Gabourey Sidibe has been showing off her slimmed-down look on Instagram and fans are loving it.
It seems like the Lee Daniels, Mo’Nique drama is letting up anytime soon. After comparing her struggle to be treated fairly in Hollywood to MLK’s…
Mo’Nique is once again making headlines over comments surrounding Hollywood and allegations she was blackballed from working after she “wouldn’t play the game.” Recently, the Academy-Award…
Just weeks after coming under fire for failing to nominate Black actresses, actors or directors for Sunday’s 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, Hollywood leaders have been…
Gabourey Sidibe called in to The Madd Hatta Morning Show in Houston, Texas to promote her new film “Tower Heist” out in theaters today. Gabby stars alongside Eddie Murphy in the Brett-Ratner-directed-Bernie-Madoff inspired action comedy. While on the line, Gabby admitted that she “hates being called Precious” and “feels bad for girls who look like […]
Basheer Jones and the Cleveland Public Library (CPL) welcome Sapphire to Cleveland last weekend. Jones and CPL was honored to host Sapphire, a performance poet and writer whose novel, Push, was made into the award-winning film, “Precious,” on Sunday, October 10th as part of the Writers & Readers author series. Sapphire addresses the criticisms of […]
Oscar-nominated star of Precious, Gabourey Sidibe was spotted in NYC over the weekend.
‘The Blind Side’ may have earned several Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress win for Sandra Bullock this past weekend, but Vanessa Williams is clearly no fan of the movie.
VIA ROLLING OUT In her introduction of Gabourey Sidibe as a nominee for best actress, Oprah Winfrey called Sidibe an American Cinderalla. They were glowing words, but will they ring true? Casting directors and agents in Hollywood are sounding off on Sidibe’s weight and her chances at future success. Those in control of casting talent […]
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, […]
The 82nd Annuals Academy Awards were a mix of highs and lows for African Americans. “Precious” was nominated for five Oscars. The Academy Awards brought the hope of Lee Daniels becoming the first African American director to win best director. He was only the second African American to be nominated for the award. But this […]
VIA NEWSONE SEE THE LIVE DEBATE HERE! BOOKMARK THIS PAGE and SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. ET The movie “Precious” holds the highest number of Academy Award nominations for a Black film in history, but does it inspire or stereotype? At Sunday’s Academy Awards we’ll find out what the industry […]
