Entertainment

By Frazier Moore associated press NEW YORK — The fall TV season always marks a reset of sorts, signaling an influx of new shows and a respite from reruns. That’s the way it’s been since TV began, back when there were only three or four networks and dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Well, almost. But despite…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  British actor Idris Elba, left, listens to Emilio Correa, a boxer with the Cuban National team at the Rafael Trejo boxing gym in the Old Havana section of Havana.  The session is part of the Discovery Network show Fighter. Elba is getting ready for his first kick boxing fight which will take place…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Alvin Childress and Spencer Williams SHADOWANDACT.com  Announced about a week ago, Hulu, the popular streaming service, has shut down its free, ad-supported option for good, as it continues to compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon – both of them strictly subscription models. So what are your options if you’ve long been…

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By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Last week, 20th Century Fox released the trailer for the new biopic Hidden Figures, the story of three incredible black women who defied all odds and challenged the status quo to get one man into space.  The film is scheduled to be released in January 13, 2017, but until then, we’ll…

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By Kharisma McIlwaine The love story of President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama is one that America has thoroughly enjoyed watching during the couple’s time in The White House. The affection, playful interaction, and the support they show one another is heartwarming. Director (and New Jersey native) Richard Tanne took on the task of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nate Parker  (Jaguar PS / shutterstock) By Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle associated press LOS ANGELES — A 17-year-old rape accusation– and recent reports that the female accuser who continued to be haunted by the case committed suicide in 2012– has cast a shadow over Nate Parker’s upcoming “The Birth of a Nation,”…

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by Mike Cidoni Lennox associated press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.– Taraji P. Henson almost backed out of writing her autobiography because she was reluctant to expose herself to scrutiny. She could have bypassed starring role in a film about NASA’s unsung female mathematicians because of her taxing work as the formidable Cookie on Fox’s “Empire.” But…

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By Frazier Moore associated press NEW YORK — Comedy Central’s “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” is coming to an end. The late-night humor and talk show, which premiered in January 2015, will conclude its run Thursday, the network announced Monday. The program, which filled the slot vacated by Stephen Colbert when he jumped to…

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shadowandact.com Building on the success of the network’s original film strategy led by hits “Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story” and its 2015 American Black Film Festival screenplay competition winner “Bad Dad Rehab,” TV One steps into the sports arena with its latest original film, “Ringside.” Written, produced and directed by nationally syndicated…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  POV’s ‘All the Difference’ chronicles odds-defying success of college-bound African American males; documentary airs Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 on PBS. The largely invisible and often crushing struggles of young African American men come vividly – and heroically – to life in the new feature documentary, “All the Difference,” which traces the paths of…

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