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Showing posts with label Hollywood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hollywood. Show all posts
Friday, January 07, 2022

Denzel Washington statement on passing of legendary actor Sidney Poitier

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Denzel Washington released the following statement paying tribute to his longtime mentor Sidney Poitier after the pioneering actor’s death...
Sunday, June 09, 2019

Sony Pictures Renames Theater In Honor of John Singleton

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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) today announced the renaming of one of the largest theaters on its Culver City lot to honor Academy an...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

Why I wanted to believe Jussie Smollet's story

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BY George L. Cook III AfricanAmericanReports.Com. Jussie Smollet claims to have been beaten, doused with bleach, and having a noose pl...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Jenifer Lewis shows support for Kaepernick and Nike on Emmy's red carpet

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Blackish star Jenifer Lewis made a statement on the 2018 Emmys red carpet with a show of support for Colin Kaepernick. Wearing a Nike ...
Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Jordan Peele Announces New Horror Film ‘Us’

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Jordan Peele is coming back with a new horror film! The Academy Award-winning filmmaker recently announced that his forthcoming proje...
Thursday, February 01, 2018

Octavia Spencer is buying out a theater so kids can see 'Black Panther'

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Talented Academy Award winning actress, Octavia Spencer is giving back to underserved communities by buying out a theater to allow famil...
Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Steve Harvey's wife advised him not to meet with Trump

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By George L. Cook III African American Reports It seems that everyone's favorite TV/radio/game show host has the same problem many...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Octavia Spencer to play millionaire Madam C.J. Walker in new biopic

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Octavia Spencer has signed on to play America’s first black millionaire in a new movie. The “Hidden Figures” star, who is up for a Be...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

Hidden Figures crosses into blockbuster status!

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Who would have thought that a historical drama featuring three black women as leads would knock Star Wars: Rogue One from the top spot, ...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Octavia Spencer, Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year

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Octavia L. Spencer is about to have a new award on her shelf, right up there next to her Oscar statuette and Golden Globe trophy. Sp...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

African American Academy Award Nominees

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While most of the focus was on La La Lands 14 Academy Awards nominations this was also a great year for African American actors and di...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Black actors nominated for Emmys

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Here is a list of the 16 black actors/actresses nominated for 2016 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series Anthony...
Saturday, July 02, 2016

Book of the Day: Black Hollywood Unchained

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In Black Hollywood Unchained, Ishmael Reed gathers an impressive group of scholars, critics, intellectuals, and artist to examine and re...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Common to Star in ‘Black Samurai’ TV Series

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Common is set to star in a television adaptation of “Black Samurai,” Variety has learned exclusively. The TV project, currently in dev...
Thursday, May 05, 2016

Denzel Washington Event Raises Millions For African American Museum

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While many in the entertainment and media industries were saying their bittersweet goodbyes to President Barack Obama at his final annua...
Friday, April 15, 2016

The Birth of a Nation (Nat Turner Movie): Official Trailer

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Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financi...
Sunday, March 06, 2016

The casting of Nina Simone and why skin color matters

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The casting of Zoe Saldana to play civil rights icon and singer Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic has reignited a debate about race a...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

What to do since you are not watching the Academy Awards.

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By George L. Cook III, AfricanAmericanReports.com georgelcookiii@gmail.com. Author’s Note: I might suggest at least tuning in to se...
Sunday, January 24, 2016

Chris Rock Rewriting Monologue to Address #OscarsSoWhite Outrage

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Outrage over the lack of diversity among nominees at the Oscars will not keep Chris Rock from his hosting duties. Rock is rewriting hi...
Wednesday, January 06, 2016

The Best Man Wedding gets a release date

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Universal Pictures’ THE BEST MAN WEDDING will be released on Friday, April 15, 2016 About THE BEST MAN WEDDING The cast of THE BES...