Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Madam C.J. Walker, the trailblazing African American haircare entrepreneur who was America's first female self-made millionaire. Inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, written by Walker's great-great-granddaughter A'Lelia Bundles, the Netflix four-part limited series, SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J. WALKER brings the uplifting story of this cultural icon to the screen for the first time. Against all odds, Walker overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black haircare, as she simultaneously fought for social change.
Academy Award® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Madam C.J. Walker, the trailblazing African American haircare entrepreneur who was America's first female self-made millionaire. Inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, written by Walker's great-great-granddaughter A'Lelia Bundles, the Netflix original series, SELF MADE: INSPIRED BY THE LIFE OF MADAM C.J. WALKER brings the uplifting story of this cultural icon to the screen for the first time.
Director Ava DuVernay's Selma tells the story of the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King's landmark 1965 march for voting rights a?" an event that forever changed history. In honor of Dr. King's birthday and Black History Month, The Soraya will screen Selma on the large screen a?" with its score performed live by its composer, acclaimed jazz pianist Jason Moran a?" artistic director of Jazz at the Kennedy Center a?" with the New West Symphony conducted by Cheche Alara on Saturday, February 1 at 8:00pm at The Soraya.
When a single mother accepts the help of a mysterious woman after her daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake, she finds herself making an unthinkable deal to repay her debt.
Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced today that Julia Goldani Telles ('The Affair') has been cast as the lead in the third installment of Steven Soderbergh's critically-acclaimed anthology series 'The Girlfriend Experience.'
Variety reports that Carmen Ejogo and Isiah Whitlock Jr. have joined Showtime's upcoming drama 'Your Honor.' Multiple Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston was previously announced to star.
Madam CJ Walker, a four-part limited series, tells the untold, culturally important, and highly relevant story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Madam CJ Walker and how she overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and family challenges to become America's first black, self-made female millionaire.
Productivity Media Inc and Oakhurst Entertainment announced today that Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon are set to join the cast of the upcoming thriller BLACK BEAR, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Penned by Levine, the film will be produced by Tandem Pictures' Julie Christeas and Jonathan Blitstein, Richard J Bosner (Blue Creek Pictures), Sophia Takal and Oakhurst's Marina Grasic and Jai Khanna. Productivity will finance the film. Shooting is underway in the Adirondack Mountains in Long Lake, NY.
TRUE DETECTIVE will return for its eight-episode third season SUNDAY, JAN. 13 (9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Sundays at the same time.
This morning, Audible, Pottermore, and Warner Bros. announced a new and exciting addition to the Wizarding World! Audible's exclusive Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Makers, Mysteries, and Magic audiobook will be released on November 16th, alongside the opening of the highly anticipated new big-screen adventure in cinemas. The audiobook, which will be performed by Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander), Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore), Zoë Kravitz (Leta Lestrange), Ezra Miller (Credence), Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski), and more, pulls back the curtain on one of the most hotly anticipated blockbusters of the year. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Makers, Mysteries, and Magic is available for preorder now exclusively at Audible at www.audible.com/fantasticbeasts.
Check out the below video of Dan Fogler introducing the book, then read on for the official press release!
Prolific actor Reno Roop passed away Friday morning August 31 at his home in New York. He was 80. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Wizarding World fans at King's Cross railway station for “Back to Hogwarts” Day got the surprise of their lives when Eddie Redmayne and Jude Law, stars of the highly anticipated new big-screen adventure Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, apparated on Platform 9 ¾ to join the festivities and lead the countdown to the 11:00 AM departure of the Hogwarts Express.
JK Rowling and the cast of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald reminisce over their favorite Hogwarts memories.
Check out the below featurette celebrating #BackToHogwarts tomorrow, September 1st.
HBO released the teaser trailer for season three of TRUE DETECTIVE. The third season is set to premiere January 2019 on HBO, HBO NOW, HBO GO and HBO On Demand.
Warner Bros. Pictures' “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is the second of five all new adventures in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.
Check out the trailer, debuted at San Diego Comic Con, below!
