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Viola Davis Talks Oscars; Joins George Clooney In Cover Of This Week's Issue Of "Entertainment Weekly"

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January 7, 2012 12:55 PM
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Viola Davis and George Clooney are this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly for a joint shoot and interview. The two, who are apparently good pals today, have co-starred in the past in three films: Out of Sight, Solaris and Syriana. They spoke about their challenges in Hollywood; Davis dished on the Best Actress Oscar race and the lack of great roles for black actresses.

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January 7, 2012 11:51 AM
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Until today, I've had really no idea what Anthony Mackie's role in the entire story is (except that he's a cop, given the image above released in December), and just how much he's involved; he could be on screen for 5 minutes, or 25; I don't know.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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January 6, 2012 8:57 PM
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By the way folks...

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January 6, 2012 8:40 PM
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James Spooner's Afro-Punk immediately came to mind, though one doesn't have anything to do with the other.

By Jasmin
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January 6, 2012 5:36 PM
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You may have heard about First Lady Michelle Obama's upcoming guest spot on Nickelodeon's hit teen show iCarly. FLOTUS makes an appearance to raise awareness about the military, but also has a chance to crack a few jokes and "random dance" with Carly star Miranda Cosgrove.

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January 6, 2012 5:16 PM
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You never know what to expect from the always outspoken Kanye West and that can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your perspective. So when he recently tweeted "I was just discussing becoming the creative director for the 'Jetson' movie" amongst a series of twitter rants concerning his fashion career, it seems he was actually telling the truth.

By Jasmin
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January 6, 2012 3:30 PM
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I must have missed this through the rush of the holidays, but HBO recently premiered their new mockumentary series Angry Boys, starring Australian writer/actor Chris Lilley as six different characters, including an L.A. rapper named S. Mouse whom he portrays in black face.

By Jasmin
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January 6, 2012 2:49 PM
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The dashing cast of George Lucas' Red Tails can soon be found at a magazine stand near you. The film's stars grace the double cover of EBONY Magazine's February "Black Love" issue. See the full images after the jump.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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January 6, 2012 12:29 PM
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A fundraising effort is underway for this project from NY-based filmmaker Iquo B. Essien. She only has 10 days left in the campaign to reach her $12,000 goal, so you're encouraged to act now if you deem the project worthy of your contribution.

By Sergio
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January 6, 2012 10:44 AM
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