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Bottom line, people are not comfortable with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone because they believe that Zoe is “not ethnic enough”, “doesn’t have Nina’s features”, “doesn’t have Nina’s nose or lips”. Ummm, have you seen Zoe’s features? Basically, people are saying that Zoe is not black enough to play Nina Simone. How is that determined?  [...]

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Bottom line, people are not comfortable with Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone because they believe that Zoe is “not ethnic enough”, “doesn’t have Nina’s features”, “doesn’t have Nina’s nose or lips”. Ummm, have you seen Zoe’s features? Basically, people are saying that Zoe is not black enough to play Nina Simone. How is that determined?  [...]

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Ahead of next week’s premieres of the two new Tyler Perry serials on OWN - the one-hour ensemble drama The Haves and the Have Nots, which is set to premiere on Tuesday, May 28 at 9 pm ET/PT, in a 2-hour pilot, and the sitcom Love Thy Neighbor, which will premiere on Wednesday, May 29 at 9 pm ET/PT – the [...]

Continue Reading Tyler Perry On Why Hollywood Lacks Roles For Black Actresses (OWN ‘Next Chapter’ Preview)

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Ahead of next week’s premieres of the two new Tyler Perry serials on OWN - the one-hour ensemble drama The Haves and the Have Nots, which is set to premiere on Tuesday, May 28 at 9 pm ET/PT, in a 2-hour pilot, and the sitcom Love Thy Neighbor, which will premiere on Wednesday, May 29 at 9 pm ET/PT – the [...]

Continue Reading Tyler Perry On Why Hollywood Lacks Roles For Black Actresses (OWN ‘Next Chapter’ Preview)

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Keke Palmer will be one member of an ensemble cast of an upcoming new DIRECTV drama series from Neil Labute, titled Full Circle, the dish company announced today. Palmer joins Tom Felton, Minka Kelly, Julian McMahon, David Boreanaz, Devon Gearhart, Billy Campbell, Kate Walsh, Noah Silver, Ally Sheedy, Cheyenne Jackson and Robin Weigert.  Neil LaBute (The [...]

Continue Reading Keke Palmer Joins Cast Of Neil Labute’s ‘La Ronde’-Inspired Serial ‘Full Circle’

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Keke Palmer will be one member of an ensemble cast of an upcoming new DIRECTV drama series from Neil Labute, titled Full Circle, the dish company announced today. Palmer joins Tom Felton, Minka Kelly, Julian McMahon, David Boreanaz, Devon Gearhart, Billy Campbell, Kate Walsh, Noah Silver, Ally Sheedy, Cheyenne Jackson and Robin Weigert.  Neil LaBute (The [...]

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BBC America has announced, via press release, that John Luther (played by Idris Elba), the near-genius, emotionally-impulsive detective tormented by humanity’s darker side, will be back on your TV screens on September 3, at 10pm/9c, as part of its Dramaville hour, airing on 4 successive nights – September 3, 4, 5 6. It’s not quite “binge-watching” a [...]

Continue Reading BBC America Sets 9/3 For ‘Luther’ Return (4-Night TV Event, 2 Conflicting Crimes + A New Love)

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BBC America has announced, via press release, that John Luther (played by Idris Elba), the near-genius, emotionally-impulsive detective tormented by humanity’s darker side, will be back on your TV screens on September 3, at 10pm/9c, as part of its Dramaville hour, airing on 4 successive nights – September 3, 4, 5 6. It’s not quite “binge-watching” a [...]

Continue Reading BBC America Sets 9/3 For ‘Luther’ Return (4-Night TV Event, 2 Conflicting Crimes + A New Love)

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Well like it’s about bloody time! Finally a Pam Grier film is going out on blu-ray DVD and It’s Foxy Brown. If you’ve seen it, then you know what the big deal is. And if you haven’t then, 1) there is no excuse, and 2) I can’t help you. And check out these extra features, [...]

Continue Reading AT LAST! ‘Foxy Brown’ Is Finally Coming To Blu-Ray (There’s One Catch Though…)

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Well like it’s about bloody time! Finally a Pam Grier film is going out on blu-ray DVD and It’s Foxy Brown. If you’ve seen it, then you know what the big deal is. And if you haven’t then, 1) there is no excuse, and 2) I can’t help you. And check out these extra features, [...]

Continue Reading AT LAST! ‘Foxy Brown’ Is Finally Coming To Blu-Ray (There’s One Catch Though…)

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