Movies about slaves and domestics usually inspire collective eye rolls in the African-American community. After the controversy revolving around last year’s “Django Unchained” and…
“The Help” cleaned up last night with wins for Best Ensemble cast, Best Actress for Viola Davis and Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The stain of racism and sexism is not just for people of color and women,” Davis said. “It’s all of our burden, all of us.” […]
Mary J Blige tweeted her disappointment in the Oscars after being overlooked for a nomination for Best Original Song. With the movie “The Help” receiving multiple nominations the Queen of Hip Hop Soul was expecting a nomination for “Best Original Song” for her song “Living Proof” from the movie. She was really feeling some type […]
Congratulations to Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer for their Academy Award nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in the hit movie “The Help”. “The Help” was also nominated for Best Picture. Check out my favorite scene in the movie…..Minny’s Chocolate Pie…
Mary J. Blige is now nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her contribution to The Help, and there was one scene in particular that made her cry. Take a look at MJB talk about the part of the film that moved her the most in this edition of “Coming Attractions” from TV One and […]
Pariah, the story of a Brooklyn lesbian teenager searching for her sexual expression led the field with nine nominations as the Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF)announced its nominees Wednesday for its 12th annual Black Reel Awards. They were followed closely by both The Help and Jumping the Broom, which each garnered seven nominations,Mooz-Lum (which collected […]
Pariah, the story of a Brooklyn lesbian teenager searching for her sexual expression led the field with nine nominations as the Foundation for the Advancement of…
Based on the best seller list the book The Help has become a star studded movie. The movie features stars, Viola Davis, Emma Stone, and Bryce Dallas Howard. Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends’ lives […]
