Angela Bassett

'FNL' Alum Books New Pilot & More Casting Scoop

Posted 03.10.2012

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Another "Friday Night Lights" alum has booked their return to TV. The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on Zach Gilford's new gig, reporting that he's ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Reaches The Mountain Top

Arielle Hixson | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: The Mountain Top, Angela Bassett, Civil Rights Movement, Samuel L. Jackson, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., Broadway, Black History, Racism, Race, Broadway Plays, Civil Rights, Black History Month, Mlk, Black Voices News
Arielle Hixson

Extremely original, The Mountain Top is a story about Martin Luther King Jr. as an ordinary man, a man that the public may have never seen. We manage to see him not as an intangible, iconic figure in history, but as a sweet yet complex individual with flaws.

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Kia Makarechi

Dee Rees On Hollywood's Race Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Pariah, John Singleton, Dee Rees, Morgan Freeman, Jamie Foxx, Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Angela Bassett, Video, Hollywood Race, Movies and Race, Halle Berry, Hollywoods Race Problem, Lee Daniels, Director Dee Rees, Sidney Poitier, Arts News

For all the talk of "liberal Hollywood," diversity is not among the movie industry's strengths. Dee Rees, the director of "Pariah," a semi-autobiog...

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Stage Door: The Cherry Orchard, The Mountaintop

Fern Siegel | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Dianne Wiest, Csc, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Drama, Theater, Broadway, Civil Rights, New York, Comedy, Angela Bassett, Martin Luther King, Entertainment, Jr., Off-Broadway, Chekov, Arts News
Fern Siegel

Written in 1904, The Cherry Orchard, Chekov's last play, feels wholly modern. Now at the Classic Stage Company, its issues of class, money and romantic ruin seem timeless

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The Mountaintop: Big Stars Can't Do It All

Danny Groner | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, Martin Luther King, Play, Broadway, Martin Luther King Jr., The Mountaintop, Civil Rights, Broadway Review, NY Around Town, NY Theater, Theater Review, New York News
Danny Groner

The Mountaintop does not aim to call Martin Luther King's life and legacy into question; rather, it hopes to make him a more relatable character -- he smokes, curses, and, yes, even goes to the bathroom.

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Tell It From the Mountaintop

Regina Weinreich | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Kenny Leon, Samuel L. Jackson, Katori Hall, The Mountaintop, Martin Luther King, Arts News
Regina Weinreich

The mountaintop may be the ultimate pulpit, the highest high from which to speak, the source of divine wisdom, or it may just be a sexual plateau, the lay result of a man and a woman cooped up in a Memphis motel room on a stormy night. He was a Man, of course.

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Dr. King's Volcanic Mountaintop Seductively Explosive

Lonna Saunders | Posted 12.18.2011

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Lonna Saunders

This is not a play for the faint-hearted, but it is a celebration of life, love, and country.

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PHOTOS: Stylish Stars At 'The Mountaintop' Opening

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Swizz Beatz, Michelle Obama, Samuel L. Jackson, State Dinner, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Broadway, Alicia Keys, The Mountaintop, Katori Hall, Black Voices News

Katori Hall's new play "The Mountaintop" starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson opened last night in New York City to a star-studded audience. ...

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Brennan Williams

Kenny Leon Talks 'The Mountaintop,' 'Steel Magnolias' Remake And More

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 01.17.2012

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The timing couldn’t have been better for the opening of Kenny Leon’s latest Broadway production, “The Mountaintop.” Starring Samuel L. Jackson...

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The Mountaintop

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 12.12.2011

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Rochelle Jewel Shapiro

The time: April 3rd, 1968. Martin Luther King (played by Samuel Jackson) is alone in room 306 in The Lorraine Motel in Memphis a day after he made his...

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PHOTOS: Tracy Reese Presents Spring 2012 To A Host Of Stars

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Style, Angela Bassett, Tracy Reese, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, June Ambrose, Beverly Johnson, New York Fashion Week, Black Voices News

Tracy Reese presented a Spring collection yesterday that would make any gal swoon. Sweet sundresses, voluminous tunics, flirty swimsuits, ladylike par...

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Fabulous At Every Age: Black To Beauty

Terrence Phearse | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Living-Agelessly, Aging, Hair-Beauty-Beauty-Hair, Aging in Hollywood, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Beauty, Hair, Beauty Flash Report, Angela Bassett, Diana Ross, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Slidepollajax, Janelle Monae, African American Beauty, June Ambrose, Black Voices News
Terrence Phearse

What does it take to be fab nowadays? A feathered mane, lux threads, a memorable look, and a banging resume. The ladies of today may know how to up the ante but being a glamorous woman of color is nothing new.

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Green Lantern: One Superhero Too Many

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Ryan Reynolds, Test Pilot, Comic Book Hero, Blake Lively, Intergalactic Association, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

This seems to have been the year of the superheroes. We have had Green Hornet, Thor, X-Men and now Green Lantern. Still to come are Captain America an...

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'Jumping The Broom': An Honest Film On Faith, Sex And Forgiveness

Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Religion in Film, Bishop t.d. Jakes, Loretta Devine, Woman Thou Art Loosed, Jumping the Broom, Christian Film, T.D. Jakes, Forgiveness, Faith in Film, Religion News

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) Dallas megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes has produced his third movie, Jumping the Broom, a romantic...

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Jumping The Broom: Family and Class Conflicts With a Side of Humor

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Jumping the Broom, Loretta Devine, Black Cinema, Paula Patton, Drama, Salim Akil, New Films, Mike Epps, Laz Alonzo, Class Conflict, Comedy, Entertainment News
Marlynn Snyder

The film doesn't try to put a copycat "urban" tag on the proceedings, but instead tells an interesting story free of Hollywood's often narrow depictions of African-Americans.

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Tyler Perry Hosts NAACP Image Awards After-Party (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Kerry Washington, Gayle King, Slidepollajax, Anika Noni Rose, NAACP Image Awards, Jenifer Lewis, Gladys Knight, Tyler Perry Rise Above Celebration, Tyler Perry, boulevard3, Los Angeles News

Hundreds of guests danced the night away at Tyler Perry's 1st annual "Rise Above Celebration" at Boulevard3 in Hollywood. It was a big night for Tyler...

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The NERDIEST Celebrities (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Celebs aren't usually known for their book smarts or academic awards, but there are a few who defy expectations. Who would have thought that the dad f...

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What's Next for Gabby Now That the Oscars Have Come and Gone?

Luso Mnthali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angela Bassett, Nollywood, Best Actress, The Academy Awards, Oprah Winfrey, Morgan Freeman, Gabourey Sidibe, Ceos, Senegal, Precious, The Oscars, African Americans, Tyler Perry, Actors, Entertainment News
Luso Mnthali

As a young black woman who looks unlike most of Hollywood, Gabourey Sidibe's confounding the status quo, and the powers that be are scratching their heads, saying "What do we do with her?"

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Save the Pasadena Playhouse

Pamela Ezell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Theatre, Theatre at Boston Court, Pasadena Playhouse, Furious Theatre Company, Sheldon Epps, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Damaso Rodriguez, Theater Closing, Southern California Theaters, Luis Alfaro, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Dempsey, Ruby Dee, Linda Hunt, Doubt, Los Angeles News
Pamela Ezell

The Playhouse has a storied past as the official state theater of California and a training ground for several well known actors -- Nick Nolte, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and others.

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Angela Bassett Gets Hollywood Star

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Angela Bassett has had good days _ becoming a mother to twins, winning a Golden Globe, being nominated for an Academy Award. Then ...

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