Theater is my first love. I’ve been in over 30 productions. Some of my favorite roles include Scarecrow in “The Wiz,” Romeo in “Romeo & Juliet” & Buddy Layman in “The Diviners.” Here’s a clip of a show I starred in earlier this year called “For Colored Boyz:” As you can see, I am very […]
Octavia Spencer is back in a role that most would be surprised to see her in. “Ma” hits theaters this May. Spencer plays a woman who takes in teenagers and let’s them party at her house. The kids originally think she’s the coolest woman on the block, but that doesn’t last long. Check out the […]
HELL FEST was LAME AF!!!! This movie was such a waste of money. The trailer is super deceiving. If this was supposed to be categorized as a comedy, then they did their job. It was extremely predictable and the acting was disappointing as well. Tell a friend to tell a friend that they shouldn’t even […]
Leave it to the Internet to turn #FlashbackFriday into a potential movie pitch session. A three-year-old photo has been making its rounds on social media of Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna sitting pretty in the front row of a Paris fashion week. Twitter pitched an entire action-comedy story-line based on the gorgeous pic. See below: Even […]
Brian Hooks talks to Ed Lover about being an independent filmmaker, and why, despite making less than the big film studios, he’s much happier making movies independently. Brian also explains why nothing should really be able to stop somebody who’s interested in making films to do so, and how the independent film scene has become […]
Actress Lynn Whitfield talks with Monie Love about her goal to be a write and produce more content, and explains why the process of both choosing scripts and selling them can sometimes be grueling. She also talks about why it took some time for her to warm up to the popular OWN show, Greenleaf, saying […]
Jovan Adepo talks about the elaborate audition process for the highly anticipated film adaptation of August Wilson’s play, Fences, calling it the most “challenging and exhausting” audition processes he’s ever been a part of. He talks about getting over his nerves when he first met Denzel Washington, who directed and starred in the film, and […]
Ed Lover got a visit from actors Stephen Henderson, Mykelti Williamson, and Jovan Adepo! They talk about their roles in the highly anticipated Denzel-Washington-directed film adaptation of “Fences,” which also stars Viola Davis. Mykelti talks about the work of August Wilson, the writer of the original “Fences” play, and why his words are so remarkable. […]
Legendary actress Lynn Whitfield sat down in-studio to chat with Monie Love! They talked about her stellar performance as singer Josephine Baker in the 1991 HBO film, The Josephine Baker Story. The film captivated audiences with a never-before-seen portrayal of America’s first black international star, whose success in Europe records her in history. Lynn talks […]
Janelle Monae talks about the “firecracker” of a woman she plays in “Hidden Figures,” Mary Jackson, the first black female engineer at NASA. Pharrell, who not only is the film’s producer, but is also in charge of music, highlights the difficulty of the mathematics problems they were computing, and the high stakes involved in getting […]
Janelle Monae and Pharrell Williams came through to the studio to talk about their new film, Hidden Figures, and why the movie struck such a chord with them and made them want to be involved. Janelle reveals that she reacted to the “Hidden Figures” script in a way that was different than how she had […]
While actress Terri J. Vaughn was filling in for Monie Love, she got the chance to talk about the new movie she directed, called #DigitalLivesMatter. The independent flick is not only star studded, featuring a cast of heavy hitters, but it also includes an appearance by a recently departed and dearly beloved actor. Click on […]