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“Waiting to Exhale” is going to become a TV series. From Terry McMillan’s 1992 New York Times bestselling novel to the hit 1995 film starring Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon, comes a new series based on the classic tale. “So, WAITING TO EXHALE is going to …

ViacomCBS has come together with some of Hollywood’s biggest names to give diverse filmmakers a larger platform. On Wednesday, ViacomCBS’s Entertainment & Youth (E&Y) Group announced the First Time Directors program, which falls under E&Y, recently launched an original movie and limited series division. The program will collaborate with Angela …

Angela Bassett is a phenomenal actress who has portrayed many important (real-life) women, including Tina Turner, Betty Shabazz, and Rosa Parks. But the celebrated actress has some ideas on whom she would like to see play her if a film was made about her life. According to Daily News, Bassett …

No one will ever truly know how the powers that be select nominees and winners for the numerous awards shows held throughout each year. Whether it’s a numbers game or simple politics, sometimes fans, viewers and celebs are left shocked at the oversight of talent displayed at these shows.  The …

On August 28th, Oprah Winfrey Network will be premiering a short film “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People,” produced by Ava DuVernay.  According to OWN, the film is 22-minutes of historical perspective stemming from one date that has had a tremendous effect on America such as: …

blogged by: @ashleytearra In only a matter of days, ‘Black Panther’ is set to hit the movie theaters and break long-needed racial barriers for the African-American community in Hollywood. The film—slated for this Friday, February 16th, will serve as Marvel’s first standalone black superhero feature production, and it is already …