This past April, Lionsgate announced the acquisition of film rights to Tyler Perry’s current stage play, “Madea’s Big Happy Family.” Well reports as to who will star in the film have hit the net. Retired rapper Bow Wow, veteran actress Loretta Devine and “Old Spice Guy” Isaiah Mustafa are all said to star in the upcoming flick. Read the rest of this entry »

Award-winning director Lee Daniels‘ newest project takes him to the steps of the White House. The Precious director has signed a deal to rewrite and direct a “The Butler,” a film that chronicles the life of Eugene Allen. Allen, an African-American butler that served the White House for 34 years and 8 presidents, passed away March 2010 of renal failure. Denzel Washington is said to be in talks for the lead role.

Despite playing a supporting role out of the spotlight of the media, Allen’s story Read the rest of this entry »

We caught up with filmmaker Tiona McClodden, the writer and director of the highly-acclaimed full length documentary, “black./womyn.: conversations with lesbians of African descent.”  This poignant film has made the film festival rounds both nationally and internationally, receiving several awards, and was recently released on DVD.  After watching this film for the first time, I felt it was a must-see for all self-identifying lesbian/queer women of African descent whether in the closet, out for a week, a year or ten years.  In fact, lesbians of all ethnic backgrounds could benefit from seeing this film.  The stories shared by this diverse group of lesbian women were both affirming and reinforcing.  In our interview, Tiona shared her inspiration for the film,  her own personal coming out story, details about her latest project “Baby Makes Me,” featuring Staceyann Chin, and her hopes and desires for the black lesbian community going forward. Read the rest of this entry »

Flipping The Script II panelists, producers Quincy LeNear and Deondray Gossett (The DL Chronicles)

We all know how important it is to see positive images that reflect us in the media. We also know how damaging it is to the community and one’s self-image when what is reflected back is negative, misrepresentative or inaccurate. Flipping The Script II: Beyond Homophobia in Black Hollywood takes the discussion about the portrayal of African-American gay and lesbian characters to the next level: What role does Black Hollywood have in how they portray our community?

This coming Friday (July 2nd), L.A. Black Pride Weekend will kick off with FLIP THE SCRIPT Friday/L.A. Black Pride Film Festival, an amazing celebrity filled day of films and fabulousness, brought to you by At The Beach and Glo TV. The event begins with Read the rest of this entry »

Find Me Truth, the sequel to the well-received gay indie film Finding Me, is due out Summer 2010. In anticipation of the film’s release, OmeProductions continues to whet fans appetite with the recent unveiling of new cast photos and a preview of the first single off the movie soundtrack, “I Hate You.”

“I Hate You,” performed by singer-songwriter K’Bana Blaq, is lead single off the film’s soundtrack and is currently available for purchase.

Check out cast photos and preview “I Hate You” after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

Director Lee Daniels was in attendance for the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards held at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis Saturday (June 5) night. Noah’s Arc actor Jensen Atwood presented the acclaimed and out director with the Davidson/Valentini Award. The award is given to an openly LGBT person who’s made a significant difference in promotion equal rights for the community.

During his acceptance speech, Daniels talked about growing up gay and how Read the rest of this entry »

Tyler Perry has began production on his new film, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” in New York City. Just weeks prior, Mariah Carey dropped out of the film on her doctor’s advisement.

Just yesterday (June 3), Backpage.com, the online version of the popular classifieds for actors, posted a notice casting calls are going on right now in New York and Atlanta for the film. Click here to check it out.

Photos from the set in New York after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »

One of my fave shows from back in the day, The A Team, is making it to the big screen – but not without controversy. The UFC fighter & aspiring actor, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who plays B.A. Baracus in the film, a role originally played by Mr. T., has come under scrutiny for homophobic remarks.

The L.A. Times caught up with Rampage on the set of “The A-Team” while on location in Vancouver, Canada.

The interview started off rocky when the interviewer entered Jackson’s trailer to discover him going off about an incident that recently occurred. What happened? Read the rest of this entry »

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