I’m confused. I have a love/hate relationship with Jay-Z’s new “Moonlight” video. I love how he allows the audience to come up with their own interpretations of what the visual means. I hate that he doesn’t come right out and tell us HIS reasoning behind it. Watch his masterpiece starring Issa Rae & Tiffany Haddish […]
Mahershala Ali blew up in 2016, earning him an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Moonlight.
The 2017 Oscar Nominations have been announced and the nominees are astounding! Oscar voters showered the musical “La La Land” with 14 nominations which is a tie with “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for the most in Academy Award history. The movie ‘Moonlight’ also received a number of 8 nods. These nominations make Moonlight co-editor Joi McMillon the first […]
The Nominees Are In: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis Announced Among Diverse List Of Oscar Contenders
Announcements broke from normal tradition as the names were announced via live feed broadcasted on the morning news shows such as "Good Morning America." Announcers of color included Gabby Sidibe, Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard.
Seems like it was just yesterday when Janelle Monae graced The Ed Lover Show studio and made it very clear that “Moonlight” was going to be a critically-acclaimed cinematic hit. Well, a few weeks later – her statement was proven factual, as the film’s co-star Mahershala Ali took home the trophy for Best Supporting Actor for his […]
Janelle Monae talks about the initial “uniform” of black & white that she used to wear early in her career, and why she thought it was important to do so before broadening her wardrobe to what it is we see today. She also discusses her attitude toward wearing make-up and today’s trends, and how she […]