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Lifetime has set October 7, at 9pm for the world premiere of its remake of the 1989 tear jerker drama, Steel Magnolias, with an all-African American cast that includes: Queen Latifah (she’s also executive producer) as M’Lynn, Alfre Woodard as Ouiser, Phylicia Rashad as Clairee, Jill Scott as Truvy, Adepero Oduye as Annelle and Rashad’s daughter, Condola Rashad as Shelby.  This all-black reincarnation for Lifetime is directed by Kenny Leon (ABC‘s A Raisin in The Sun, Broadway’s Fences and The [...]

Continue Reading Chatter Around The Banquet Table In New Clip From Upcoming All-Black ‘Steel Magnolias’

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Lifetime has set October 7, at 9pm for the world premiere of its remake of the 1989 tear jerker drama, Steel Magnolias, with an all-African American cast that includes: Queen Latifah (she’s also executive producer) as M’Lynn, Alfre Woodard as Ouiser, Phylicia Rashad as Clairee, Jill Scott as Truvy, Adepero Oduye as Annelle and Rashad’s daughter, Condola Rashad as Shelby.  This all-black reincarnation for Lifetime is directed by Kenny Leon (ABC‘s A Raisin in [...]

Continue Reading Lifetime Sets World Premiere Date For All-Black ‘Steel Magnolias’ Remake

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The indie action drama The Kill Hole, a film we’ve been covering since it made its premiere at the Santa Barbara Film Fest back in January (it won the best feature film award at the New Jersey Film Fest last month) is written and directed by Mischa Webley, his writing/directing debut. We posted an exclusive [...]

Continue Reading Review: Stylish, Atmospheric War Vet Action Drama ‘The Kill Hole’ Is Anchored By Gripping Performances

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Mischa Webley’s feature debut The Kill Hole has been making the rounds at several film festivals this year and earning accolades along the way; the film last won the best narrative feature at the New Jersey Film Festival.   Just a few years ago, during the time Webley worked the night shift as a cab [...]

Continue Reading Exclusive: Mischa Webley Talks Making Of War Vet First Feature ‘The Kill Hole’ & Festival Momentum

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First announced back in October 2011, a remake of the 1989 tear jerker drama set in Louisiana, Steel Magnolias, with an all-African American cast that includes: Queen Latifah (she’s also executive producer) as M’Lynn, Alfre Woodard as Ouiser, Phylicia Rashad as Clairee, Jill Scott as Truvy, Adepero Oduye as Annelle and Rashad’s daughter, Condola Rashad as Shelby.  The original Steel Magnolias starred Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Darryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. This [...]

Continue Reading Watch First Trailer For ‘Steel Magnolias’ All-African American Cast Remake

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Production for the all-black cast remake of the 1989 tear jerker drama set in Louisiana, Steel Magnolias, is well underway Altanta, GA. Given that they are the stars of the project, the actresses who’ll be headlining the project have already been announced: Queen Latifah (she’s also executive producer) as M’Lynn, Alfre Woodard as Ouiser, Phylicia Rashad as Clairee, Jill Scott as Truvy, Adepero Oduye as Annelle [...]

Continue Reading Lance Gross, Tory Kittles, Michael Beasley Co-Staring In All-Black "Steel Magnolias" Remake

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