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Nathan Stewart-Jarrett ('Misfits') Headlines Cult Conspiracy 6-Part Drama Series 'Utopia'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 15, 2012 9:57 AM
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Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits) has been cast alongside Paul Higgins, Alexandra Roach and Neil Maskell to headline an ensemble cast for a new C4 6-part, 6-hour series titled Utopia.

Watch Episode 2 Of New Docu-Series From Black Public Media - 'Ask A Muslim'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 15, 2012 9:40 AM
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BlackPublicMedia.org and the National Black Programming Consortium present their first episode of the new Ask A Muslim series.

Trailer Watch - Gabourey Sidibe In 'Seven Psychopaths'

  • By Sergio
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  • August 15, 2012 12:53 AM
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Here's the trailer for writer/director Martin McDonagh's violent action comedy, Seven Psychopaths, which will premiere as a Midnight Madness selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, next month, before it opens threatically on October 12.

Trailer: Feature Doc '9.79*' (1988 Olympic 100m Final That Resulted In Ben Johnson's Gold Medal Strip)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 14, 2012 8:43 PM
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Sheryl Lee Ralph Will Play Jennifer Hudson's Mother In NBC's 'Smash'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 14, 2012 7:59 PM
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Following the June announcement that Jennifer Hudson will be joining the cast of NBC's musical drama Smash, in a multi-episode arc for next season, comes news that Sheryl Lee Ralph has been cast to play her mother on the series, Vulture learned earlier today.

Blair Underwood Signs Major Development/Talent Deal w/ NBC/Universal TV

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 14, 2012 7:18 PM
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The second noteworthy TV development deal announced today; the first was between producer Debra Martin Chase and ABC Studios (read that post HERE).

In Mozambican Drama 'Virgin Margarida,' Prostitutes Are Sent To Re-Education Camps To Become 'New'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 14, 2012 6:54 PM
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From Mozambique comes drector Licinio Azevedo's Virgem Margarida (Virgin Margarida) - a feature film, set in 1975, as revolution sweeps the streets of its capital Maputo, ridding it of prostitutes and other so-called *undersirables*. The women are then sent to re-education camps, to become "new women." However, unfortunately for her, 16-year-old Margarida is mistakenly taken; the problem is she's a virgin. The film tells her story.

Ava DuVernay's 'Middle Of Nowhere' Will Make International Debut At TIFF + Other Familiar Titles

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  • August 14, 2012 5:44 PM
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Trailer v2 For Lance Reddick's Dark, Futuristic Web Series 'DR0NE' (Now w/ New Footage)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 14, 2012 4:55 PM
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Here's your second look at the anticipated dark, futuristic web series previously titled The 117, and now called DR0NE with an intentional zero, not the letter "O."

Preview Feature Doc 'Moses' (Story Of Homeless Man Struggling Between Hope & Pull Of The Streets)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • August 14, 2012 4:31 PM
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20 years on the streets. 5 years in the making. The astonishingly true story of a homeless man struggling between the hope of a second chance & the gravity of the streets. A feature doc sparked by a fiction short.

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