Inspired by the recent protests against racism at the University of Missouri, scores of students at Ithaca College in New York decided to stage a walkout Wednesday demanding that the institution’s president, Tom Rochon, step down.
You haven't heard the true story of Harriet Tubman until you've watched Comedy Central's Drunk History segment with Octavia Spencer.
Mekhi Phifer is enjoying a career most actors should envy, and with success in TV and film alike, he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. We sat down with the actor and his Insurgent co-star Octavia Spencer to talk about the new sure-to-be blockbuster film, which is the second installment in the insanely popular Divergent Series. Mekhi […]
The twenty-fourth James Bond movie has a confirmed title and cast, ladies and gentleman. According to the latest reports, the film will be called Spectre and as far as the cast goes, we can look forward to new faces Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott, and Monica Bellucci. THR reports: According to the official 007 Twitter […]
Get On Up, the James Brown biopic, hits theaters this Friday and I can honestly say it’s amazing. Two minutes into the movie, the soul of James Brown comes to life as Chadwick Boseman nails the Godfather of Soul in this tribute to the life of one of the most influential men in show business. […]
Rapper Ludacris stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show recently and opened up about still owning his first car, life in Dubai, and even gave us a little flash of his abs. Ludacris also talked about filming the latest Fast & Furious installment after Paul Walker‘s death. “We’re all still healing from it and there’s a void […]
The 71st annual Golden Globe Awards was the most tweeted about event of 2014 so far. Honoring great people in film, viewers tuned in to see if their favorite actors and films took home any awards. But to many viewers’ surprise (or not), the six Black actors/actresses that were nominated for awards, including Kerry Washington, […]
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is set to breathe life into a reboot of the hit TV series Murder, She Wrote. But it turns out that the show’s original star, 88-year-old Angela Lansbury think it’s a mistake to bring the show back as Murder, She Wrote. The Hollywood Reporter quotes Angela saying: “I think it’s a […]
Fruitvale Station, the highly anticipated film following the story of Oscar Grant, is almost here and GlobalGrind got a chance to talk to Octavia Spencer to get more deets on the upcoming film. So how does director Ryan Coogler get a big timer like actress Octavia Spencer in his film? “It was an interesting take on this…,” Octavia reveals. “What […]
This weekend, the 8th Annual GLSEN Respect Awards took place in Los Angeles, and it was certainly star-studded! From Octavia Spencer, to actress Amy Adams the support for the Lesbian/Gay community made it one beautiful night. PHOTOS: Elle Magazine Celebrates Women In Hollywood With Their November Issue Octavia wore a sleek pink shirt and black skirt, […]
Sarah Jessica Parker has no interest in reviving a poor man’s version of Carrie Bradshaw, and Octavia Spencer will tolerate being yelled at in public. Those are just two things we learned from ELLE’s Women in Hollywood issue! PHOTOS: Sarah Jessica Parker Revisits Vogue For “Glee” – But Not As Carrie Bradshaw The beauty mag highlighted […]
