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OWN To Lay Off 1/5th Of Its Staff

  • By Sergio
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  • March 20, 2012 8:27 AM
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Television
I've said it before and I'll say it again. It ain't easy to start a televison network. It's painful, difficult, expensive and very bloody. The survival rate is thin and there are a lot of bodies left in its wake after all is said and done.
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"Walking Dead" Producer On Why He Cast Danai Gurira As Michonne + Says Rutina Wesley Wasn't In Contention

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 19, 2012 10:17 PM
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  • 17 Comments
Television
By now I think we all know that Danai Gurira  has been cast as Michonne in AMC's hit zombie drama series The Walking Dead, and we should see a lot of her in season 3 (we hope), after her brief hooded intro towards the end of last night's season 2 finale of the show!
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Watch Keke Palmer In Trailer For The Nick Cannon-Produced Nickelodeon Film "Rags"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • March 19, 2012 8:02 PM
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  • 13 Comments
Television
We last posted about this film back in April of last year, when Cynthia reported that Keke Palmer would star in the upcoming Nickelodeon TV film Rags, produced by Nick Cannon, directed by Billy Woodruff (Honey) and scored by Rodney Jerkins.
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Update: Kevin Hart To Star w/ Seth Rogen in Untitled Police Comedy (Plot Details)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • March 19, 2012 7:17 PM
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  • 2 Comments
News
Via THR:
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Ludacris In Talks To Star In and Produce "Parking Lot Pimpin'"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • March 19, 2012 6:54 PM
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  • 9 Comments
News
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges is in talks to star in and produce in the Damon 'Coke' Daniels-directed comedy titled Parking Lot Pimpin' or "what happens after leaving the club."
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Updates on Historic Drama "Savannah" (Co-Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • March 19, 2012 6:28 PM
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News
We last updated you on this project, currently in post-production, at the end of December, when Emmanuel posted this entry regarding its whereabouts. According to Savannahnow.com, the Annette Haywood-Carter-helmed drama, held a private screening at the Trustees theater for an audience of approximately 400 people, including the film's cast and crew.
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South African Casting Agent: "Local Actors Too Short To Play Mandela So I Cast Idris Elba" (Criticism Follows)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 19, 2012 5:57 PM
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  • 7 Comments
News
I'm sure everyone saw this coming... criticism over the choice of Idris Elba to play Nelson Mandela in a film based on his life, which we've been following here on S&A.
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Terence Nance's "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" Adds 3 More Cities to its Festival Schedule

  • By Jasmin
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  • March 19, 2012 5:11 PM
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Festivals
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, a film we've covered frequently on this site, has added three more cities to a screening schedule that already includes Sundance London and New Directors/New Films in New York.
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Season Finale Of "The Walking Dead" Directed by Ernest Dickerson Breaks Ratings Record

  • By Sergio
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  • March 19, 2012 4:07 PM
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  • 22 Comments
Television
Sunday night's season two finale of the AMC network's zombie/horror/drama series The Walking Dead broke all ratings records, becoming not only the most watched episode in the history of the series, but also currently the highest rated drama on basic cable, according to the Nielsen Company.
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Idris Elba's Nelson Mandela Biopic Gets Backing From Pathe International; Will Shoot This May

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 19, 2012 3:42 PM
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  • 4 Comments
News
Well, it looks like its a definite go now; Pathe International has reportedly come on board to financially back Idris Elba's Nelson Mandela biopic (along with South Africa-based Distant Horizon, which they are desribing as "the largest South African production ever mounted!"
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