The Black Hollywood File

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

2009-11-16T04:41:00.000-08:00

Hey folks,

So last week was a bit hectic so I wasn't able to post as much. Just wanted to drop a line to say in the forthcoming weeks, my posts may be just as hectic as my schedule continues to change up but I am going to try to at least post something new every other day.

Shequeta

"THE SLAMMIN SALMON" TRAILER

2009-11-16T04:39:00.000-08:00

TYLER PERRY'S "WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO" TEASER TRAILER

2009-11-16T04:30:00.000-08:00

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR TALKS 2012

2009-11-16T04:27:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite actors and star of the just released disaster flick "2012," Chiwetel Ejiofor, recently had a chat with the folks over at Moviehole about his quest to take over the acting world by starring in several films on two different continents and his role in the movie. Click his photo above to check out the interview.

"SALT" TRAILER

2009-11-16T04:09:00.000-08:00

HALLE BERRY TALKS ABUSE

2009-11-16T04:03:00.000-08:00

Halle Berry recently performed this interview with NBC's Natalie Morales where she talks about the violence she's witnessed in her own family and the work she has done to help support others who are trying to escape domestic abuse. Check out the video above.

"SOUTHLAND" PICKED UP BY TNT

2009-11-09T04:49:00.000-08:00

Although recently cancelled by NBC, the police drama "Southland" starring Regina King has been picked up by the TNT network. This is probably the best thing to happen to the show since TNT is cable and they can do more with the show.

BEYONCE' THANKSGIVING SPECIAL

2009-11-09T04:46:00.000-08:00

Beyonce' is continuing her overexposure this Thanksgiving with an upcoming show "The Beyonce' Thanksgiving" special that will air Thursday, November 26th on ABC. Her latest DVD I Am Sasha Fierce arrives in stores that same week. Let's hope she puts on more clothes for this special since I'm sure that the kiddies will be watching.

THIS WEEKEND AT THE BOX OFFICE...

2009-11-09T04:20:00.000-08:00

Coming in first place this weekend at the box office was the Jim Carey Christmas flick "A Christmas Carol" which brought in $31 Million.

In second place this weekend was Michael Jackson's "This is It" which I must say was a really great film to watch. Michael was on point. The film brought in $14 Million dollars to bring it's total to $57.9 Million.

In third place this weekend was the George Clooney film, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" which brought in $13.3 Million.

Rolling into fourth place this weekend was the Alien movie "The Fourth Kind" which brought in $12.5 Million.

Rounding out the top five this weekend is the movie that never seems to die down, "Paranormal Activity" which brought in $8.6 Million, bringing it's total to a whopping $97.4 Million dollars.

SINBAD AND PEETE JOIN CELEBRITY APPRENTICE

2009-11-09T04:01:00.000-08:00

Holly Robinson Peete and Sinbad are joining in on the whole reality show craze by joining the new cast of Celebrity Apprentice. Haven't seen Sinbad in years so this should be interesting.

JACKSON BOOKS INTERVIEW WITH ABC

2009-11-06T04:57:00.000-08:00

Janet Jackson has signed on with ABC to do her first interview since the sudden death of her big brother Michael. ABC's Robin Robert's will perform the interview at Jackson's Malibu home. A first for anyone. The hourlong special is scheduled to air on November 18th. I don't know about y'all but I will be tuned in for this one.

"MEGAFAULT" TRAILER

2009-11-06T04:55:00.000-08:00

Interesting indeed.

ERIQ LA SALLE SIGNS WITH THE GLICK AGENCY

2009-11-06T04:42:00.000-08:00

Glick Agency has signed Eriq La Salle (“ER”). La Salle is best known for his role as Dr. Peter Benton on “ER,” will next put on his producer hat since he holds the option for "Les Miserables." His last film "Megafault" recently premiered on the SyFy channel and will be out on DVD November 24th.

"HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON" TEASER TRAILER

2009-11-04T04:02:00.000-08:00

WHITNEY HOUSTON HEADED TO RUSSIA

2009-11-04T03:51:00.000-08:00

Whitney Houston is headed to Russia for a pair of concerts in December.

Thought the dates aren't yet set in stone Houston's website has the two concerts listed as the start of Houston's tour of Europe and Asia.

These will be the first concerts scheduled by Houston since her "I Look to You" album dropped on August 31.

Following the dates in Moscow, Houston's website lists five nights of performances in Japan.
She'll then jet over to Europe for five dates in the U.K. beginning April 8 before playing in eight cities in Germany.

Houston disc "I Look to You" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard current-album chart with a first-week tally of 305,000 units. Sales have reached 750,000 to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

MORGAN FREEMAN GETS COMICAL IN "DIRTY OLD MEN"

2009-11-03T11:17:00.000-08:00

Warner Bros. is said to be acquiring an untitled comedy spec by Josh Cagan and Greg Coolidge to which Morgan Freeman is attached to star and Peter Segal is eyeing to direct.

Lori McCreary, Freeman's producing partner at the duo's Revelations Entertainment banner, will produce with Segal and his producing partner, Callahan Filmworks' Michael Ewing. Freeman will exec produce.

The script, which had a working title of "Dirty Old Men," revolves around an aging playboy who finally meets the love of his life and his best friend and wingman for the past 40 years (Freeman) who does everything to break up the new couple. The tone is described as similar to "Wedding Crashers" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."

The studio would love to have Jack Nicholson reteam with Freeman on the film; the pair starred in Warners' 2007 hit comedy "The Bucket List." Nicholson is not attached to the project but is aware of it.

Freeman will next be seen in Warners' "Invictus," which sees him portraying Nelson Mandela for director Clint Eastwood. He begins shooting Summit's action thriller "Red" in January.

CHRISETTE MICHELLE "FRAGILE" VIDEO

2009-11-03T11:09:00.000-08:00

Cute video to match cute song. Her album is slamming by the way!

www.theblackhollywoodfile.com

BLACK DYNAMITE EXPANDS WITH MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

2009-11-03T11:01:00.000-08:00

The hilarious blaxploitation spoof that is "Black Dynamite" has added some new locations to it's nationwide rollout. Check below for locations that will be having midnight screenings. Be sure to check it out, it's really funny. I have a few friends who are talking about going to see it again because it's THAT funny.

"Black Dynamite" will be showing in the following locations:

November 6 & 7 Columbus, OH
Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House
3055 Indianola Avenue in
Columbus, Ohio 43202
http://www.studio35.com

November 13 & 14 Brookline, MA
Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St
Brookline MA 02446
http://www.coolidge.org

November 13 & 14 Columbia, MO
Ragtag Cinema
10 Hitt Street
Columbia, MO 65201
http://www.ragtagfilm.com

November 13 & 14 Springfield, MO
Moxie Cinema LLC
431 S. Jefferson, #108
Springfield, MO 65806
http://www.moxiecinema.com

November 13 & 14 Ft. Collins, CO
Lyric Cinema
300 E Mountain Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80524
http://www.lyriccinemacafe.com

November 13 & 14 Spokane, WA
The Magic Lantern Theatre
25 W. Main Ave
Spokane, Washington 99201
http://www.magiclanternspokane.com

November 20 & 21 Minneapolis, MN
Uptown Theatre
2906 Hennepin Ave S
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Minneapolis/UptownTheatre.htm

December 4 & 5 Houston, TX
River Oaks
2009 West Gray
Houston, TX 77019
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Houston/RiverOaksTheatre.htm

December 11 & 12 Denver, CO
Esquire Theater
590 Downing St
Denver, CO 80218
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/Denver/EsquireTheatre.htm

January 9 San Diego, CA
Ken Cinema
4061 Adams Ave
San Diego, California 92116
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/SanDiego/KenCinema.htm

Please keep checking as more cities are added:
http://www.blackdynamitemovie.com/movie_listing

NE-YO SINGS FOR "THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG"

2009-11-03T10:57:00.000-08:00

The movie comes out December 11th.

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA REUNION PART 2

2009-11-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

LISA CONFRONTS DWIGHT

KIM, KIM, KIM

WIG SNATCHING

JADA AND WILL TO HOST NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CEREMONY

2009-10-30T04:55:00.000-07:00

This is an interesting tidbit of news. Sir Will and Madam Jada Pinkett-Smith will be hosting this year’s Nobel Peace Prize concert on December 11. Artist that are scheduled to perform are Wyclef Jean, Donna Summers, Toby Keith, Luis Fonsi, and Amadou and Mariam. I'm sure this is gonna be a star studded event. Can't wait to see it.

ELBA EXECUTIVE PRODUCING NBC DRAMA

2009-10-30T04:44:00.000-07:00

I guess it's true what they say in the tv world, when your ratings start to slip, get some black shows to help boost them back up. Judging by the fact that Fox and The CW built their networks using black sitcoms as the anchor, it should really be no surprise that NBC seems to be looking to finally add some color to their network.

The latest addition to this equation is Idris Elba who is said to be executive producing a new drama for the network. The new show will feature a lawyer who goes to the limits to save his clients from a corrupt system. This show comes on the heels of news of NBC's interest in scribe Kenya Barris' sitcom "Ordinary."

Let's hope they take these shows seriously and are not ready to drop them the minute their ratings get a boost.

FAIZON LOVE TO JOIN IRON MAN FRANCHISE?

2009-10-30T04:30:00.000-07:00

Actor/Comedian Faizon Love recently did an interview with Moviehole where he talked about Jon Favreau and Peter Billingsley's interest with trying to get him to agree with being in one of their "Iron Man" movies for a while now. However, Love keeps dancing around the idea of getting down with Tony Stark.

‘’They already tried to put me in Iron Man but I couldn't. I think I would make it suck’’, says the ceaselessly sincere actor.

‘’I don't know that genre. These guys do. I didn't know it was a real comic book. [Jon] thinks I'd make a good villain. Maybe I should just get it out of my way and just do it?”

PRINCESS TIANA WELCOMED AT DISNEY'S MAGIC KINGDOM

2009-10-29T17:43:00.000-07:00

This past Monday, Disney welcomed Princess Tiana from the upcoming film "The Princess and the Frog" to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando with much fanfare. Boyz II Men, Anika Noni Rose, and even Donald Duck were there to welcome the Princess Tiana character who will be greeting guests at the park until January.

Loving the pics of Disney's first black princess but still can't seem to figure out why in the world Disney couldn't figure out how to make the prince black as well. I mean wouldn't it like be totally cool if black kids as a whole can have like one Disney movie that represents them wholly. I mean who does it really benefit to make the prince Middle Eastern?

Prince Naveen and Princess Tiana

"PRECIOUS" STAR IN TALKS WITH SHOWTIME

2009-10-29T17:34:00.001-07:00

Gabourey Sidibe, the star of the highly anticipated Lee Daniels movie, "Precious" is said to be in talks with Showtime to join the cast of it's comedy pilot "The C Word" which stars Laura Linney. The show stars Linney as a suburban wife, mother and a teacher forced to face a diagnosis of cancer but who manages to find the lighter side of the situation. Sidibe would play the role of a summer school student.