Black Reel Award-winning director Lee Daniels is a talented lightning rod. This fall, after failing to locate any stateside distributors for his film, The Paperboy, Millennium Entertainment has decided to release his film themselves. Read the rest of this entry »
First Look | The Paperboy
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Tags: Academy Awards, Black Reel Awards, David Oyelowo, First Look, Lee Daniels, Macy Gray, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
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Reel Shorts | For Colored Girls
5 11 2010This review first appeared in Jet Magazine.com. To read this review at its original source, click here.
Since his debut in 2005, writer/producer/director Tyler Perry has nurtured and maintained a loyal following with a series of popular films based on his stage plays that mix emotional characters, spirituality and comedy into a winning formula. His latest film, “For Colored Girls,” is an overly-talky drama featuring some strong individual performances that uplifts the ladies while treating the men as cinematic roadkill. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Anika Noni Rose, Based on a Play, Brewster's Place, For Colored Girls, Hill Harper, Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Khalil Kain, Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine, Macy Gray, Michael Ealy, Mo'Nique, Movie Reviews, Ntozake Shange, Omari Hardwick, Phylicia Rashad, Precious, Richard Lawson, Tessa Thompson, Thandie Newton, Tyler Perry, Waiting To Exhale, Whoopi Goldberg
Categories : Academy Awards, Anika Noni Rose, Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Mo'Nique, Movie Reviews, Reel Shorts
Carey “Colored” No More!
27 05 2010According to a report from People Magazine, Black Reel Award nominee Mariah Carey has pulled out of of the upcoming Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Black Reel Awards, For Colored Girls, Janet Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Elise, Macy Gray, Mariah Carey, Ntozake Shange, Phylicia Rashad, Precious, Tyler Perry, Whoopi Goldberg
Categories : Black Reel Awards, Casting News, Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Mariah Carey
Janet and Mariah are “Colored Girls!”
24 03 2010Writer/director/producer Tyler Perry has cast superstars Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey in his upcoming dream project, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Based on a True Story, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Janet Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Kerry Washington, Kimeerly Elise, Loretta Devine, Macy Gray, Mariah Carey, Ntozake Shange, Oprah Winfrey, Phylicia Rashad, Tyler Perry, Whoopi Goldberg
Categories : Academy Awards, Beyonce, Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Janet Jackson, Kerry Washington, Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry