Lee Daniels The Butler

2013 marked the comeback for good, quality Black films and “Essence” magazine is showcasing them in March 2014 issue. Gracing the cover is “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” stars Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey, Chiwetel Ejiofor “12 Years a Slave” and “Fruitvale Station” standout Michael B. Jordan. The magazine released a video that gave fans a behind-the-scenes […]

  *Oprah Winfrey insists she wasn’t “robbed” of an Academy Award nomination yesterday after failing to secure a Best Supporting Actress nod for “The Butler.”…

  News of the films being missed out comes as a shock to the public and those in the film industry.   On Thursday morning,…

Last year was supposed to be a banner film for Black filmmakers. Fruitvale Station, The Butler, and 12 Years a Slave were released and their…

  *Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey are among the first round of presenters announced for Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. The…

Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” and Lee Daniels’ “The Butler” is leading the ranks for the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) Awards! “Slave” snagged 4 nominations including best ensemble cast, male actor in a leading role for Chiwetel Ejiofor and supporting nominations for Michael Fassbender and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o.   “Butler” is right behind with 3 […]

If you didn’t get out to see Lee Daniels’ The Butler or just can’t get enough of the film–good news! It’s coming back to theaters just in time for Christmas. Starting tomorrow, the movie will be showing at movie theaters for a limited time only! Check around local movie theaters for more information on where […]

Apparently, Oprah Winfrey’s acting was a bit rusty when she stepped onto the set of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.”

Rear Admiral Stephen Rochon was the first African American Chief Usher at the White House. The Admiral served as Director of the Executive Residence in…

Radio legend Tom Joyner and co-host Sybil Wilkes of the Tom Joyner Morning Show were invited to the White House for an exclusive one-on-one interview…

Lee Daniels, the director of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” believes America has become more racist since President Barack Obama – the nation’s first black commander-in-chief…

Sheila Johnson may not have be the household name that Oprah is, but she’s also one of the few Black women worldwide who can call…