NEW YORK — A fascinating historical meeting of the minds provides the foundation for Regina King’s impressive feature film directorial debut in “One Night in Miami,” a creative extrapolation about Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke coming together in 1964. It’s a small but rive…
LOS ANGELES — When Javicia Leslie moved to Los Angeles, she frequently rode down the popular Sunset Boulevard to view the row of erected TV and film billboards for inspiration. As an aspiring actor, she often parked underneath her favorite ones to study before an audition.
What is going on with the estate of Prince. The IRS is claiming that the estate under reported some money. They $80 million was not reported regarding his music publishing and recording interest. The estate of Prince will now have to pay the IRS $32 million and give up another $6.4 million i…
NEW YORK — As the pandemic brought most live concerts to a halt in 2020, audiences increasingly saw top artists turn to streaming sites to share their music and their stories.
It’s love at first sight. That’s true for the couple in this romantic period film and for audiences who will be transfixed by the stunningly beautiful footage.
We remember rapper Ecstasy of Whodini. Ecstasy’s real name was John Fletcher and he died last week at the age of 56. Ecstasy along with Jalil Hutchins and Drew Carter aka Grandmaster Dee formed the group in 1982 in New York. Whodini was known for their hits “One Love,” “Freaks Come Out at Ni…
Digital media and television journalist Roland S. Martin has much to celebrate: He just turned 52 and his popular digital newscast recently celebrated its second anniversary.
Leave it to Shonda Rhimes to give us a Black queen.
It was their grandmother who insisted they could sing and pointed them in a direction that would eventually lead them to musical stardom.
It's summertime in Harlem in 1957 when we get to know the beautiful souls at the center of " Sylvie's Love." Sylvie (Tessa Thompson) works at the register of her father's record store but dreams of a job in television. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha) is a struggling saxophonist who spots her, and a…
Happy holidays everybody! Let’s talk movies streaming for the holidays. “Sylvie’s Love” starts streaming on Amazon Prime. It’s another chance at love for a long-lost couple. The movie stars former Philadelphia Eagle Nnamdi Asomugha who’s also married to actress Kerry Washington. “Sylvie’s Lo…
Obviously, not all sayings are true.
While concert venues remained empty and theaters closed in our region, there were still plenty of entertainment stories that our audience liked on all of our platforms, here are the top 10 written by The Philadelphia Tribune for 2020.
Comedian Craig Robinson is a man of many talents. Not only can the funny man sing, but he plays the piano as well. Starting this Sunday, Dec. 27, you’ll be able to catch some of his dance moves as he hosts Fox’s latest competition show, “The Masked Dancer.”
While the coronavirus pandemic has put many movie rollouts on hold with theaters being closed, streaming opportunities still exist. And for “Out of Bounds” the good reviews are rolling in.
Disney recently announced their plans for the future. They are aiming to make Disney Plus the No. 1 streaming service. Some of the projects include “Sister Act 3” produced by Tyler Perry and Whoopi Goldberg. The fifth and final installment of “Indiana Jones.” Harrison Ford will return as Ind…
Actor Michael Ealy has some advice for his character, Derrick Tyler, from his latest film, “Fatale”: “When cheating on your spouse perhaps you should do some sort of Google search or deep dive.”
Making a breakthrough in pop culture during any year is hard. Doing it during a global pandemic is an entirely different thing.
PARK CITY, Utah — A documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 has been directed by Philadelphia’s own Questlove and is among the 72 feature films debuting at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
We’ve got great news to share today. Legendary hip hop artist Kurtis Blow is recovering and doing well after undergoing a heart transplant. The 61-year-old rap icon has been battling congestive heart failure for years.
This holiday season may not look or sound like ones before the coronavirus pandemic. Choral singing is considered an infection-superspreading activity, and the chestnut holiday ballet “The Nutcracker” cannot be seen in theaters this year.
NEW YORK — This is the time of year when Hollywood’s awards-season-industrial complex usually shifts into high gear. It’s a frothy, festive run of the year’s final premieres and screenings — all part of a carefully orchestrated dance to court tastemakers and, ultimately, academy voters.
LOS ANGELES — There are only so many times you can watch “The Princess Switch.”
Congrats to singer Fantasia Barrino. After years of trying Fantasia, 36, and her husband Kendall Taylor are having their first child. The former “American Idol” winner has two children, ages 19 and 10, from a previous relationship.
LOS ANGELES — “Hollywood’s like Egypt: full of crumbled pyramids. It’ll never come back. It’ll just keep on crumbling until finally the wind blows the last studio prop across the sands.”
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