Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey & More to Be Honored at Academy Museum Gala
by Michael Major
- Aug 15, 2023
The Academy Museum Gala will celebrate the acclaimed museum’s two-year anniversary and will honor three-time Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep, award-winning Michael B. Jordan, Academy Award-nominated Oprah Winfrey, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker and actor Sofia Coppola.
OWN's New Five-Part Docu-Series 'Time of Essence,' to Premiere on Friday
by Michael Major
- Aug 14, 2023
“Times of Essence” features thought leaders, celebrities and culture defining influencers in the series, including: Ms. Oprah Winfrey, Oscar®-winning actresses Halle Berry and Whoopi Goldberg; Emmy®-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Regina Hall and Taye Diggs; Golden Globe®-winning actress Taraji P. Henson; and more.
Photos: Stephanie Hsu, Ariana DeBose & More Walk the Oscars Red Carpet
by Michael Major
- Mar 12, 2023
Check out photos of Ariana DeBose, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Jessica Chastain, Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Angela Bassett, Janelle Monáe, Samuel L. Jackson, and more on the 2023 Oscars red carpet now!
John Travolta, Kate Hudson & More Join Oscars Presenters Slate
by Michael Major
- Mar 9, 2023
Previously announced Oscars presenters include Riz Ahmed, Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Salma Hayek Pinault, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Nicole Kidman, and more.
TIME OF ESSENCE Series to Premiere on OWN TV
by Michael Major
- Mar 8, 2023
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announces the imaginative new original docu-series, “Time of Essence,” a celebration of the trailblazing magazine that reaches a global community of over 20 million Black women and has revealed some of the most captivating and influential covers of the past half-century.
Angela Bassett To Be Honored With The Spotlight Award At The 25th CDGA
by Michael Major
- Jan 26, 2023
The Spotlight Award honors an actor whose talent and career personify an enduring commitment to excellence, including a special awareness of the role and importance of Costume Design. Past recipients include Andrew Garfield, Charlize Theron, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry, and more.
Angela Bassett to be Honored at 10th Annual MUAHS Awards
by Michael Major
- Jan 17, 2023
ANGELA BASSETT is an actress, director, and executive producer known for captivating, emotionally tinged performances full of dignity in treasured films such as Waiting To Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the Tina Turner biopic What’s Love Got To Do With It, for which she received an Academy Award nomination.
Comedy Veteran, Pierre, Releases Stand Up Micro-Special HALF/TRUTHS
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 14, 2022
Tired of being misjudged and constantly proving himself in the Black community, biracial comedian and actor, Pierre Edwards (Pierre), speaks his truth in a witty stand-up micro-special on race titled 'HALF/TRUTHS.' The thought-provoking film was released last week with the soft launch of Comedy Hype's new streaming platform.
Actress and FAME Singer Irene Cara Passes Away at 63
by Blair Ingenthron
- Nov 26, 2022
According to a post on her official Twitter account, Broadway and film actress Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the movie FAME, has passed away at age 63 in her home in Florida. The cause of death has not yet been released.
Sidney Poitier to Receive Icon Tribute at 2022 Gotham Awards
by Michael Major
- Nov 15, 2022
The Icon Tribute comes on the heels of the documentary film Sidney, which had its world premiere during a Gala Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival and has since won Best Biographical Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards while also receiving nominations for Best Director and Best Biographical Documentary.
Ryan Reynolds to Receive 'The People's Icon' Award at 2022 'People's Choice Awards'
by Michael Major
- Nov 3, 2022
Reynolds was nominated for a Golden Globe and Grammy award for his work on the “Deadpool” franchise. Reynold’s most recent film “The Adam Project,” which he also produced, is currently Netflix's fourth most-viewed English-language movie of all time. He can next be seen in the musical comedy “Spirited” opposite Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer,
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