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Dec 15, 2011 at 1:28 pm

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“The Help” Receives Five Golden Globe Nominations

“The Help” Receives Five Golden Globe Nominations

The Help, the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s bestselling novel about black maids in Mississippi in the 1960s, received five Golden Globe nominations Thursday.

RELATED: Could Maya Rudolph’s Movie Nab An Oscar?

In addition to the best drama nomination, Viola Davis received a nomination for best actress in a drama. While Jessica Chastain and Octavia Davis were both received best supporting actress in a motion picture nods.

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Oct 20, 2011 at 3:39 pm

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John Singleton Suing Paramount Over Hustle And Flow

John Singleton Suing Paramount Over Hustle And Flow

Director John Singleton is suing Paramount Pictures and MTV Films for failing to follow through on their promise to two of his films.

According to the lawsuit, Singleton claims he allowed Paramount to distribute Hustle & Flow in 2005 for $9 million, a fraction of what he could have made.

The tradeoff, according to the lawsuit, is that Paramount agreed to finance two more Singleton films in the future. The only stipulation was

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Aug 15, 2011 at 9:51 am

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“The Help” Opens Strongly At The Box Office With $25 Million

“The Help” Opens Strongly At The Box Office With $25 Million

CALIFORNIA — The historical drama “The Help,” which deals with the plight of African American maids in the 1950s and 60s had a very strong first weekend at the box office earning $25 million.

The film almost beat the summer blockbuster “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes” which made $27 million.

Entertainment Weekly reports:

Not far behind was The Help, which surprised the industry with a substantial $25.5 million. Disney released the PG-13 drama

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Aug 12, 2011 at 8:31 am

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Female Black Historians Criticize Movie “The Help”

Female Black Historians Criticize Movie “The Help”

The Association of Black Women Historians have released a statement criticizing the controversial new movie, “The Help,” which tells the story of African American maids in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1950′s and 1960s.

Entertainment Weekly reports:

“Despite efforts to market the book and the film as a progressive story of triumph over racial injustice, The Help distorts, ignores, and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers,” the statement read.The group of scholars took

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May 9, 2011 at 3:32 pm

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A Happy Marriage! “Jumping The Broom” Leaps At Box Office

A Happy Marriage! “Jumping The Broom” Leaps At Box Office

The T.D. Jakes produced “Jumping The Broom” leapt over expectations this weekend with an opening of over $13 million.

The class-conscious comedy movie was only expected to open up with between $8-10 million in sales.

While Tyler Perry seemed to have the Black marriage/comedy market in a stranglehold, Jakes appears to be a player now with the success of this movie.

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Feb 11, 2011 at 3:09 pm

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25 Reasons We Love “Love Jones”

25 Reasons We Love “Love Jones”

It was 1997 when Love Jones premiered starring budding stars Larenz Tate and Nia Long, and almost 15 years later we’re still jonesin’ for the movie that came to be a definitive portrait of black love. Written and directed by Theodore Witcher, Love Jones was the first in a series of films in the late 90′s to depict young black professionals on their quest for love and the American dream. Here are the 25 Reasons We Love

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Sep 16, 2010 at 10:00 am

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Top 5 Black Chick Flicks

Top 5 Black Chick Flicks

We all have our guilty pleasures, whether it’s watching trashy reality shows, reading the tabloids or eating bad foods, but the chick flick can be more than a simple guilty pleasure. Here are our top 5 chick flicks that we should not feel guilty about:
1) Waiting To Exhale
Terry McMillan’s sassy black sister solidarity film of four women who are unlucky in love spoke to every

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Aug 20, 2010 at 3:00 pm

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Is It Possible For Couples To Make Their Own Rules?

Is It Possible For Couples To Make Their Own Rules?

I was just reading about a movie that came out last year called Breaking Upwards about a couple who decided to break up, BUT not really. The story is partly based on actual events between director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, which definitely makes the storyline something to think about. The premise is that they decide that after four years of being together, it just wasn’t working as monogamous and they decide to slowly start to see other people while not actually “breaking up.” This intrigues me – even though my lack of relationship experience precedes me, the whole idea of being “in a relationship” means being loyal to each other, so I can’t imagine just going with the flow and having such an ambiguous relationship. Can “making the rules” to your own personal relationship actually work in real life?

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May 17, 2010 at 5:45 pm

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GALLERY: Eddie Murphy Brings His Clan To The Shrek Premiere

GALLERY: Eddie Murphy Brings His Clan To The Shrek Premiere

Eddie Murphy has a ton of children! Check them out all together on the red carpet in support of his father’s movie “Shrek Forever After”.

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May 5, 2010 at 1:45 pm

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GALLLERY: Common & Latifah Do The “Just Wright” Premiere

GALLLERY: Common & Latifah Do The “Just Wright” Premiere

Queen Latifah and Common hit the red carpet at the premiere of Just Wright along with tons of other celebs!

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