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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
VIA CNN: Hollywood gave itself one heck of a Christmas present this year: the single best day in the history of the box office. The weekend’s slate of movies racked up a record-setting $278 million overall haul, with James Cameron’s “Avatar” ($75 million) leading the charge. The sci-fi epic dipped an incredibly slim two percent […]
Denzel Washington called it quits on the movie Unstoppable because the studio couldn’t get it together. How dare they leave Denzel hanging?!
