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Garcelle Beauvais said her May-December romance film “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love” won’t avoid any of the realities that come with women and aging, noting that menopause and body aches are part of the natural process of getting older.

“When [Terry McMillan and I] were collaborating on ‘Tempted by Love,’ I really wanted it to come from a real place,” Beauvais told TheWrap. “At first we’re like, ‘Is it too much to do the arthritis? Is it too much to do the menopause?’ But we’re like, ‘But that’s what real women go through.’ So why would we shy away from that?”

The film, which stars and is executive produced by Beauvais, follows the journey of world-renowned chef Ava, who has been living in Europe but rushes home to care for her elderly aunt in South Carolina after she suffers from a fall. She’s then...

The Bear meets How Stella Got Her Groove Back in Terry McMillan Presents Tempted By Love. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ fan favorite Garcelle Beauvais stars and executive produces the Lifetime movie as Ava, a world-class chef who rushes home from Europe to South Carolina after her Aunt Judy (Donna Biscoe) suffers a fall. Ava’s world is turned upside down after a chance meeting with Luke (co-producer Vaughn W. Hebron), a driver 20 years her junior. Despite the age gap, the two fall for each other and realize they have more in common than they realize. The question is if it’s a forever love or a simple fling. Rounding out the star-studded cast is Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine, who reunite onscreen having previously appeared in Terry McMillian’s feature film Waiting to Exhale. Beauvais, Rochon, and Biscoe sit down with us to talk about why this movie is delicious watch.

Garcelle Beauvais has an unexpected steamy affair with a young man 20 years her junior in the trailer for Lifetime’s Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love trailer.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star plays the role of Ava, a famous chef rushing home from Europe to care for her elderly aunt after a fall. Picked up at the airport by Luke, played by Vaughn W. Hebron, a driver 20 years younger than Ava, the pair strike up an instant connection.

“Boy, how old are you?” Ava, sensing she’s getting in over her head, asks on an early date at one point in the trailer. “Young enough to back up what I do,” a flirting Luke replies.

But despite her feelings as she falls for Luke, Ava soon realizes he has much to experience in life and she must choose between her career and relationships.

Donna Biscoe, Lela Rochon and...

Jennifer Lawrence is bringing big Real Housewives energy to her next role.

The actress has been tapped to lead the murder mystery The Wives which, according to Variety, is in the vein of Bravo’s hit reality TV franchise.

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The film is being written by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley, whose “Circle Jerk” play was a Pulitzer Prize finalist,...

Exclusive: The untitled Lifetime “Terry McMillan Presents” film starring and executive produced by Garcelle Beauvais will be known officially as Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love and will premiere on Saturday, August 17th at 8/7c.

Joining Beauvais on the cast are Vaughn W. Hebron, who serves as co-producer, Lela Rochon, Emmy winner Loretta Devine and Donna Biscoe. The project reunites Rochon and Devine who previously starred in Terry McMillan’s feature film, Waiting to Exhale.

In Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love, Ava (Beauvais), a world-class renowned chef living in Europe, rushes home to care for her elderly aunt (Biscoe) in South Carolina after she suffers from a fall. Picked up from the long flight by Luke (Hebron), a handsome driver 20 years her junior, the pair feel an unexpected,...

Exclusive: Carl Weber’s The Family Business New Orleans spinoff is rounding out its cast. Lela Rochon joins previously announced Brandon T. Jackson in a starring role, along with Ben Stephens, Pooch Hall, Quincy Brown, David Banner, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Nicole Galicia, Erica Hubbard, Sarah Carter, Stan Shaw, Bern Nadette Stanis, Nayirah Teshali, Sacaiah Shaw, Jenson Atwood, AzMarie Livingston, Deric Augustine. Kayla Nicole, and Nicholas Turturro. Stephens, Stanis, Stan Shaw, Teshali, and Sacaiha Shaw guest-starred in the orginal series’ fourth season. Jackson and Rochon also serve as Associate Producers. The spinoff is currently shooting in New Orleans and Los Angeles with a premiere date on BET+ Tba.

Based on Weber’s bestselling crime drama book series, which wrapped its fourth season in October 2022, The Family Business follows the Duncans, an upstanding, tight-knit family led by L.C. Duncan (Ernie Hudson) that by day owns and operates an exotic car dealership in New York.

Angela Bassett is now one of the most revered and respected actresses in Hollywood after multiple decades in the business. There were only two years between her breakthrough role in "Boyz n the Hood," to her Oscar-nominated role as Tina Turner in "What's Love Got to Do with It." Bassett not winning that year has long been considered one of the worst snubs in Oscar history. Despite Bassett's deserved stature in the industry, being tasked with finding substantial roles in 12 good movies was harder than anticipated. This goes to show that however talented and skilled a Black actress is, she will not necessarily get the opportunities for leading roles that she should rightfully have.

Despite this, Bassett has still worked with a wide range of filmmakers, including John Sayles, Wes Craven, John Singleton, Forest Whitaker, and Spike Lee, and has taken on a wide range of roles. She has worked with Laurence Fishburne three times,...

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The feathers were swaying and sequins were glittering at last night’s star-studded Wearable Art Gala, a benefit celebrating the 5th anniversary of Waco Theater Center, founded by co-artistic directors Tina Knowles-Lawson and Richard Lawson. Inspired by the aesthetics and Black excellence of the Harlem Renaissance era, the benefit is designed to support the company’s artistic and youth mentorship programs through a fine art auction.

“Each year we find a theme that connects us historically with our past,” Richard Lawson told THR. “[We explore] the evolution of African culture in the western world.” Previous themes have included The Lion King and Black Panther‘s Wakanda. But this year, 50,000 square feet of the Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Air Center was transformed into a full-blown Harlem experience. Guests arrived in vintage automobiles and 40-foot-tall backlit backdrops were designed to look like a set in Harlem...

In celebration of 30 years of “The Bodyguard,” the timeless classic returns to the big screen for a special two-day fan event on November 6 and November 9.

In her spectacular film debut, Whitney Houston plays Rachel Marron, a music/movie superstar at her peak. Fans want to see her. Hear her. Touch her. But one wants to kill her – and that’s where security expert Frank Farmer, played by Kevin Costner, comes in. Farmer is a professional who never lets his guard down. Rachel has always been in control of her glamorous life. Each expects to be in charge. What they don’t expect is to fall in love. Written by Lawrence Kasdan and directed by Mick Jackson, “The Bodyguard” has it all: Suspense. Thrills. Romance. Peril. Passion. And the shining brilliance of two great stars.

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“Insecure” star Jay Ellis was fully prepared to become public enemy number one after Sunday night’s episode aired. Titled “Pressure, Okay?!,” the half hour was dedicated to what happened after Lawrence (Ellis) and Condola (Christina Elmore) welcomed their son and all the drama that comes with co-parenting.

“Maybe I can be public enemy number two or three,” Ellis joked, catching up with Variety over the phone ahead of the episode’s debut, as he steeled himself for fan reactions.

“I remember first reading it during the table read and I was like, ‘This is gonna be rough,’” he added. “Like I might go to Mexico or Cuba or something and hide out for a few weeks after this episode because there’s some stuff that’s really hard to come back from.”

In fact, Ellis hadn’t yet watched the episode, despite series creator and star Issa Rae telling...

Lawrence didn’t want to have a baby with Condola on Insecure. But after she became pregnant with his child, there was no turning back. Fans got to see how his bumpy road to fatherhood looked and felt after the baby arrived early when the beloved comedy aired on Sunday.

The installment, titled “Pressure, Okay?,” kicked off with a heartbroken Lawrence driving back to his place following his breakup with Issa. He went home, took one look at all the moving boxes surrounding him and dejectedly turned off the lights. The next scene happened a few months later in San Francisco.

Waiting to Exhale fans, your wait is over: A series adaptation of the 1995 film is in development at ABC, with Lee Daniels onboard as an executive producer, our sister site Deadline reports.

The series, which has earned a script commitment with penalty from the Alphabet network, is billed as a follow-up to the original film and “looks at the next generation of our women through the lens of the tangled friendships and complicated lives of their daughters.” Attica Locke (When They See Us) and Tembi Locke (Never Have I Ever) will co-write the project, with Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story...

A TV reboot to Forest Whitaker’s 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale” is in development at ABC from Lee Daniels.

The project currently has a script commitment plus penalty and is set at 20th Television, where Daniels has an overall deal. Daniels will executive produce alongside Marc Velez and 3Arts. Anthony Hemingway will direct with Attica and Tembi Locke writing the script. Terry McMillan, who wrote the book that the 1995 film was was based on, is a consulting producer.

Here is the logline for the project:

Infused with the humor, sensuousness, and sincerity of the groundbreaking and beloved original film, the TV reimagining looks at the next generation of our women through the lens of the tangled friendships and complicated lives of their daughters.

The film, based on Terry McMillan’s 1992 novel, starred Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine as four women and good friends living in Phoenix...

Exclusive: ABC has given a script commitment with penalty to Waiting To Exhale, a drama series followup to the 1995 film, from Lee Daniels (Empire) and 20th Television, where Daniels is under a deal.

Written by Attica Locke (When They See Us) and Tembi Locke (Never Have I Ever) and directed by Anthony Hemingway (Genius: Aretha), Waiting To Exhale is infused with the humor, sensuousness, and sincerity of the groundbreaking and beloved original film. The TV reimagining looks at the next generation of our women through the lens of the tangled friendships and complicated lives of their daughters.

The Locke sisters executive produce with Daniels and Marc Velez via Lee Daniels Entertainment, Hemingway and 3 Arts’ Richard Abate, Jermaine Johnson and Will Rowbotham. Terry McMillan, author of the novel on which the film was based, is consulting producer. She teased the Waiting To Exhale series adaptation on Twitter earlier this month. There...

The beloved 1995 movie Waiting to Exhale is getting the reboot treatment at ABC.

The network has given a script commitment with penalty to a project from writers Attica Locke and Tembi Locke and executive producer Lee Daniels. The show is set up at ABC’s Disney sibling 20th Television, where Daniels has an overall deal.

Based on a 1992 novel by Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale was a box office hit, opening at No. 1 in December 1995 and ranking among the top 30 movies released that year. The film starred Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine as ...

The beloved 1995 movie Waiting to Exhale is getting the reboot treatment at ABC.

The network has given a script commitment with penalty to a project from writers Attica Locke and Tembi Locke and executive producer Lee Daniels. The show is set up at ABC’s Disney sibling 20th Television, where Daniels has an overall deal.

Based on a 1992 novel by Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale was a box office hit, opening at No. 1 in December 1995 and ranking among the top 30 movies released that year. The film starred Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine as ...

Terry McMillan, the novelist behind the 1992 Nyt bestseller, Waiting to Exhale, announced via Twitter that a television adaptation is in the works with Lee Daniels attached to produce and Anthony Hemingway on board to direct.

“So, Waiting To Exhale is going to be a TV series,” McMillan wrote in a Twitter post. “Produced by Lee Daniels. Attica Locke and Tembi Locke are writing. Anthony Hemingway will direct. I lucked out.”

Deadline has confirmed that this project has long been in development at 20th Television, where Daniels currently has an overall deal in place. Hemingway will also serve as an executive producer. The information McMillan provided is limited and the timeline for this project is unclear.

Waiting to Exhale was adapted into a romance feature in 1995, directed by Forest Whitaker — his directorial debut — and starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, and Loretta Devine. The stylish pic centered around four Phoenix-residing...

The first season of David Makes Man from Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) is making its way to streaming. HBO Max has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the Peabody Award-winning drama and will debut on the streamer on July 16.

The series, which is loosely based on McCraney’s experiences, comes from OWN and Warner Horizon Scripted Television and centers on the titular David played by Akili McDowell, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects. Set in South Florida, David is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied upon by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty. He must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.

OWN renewed the drama for a second season in December. Dee Harris-Lawrence is set to return as showrunner while she, along with McCraney, Michael B. Jordan, Mike Kelley,...

Network: Own.

Episodes: Ongoing (hour).

Seasons: Ongoing.

TV show dates: August 14, 2019 — present.

Series status: Has not been cancelled.

Performers include: Akili McDowell, Alana Arenas, Phylicia Rashad, Isaiah Johnson, Travis Coles, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, Cayden K. Williams, Ade Chike Torbert, Jordan Bolger, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Elvis Nolasco, Gillian Williams, Juanita Jennings, Liza Colón-Zayas, Lindsey Blackwell, Lela Rochon, and Nick Creegan.

TV show description:

From creator Tarell Alvin McCraney, the David Makes Man TV show is a coming of age drama that unfolds in South Florida. The series centers on David (McDowell), a 14-year-old prodigy growing up in "The Ville" -- the Homestead Village housing projects.

David is still struggling to come to terms with the death of his...

Nicole Murphy is apologizing for kissing married director Antoine Fuqua.

On Saturday, the model, 51, was photographed kissing Fuqua, 53, by a hotel’s pool in Italy. Fuqua has been married to actress Lela Rochon since 1999 and the pair shares two children: daughter Asia, 16, and son Brando, 15. The director also has a son, Zachary, from a previous relationship.

“Antoine and I friends. We ran into each other while we both were in Europe,” Murphy said in a statement obtained by People. “Without going into the entire situation, I want to apologize to my family, and to Lela and the Fuqua family for what transpired.

Nicole Murphy is setting the record straight on her relationship with Training Day director Antoine Fuqua.

After the two were seen getting close in Italy on Saturday, Murphy, 51, explained to LoveBScott.com that the two “are just family friends.”

“I ran into him in Italy and we exchanged a friendly hello and that was it,” she told the outlet.

Murphy and Fuqua, 53, were photographed kissing while out by their hotel’s pool in Ischia. The two were in town for the Ischia Global Festival where Fuqua is set to receive the director of the year award.

Both held coffee cups as they shared a kiss,...

Nicole Murphy and Training Day director Antoine Fuqua were seen getting close in Italy.

Murphy, 51, and Fuqua, 53, were photographed kissing while out by their hotel’s pool on Saturday in Ischia, Italy. The two were in town for the Ischia Global Festival where Fuqua is set to receive the director of the year award.

Both held coffee cups as they shared a kiss, with Fuqua wearing a navy towel around his waist, while Murphy wore a bikini and a white sheer robe.

Fuqua has been married to actress Lela Rochon since 1999 and the pair shares two children: daughter Asia, 16, and son Brando,...

Own has set a premiere date for its new drama series, David Makes Man, from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney. The series "centers on a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty." It will debut Wednesday, August 14 at 10 Pm.

The show stars Akili McDowell and Phylicia Rashad with Alana Arenas, Isaiah Johnson, Travis Coles, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, Cayden K. Williams, Ade Chike Torbert, and Jordan Bolger. The show also features Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Elvis Nolasco, Gillian Williams, Juanita Jennings, Liza Colón-Zayas, Lindsey Blackwell, Lela Rochon, and Nick Creegan in recurring roles.

Here are some additional details, along with a trailer:

Own Announces August 14 Series Premiere And Unveils Official Trailer For Its Highly Touted Drama ‘David Makes...

Own: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that its anticipated new drama series David Makes Man from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television will premiere on Wednesday, August 14 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt following the network's critically acclaimed drama Queen Sugar (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. Et/Pt). The series premiere will be presented by Lexus with limited commercial interruption.

David Makes Man centers on a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty. He must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out. Set in South Florida, the series is inspired by events in McCraney's own life and explores childhood trauma and the power of imagination to survive. The drama stars Akili McDowell (The Astronaut Wives Club) as David,...

Own: Oprah Winfrey Network has set a Wednesday, August 14 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt premiere date for its anticipated new drama series “David Makes Man,” from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (“Moonlight”) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television.

An Oscar to his credit, his script for Netflix’s Steven Soderbergh drama “High Flying Bird” drawing high praise, and his Broadway production “Choir Boy” having wrapped up a successful run in March, playwright and screenwriter McCraney continues to impress with his initial foray into television with the deeply personal “David Makes Man.”

Inspired by the writer’s impoverished youth in Florida, the milieu naturally calls to mind “Moonlight,” and even borrows some of the film’s stylistic touchstones, bathing images in evocative colors, accompanied by a melancholic score that sets the lyrical tone.

The hourlong drama centers on a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of...

Own: Oprah Winfrey Network has added ten recurring and guest star cast members to the ensemble of its upcoming coming-of-age drama series David Makes Man, from Oscar-winning Moonlight co-writer Tarell Alvin McCraney and Warner Horizon Scripted Television. Lela Rochon (Training Day), Trace Lysette (Transparent), Liza Colon-Zayas (Proven Innocent), Juanita Jennings (Star), Lindsey Blackwell (Step Sisters), Solomon Valdez ([Bi]Polar), Teshi Thomas (The Good Place), and newcomers Nick Creegan, Kimaya Naomi and Logan Rozos have joined the series.

David Makes Man centers on David (McDowell), a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects who is haunted by the death of his closest friend and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty. He must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out. Set in South Florida, the lyrical drama, inspired by events in McCraney’s own life, explores the...

Well, if nobody else is going to celebrate the 20th anniversary of movie, I guess I'll do it myself… Knock Off (1998) Director: Tsui Hark Stars: Jean Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon Only one man can stop the Russians from taking the entire world hostage after they plant tiny explosives in fake toys and clothes. Unfortunately, that man is... Read More...

The LadyLike Foundation’s annual luncheon is expected to raise a half million dollars for the nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate, empower and inspire young girls living in underprivileged communities around the Greater Los Angeles area.

Funds raised at the luncheon enable LadyLike Foundation to provide five scholarships to college bound young ladies from the inner city of Los Angeles.

Attending the event are Ladylike Foundation Founder/President Leah Pump, actress and philanthropist Angela Bassett (honoree), actress and philanthropist Pauletta Pearson Washington (honoree), actress and philanthropist Latanya Richardson Jackson (honoree), chairman and CEO of Bet networks Debra Lee (honoree), Holly Robinson-Peete (emcee), Michele Weaver (attend), Jasmine Luv (attend), and featuring a fashion show with: D’Lila Star and Jessie James (daughters of P. Diddy and Kimberly Porter), Corinne Foxx (daughter of Jamie Foxx), Bailey Bellamy (daughter of Bill Bellamy and Kristen Bellamy), Gigi Johnson (granddaughter of Magic Johnson...

The estate of Whitney Houston has officially announced that “Whitney,” an “intimate, definitive account of the superstar’s life and career,” will be released July 6. A powerhouse team of Oscar winners is at the helm of this documentary. Leading the charge is director, Kevin Macdonald, who won an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2000 (“One Day in September”). He earned further acclaim for his 2006 biopic on Ugandan President Idi Amin, “The Last King of Scotland,” for which Forest Whitaker took home the Oscar for Best Actor and his 2012 feature about reggae legend Bob Marley (“Marley”).

For “Whitney,” Macdonald was granted exclusive rights to a vault of unheard music and never-before-seen video footage spanning the entirety of the late singer’s legendary career. Co-producing the film is Simon Chinn, a creative force who has won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards twice. In 2008 he took home the golden statue for “Man on Wire,...

Bet Networks has debuted actress Regina King's feature length film directorial debut, an adaptation of "Let the Church Say Amen," on Netflix. Based on the best-selling novel by Reshonda Tate Billingsley, the film stars Naturi Naughton as Rachel Jackson, a wayward preacher’s kid who is struggling to pull her life together. With a six-year-old son out of wedlock and a high school diploma, Rachel’s mission in life is to marry her son’s father in order to become a traditional and respectable family and regain her father’s respect. The two hour movie, which was a "Bet Premiere Cinema" event last fall, also stars Steve Harris, Lela Rochon, Hosea Chanchez...

Stars: Danny Glover, Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Mahershala Ali, Julie Benz, Nick Chinlund, Robin Bobeau, Anson Mount, Alex Henderson, Jenica Bergere, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Tyrin Turner | Written by Eric J. Adams | Directed by Deon Taylor

Apparently “inspired” by the true-life case of Robert Walter Scully, Jr. who killed a police officer in 1995 before taking a family hostage, Supremacy tells the story of Tully (Anderson) a white supremacist who just got paroled. But his first night out could be his last…

After being pulled over, Tully just killed the cop (Ali) and goes on the run. And no one’s going to listen to an ex-con with the Aryan Nation. Tully and his girlfriend (Olivieri) add home invasion and hostages to the body count. But no one counted on Mr. Walker (Glover), an ex-con himself, to fight back—using his understanding of the racist mind to...

You’ll love this new film about hate! In Supremacy, Joe Anderson (A Single Shot, Hercules) plays white supremacist Tully, who’s just been paroled. But his first night out could be his last. He just killed a cop. He’s on the run. And no one’s going to listen to an ex-con with the Aryan Nation. His leader (Anson Mount) just cut him loose, and as the police close in, Tully and his girlfriend (Dawn Olivieri) add home invasion and hostages to the body count. But no one counted on Mr. Walker (Danny Glover), an ex-con himself, to fight back – using his understanding of the racist mind to turn the tables on a desperate and violent man. Will it be enough to keep his family alive?

Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon franchise), Joe Anderson (Hercules, Horns) and Dawn Olivieri (“The Vampire Diaries,” American Hustle) star in Director Deon Taylor...

Title: Supremacy Director: Deon Taylor Starring: Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, Lela Rochon, Robin Bobeau, Danny Glover and Evan Ross Resolutely defending your beliefs and taking firm action to uphold those views, no matter how drastic they may be, can often lead to harrowing conflicts with those determined enough to righteously defend their contradictory principles. Director Deon Taylor’s new drama, ‘Supremacy,’ which is now playing in select theaters nationwide, fearlessly chronicles the brazen and unwavering antics of supremacists who firmly set out to spread their ideas to their community, without any regard to how demeaning their principles are to many of their neighbors. It isn’t until the film’s ruthless antagonists begin [ Read More ]

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The 1990′s introduced the world to Quentin Tarantino, saw the creation of the Nc-17 rating, and began the slow call toward fully computer animated films. It began the slow (still slow) movement toward a more diverse industry, with the first African-American director earning an Oscar nomination (John Singleton for “Boyz in the Hood”). And the year after one of the greatest years in the history of film, 1995 came plodding along, trying to keep up. So, for the first definitive list of 2015, we are going to look back 20 years at a year that, at first glance, doesn’t look so hot. It’s ripe with flops, but it’s also full of debuts, trailblazing beginnings, and better films than it gets credit for. But, the caveat still stands: this is not a “best of” list. In fact, there are a lot of bad movies on this list. But, they are movies that made a cultural impact,...

Deon Taylor's racially-charged psychological thriller "Supremacy," which made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, last year, to critical acclaim, opens theatrically, this Friday, January 30, 2015, via distributor Well Go USA Entertainment. Combining high-octane performances by Joe Anderson, Danny Glover and Lela Rochon, with a script that privileges the perspective of a tormented Aryan Brotherhood member, the film is sure to spark some dialogue. I caught up with Taylor to discuss the film, how his background directing horror movies elevated the project, and his experience working with the lovely Lela...

For its 22nd edition to be held in Manhattan starting today, November 28 through December 14, 2014, the New York African Diaspora International Film Festival (Adiff) will showcase 89 films spanning 43 countries including 47 Us and NY Premieres. Among the films set to have their New York premiere in Adiff 2014 are films featured in international film festivals such as Toronto, Montreal, Durban, Rotterdam, Palm Spring and Los Angeles Film Fests including Opening Night film "Supremacy" by the producers of Django Unchained, with Danny Glover, Derek Luke and Lela Rochon. Below is our review of the film, which tells a story about a...

Well Go USA Entertainment has taken North American rights to Deon Taylor's racially-charged psychological thriller "Supremacy," which made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, earlier this month. Starring Danny Glover and Joe Anderson, and in a based on actual events, tells the story of a recently-paroled white supremacist who, after killing a police officer, takes an African American family hostage. Dawn Olivieri, Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Mahershala Ali and Anson Mount, round out the film's key cast. “Deon calls Supremacy a ‘real-life horror story,’...

Title: Supremacy Director: Deon Taylor Starring: Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, Danny Glover, Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Robin Bobeau, Anson Mount, Nick Chinlund, Julie Benz A polished technical package lends considerable emotional weight to “Supremacy,” a siege/hostage drama shot through with racial animus. Based on real events, director Deon Taylor’s movie connects largely on the strength of its solid acting and charged stakes, but suffers a bit from muddled plotting and a dramatically diffuse end game. A world premiere at the recent Los Angeles Film Festival in its L.A. Muse section, for films by up-and-coming filmmakers that either take place, were filmed in or inspired by the city of Los Angeles, “Supremacy” unfolds [ Read More ]

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Director Deon Taylor’s dramatic thriller "Supremacy," centers on any black family’s worst nightmare: being held hostage by an Aryan Brotherhood member just released from a 14-year prison stint. Based on a true story, the film follows Tully (Joe Anderson), as he is just released from prison, and is picked up by an Aryan Brotherhood groupie, Doreen (Dawn Oliveri). Later, a police officer stops their car and Tully murders him. Escaping the scene, they break into a black family’s old farmhouse, headed by Mr. Walker (Danny Glover) and his young wife Odessa, played by a rough and tumble Lela Rochon. As Tully and Doreen plot their escape and wreak...

Making its premiere tonight at the 20th Annual Los Angeles Film Festival, Deon Taylor’s dramatic thriller "Supremacy," is based on the true story of a recently-paroled white supremacist, who, after killing a cop, breaks into a black family’s home and takes them hostage. In the course of a night, he wreaks havoc on the family while being challenged by the hardened head of the household, Mr. Walker, played by Danny Glover. Combining high-octane performances by Joe Anderson, Danny Glover and Lela Rochon, with a script that privileges the perspective of a tormented Aryan Brotherhood member, the film is sure to spark some dialogue. I caught up with...

Making its premiere tonight at the 20th Annual Los Angeles Film Festival, Deon Taylor’s dramatic thriller "Supremacy," is based on the true story of a recently-paroled white supremacist, who, after killing a cop, breaks into a black family’s home and takes them hostage. In the course of a night, he wreaks havoc on the family while being challenged by the hardened head of the household, Mr. Walker, played by Danny Glover. Combining high-octane performances by Joe Alexander, Danny Glover and Lela Rochon, with a script that privileges the perspective of a tormented Aryan Brotherhood member, the film is sure to spark some dialogue. I caught up with Taylor to discuss the film, how...

In one of the more powerful films at the upcoming Los Angeles Film Festival, the racially-charged drama “Supremacy” will make its world premiere.

The movie headlines Danny Glover and Joe Anderson in this indie feature, which is based on a true story about a recently-paroled white supremacist taking a black family hostage after killing a police officer.

Other members in this powerful cast included Dawn Oliveri, Derek Luke, Lela Rochon and Mahershala Ali.

Latino-Review had an exclusive phone interview with director Deon Taylor before the festival. We discussed many different topics, including the true story, racial themes, humanization and putting the entire production together.

“Supremacy” will premiere tomorrow at the Los Angeles Film Festival’s L.A. Muse section, films by up-and-coming filmmakers that take place, filmed or inspired by the city of Los Angeles. For tickets, visit www.lafilmfest.com.

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An update to a project we first alerted you to over a year ago, in February 2012. Danny Glover stars in the indie feature project titled Supremacy, based on a true story about a recently-paroled white supremacist who, "after killing a police officer, takes an African American family hostage." The film is directed by Deon Taylor, whose most recent and maybe most prominent work was the 2010 indie horror/thriller titled Chain Letter. Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon, Joe Anderson (The Grey, The River) and Dawn Olivieri (she plays Don Cheadle's ex-wife on Showtime's House Of Lies) round out the cast,...

Bet has long had faith based programs on Sunday mornings, but they have announced a slate of new programs to look forward to as part of its primetime line-up. Charlie Jordan Brookins, Bet's Svp of original programming stated, "We are trying to bring (spiritual themes) into the fabric of our programming in general" It was previously reported that Bet had optioned the rights to Reshonda Tate Billingsley's novel Let the Church Say Amen.  The film directed by Regina King and starring Lela Rochon and Steve Harris has begun shooting in atlanta.  But it's been announced that Bet optioned the rights to three additional faith based novels by the author...

As we already know, Regina King will make her feature film directorial debut, adapting ReShonda Tate Billingsby's 2005 novel Let The Church Say Amen for Bet. Queen Latifah's Flava Unit is onboard to produce a project that will be one of the first Bet original movies for Bet, along with Regina King, and Roger Bobb. Reina King (sister of Regina) is executive producing; Actress/writer Crystal Garrett is adapting the novel to screenplay. According to Black Film, Steve Harris, Naturi Naughton, Lela Rochon, Hosea Sanchez, and Collins Pennie have all been cast in the Bet original film adaptation of Billingsby's...

-- With all the star power at the Bet Awards – Kanye West, Jay-z, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and Samuel L. Jackson, to name a few – the most stirring moment came not from a superstar, but from the mother of one.

Whitney Houston's mother Cissy provided the emotional highlight of Sunday's ceremony as she sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in tribute to her late daughter, leaving audience members like Beyonce and Soulja Boy in tears.

Mariah Carey opened the tribute, and her voice wavered as she told stories about Houston. She recalled the last time she saw Houston last year, and how the two laughed and gossiped together.

"I miss my friend," Carey said. "I miss hearing her voice and laughter."

R&B singer Monica was vocally top-notch as she sang "I Love The Lord," a gospel song once sang by Houston; Brandy sang two upbeat Houston hits, "I Wanna Dance...

A sequel to Whitney Houston's 1995 hit Waiting to Exhale may be in the works, despite the singer's death. Based on a Terry McMillan novel, the movie starred Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine as four girlfriends dealing with bad relationships. Before her death, Houston had completed her first film since the 1996 holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife. The movie, called Sparkle, is a remake of a 1976 film about a girl group, and also stars Jordin Sparks. There was talk of Houston continuing her transition back to film with a Waiting to Exhale sequel, but in the event of her drug-related death, all possible plans were halted. However, in a recent interview with Good Day La, (more)...

A sequel to Whitney Houston's 1995 hit Waiting to Exhale may be in the works, despite the singer's death. Based on a Terry McMillan novel, the movie starred Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon and Loretta Devine as four girlfriends dealing with bad relationships. Before her death, Houston had completed her first film since the 1996 holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife. The movie, called Sparkle, is a remake of a 1976 film about a girl group, and also stars Jordin Sparks. There was talk of Houston continuing her transition back to film with a Waiting to Exhale sequel, but in the event of her drug-related death, all possible plans were halted. However, in a recent interview with Good Day La, (more)...

Exclusive: Anson Mount, the protagonist of the AMC series Hell On Wheels, has signed on to play a nasty villain in the indie racial drama Supremacy. The Deon Taylor-directed drama also stars Danny Glover, Joe Anderson, Derek Luke, Evan Ross, Lela Rochon and Dawn Olivieri. The drama is based on a true story. A paroled white supremacist has just killed a cop, and takes a black family hostage over a long night of terror as authorities cordon off the neighborhood where he and his lady accomplice are laying low. Mount plays the role of Sobecki, a heavily tattooed maximum security prison inmate who’s the head of the Aryan Brotherhood and oversees his criminal empire from behind bars. He’s the kidnapper’s leader and not thrilled when he learns of his charge’s screw-up when he’s called in by authorities to negotiate with the kidnapper. This is...

A sequel to Waiting to Exhale is still in development at Fox after the passing of star Whitney Houston, a rep for the studio confirms to EW. The 1995 hit, based on Terry McMillan’s best-selling novel, starred Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon as a group of friends dealing with their various relationship issues. A sequel, adapted from McMillan’s follow-up Getting to Happy, has been in development at Fox since 2010 with Exhale director Forest Whitaker attached. “It’s almost in [Houston's] honor that we think to soldier on,” Fox 2000 president Elizabeth Gabler told Vulture, which first reported the news.