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ABOVE PHOTO:  Martin Landau  (Photo: Featureflash / shutterstock)   By Daisy Nguyen ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES– Martin Landau, the chameleon-like actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show “Mission: Impossible,” then capped a long and versatile career with an Oscar for his poignant portrayal of aging horror movie…

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By Chris Ariens It’s not often that the host on a news network is nominated for a Prime Time Emmy. That’s because the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has its own awards for news programs, networks and hosts. But this year, W. Kamau Bell is among the nominees in the Outstanding Host for a…

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Review by Kam Williams Ryan (Regina Hall), Sasha (Queen Latifah), Dina (Tiffany Haddish) and Lisa (Jada Pinkett Smith) have been friends since their college days in the Nineties. Back then, the tight-knit Flossy Posse partied as hard as they hit the books. After graduating, they curtailed the carousing considerably for the sake of their professional…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Saturday Night Live Cast at the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards (Photo: Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock)   By Lynn Elber ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — “Saturday Night Live,” powered by madcap skits skewering the Trump administration, earned 22 Emmy Award nominations, including bids for Alec Baldwin’s florid portrayal of the president and Melissa McCarthy’s manic, gender-busting take…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Landau, the chameleon-like actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show “Mission: Impossible,” then capped a long and versatile career with an Oscar for his poignant portrayal of aging horror movie star Bela Lugosi in 1994′s “Ed Wood,” has died. He was 89….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Lou Diamond Phillips (l) as “Monsignor Renzulli” and Edy Ganem (r) as “Alexandra ‘Allie’ Batista” in “Created Equal.”   “Created Equal” stars among those nominated for the premier Latino entertainment awards program!   ATLANTA–This week, the Imagen Foundation announced the nominees for the 32nd Annual Imagen Awards – the only premier Latino entertainment…

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Black PR Wire NEW YORK–This summer, BET Networks’ original drama series starring Gabrielle Union, “Being Mary Jane,” returns just in time to bring the heat. On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 10 PM, Season Four returns with 10 more episodes giving viewers their fix of the drama in the world of Mary Jane Paul. Viewers…

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TV One’s longest-running and award-winning series “Unsung” moves to Sunday nights and kicks off an electrifying 11th season with a double premiere featuring Wyclef Jean at 9 p.m. ET and Jagged Edge at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Wyclef Jean -Premieres Sun., July 9 at 9 p.m. ET           …

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ABOVE PHOTO:  WDAS radio personality Patty Jackson addresses crowd.  (Photo: Bill Z. Foster)   By Kharisma McIlwaine Kevin Hart has been a Philadelphia favorite since the inception of his comedy career. Hart has seamlessly bridged the gap between local stand-up comedian and international movie star. After numerous sold-out shows, worldwide tours, and blockbuster film successes,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Nelsan Ellis  (JStone / shutterstock)   Associated Press LOS ANGELES — True Blood actor Nelsan Ellis’ death was caused by heart failure due to alcohol-withdrawal complications, according to a statement released on behalf of his family. The actor tried to wean himself after years of failed rehab efforts, according to the statement given…

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