Shadow and Act

James Earl Jones & Oprah Winfrey Will Receive Honorary Oscars

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 3, 2011 2:18 AM
|
6 Comments

James Earl Jones and Oprah Winfrey have been named 2011 honorary Oscar recipients. They will receive their awards at the third annual Governors Awards dinner and ceremony in Hollywood on Saturday, November 12.

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 3, 2011 1:49 AM
|
5 Comments

Laurence Fishburne, who'll next be seen on the big screen in Steven Soderbergh's Contagion, has signed on to play Perry White, the Daily Planet editor-in-chief in the next Superman movie, Man of Steel.

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 3, 2011 1:47 AM
|
3 Comments

Posted to Tweeter a few minutes ago by Cameron Bailey, co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which bows next month:

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 3, 2011 1:32 AM
|
19 Comments

Very interesting... indeed...

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 3, 2011 1:08 AM
|
1 Comment

If you attended Comic-Con last month then you may have seen exclusive teaser trailer of Ridley Scott's highly-secretive Prometheus project, which Idris Elba co-stars in. I was hoping that the footage would be released online after the event, but it hasn't... at least not yet.

By Vanessa Martinez
|
August 2, 2011 12:58 PM
|
3 Comments

Witten and directed by David H. Steinberg, the Iron Triangle Productions Miss Dial stars Robinne Lee, Sam Jaeger, Jon Huertas, Sara Rue, Dule Hill, Gabrielle Union and Hill Harper, among others.

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 2, 2011 10:44 AM
|
2 Comments

Goran Hugo Olsson’s acclaimed documentary, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and was later acquired for distribution by Sundance Selects, now has an official theatrical release date.

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 2, 2011 10:24 AM
|
17 Comments

In case you don't already know, another Green Lantern movie is in development, despite the critical drubbing it received, and lackluster box office ($114 million domestic after almost 2 months in release, on a $200 million budget). But the studio plans major changes to the second film - essentially starting over. A reboot I guess we could call it. Too soon?

By Vanessa Martinez
|
August 2, 2011 10:10 AM
|
29 Comments

The last time this project and its cast were discussed here was back in November of last year at the old site; when Tambay reported Faith Evans would portray singer Florence Ballard in her big screen biopic. At the time, Taraji P. Henson was also rumored to have been offered the role of Diana Ross. Well now, it looks like both Evans and Henson are out of the picture.

By Tambay A. Obenson
|
August 2, 2011 9:56 AM
|
5 Comments

"HALLELUJAH and can I get an AMEN? We have just wrapped The Principal Photography of The New Spike Lee Joint RED HOOK SUMMER. We at 40 Acres are committed to building upon our Body of Work. I send you all a deep and sincere heartfelt Thanks for your Love, Support, Prayers and Blessings from Wayback in Da Wayback. Peace and Love..."

start
previous
9031 - 9040 of 10255
next
end

Recent Comments

James Earl Jones & Oprah Winfrey Will Receive Honorary Oscars

Laurence Fishburne Joins "Man Of Steel" Cast To Play Perry White

Bill Duke's "Dark Girls" Documentary Will World Premiere At TIFF 2011

Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Sanaa Lathan Teaming Up For Voodoo-Themed Thriller "Vipaka"

First Look At Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" (Co-Starring Idris Elba)

Robinne Lee, Gabrielle Union & Hill Harper to Star in the Romantic Comedy "Miss Dial" (Set Pics)

"The Black Power Mixtape" Gets Official Theatrical Release Date!

Warner Bros Starting From Scratch With Next "Green Lantern" Movie; Wants Edgier Film. Any Ideas?

Jurnee Smollet Rumored to Star as Florence Ballard in Singer's Biopic "Blondie"

Principal Photography On Spike's "Red Hook Summer" Complete + Pic

Email Updates

fresh from the blogs

Latest Tweets

Around The Network

the network

indiewire

categories