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  PoC Studios Acquires Kim Bass Comedy ‘A Snowy Day In Oakland’, Sets Theatrical Release

  EXCLUSIVE: Labid Aziz’s People of Culture Studios (PoC Studios), has picked up North American distribution rights to Kim Bass’s comedy A Snowy Day in Oakland, and will open the film nationwide in theaters over the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend, Jan. 13, 2023. The movie is the debut theatrical release for PoC Studios. Written […]

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  The best action movies on HBO Max

  Stone-cold classics, rollicking one-offs, genre-defining blockbusters, and shootouts that you’ll watch on replay: it’s EW’s locked and loaded list of HBO Max’s best action movie offerings.

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  APA Signs ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Reboot’s Tamera Kissen

  EXCLUSIVE: APA has signed comedian and actress Tamera “Tee” Kissen for representation in all areas. Kissen most recently joined the cast of Calmatic’s remake of the 1992 comedy White Men Can’t Jump for 20th Century Studios. While few details about her role have been disclosed, she’s part of an ensemble led by Jack Harlow, which also […]

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  ‘MR-9’: Michael Jai White, ABM Sumon, Matt Passmore, More, Join Frank Grillo Action Pic; Filming Underway

  EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight), ABM Sumon (Dhoka) and Matt Passmore (Jigsaw) are among cast joining Frank Grillo (Captain America) in Asif Akbar’s spy thriller MR-9, which is now underway. Grillo’s son Remy Grillo will make his acting feature debut on the project which is shooting in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also starring will […]

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  Kingdom Business Recap: Sex, Lies and Michael Beach Being a Menace — Plus, Grade the Season So Far

  Kingdom Business is in the business of making messy television, and I’m here for it. The gospel drama, which is now streaming on BET+, features a charcuterie board of gripping drama: murder, blackmailing, strippers, sex scandals, dramatic slaps, a killer soundtrack and Michael Beach being trifling. The show follows Denita Jordan (played by legendary gospel […]

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  Yolanda Adams BET+ Series Kingdom Business Sets May 19 Premiere, Releases Trailer

  If you need someone to play the Queen of Gospel, the only logical choice is Yolanda Adams. That’s the conclusion producers of the new eight-episode BET+ drama Kingdom Business came to as well, as the gospel legend stars in the series alongside Serayah, Chaundre A. Hall-Broomfield, Michael Beach and Michael Jai White. Per a press release provided to The Root, Kingdom Business will premiere on the streaming network Thursday, May 19.

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  Kingdom Business: Kirk Franklin-Produced BET+ Series Is Empire With Gospel Music — Watch the Trailer

  If you find yourself still missing Empire’s tumultuous Lyon family dynamics, BET+ has the show for you. On Tuesday, the streamer released the first trailer for Kingdom Business, a new series that feels like the spiritual lovechild of the Lee Daniels-produced Fox hit — but with gospel music. Check out a sneak peek in the […]

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  Michael Jai White’s Jaigantic Studios Buys Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts (EXCLUSIVE)

  Jaigantic Studios has acquired Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts. The imprint will target manuscripts with the goal of finding projects potential for film and TV content. “This is a marriage made in heaven,” said Rhonda Hughes, the publisher at Hawthorne. The company, which is headquartered in Portland, Ore., has optioned several projects in the past. […]

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  How DiasporaCon hopes to change the image of Blacks in comics and graphic novels

  A DiasporaCon will bring Black comics creators and scholars, as well as such celebrities as “Spawn” star Michael Jai White, to Quinnipiac University’s North Haven campus on April 23. The event is “for people across the board: fans, collectors, people who want to know what a graphic novel is. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime,” says acclaimed comic historian and professor William Foster, who ...

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  Jason Patric & Cam Gigandet Lead Action Movie ‘Shrapnel’, Filming Underway

  EXCLUSIVE: Jason Patric (Speed 2) and Cam Gigandet (Twilight) have been set to star in action-thriller movie Shrapnel. The project will see a former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter. Currently in production in the U.S., director is William Kaufman (The Hit List) […]

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