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Samuel L. Jackson Does the "Unthinkable"
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posted on May 12, 2008
Samuel L. Jackson is set to star in Senator Entertainment's "Unthinkable."
Jackson will play an interrogator who, along with an FBI agent, interrogates a terrorist in an attempt to find
three nuclear devices planted around the country.
FOX Picks up Niecy Nash's "The Inn"
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posted on May 12, 2008
FOX has
picked up "The Inn," starring Niecy Nash and Jerry
O'Connell, from creator Abraham
Higginbotham. The multi-camera comedy revolving around the
less-than-glamorous staffers at a glamorous New York City hotel.
Eddie Griffin Inks Deal for VH1 Reality Series
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Television
posted on May 12, 2008
VH1
has given an eight-episode order to a "celebreality" series starring
actor Eddie Griffin ("Undercover Brother," "Norbit"), tentatively
titled "Eddie Griffin Going for Broke."
Film Financing Consultant/Author Louise Levison Joins BlogTalkRadio Host Tanya Kersey on "Inside Urban Hollywood" on Monday, May 12, 2008, at 8pm PST/11pm EST
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posted on May 12, 2008
Film financing consultant and author Louise
Levison will appear on BlogTalkRadio’s show
"Inside Urban Hollywood"
(http://blogtalkradio.com/insideurbanhollywood) with host Tanya Kersey
on Monday, May 12, 2008, at 8pm PST/11pm EST, to discuss business
planning and film financing for independent filmmakers.
Morgan Freeman Back to Broadway in "The Country Girl"
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posted on May 8, 2008
Academy
award winner Morgan Freeman is back on Broadway for the first time in
20 years, in “The Country Girl.” Freeman last appeared on Broadway in Lee Breuer's "The Gospel at Colonus" in 1988. Freeman stars alongside Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher in Clifford Odets's "The Country Girl," directed by Mike Nichols.
The production is playing a limited engagement on Broadway at the
Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). It opened on April 27th.
HBFF 2008 to Open with World Premiere of Jam Master Jay Doc "Two Turntables and a Microphone"
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posted on May 8, 2008
The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) has announced that "Two Turntables and a Microphone," a
music documentary about the life and
untimely death of Jam Master Jay with guest appearances by Russell
Simmons, Reverend Run, Jay-Z, LL Cool J and 50 Cent, will have its
world premiere as the opening night film of the 2008 Hollywood Black
Film Festival. The premiere will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 8pm at
the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, California; the festival
runs June 3-8.
Rapper Common To Co-Star In New "Terminator" Film
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posted on May 8, 2008
Rapper-turned-actor Common ("Street Kings") has been
tapped to star in "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," the
upcoming fourth
installment of the "Terminator" series.
From Harlem to Hollywood: Sean 'Diddy' Combs Honored with Star on Walk of Fame
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posted on May 5, 2008
Last Friday, Sean Diddy Combs received the 2,362nd
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the first rapper to be
honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jamie Foxx was on hand to
introduce Combs as his star was revealed.
Film Distribution Executive Brett Dismuke Joins BlogTalkRadio Host Tanya Kersey on "Inside Urban Hollywood" on Monday, May 5, 2008, at 8pm PST/11pm EST
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People
posted on May 5, 2008
Brett Dismuke, Vice President of Acquisitions & Urban Programming
for Image Entertainment will appear on BlogTalkRadio’s show
"Inside Urban Hollywood"
(http://blogtalkradio.com/insideurbanhollywood) with host Tanya Kersey
on Monday, April 28, 2008, at 8pm PST/11pm EST, to discuss the current
state of urban film
distribution.
Damon Wayans Has 'Never' been 'Better'
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Television
posted on May 2, 2008
Damon
Wayans is headed back to the alphabet network as he is set to star in
"Never Better," a comedy pilot for ABC. The single-camera vehicle had
been given a cast-contingency order from ABC. Wayans' signing
lifts the cast contingency on the project.
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