Could 50 Cent be having a change of heart about Empire? According to Lee Daniels he is. Before the Fox smash freshman series even debuted,…

The cast and crew over at Empire have tons of celebrating to do. The Fox freshman series debuted to a jaw-dropping 9.9 million in total…

Lee Daniels is lining up an all-star cast for his next project, and Naomi Campbell is his latest recruit. First things first: Lee, who is…

What’s the point of having a prominent director that is equally gay and Black in an industry less than welcoming to either group if he’s…

When “The Butler” comes out on August 16, there will be three Black men that made it happen – director Lee Daniels, White House butler…

Speaking to reporters at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Orlando, Florida, Oscar nominated-director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler), said that it is…

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OMG! Insider Kevin Frazier gives the crew the scoop on Lee Daniels’ soon-to-be released film “The Butler.” It hits theaters on August 16.

Looks like Lafayette from True Blood can stop working at Sam’s Bar in Bon Temps for a while. The actor known for playing Lafayette, Nelsan…

Precious director Lee Daniels is working on a new film called The Paperboy, where Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron star. Daniels was caught on the set having a heated argument with one of the film’s producers, Avi Lerner. The pair seemed to be arguing about the movie going over its tight $15 million dollar budget. […]

VIA: GiantMag.com Black Hollywood: the ebony Shangri-la of showbiz. In tinsel town, behind the flash bulbs of paparazzi snapshots, behind the casting cattle calls and behind a storyteller’s script is the film director. These hot-bloodied visionaries are the eyes and ears of the camera’s aperture. Visionaries like Hype Williams, Robert Townsend and Kennen Ivory Wayans […]

  In this clip, writer and critic Stanley Crouch notes the wide separation, even appearance-wise, that exists between actress Gabourey Sidibe and the character of Precious.

From Slashfilm: The cast for Lee Daniels‘ next film, Selma, is really starting to shape up. A while back there was rumor that Robert De Niro would be on board as Alabama governor George Wallace, and that news was confirmed by Movieline. Daniels now also has Hugh Jackman in the cast (announced last week) and, […]