LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Reggie Hudlin About The Overseas Success Of Django Unchained
Roland Martin talks with Reggie Hudlin about the overseas success of “Django Unchained.”
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Angela Bassett Breaks Ground In New Film “Olympus Has Fallen”
Source: Courtney Garcia / theGrio Few film roles exceed Angela Bassett’s qualifications, even those intended for a man. The Oscar-nominated actress returns to the screen this month in Olympus Has Fallen portraying the director of the Secret Service, a position never occupied by a female and a character initially written for a male actor. But so what, Bassett says. [...]
LISTEN: Actor Charles S. Dutton On His New Film "The Obama Effect" And The Challenges Of Getting The Film Distributed
Roland Martin talks with actor Charles S. Dutton about his new film “The Obama Effect” and the challenges he faced in Hollywood trying to get the film distributed. DON’T MISS! WASHINGTON WATCH: Charles S. Dutton On His New Film “The Obama Effect” (VIDEO)
Think Like a Man Is the Best-Testing Film in Hollywood — But Can It Win Over Black Men and White Audiences?
Source: Claude Brodesser-Akner / Vulture Hollywood has great difficulty marketing “female movies” to men, let alone “urban movies” to white audiences — which is why everyone in Hollywood is simultaneously confounded and astonished by the forthcoming Think Like a Man. It’s based on a female self-help book, but it’s a guy’s movie. It has a black cast, but tests through [...]
THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Louis Gossett Jr, Richard Roundtree, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lamman Rucker, Tatyana Ali, Keisha Knight Pulliam
SPECIAL EDITION OF WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN FROM LOS ANGELES ON FEB. 19 FOCUSES ON THE DEATH OF WHITNEY HOUSTON, BLACK HOLLYWOOD’S ROLE IN THE 2012 ELECTION, AND THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS – Guests include California Attorney General Kamala Harris as well as an array of stars from Black Hollywood including Louis Gossett Jr, Richard [...]
WATCH: Red Tails Official Trailer
The latest epic from producer George Lucas has just been cast giving it the green light to start filming later in the year The movie is a world war II action adventure. Red Tails film is a fictional tale inspired by the true story of America’s first all black aerial combat unit. The film’s title [...]
