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Writers Of "Captain America" Want To Introduce Falcon (1st African American Superhero) In Sequel

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 26, 2011 1:51 AM
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They’re also intrigued by the chance to explore some of the latter-day additions to the [Captain America] mythos, like... his sidekick The Falcon, one of comics’ first black superheroes. “I want both of them!” says Markus... "Falcon is awesome. We can't play with time so much to have Cap go back to Harlem in the '70's and clean up the streets, but it would be awesome to go straight up, like, 'Shaft' with Cap and the Falcon.”

Watch Trailer For "Life Love Soul" Co-starring Jamie Hector And Chad Coleman From "The Wire"

  • By Cynthia Reid
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  • August 26, 2011 1:50 AM
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Here's the trailer for the family drama film Life Love Soul which makes its New York premiere at the Urbanworld Film Festival next month (September 14-18).
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First Look Pic At Sanaa Lathan In Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 25, 2011 12:02 PM
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Aha! I thought she was in this movie, even though she's absolutely nowhere to be found in the trailer, nor the posters, or any of the other marketing materials for the film that have been released thus far...
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Watch Zoe Kravitz In Clip From Prep School Comedy "Beware The Gonzo" (On VOD Starting Today!)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 25, 2011 11:46 AM
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The film, a teen comedy, is titled Beware The Gonzo, and is written and directed by Bryan Gobuloff (screenwriter for The Basketball Diaries).

Another Black British Actor (Lucian Msamati) Joins Cast Of "Game Of Thrones" Season 2...

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 25, 2011 9:34 AM
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Another black British actor has joined the cast of season 2 of the hit HBO show, Game Of Thrones.

"The Weird World of Blowfly" (The Original Dirty Rapper) Gets Theatrical Release Date, New Trailer

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 25, 2011 9:18 AM
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He's known as the original dirty rapper! Blowfly - the stage name for Clarence Reid, who wrote songs for several hit R&B groups in the 1960s and '70s. But he also recorded albums as Blowfly, his alter-ego usually seen in an ostentatious superhero costume, known especially for his x-rated raunchy raps, starting with a track called Rapp Dirty released in 1965.

Brian White Comedy "Politics of Love" Receives Theatrical Release Date - This Weekend!

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 25, 2011 8:26 AM
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Ok, so back in April, we reported that Codeblack Entertainment had acquired domestic distribution rights to Politics of Love, a romantic comedy starring Brian White and Mallika Sherawat as young campaigners in love who happen to be on opposite sides of the 2008 Obama-McCain U.S. presidential race.

"Undefeated" - Definitely Not The Sarah Palin Documentary

  • By Sergio
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  • August 25, 2011 7:14 AM
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No doubt some of you have heard about that documentary Undefeated, the kiss-ass Sarah Plain documentary made by a right wing conservative filmmaker intending to trick people into thinking that that MILF (Why do you think the media makes so much fuss about her? Because of her intelligence, or that screechy nails-on-a-blackboard voice of hers?) was a force to be reckoned with.

Tyler Perry Begins National Tour With New Play Examining Class; Movie Adaptation Next?

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 25, 2011 7:03 AM
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I just received notice that Tyler Perry will go on a national tour this fall with a new play he wrote and will direct titled The Haves and The Have Nots. He doesn't act in this one though; strictly a behind the stage effort this time.

Isaiah Mustafa Joins Cast Of ABC's "Charlie's Angels" Reboot

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 25, 2011 6:24 AM
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Maybe forever to be known as The Old Spice Guy, or The Man You Wish Your Man Could Smell Like, or Luke Cage wnnabe... Isaiah Mustafa has signed on for a recurring role on ABC’s upcoming Charlie’s Angels reboot.

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