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Bill Cosby hunkers down as scandal rages

November 22, 2014

ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby (Photo: Randy Miramontez / Shutterstock.com) By Frazier Moore associated press [UPDATE: Cable network TV Land has cancelled reruns of The Cosby Show indefinitely amid sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.  NBC has also pulled the plug on development of a new sitcom starring Cosby as the patriarch of a multigenerational comedy…

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Lawyer: Tracy Morgan battling severe brain injury

November 22, 2014

By David Porter Associated Press TRENTON, N.J.  — Tracy Morgan is fighting to recover from a severe brain injury suffered in a highway crash more than five months ago, and it’s uncertain if he will be “the Tracy Morgan he once was,” his lawyer said Tuesday. Benedict Morelli said the former “Saturday Night Live” and…

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‘Beyond the Lights’— fame isn’t what it’s cracked up to be

November 22, 2014

By Kendall Alexander Gina Prince Bythewood has been missed in the love story genre since her timeless classic romance on the hardwood, Love and Basketball.  She proves that she hasn’t lost her touch in the relativity flick Beyond the Lights. Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle) is an up-and-coming vixen in the music industry—dripping with sex…

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‘Top Five’ Starring Chris Rock and Rosario Dawson

November 15, 2014

By Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist/indiewire “It’s never just a movie,” says Chris Rock’s Andre Allen in Top Five, and that sentiment definitely applies to the comedy veteran’s latest directorial effort. While on the surface it’s an incisive and playful look at celebrity, media and fame, it’s also about the difficulty, fear and risk of stepping…

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Harry Belafonte says activism inspired his art

November 15, 2014

ABOVE PHOTO: Actor/activist and now Oscar winner Harry Belafonte gives his speech upon receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at last week’s Academy Governors Awards.  (Photo courtesy: Oscar) Associated Press LOS ANGELES — As Harry Belafonte joins the elite EGOT club — adding an Oscar statuette to an awards cache that already includes an Emmy, Grammy…

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“The Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin sings live at the Kimmel Center Dec. 29

November 15, 2014

ABOVE PHOTO:  Aretha Franklin Tickets now on sale! The incomparable “Queen of Soul” and 18 time Grammy Award winner Aretha Franklin makes her Kimmel Center debut on Monday, December 29 at 8 p.m. in Verizon Hall in support of her recent album release, “Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics” (RCA Records, Oct. 21).  Franklin…

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Marque Richardson–The “Dear White People” interview

November 9, 2014

ABOVE PHOTO: Marque Richardson Interview with Kam Williams  Marque Richardson is a high energy, multi-faceted actor, writer and producer. He can currently be seen in the critically-acclaimed Dear White People, a satirical comedy that examines race and identity in America through the stories of four black, Ivy League college students. As a young actor, Marque…

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Legal thriller ‘The Divide’ canceled after one season

November 9, 2014

  By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act  “The Divide” has been closed. The project has always read like a stellar drama to me, on paper, given those involved, the premise, and the fact that it was initially set to run on AMC (known for its strong, award-winning dramatic programming slate). And that’s why I did…

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First look at photos of Will Smith on the set of his untitled NFL concussion drama

November 9, 2014

ABOVE PHOTO:  Will Smith during filming  of “Concussion.” By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Bitsie Tulloch, and Albert Brooks all join Will Smith in the yet-to-be titled drama on concussions in the NFL, which is based on the GQ article “Game Brain,” written by Jeanne Marie Laskas, and…

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