Cinema
African Movie Academy Award winners announced
Held over the weekend, in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State (Nigeria) on Saturday, March 26, 2011, the celebration announcing the winners of the 2011 African Movie...
Superman reboot chooses Amy Adams for Lois Lane
Clark Kent, meet your Lois Lane.
After weeks of guessing who would play the Man of Steel's leading lady in the upcoming "Superman" reboot, Warner...
FiSahara: British film industry at Sahara refugee film festival
Around 150 members of the British film industry gathered on Wednesday evening for the London launch of the 8th International Sahara Film Festival: the...
MTV Movie Awards voting begins Wednesday
The power of the Golden Popcorn is once again yours! Starting today, we're asking you to cast your votes and select the nominees for...
‘Daredevil’ sequel finally lands director
Director David Slade is shifting his filmmaking focus from vampires to superheroes. According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has tapped the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse"...
Janet Jackson signs film production deal
Janet Jackson is becoming a movie producer. The performer-actress has signed a production deal with Lionsgate to select, develop and produce a feature film...
Disney kills ‘Yellow Submarine’ remake
The Walt Disney Co. has deep-sixed Mars Needs Moms producer Robert Zemeckis’ planned next project for the studio, the high-profile remake of the classic...
Warner Bros. allows Facebook movie rentals
The studio, which says it is the first to offer movies directly on the social media site, aims to roll out additional titles over...
NAACP Awards celebrates ‘For Colored Girls’
In case you forgot, the 42nd NAACP Awards ceremony aired on Fox TV last night. Anybody watch it?
I’ll save the color commentary and just...
Oscar ratings dip 10% from 2010
More than 37 million Americans tuned into the 83rd Oscars ceremony on Sunday on the ABC channel, down 10% on the previous year.
But the...
Africa Movie Academy Awards names nominees
Over the weekend, as most of us were reveling in Academy Awards thrills and chills, the nominations for another major movie award ceremony were...
Hollywood legend Jane Russell dies at 89
Former Hollywood actress and sex symbol Jane Russell has died at the age of 89.
The brunette was discovered by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, who...
Natalie Portman denounces Dior’s Galliano
The actress Natalie Portman, who has an endorsement contract with Dior for its Miss Dior Cherie fragrance, has strongly condemned its chief designer, John...
Christopher Nolan directs final ‘Batman’ film
Over nearly 70 years as the World's Greatest Detective, Batman has followed clues, pursued investigations and pounded out confessions from a diverse rogues' gallery...
‘King’s Speech’ sweeps Academy Awards
The global box office success of The King's Speech has seen it take more than $230m (£142m).
British film The King's Speech has been crowned...
Lena Horne NYC belongings auctioned off
The estate of sultry jazz singer and actress Lena Horne is selling some of the fancy gowns, jewelry, fine art and books that filled...
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ releases first photo
These last few weeks of movie news have been big ones for comic book fans. The highly anticipated "X-Men: First Class" trailer debuted on...
Jennifer Hudson may star in Aretha Franklin biopic
Aretha Franklin has finally abandoned her champagne wishes and Hollywood dreams of having Halle Berry portray her in the upcoming biopic on her life....
Charlize Theron cast in ‘Alien’ prequel
Without knowing much about it at all, Prometheus is already one of the most exciting films on the horizon in 2012. What was once...
Tupac Shakur biopic begins filming Spring 2011
Production company Morgan Creek announced that the new Tupac biopic is scheduled to begin principal photography in the late spring and early summer with...
No Blacks nominated for 2010 Academy Awards
Crammed into this year’s field of 10 best picture Oscar nominees are British aristocrats, Volvo-driving Los Angeles lesbians, a flock of swans, a gaggle...
‘Inception,’ ‘Black Swan’ win Directors Guild Awards
Period film The Kings Speech, fantasy feature Inception and contemporary pic Black Swan divvied up the top film awards at the Art Directors Guild's...
Oscar-nominated Aronofsky directing ‘Wolverine’
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Hugh Jackman's conversation Monday with the Los Angeles Times regarding "The Wolverine." is the mere fact that the...
‘Superman’ casts British actor Henry Cavill
It took Henry Cavill far longer than expected to complete his journey from Krypton to Earth. Years after the British actor first circled the...
Indonesian pop singer jailed over sex tape
A court in Indonesia has sentenced one of south-east Asia's best known pop stars to three-and-a-half years in prison for making and distributing sex...
Natalie Portman, ‘The Fighter’ rule SAG
The 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night (January 30), and awards-season favorites The King's Speech and The Fighter continued...
Facebook film, ‘Inception’ lead Oscar nominations
When the nominees for the 83rd annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning (January 25), The King's Speech came out on top with...
Anticipation builds for Oscar nominations
British actor Colin Firth is expected to receive an Oscar nod later when the nominees for this year's Academy Awards are announced.
His film, historical...
‘Captain America’ film changes for int’l market
These are challenging times for America.
And challenging times call for heroes. Like Captain America.
But because these are also sensitive times, even heroes need to...
Halle Berry rejects Aretha Franklin biopic
Halle Berry said she will not be playing Aretha Franklin in a biopic, despite the iconic singer’s request. Berry dismissed the rumors while speaking...