Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO:  The cast of “Uncle Buck.” By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act One of  the four TV sales that super-producer Will Packer made after launching his own production company, and inking a first-look deal with NBC/Universal  is the comedy pilot “Uncle Buck,” which oddly enough is going to ABC. The show, which stars…

Read More

“The blues is not about people knowing you, it’s about you knowing the people.” Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO Films presentation of “Bessie,’ directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton…

Read More

By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, has announced the release of “Bessie (Music from the HBO Film)Tuesday, May 12 on digital, and on CD on Tuesday, June 2. The biopic “Bessie,” starring Queen Latifah as blues legend Bessie Smith, premieres on HBO on Saturday, May…

Read More

By Kendall Alexander If you were at the Keswick Theatre in the Glenside on Thursday evening, you witnessed a most prolific performance from a versatile entertainer— Lisa Fischer.  She is no stranger to the bright lights and stage madness of performing, as she has been a backup singer for acts including The Rolling Stones and…

Read More

By Kendall Alexander The tiny room in Le’tage made for a cozy and vibrant scene as musicians, visual artists, and music enthusiasts packed the venue on April 15th to celebrate up and coming musician Bridget Ramsey is EP “B Eclectic.”  Bridget and her father, University of Pennsylvania professor and jazz musician Guthrie (Guy) Ramsey talked…

Read More

By Kharisma McIlwaine First Friday in Philadelphia always offers a plethora of options in the art scene. This particular Friday brought me to the African American Museum for Danny Simmons’ Badass Art Man: Original Artwork of Danny Simmons Exhibit. A Brooklyn native, Danny Simmons is best known for his Tony Award winning work on the…

Read More

Interview with Kam Williams Keke Palmer is a multi-talented actress, singer, songwriter and talk show host who made her screen debut at the age of 10 in Barbershop 2 before landing a breakout role a couple of years later as the title character in Akeelah and the Bee. The emerging ingenue has since embarked on…

Read More

By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act Matel revealed today that the company is honoring six “Sheroes” – women heroes who inspire girls “by breaking boundaries and expanding possibilities for women everywhere,” with Barbie dolls. These women are being honored by Matel at the Variety Power of Women Luncheon in New York City with a…

Read More

ABOVE PHOTO:  Whoopi Goldberg and daughter Alex with grandchildren at the 2006 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards at UCLA Los Angeles.  (Paul Smith / Featureflash) By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act 44 Blue Productions, award-winning producer, announced last week that it has signed an exclusive deal with Whoopi Goldberg’s production company, One Ho Productions, to…

Read More

By Jai Tiggett Shadow and Act UMC – Urban Movie Channel, an RLJ Entertainment brand, created by Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), have set an April 24, 2015 U.S. theatrical release date for director Patrik-Ian Polk’s coming-of-age drama Blackbird, which is based on the novel of the same name by Larry…

Read More