When it comes to music, Rihanna may be a Grammy-winning hit machine, but apparently, her acting leaves a lot to be desired.  Battleship , the sci-fi action…

After months of infighting amongst the black community over 2012′s most controversial movie, Quentin Tarantino was the clear winner when he walked away with an…

With the Oscars rapidly approaching, many people want to look back and see how the past winners’ careers fared after taking home the golden statue.…

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In 1985, Halle Berry represented the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen All-American Pageant and won. A year later, she became the first runner-up…

Tonight, the world anxiously waits to see if Black Hollywood will make Academy history with two black actresses up for Oscar wins.  Viola Davis (Best…

Mary J. Blige is not feeling much love for The Oscars.  Yesterday, The Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences announced their nominations, and even though…

Nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning by actress Jennifer Lawrence (“Hunger Games”) and Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of…

Black actors were not ignored in the 2012 nominations for Oscars!

The nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Award will be announced next week, January 24th and The Help is sure secure nods for two of its leads (Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer) as well as for Best Picture.  The question is where does PARIAH fall in this year’s Oscar race.  Even with critical acclaim (96% approval […]

Tune in to an all new episode of “Cinema In Noir” for the latest in film and casting news, hosted by Candice Frederick, Kimberly Renee, and ReBecca Theodore-Vachon.  Our topics include: (1:50 minute mark) FILM Reviews: KINYARWANDA, SHAME and THE MUPPETS (16:30 minute mark) Casting News: TLC biopic on VH1, Forest Whitaker and Common (22:35 […]

Congratulations to Pharrell Williams, who will be working on the 2012 Academy Awards! He’s been hired to work as a music consultant along with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. This is the first time either Pharrell or Hans has worked on the Academy Awards, but Pharrell has worked in the film arena when he wrote the […]

The news about Eddie Murphy hosting the Academy Awards was well-received, but he will no longer be the master of ceremonies of the 2012 Oscars.…