Octavia Spencer is 20 pounds lighter and looking more fabulous than ever! The Oscar Award-winning actress shows off her new slim figure in a promotional…

Jennifer Hudson and Octavia Spencer will be sharing the screen in the soon-to-premiere Lifetime original movie event Call Me Crazy: A Five Film. The Oscar…

Paula Patton stars in David Talbert’s star-studded movie Baggage Claim. She plays a 35-year-old flight attendant, Montana Moore, determined not to show up to her baby sister’s engagement party without a fiance of her own and begins searching for a man while on the job. Looking at the cast it seems like she’ll have no problem […]

The 84th Annual Academy Awards are history, but people are still talking about some of the more memorable moments. Here are five of the best: 1. Octavia Spencer wins best supporting actress for The Help Spencer received a standing ovation as she gave her tearful acceptance speech: 2. Chris Rock brings the funny Chris Rock […]

“The Help” cleaned up last night with wins for Best Ensemble cast, Best Actress for Viola Davis and Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The stain of racism and sexism is not just for people of color and women,” Davis said. “It’s all of our burden, all of us.” […]

The nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards are in! The annual award ceremony honors only the prestigious and great entertainment milestones of the year. Within those nominations are four, for “The Help,” including “Best Picture,” “Best Supporting Actress” and “Best Actress. Who do you think will win? Best picture “War Horse” “The Artist” “Midnight in […]

By theGrio.com When Octavia Spencer won her Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her role in The Help on Sunday, she made a unique acceptance speech in which she didn’t just thank those who supported the film. Instead her speech also recognized the contributions of domestic workers with a quote by Martin Luther King. […]

By Tony Lamont If you know anything about me, you know that I’m a movie nut! I like all kinds of movies. I especially like movies that identify with challenges and triumphs that we faced as a people. Recently I saw the motion picture ‘The Help’ starring Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. After seeing the […]