Entertainment

ABOVE PHOTO:   Herb Jeffries, a singing cowboy hero of the silver screen, right, is congratulated by jazz great Gerald Wilson following dedication ceremonies for Jeffries’ star on the Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, on his 93rd birthday in 2004.  Herb Jeffries, the first African-American singing cowboy to appear in movies…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tracy Camilla Johns as Nola Darling in a scene from Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It.”   By Tambay A. Obenson shadow and act.com Announced four weeks ago, Spike Lee is teaming up with Showtime to develop a half-hour TV series based on his cherished, though problematic feature film debut, She’s Gotta Have…

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Review by Kam Williams X-Men: Days of Future Past represents the 7th episode in the storied mutant series, and is the third directed by Bryan Singer who also helmed X-Men 1 and 2. This installment is loosely based on the 1981 Marvel Comics (issues #141-142) of the same name, a convoluted tale in which one…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Yellow police tape seals off the home of actor Michael Jace (insert) on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Los Angeles. Jace, who played a police officer on the hit TV show “The Shield,” was arrested on suspicion of homicide after his wife was found shot to death in their Los Angeles home, authorities said….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jennifer Lopez accepts the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 18, 2014, in Las Vegas.  (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)   Mixed reviews for the Michael Jackson hologram performance   associated press The King of Pop and a likely successor, prince of pop Justin Timberlake, ruled…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Terry Crews plays Nickens in the new comedy “Blended.”    Interview with Kam Williams Since retiring from the NFL, Terry Crews has traded in his helmet and cleats to pursue an acting career while also becoming the ultimate family man and fitness enthusiast. Over the past several years, the omnipresent Crews has been seen…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  In this photo taken in1973, poet and novelist Sam Greenlee poses for a photo in Chicago. Greenlee, who was best known for his 1969 novel “The Spook Who Sat by the Door,” later adapted into a political drama movie, died Monday, May 19, 2014, in Chicago. He was 83.  (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media)   associated…

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ABOVE PHOTO:   Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally arrive before the 84th Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Court records show Sally filed for legal separation from Shepherd in Los Angeles on May 2, 2014, citing irreconcilable differences and custody of the pair’s unborn child.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)   By Ruth Manuel-Logan…

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By Vanessa Martinez shadow and act.com In rather early anticipation for 2014’s Fall Season TV’s slate – official announcement on actual pilots that have been picked up by networks hasn’t been released – we’ve compiled a rather thorough list of fall’s upcoming shows divided by their respective Networks.  Those TV series beginning this spring and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Anika Noni Rose   Interview with Kam Williams Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose currently stars alongside Denzel Washington in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun. Her outstanding performance has not only earned her critical acclaim but also a Tony award nomination. She recently starred as Whoopi Goldberg’s daughter in…

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