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Movie reviews, celebrity interviews, and personal experiences and opinions on what it's really like in Hollywood often from an African-American perspective.http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/noreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)Blogger521125Hollywood,entertainment,celebrities,African,American,reviews,news,stars,Blacknoreply@blogger.comnoHollywood,entertainment,celebrities,African,American,reviews,news,stars,BlackHollywood: As I Live and WorkHollywood: As I Live and Workhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/HollywoodAsILiveAndWorkhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-3062314979110984404Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +00002012-04-20T11:00:08.733-07:00FILMactressesTaraji HensonactorsinterviewsGabrielle UnionMichael EleyAfrican-American filmfilmmaker Regina Hall should you happen to read this, know that you are my shero! This is how you break up the monotony of being asked the same question from a different face every 15 minutes during press interviews! I'd love to know what the interviewer was thinking trying to keep from laughing. This video is Hi-damn-larious and looks like sooo much fun! Girrrrl you are one brave individual http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/8DbNAA4BJk0/think-like-man-regina-hall-flirts-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqElU8HgF3ay-m-tXrzEtfMZl48/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqElU8HgF3ay-m-tXrzEtfMZl48/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqElU8HgF3ay-m-tXrzEtfMZl48/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lqElU8HgF3ay-m-tXrzEtfMZl48/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/04/think-like-man-regina-hall-flirts-will.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-4300688710209493337Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +00002012-04-20T10:00:02.635-07:00actressesinterviewsBlair UnderwoodAfrican-American film In case you haven't heard there's TWO black films audiences can support this weekend--Think Like A Man which opens today and Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day which was released last week.  No need to choose one or the other, SEE BOTH. But being that Woman Thou Art Loosed is an INDEPENDENT FILM, released only through AMC theaters, it could easily become an out of sight out of mind film. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/19JpmUOiFYw/7-reasons-to-support-woman-thou-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajIgdIa9Ql-k-069lXl06bsV8a0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajIgdIa9Ql-k-069lXl06bsV8a0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajIgdIa9Ql-k-069lXl06bsV8a0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ajIgdIa9Ql-k-069lXl06bsV8a0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/04/7-reasons-to-support-woman-thou-art.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-6833758241756447433Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +00002012-04-19T11:00:02.195-07:00FILMAva DuVernayAfrican-American filmfilmmaker "There's never been a better time to be a black filmmaker..." Entertainment publicist turned award winning director, Ava DuVernay, is not only a businesswoman, she IS the business when it comes to independent filmmaking. Don't believe me? Let your fingers do the Googling! Behind and in front of the camera, DuVernay has played an major role in getting films, especially black films, to audienceshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/pea4QkYdYNE/i-will-follows-ava-duvernay-talks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtqCsuNPeRXh5BRY3Scokxls-ek/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtqCsuNPeRXh5BRY3Scokxls-ek/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtqCsuNPeRXh5BRY3Scokxls-ek/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CtqCsuNPeRXh5BRY3Scokxls-ek/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/04/i-will-follows-ava-duvernay-talks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-2999192644985084801Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:00:00 +00002012-04-01T03:25:21.078-07:00actressesactorsBLACK HistoryfeaturedAngela Bassetteventsbusiness Across the country, people are showing their support for Trayvon Martin by wearing hoodies and posting them to their social profiles. Celebrities and influential public figures are regular "people" too most of the time and some have dared to become part of the Million Hoodie Movement. From actresses Holly Robinson Peete, Loretta Devine, and singers Prince, Chaka Khan, Clay Aiken, to athletes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/vjLaowtb7Hg/hoodie-up-celebrities-show-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJw9V0-qlYK0Yfr5cxK7wLVm1Kc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJw9V0-qlYK0Yfr5cxK7wLVm1Kc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJw9V0-qlYK0Yfr5cxK7wLVm1Kc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJw9V0-qlYK0Yfr5cxK7wLVm1Kc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/03/hoodie-up-celebrities-show-their.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-4289188089412137286Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:18:00 +00002012-04-01T03:31:04.874-07:00FILMactressesactorsfeaturedPersonal ExperiencesfilmmakerThis one's kinda personal... One reason I began blogging was because what was once IMPOSSIBLE to me was made POSSIBLE and that story needed to be shared to inspire others. Going from watching the Oscars sitting on my blue couch in North Carolina to working on the red carpet and backstage of the Oscars in four months after relocating  seems like an impossibility to many. But "all things are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/iwaUoKO8ubs/impossibility-make-film-foundations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Oo6G8XqdHCcIwURJhY-4bi929I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Oo6G8XqdHCcIwURJhY-4bi929I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Oo6G8XqdHCcIwURJhY-4bi929I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Oo6G8XqdHCcIwURJhY-4bi929I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/03/impossibility-make-film-foundations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-1010564189001316873Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:04:00 +00002012-04-01T03:30:06.285-07:00actressesactorsNAACP Image Awardsevents 2012 NAACP Image Awards, a set on Flickr. The 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards celebrated some of the best and brightest in Hollywood Friday night. Yet despite the elation of the evening, the deaths of Whitney Houston and Don Cornelius were on the forefront of people's minds. But they weren't the ones, award winning singer, Jill Scott, paid tribute to Etta James in her performance and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/i7oJtDyHrIk/2012-naacp-image-awards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSF9oCuYiDOP9TWgjJ-7xWWu09c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSF9oCuYiDOP9TWgjJ-7xWWu09c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSF9oCuYiDOP9TWgjJ-7xWWu09c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QSF9oCuYiDOP9TWgjJ-7xWWu09c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/02/2012-naacp-image-awards.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-2086624871276470076Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:40:00 +00002012-03-31T22:50:53.940-07:00 What a busy week and it's not even over yet! I attended the red carpet premiere last night of Tyler Perry's new film, "Good Deeds", in downtown LA. However, I was NOT there to cover the event as my usual, just enjoy it for a change. "Good Deeds" features a great cast of some of my favs, Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union, Phylicia Rashad, and Brian White. And this time round, Tyler is totally outhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/bHBIlplaGo8/tyler-perrys-good-deeds-la-premiere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QgjJKCgkPqZ77aKFlZY45cQnL0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QgjJKCgkPqZ77aKFlZY45cQnL0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QgjJKCgkPqZ77aKFlZY45cQnL0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-QgjJKCgkPqZ77aKFlZY45cQnL0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/02/tyler-perrys-good-deeds-la-premiere.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-6351357023331738440Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:44:00 +00002012-04-01T03:29:11.155-07:00actressesactorsPan African Film FestivaleventsPAFF 2012 Night of Tribute Presented by The Africa Channel, a set on Flickr.The Pan African Film Festival's Night of Tribute last friday was presented by The Africa Channel. Individuals from entertainment, business, and community activism were honored including actresses Meagan Good and Loretta Devine and "Red Tails" actor, David Oyelowo to name a few. If you're attending any of the 2012 PAFF http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/fdLuzfb-oKg/paff-2012-night-of-tribute-presented-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GlMrNX-0zak9q9HwKFjPw8QBF-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GlMrNX-0zak9q9HwKFjPw8QBF-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GlMrNX-0zak9q9HwKFjPw8QBF-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GlMrNX-0zak9q9HwKFjPw8QBF-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/02/paff-2012-night-of-tribute-presented-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-6278163854780776333Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-02-12T20:00:02.357-08:00 Clive Davis Honors Whitney Houston http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/tvmjt2s4TJk/clive-davis-expresses-sadness-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1xbtiL1jGxGA44RXMRU-kW0C5g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1xbtiL1jGxGA44RXMRU-kW0C5g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1xbtiL1jGxGA44RXMRU-kW0C5g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F1xbtiL1jGxGA44RXMRU-kW0C5g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/02/clive-davis-expresses-sadness-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-529810553343234191Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:24:00 +00002012-04-01T03:27:20.595-07:00BETWhitney HoustonPersonal Experiences The phone has stopped buzzin...at least for a moment. The news of Whitney Houston's has dropped like a bomb in the middle of all Pre-Grammy festivities leaving much sadness in its wake.  Now some of us are working on auto-pilot because if we take a moment to really feel, nothing would get done. "The Voice," as Oprah Winfrey named her, is dead.  And despite all the "crack is whack", Bobby Brown,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/BK0ychTdP7Y/me-whitney-houston-bet-25th-anniversay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)3 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXq7tYuM5bc1vSeGScwPEDVXNHA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXq7tYuM5bc1vSeGScwPEDVXNHA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXq7tYuM5bc1vSeGScwPEDVXNHA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gXq7tYuM5bc1vSeGScwPEDVXNHA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/02/me-whitney-houston-bet-25th-anniversay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-8767557403642566345Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:37:00 +00002012-04-01T03:28:14.452-07:00FILMPan African Film FestivaleventsAfrican-American filmfilmmaker 20th Anniversay Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Think Like A Man World Premiere, a set on Flickr. Twenty years is a LONG time by Hollywood standards--actually by anyone's standards--to still being doing anything! Last night the highly anticipated Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) kicked off its 20th anniversary with the WORLD PREMIERE of "Think Like A Man" at the ArcLight http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/Ut9AVMQKgIM/pan-african-film-fest-kick-off-20th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATvNLKytM5XDGtFe5zyd5YXnNMg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATvNLKytM5XDGtFe5zyd5YXnNMg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATvNLKytM5XDGtFe5zyd5YXnNMg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ATvNLKytM5XDGtFe5zyd5YXnNMg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/02/pan-african-film-fest-kick-off-20th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-8773171834814929733Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:18:00 +00002012-04-01T03:26:41.501-07:00Janet Jacksoninterviewsfeatured January...February. The scene is set in Hollywood for a marathon of televised award shows, red carpet appearances, interviews, and after parties.  It's also the time when looking good from every angle without the help of filtered lighting and "fixing it in post" is necessary. And that's where the talents of celebrity fitness trainer, Tony Martinez, come into play behind the scenes. He's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/9oK1g-QtVyA/celebrity-personal-trainer-tony.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)3 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QOZ70A0x1Sb3ZwMqDVrNhd6Uio/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QOZ70A0x1Sb3ZwMqDVrNhd6Uio/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QOZ70A0x1Sb3ZwMqDVrNhd6Uio/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8QOZ70A0x1Sb3ZwMqDVrNhd6Uio/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/01/celebrity-personal-trainer-tony.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-5523323000512100586Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +00002012-01-15T10:30:01.811-08:00musicAfrican-American filmreviewQueen LatifahPicture it! 2011...Choir practice at a thriving A.M.E. Church (that's African Methodist Episcopal for you non "church" folk). The ensemble is rocking, clapping, singing "in the spirit." Sitting on a pew listening is a young man. Inspired by what he's heard, he surprisingly jumps into the aisle and shouts, "Make a joyful noise up in dis bitch!" And that described scene is what makes "Joyful Noisehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/TVSu4c_PiME/joyful-noise-will-church-say-amen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bEa3lZWstRBvhYfLOaJXSpePZUM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bEa3lZWstRBvhYfLOaJXSpePZUM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bEa3lZWstRBvhYfLOaJXSpePZUM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bEa3lZWstRBvhYfLOaJXSpePZUM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/01/joyful-noise-will-church-say-amen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-3834829917789146461Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +00002012-01-11T09:00:01.811-08:00FILMactorsAfrican-American filmfilmmaker There's much buzz online about George Lucas' Tuskegee Airman film, "Red Tails." In a recent "Daily Show" interview with Jon Stewart the legendary filmmaker explains why mainstream Hollywood clipped even his wings when it came to backing this film. Surprising? Yes and no! What may be surprising is that even with with his legendary list of big screen successes including "Stars Wars", "Indiana http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/uxLS8_uDq9E/red-tails-george-lucas-on-getting-black.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gwHpaM588vnZ0ghuH2qmyo3sDB8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gwHpaM588vnZ0ghuH2qmyo3sDB8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gwHpaM588vnZ0ghuH2qmyo3sDB8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gwHpaM588vnZ0ghuH2qmyo3sDB8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2012/01/red-tails-george-lucas-on-getting-black.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-2997973074062313081Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:00 +00002011-12-19T09:00:09.758-08:00 I got there late or so I thought. After a long stressful day, I needed an escapism and "Fela!" was exactly what the doctor ordered. Colorful, dramatic, musical, political, even sexy; "Fela" is an experience, not merely a musical performance. Even the scent of it, some incense that permeates the theater, leaves with you. Presented by Shawn Carter a.k.a Jay-Z, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth & http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/a2KYk3Jenvc/fela-must-have-theatrical-experience.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wTFnDGcuTwixH5e0qOfRfgKeEMY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wTFnDGcuTwixH5e0qOfRfgKeEMY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wTFnDGcuTwixH5e0qOfRfgKeEMY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wTFnDGcuTwixH5e0qOfRfgKeEMY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/12/fela-must-have-theatrical-experience.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-3241449668041345791Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:11:00 +00002011-12-15T01:21:43.827-08:00Janet Jacksonactressesbooks Start spreading the news! Janet Jackson is reportedly lending that familiar mega-watt smile and much talked about body to NutriSystem, the food regiment that "offers weight loss programs delivered right to your door." And that convenience is probably one of the reasons the "Pleasure Principle" singer/actress/author/producer chose it. Who has time or desire to wait for a healthy meal when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/gBUH1kyc7m4/janet-jacksons-new-gig-nutrisystem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpQA0jvQ-mspjYEJJ9joJnXV5e8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpQA0jvQ-mspjYEJJ9joJnXV5e8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpQA0jvQ-mspjYEJJ9joJnXV5e8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zpQA0jvQ-mspjYEJJ9joJnXV5e8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/12/janet-jacksons-new-gig-nutrisystem.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-5808236239838097375Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:26:00 +00002011-12-11T18:26:40.322-08:00actressesStage and TheaterBlackNLAeventsreview In her newest one woman show, "The Night Watcher," a stage, a chair, and minimal creative accompaniments, is all Obie winning and Tony nominated actress, Charlayne Woodard, needs to poignantly and effectively challenge the notion that every woman needs to have a child of her own to truly fulfill her purpose in life. Playing currently at the Kirk Douglas Theater, "The Night Watcher," is a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/liOAgNPYOzE/charlayne-woodards-night-watcher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)1 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-47s0z07FbyjO8zHB2zD9R6HY8M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-47s0z07FbyjO8zHB2zD9R6HY8M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-47s0z07FbyjO8zHB2zD9R6HY8M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-47s0z07FbyjO8zHB2zD9R6HY8M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/12/charlayne-woodards-night-watcher.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-8775044407117019490Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:01:00 +00002011-12-05T13:07:29.449-08:00FILMactressesactorsThe Last FallAfrican-American filmMatthew A. Cherryfilmmaker When a certain name regularly pops up in your Twitter feed take notice. It may not be a spammer, but a tenacious up and coming film director creating major buzz for him or herself and their work. That was the case for former NFL rookie turned film director, Matthew A. Cherry. Thanks to his "e-hustle" and passion for filmmaking he gained my attention and my follow over a year ago on the socialhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/sfUZiHNscwg/from-football-to-filmmaking-matthew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MFgSacqMsu5ZR7cq9kdelYjWCVY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MFgSacqMsu5ZR7cq9kdelYjWCVY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MFgSacqMsu5ZR7cq9kdelYjWCVY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MFgSacqMsu5ZR7cq9kdelYjWCVY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/12/from-football-to-filmmaking-matthew.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-6134054746760694441Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:47:00 +00002011-11-06T19:50:12.430-08:00Robin GivensactressesactorsStage and Theaterevents "Blues For An Alabama Sky"...How do you interpret the title? That should have been my first question in my interview with play director, Sheldon Epps, and cast. Honestly, it was the first one to come to mind, but time ran out to ask.  Now having seen the play written by prolific author, Pearle Cleage, I've developed a few meanings of my own. Starring a stellar ensemble cast, "Blues For An http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/2eGhNe6gyFU/blues-for-alabama-sky-robin-givens-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKWdKTvuj02Gp09JAiEJCBAop-w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKWdKTvuj02Gp09JAiEJCBAop-w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKWdKTvuj02Gp09JAiEJCBAop-w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QKWdKTvuj02Gp09JAiEJCBAop-w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/11/blues-for-alabama-sky-robin-givens-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-3154109175464543404Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-11-02T09:00:06.506-07:00HBFFsocial networkingFILMPersonal Experiencesevents The Hollywood Black Film Festival 2011. Fifty-three officially selected films, 13 "infotainment" panels/workshops, hundreds of festival attendees,  several festival and in the middle of it all was me soaking up the experience. But this wasn't my first year at HBFF, but it was the first time I attended as a panelist and the festival's social media manager. When I look back at my FIRST HBFF http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/FnN5xw247RI/2011-hollywood-black-film-festival.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)2 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ny-Lq4aaiWSU3sn5FooiwpHf-Pw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ny-Lq4aaiWSU3sn5FooiwpHf-Pw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ny-Lq4aaiWSU3sn5FooiwpHf-Pw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ny-Lq4aaiWSU3sn5FooiwpHf-Pw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/11/2011-hollywood-black-film-festival.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-2849298875327095259Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:15:00 +00002011-11-02T06:43:19.710-07:00social networkingBloggingPersonal Experiences I know you're mad dear blog. I hear Anita crooning "Been So Long" in the background. Yes, it's been too long since I've written even looked at this space. How could I be so neglectful? Honestly, I have no defense! It's not like you aren't on my mind a lot. It's just life has pulled me in another direction. Sheer Social, my other social media boo has taken up all of my attention. It has needs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/6Iopo5zPnAY/apology-blog-ive-cheated-on-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/13ZEn6WLnEhXWNGdPiwSywOUYUg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/13ZEn6WLnEhXWNGdPiwSywOUYUg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/13ZEn6WLnEhXWNGdPiwSywOUYUg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/13ZEn6WLnEhXWNGdPiwSywOUYUg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/10/apology-blog-ive-cheated-on-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-276425863802113661Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +00002011-11-02T06:42:32.630-07:00actressesTaraji HensonactorstelevisionImages: WatchPersonofInterest.com It Ain't Right, But It Ain't Racist Either "TV Guide" nor Debra Birbaum, as its Editor in Chief, are racist in my opinion. Over the years TV Guide has featured black celebs on its cover, and like most white people, Ms. Birbaum, based on her comments, doesn't think about black people, or any people of color, until she has to. Her job is to see green But white http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/l03-xpJcEqw/tv-guide-taraji-p-henson-shes-person-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxR6_U0eB5U-cImi4u4Dol8UJrQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxR6_U0eB5U-cImi4u4Dol8UJrQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxR6_U0eB5U-cImi4u4Dol8UJrQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yxR6_U0eB5U-cImi4u4Dol8UJrQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/09/tv-guide-taraji-p-henson-shes-person-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-3901709753387809779Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +00002011-11-02T06:45:20.810-07:00actressesactorsinterviewseventsRobi ReedPhotos: Maury L. Phillips, wpmillerspecialevents.com Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated events of the year in black Hollywood is Robi Reed's annual End of Summer Celebration benefiting the Black AIDS Institute. Every year she throws an elaborate soiree complete with great performances, an abundance of food and drink, and of course celebrities at every level of the alphabet. In fact, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/bkkT4FnRTbs/wp-miller-celebrity-event-planner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJjuHIdhO-9oO1zb9Gb1-IZ09Wk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJjuHIdhO-9oO1zb9Gb1-IZ09Wk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJjuHIdhO-9oO1zb9Gb1-IZ09Wk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WJjuHIdhO-9oO1zb9Gb1-IZ09Wk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/09/wp-miller-celebrity-event-planner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-4782665985041383400Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:22:00 +00002011-09-12T19:54:55.103-07:00actressesWhitney HoustonmusicAfrican-American filmPic: Urbandaily.com It appears the vocal apple hasn't fallen far at all from the tree! In the  video below uploaded this past weekend on YouTube, Whitney and Bobby's daughter, Bobby Kristina, shows off her natural talent. In the vid she sings Adele's "Someone Like You" pretty effortlessly. Quick! Somebody call Clive Davis before the young lady gets snatched up! Nevermind...I think I hear http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/kH8ftYNmzUM/bobbi-kristina-sings-adeles-someone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)0 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vk8E69uf9n_etQ567LzTTsqoyzk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vk8E69uf9n_etQ567LzTTsqoyzk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vk8E69uf9n_etQ567LzTTsqoyzk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vk8E69uf9n_etQ567LzTTsqoyzk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/09/bobbi-kristina-sings-adeles-someone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424166.post-6974208591971567936Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:08:00 +00002011-09-03T11:59:31.936-07:00Janet JacksonactressesinterviewscelebritiesmusicHip HopPersonal Experiencesevents Janatics! Janetfam! Janet Stans, or just simply Janet fans...whatever category you fit in you're "Alright With Me" :-) So here's a post that's "All For You"! Thank y'all (I'm a little country) for allowing me to interview you at Janet Jackson's Number Ones Up Close and Personal Tour show recently! To those of you that show me love at the events and support my creative endeavors online THANK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HollywoodAsILiveAndWork/~3/AvQs9K64op4/janet-jackson-at-greek-theater.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hollywoodlvwork)7 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ldQdAEVMi1B56-_5GFZH_3DEkBc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ldQdAEVMi1B56-_5GFZH_3DEkBc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ldQdAEVMi1B56-_5GFZH_3DEkBc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ldQdAEVMi1B56-_5GFZH_3DEkBc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>http://www.hollywoodliveandwork.com/2011/09/janet-jackson-at-greek-theater.htmlen-usnonadult