by TRN Staff Writers Taraji’s Calling the Shots in “Proud Mary” We’ve seen Taraji P. Henson handled a music empire in FOX’s hit drama “Empire” and beat down misunderstood villainous Idris Elba in “No Good Deed”, but the actress is calling the shots in latest movie as a hitwoman. The verge describe Henson’s new movie […]
by TRN Writers, The 69th Annual Emmy Awards watch is now officially on with an early morning announcement of what shows and actors are up for the coveted prize. Actor Shemar Moore as one of the representatives given the honor of announcing the honorees had his work cut out for him since this year’s list […]
by G. Brown What does Jussie Smollett’s “F.U.W.” stand for? It’s his commentary on the way of the world and is an abbreviation for “F**ked Up World”. Smollett took time from his role on FOX’s hit show “Empire” to direct a musical letter of sorts to the president. The black-and-white video focuses on racial and […]
by TRN Staff Writers, Kerry Washington is “The Perfect Mother” The “Scandal” actress will be putting the White House on hold while she stars in a new thriller. “The Perfect Mother” is set in NYC and centers around a group of Moms living inside their perfect little bubbles until one of their children is abducted […]
by TRN Staff Writers Life isn’t always Heavenly when You’re A “Star” Lee Daniels’ has just released a new teaser for his latest TV series “Star” with Queen Latifah. Daniels’ takes us again behind the scenes of the music industry and the dark reality of what it takes to rise to fame. “Star” follows […]
by TRN Staff Writers “She’s Gotta Have It” & Netflix is Giving It to Her and Everybody Netflix has just ordered a series based on the movie that launched director Spike Lee’s illustrious career. Lee’s 1986 independent film “She’s Gotta Have It” tells the story of Brooklyn, NY artist Nola Darling and her three lovers […]
by TRN Staff Writers, If this were a heavy weight bout, rapper 50 Cent should just throw in the towel. Every fall when the TV season is set to premier, Fifty goes after what he considers his competition “Empire” on FOX claiming the show is a rip off of “Power” which he executive produces on […]
by TRN Staff The New Odd Couple Snoop and Martha Stewart It sounds like yet another reboot of the 70’s sitcom “The Odd Couple”, but this isn’t a comedy (at least not a planned one) it’s a cooking show. “Martha and Snoop’s Dinner Party” is VH1’s new show that will feature the rapper and the […]
by G. Brown “Cooley High”–the remix It’s a classic coming of age story about high school pals with dreams of making it big beyond 1960’s inner city Chicago. For a generation of baby boomers, the 1975 movie was the ultimate starring a Black cast and minus the blaxploitation stereotype most Black movies of the time […]
By Evette Champion Sometimes it is hard to believe that a hit show in one country wouldn’t do just as well in another, but it appears that is certainly not the case for Fox’s hit show, Empire. Although the show is still a relative success (even after the second season’s dip in ratings) in the […]
By Joshua D. Copeland How many people are going to sue Lee Daniels for allegedly “stealing their stories” in the form of Fox’s Empire? Well, the latest accuser of Daniels’ bio-theft is none other than Marvin Gaye’s son, Marvin Gaye III. Apparently Empire was a clone to Gaye’s original pilot, Diamonds & Ballads. The D&B pilot […]
By Joshua D. Copeland Actresses Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis sit down with other A-List actresses to discuss their roles responsible for their Emmy nominations. But within their experiences, these actresses had to battle internal conflicts with stereotypes, typecasting and assumptions of how their roles would reflect them as people. When Viola Davis shares […]
By Joshua D. Copeland Remember when self-proclaimed “gangster” Ron Newt filed a lawsuit against Fox’s hit show “Empire” for a billion dollars? For a second there, it seemed like nobody was taking him seriously, until Fox decided to throw down the hammer. According to Eurweb.com, Newt filed a federal lawsuit against Terrence Howard, Lee Daniels […]
By Joshua D. Copeland Recently the latest “stolen idea” is the highly popular show, Empire – And you won’t believe who’s accusing it… Believe it or not, FOX’s hit show is apparently too similar to a “known ghetto player” whose claiming that the show was stolen from a documentary that he made about his own […]
By Joshua D. Copeland Could you imagine Mo’Nique playing Empire‘s feisty beauty Cookie instead of Taraji? Well apparently, that was the original plan. There’s been a lot of revelations turning into all out drama with Mo’Nique and Lee Daniels. She has been labeled difficult, overbearing in Hollywood, and she claims that she has been “black-balled” because of […]
By Joshua D. Copeland Fox’s TV hit series Empire is breaking records left and right. The secret formula to it’s massive success: Music. On top of having a bar-setting cast that includes Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, along with surprise appearances by some of our favorite actors and celebrities, the original music is definitely […]
FOX’s hit series Empire proved that some things can take a little while to get used to, like the image of two gay lovers kissing on TV. We’ve seen it before in other shows, but for some reason, Black people aren’t quite ready for it yet. ‘Empire’ creator Lee Daniels wasn’t too happy with the […]
Looks like the new drama “Empire” featuring Terrence Howard is getting ready to premiere on FOX. From the looks of all the financial hardships the actor is going through with his ex-wife, the timing couldn’t have been better. And when we say hardships, it may as well be an understatement. Despite his new son on […]