons: The ‘Black Nativity’ Interview with Kam Williams
*A proven talent as an actress, writer and director, Kasi Lemmons continues to tantalize creatively with her thought provoking body of work. Her work as an actress includes roles in Silence of the...
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Octavia Spencer, LeBron James Team for Netflix Limited Series ‘Madam C.J....
*Octavia Spencer and LeBron James are coming for those edges as executive producers “Madam C.J. Walker,” a limited series about America’s first black, female billionaire for Netflix. Spencer will star...
View ArticleKasi Lemmons Talks Directing Cynthia Erivo in ‘Harriet’ [VIDEO]
*Acclaimed director Kasi Lemmons is speaking out about working with Nigerian actress Cynthia Erivo, who is set to star in the titular role of “Harriet.” The film is “tells the extraordinary tale of...
View ArticleYoung, Beautiful and Strapped! This Ain’t the Harriet Tubman You Thought You...
*“Harriet” A powerful new movie about Harriet Tubman premieres this Friday, Nov. 1. Bring the kids! It is totally worth the overpriced dry popcorn. It will make you mad, leave you in tears and spoiler...
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Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. Talk ‘Harriet’: This Year’s ‘Black Panther’
*“Harriet” is this year’s “Black Panther” but with a real-life superhero, Harriet Tubman. She single-handedly rescued 70 slaves after escaping from the plantation. The deeply religious Tubman aka...
View ArticleEddie Murphy Honored At The Celebration of Black Cinema
*Its a fête for a fine fella! The Critics Choice Association announced it will celebrate more than 100 years of black cinema at the Celebration of Black Cinema on Monday, December 2 at the new Landmark...
View ArticleBlack Stories to be Celebrated at 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Starting June 9...
*The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) runs June 9-20th. It kicks off with “In the Heights” as its opening movie. The TFF will close with the world premiere of an untitled Dave Chappelle-produced...
View ArticleHow NY’s Met Opera Made All Kinds of Black History with ‘Fire Shut Up in By...
*The Metropolitan Opera made Black history on multiple fronts with its season opener Monday, presenting for the first time in its 138-year history an opera by a Black composer. The staging of “Fire...
View Article‘Fire Shut Up In My Bones’ Ignites Met Stage with Historic Mix of Opera, Jazz...
*Opera, with its roots in centuries-old European classical music traditions, has made numerous changes in sound, style, and creative inclusiveness since the 19th century days of Puccini, Wagner, and...
View ArticleThe Pulse of Entertainment: Opera’s Cheryl Warfield Performs in the Terence...
*“It’s groundbreaking…like Porky & Bess was,” said Soprano opera singer Cheryl Warfield about her role in the Terence Blanchard opera based on the life of New York journalist Charles M. Blow titled...
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Director Kasi Lemmons Talks Whitney Houston Biopic and Her Personal Bond with...
Kasi Lemmons / Getty *Director Kasi Lemmons is speaking out about her personal relationship with the late Whitney Houston. Lemmons helms the “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” biopic that...
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The American Black Film Festival Honors Returns To Hollywood! WATCH
The 5th annual American Black Film Festival honors returned to Hollywood and brought out some of the biggest names in the game. Like Kerry Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Janelle Monàe, Kasi Lemmons,...
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Octavia Spencer, LeBron James Team for Netflix Limited Series ‘Madam C.J....
*Octavia Spencer and LeBron James are coming for those edges as executive producers “Madam C.J. Walker,” a limited series about America’s first black, female billionaire for Netflix. Spencer will star...
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