Gabourey Sidibe Makes Her Way to Showtimes ‘Big C’

On the heels of her Academy Award Show appearance and nomination, Gabourey Sidibe is ready to star in her next acting role.  The Precious leading actress will make her way from the mean streets of ’80s Harlem to the cushy, modern-day Connecticut suburbs in the new SHOWTIME dark comedy series, THE BIG C.
Sidibe, who guest starred [...]

Mo’nique: Her Oscar Win And The Aftermath

I was really excited when Mo’nique won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire. I was not alone as the entire audience stood and applauded as she took the stage. She walked poised, controlled and reserved, as if she was told she won the [...]

Oscars: Plus Size Winners & Nominees

Oscars and plus size women are two things that normally don’t go together.  For so long, the standard of beauty in entertainment has mirrored the way society thinks.  Instead of standing on the sidelines while others go after their dreams, many plus size women have delivered Oscar worthy performances and have been rewarded for their [...]

Hairspray Heads to Australia

The multiple Tony Award-winning musical about an overweight teenager growing up in 1960s America will start at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre from October.
Jason Coleman, a judge on television’s So You Think You Can Dance, will choreograph and David Atkins will direct.
The show ran on Broadway in New York for six-and-a-half years and will finish its run [...]

Kirstie Alley Gets A Big Surprise During the Taping of ‘Big Life’

Kirstie Alley struggled to fight back tears, while filming new reality show Kirstie Alley’s ‘Big Life’, when producers organised a surprise reunion with her ‘Look Who’s Talking’ co-star John Travolta.
The former Cheers actress has been documenting her latest weight battle for TV cameras and she reached out to old pal Travolta to make a cameo appearance on [...]

Monique Is Preparing Comedy Tour to “Spread the Love”

Monique has had a pretty impressive career thus far, with many of her milestones taking place in 2009 & 2010.  Before she was a Golden Globe, Oscar Nominated talk show host/actress, she was and still is a comedian. 
In a recent interview she was asked if she felt like she was guaranteed a win based on [...]

America Ferrera Stars in ‘Our Family Wedding’

“Our marriage, their wedding.” It’s lesson number one for any newly engaged couple, and Lucia (America Ferrera) and Marcus (Lance Gross) are no exception. In Fox Searchlight Pictures’ OUR FAMILY WEDDING, they learn the hard way that the path to saying “I do” can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and [...]

“Precious” Receives Six Academy Award Nominations

When you add Lee Daniels, Monique, Gabourey Sidibe, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and Sherri Shepherd to the mix you’ve struck gold.
The Lee Daniels directed film “Precious: Based On The Novel By Sapphire” was nominated for six Academy Awards today, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress.
The film itself was nominated for Best Picture, with [...]

In Theaters Soon: Why Did I Get Married Too?

Out in theaters April 2, 2010, Why did I get Married Too is the sequel to 2007’s, Why Did I Get Married? It stars Jill Scott, Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson & the rest of the original cast. To sum it up, four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to [...]

Kierra “KiKi” Sheard Stars In ‘The Preacher’s Kid’

Gospel Singer Kierra “KiKi” Sheard stars in The Preacher’s Kid which opens in theaters January 29, 2010.  Kierra who stars alongside Letoya Luckett (Destiny’s Child), Ella Joyce (Rock), & Dawn Lewis (A Different World) gets her feet wet as this is her first movie role.
Daughter of Karen Clark-Sheard, Kierra has a rich music background.  Born [...]

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