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Amazon Prime Video has popped off with plenty of new content for March 2023 with original shows and some great catches for films to stream. “Top Gun: Maverick” will arrive March 24, and Jordan Peele’s “Nope” before that on March 21. For those anticipating “Creed III,” the first two films starring and directed by Michael B. Jordan will become available at the beginning of March along with all of the “Rocky” films as well as “Cinderella Man” for the broader boxing buff community. A theatrical release from 2022, “The Silent Twins,” starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence arrives March 7.

Friday March 3 will see “Daisy Jones & The Six” rock the world when the band’s epic limited series comes out. Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse, and more will bring Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel to life. Other shows to look forward to on the streamer are Donald Glover’s horror series...

With its list of new releases for March 2023, Amazon Prime Video might be rolling out its most impressive monthly lineup yet.

We know that sounds like something straight out of a press release but in this case, it’s actually true! Prime Video, bless it, has some excellent original titles like The Boys and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but its monthly release updates have often been less inspiring than its TV peers. That’s certainly not the case with March 2023 though.

Prime Video gets its streaming party started early by premiering the first three episodes of Daisy Jones & The Six on March 3. This series, based on a book of the same name, tells the fictional Behind the Music-esque story of an equally fictional band. Then, on March 17, Amazon’s partnership with Donald Glover bears its first fruit with the series about obsessive fandom called Swarm. Reggie Jackson documentary Reggie premieres...

March is still winter, no matter which animal you ask, which means it’s still completely acceptable to cancel all plans and curl up under a blanket in front of the TV. Prime Video’s movie library updates throughout the month, with most of its new additions on March 1 — including the “Rocky” saga, multiple “Carrie” adaptations, “12 Angry Men,” and more.

For Prime users who love books and TV, March means the highly-anticipated premiere of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The eponymous Daisy (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne’s band (Sam Claflin) make a mean match, starting with a hit single and leading to what seems like endless fame and glory. But where there is success there is peril, and both the band’s rise and an electric connection with Daisy threaten Billy’s marriage and everyone’s personal lives. James Ponsoldt,...

Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s “Fast Color,” directed by Julia Hart, has been acquired by Lionsgate’s Codeblack Films, the distributor announced Thursday.

“La La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz wrote and produced alongside Hart under their Original Headquarters label. Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon also produced and fully financed the film under their Ld Entertainment banner.

“Fast Color” will hit theaters on March 29, 2019 and Codeblack will release in partnership with AMC Independent. The two companies previously partnered for the release of “Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain.”

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“Fast Color” tells the story of a woman who is forced to go on a run when her superhuman powers are discovered. However, years later, the only place left to hide is her home. Lorraine Toussaint, Saniyya Sidney, Christopher Denham and David Strathairn also star.

Universal Pictures has set an October 14, 2016 release date for Kevin Hart: What Now?, a concert film which will be shot at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Center, home of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. The Philadelphia concert, which takes place August 30, will be the last stop of Kevin Hart's 45-city What Now stand up tour, where he will perform outdoors in front of 50,000 fans. It will be the first time a comedian has ever performed in a full-capacity football stadium.

Kevin Hart: What Now? will go up against Sony's Inferno starring Tom Hanks and Focus Features' A Monster Calls starring Liam Neeson on October 14. This will be Kevin Hart's third concert film, following 2011's Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain and 2013's Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain. The latter earned an impressive $32.2 million at the domestic box office, making it the third-highest stand up comedy movie ever,...

It seems like Kevin Hart is everywhere these days. 2014 saw Hart star in three No. 1 films (Ride Along, About Last Night, Think Like a Man Too) and land a role in the acclaimed Top Five alongside Chris Rock. His latest film, The Wedding Ringer, hits theaters this week, and his upcoming schedule (Get Hard, also starring Will Ferrell) shows no signs of slowing down. Cheers to that! If you want to say you liked Hart before his breakout year, Netflix has the hook-up on some oldies but goodies. From stand-up comedy specials to reality television parodies, this dude has done it all — and it’s streaming for your viewing pleasure. Here are 11 Hart-heavy treats that are just one click away.

Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)

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Hart takes the stage at Madison Square Garden to deliver some stand-up realness as part of his Let Me Explain world tour. He sold out the joint,...

It seems like Kevin Hart is everywhere these days. 2014 saw Hart star in three No. 1 films (Ride Along, About Last Night, Think Like a Man Too) and land a role in the acclaimed Top Five alongside Chris Rock. His latest film, The Wedding Ringer, hits theaters this week, and his upcoming schedule (Get Hard, also starring Will Ferrell) shows no signs of slowing down. Cheers to that! If you want to say you liked Hart before his breakout year, Netflix has the hook-up on some oldies but goodies. From stand-up comedy specials to reality television parodies, this dude has done it all — and it’s streaming for your viewing pleasure. Here are 11 Hart-heavy treats that are just one click away.

Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)

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Hart takes the stage at Madison Square Garden to deliver some stand-up realness as part of his Let Me Explain world tour. He sold out the joint,...

"The Wedding Ringer" is just one of a handful of projects on Kevin Hart's slate, with highlights that include co-starring with Will Ferrell in a comedy titled "Get Hard," a sequel to the immensely successful "Ride Along," his plans to launch a new 24-hour comedy network later this year, and more. He'll also appear with Chris Rock in "Top Five." Hart is maybe one of the busiest, and most in-demand actors/comedians working right now. I've lost count of the number of projects he's been attached to since the break-out success his stand-up comedy concert "Laugh At My Pain" 3 years ago, which did some impressive damage...

"The Wedding Ringer" is just one of a handful of projects on Kevin Hart's slate, with highlights that include co-starring with Will Ferrell in a comedy titled "Get Hard," a sequel to the immensely successful "Ride Along," his plans to launch a new 24-hour comedy network later this year, and more. He'll also appear with Chris Rock in "Top Five." Hart is maybe one of the busiest, and most in-demand actors/comedians working right now. I've lost count of the number of projects he's been attached to since the break-out success his stand-up comedy concert "Laugh At My Pain" 3 years ago, which did some impressive damage...

"The Wedding Ringer" is just one of a handful of projects on Kevin Hart's slate, with highlights that include co-starring with Will Ferrell in a comedy titled "Get Hard," a sequel to the immensely successful "Ride Along," his plans to launch a new 24-hour comedy network later this year, and more. He'll also appear with Chris Rock in "Top Five." Hart is maybe one of the busiest, and most in-demand actors/comedians working right now. I've lost count of the number of projects he's been attached to since the break-out success his stand-up comedy concert "Laugh At My Pain" 3 years ago, which did some impressive damage...

<< Continued from "Weekend Report"Playing at 361 theaters, spy thriller A Most Wanted Man cracked the Top 10 with $2.7 million. That's the second-biggest opening ever for distributor Roadside Attractions, and is noticeably higher than last year's Mud ($2.2 million). With strong reviews and built-in curiosity surrounding the final lead role from Philip Seymour Hoffman, this should be a solid performer in the weeks ahead.Richard Linklater's Boyhood expanded to 107 theaters and earned $1.73 million this weekend ($16,121 average). The movie has now earned $4.1 million, which ranks fifth all-time for distributor IFC Films. According to IFC, there will be an aggressive expansion over the next few weeks that will include a national television advertising campaign. It's unclear exactly how high this can go, but a total north of $15 million seems like a likely outcome.Gabriel Iglesias stand-up flick The Fluffy Movie opened to $1.3 million from 432 theaters. In comparison, Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain...

Friday Am Update: Lucy and Hercules both did solid business on Thursday night. Lucy earned an estimated $2.75 million, while Hercules scored an estimated $2.1 million. Among Summer releases, Lucy is above The Purge: Anarchy ($2.6 million), while Hercules topped Edge of Tomorrow ($1.8 million). For the weekend, both movies are going to earn at least $20 million.Forecast: On the final weekend of July, two very different action movies will try to reverse the domestic box office's downward trend. Hercules has a much bigger budget and arguably more star power in Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, but the sword-and-sandals epic doesn't appear to be connecting with moviegoers. In contrast, Lucy's eye-catching visuals and intriguing "what if" story has put it on pace for an opening north of $30 million, which should be enough to take first place this weekend.At the start of Summer, Lucy's box office potential didn't look so hot. The movie was scheduled for August 8th,...

"The Wedding Ringer" is just one of a handful of projects on Kevin Hart's slate, with highlights that include co-starring with Will Ferrell in a comedy titled "Get Hard," a sequel to the immensely successful "Ride Along," his plans to launch a new 24-hour comedy network later this year, and more. He'll also appear with Chris Rock in "Finally Famous." Hart is maybe one of the busiest, and most in-demand actors/comedians working right now. I've lost count of the number of projects he's been attached to since the break-out success his stand-up comedy concert "Laugh At My Pain" 3 years ago, which did some impressive damage at the box office, for a film of its ilk, and...

Kevin Hart is nothing if not a man with a plan. And so far, that plan appears to be working remarkably well. After years of honing his talents as a stand-up comic -- and, yes, after a few false starts while branching out into movies and television -- the North Philadelphia-born phenom has broken out as a multimedia star. He routinely sells out live performances throughout the world, his faux reality series "Real Husbands of Hollywood" is one of the highest-rated shows on the Bet cable network, and his films, well, let's put it like this: There have been few actors as ubiquitous on movie screens as Hart is right now since the 1960s and '70s heydays of Michael Caine and Gene Hackman. Consider: During the past two-and-a-half years, Hart has loomed large in such diverse fare as "Think Like a Man," "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" (a follow-up...

When Think Like a Man came out in 2012, Kevin Hart was just another member of the rom-com’s large ensemble. But he stole every scene in which he appeared, and — thanks to the success of his 2011 concert film Laugh at My Pain — audiences were finally able to connect his name with his face after nearly two decades in which he was just That Short Loud Guy.

Now, when people go to Think Like a Man Too, they may view it as The Kevin Hart Movie With All Those Other Folks. After years of plugging away in Hollywood and on the comedy club circuit, the 33-year-old Philadelphian broke out big earlier this year with the buddy-cop hit Ride Along. He’s trying to keep it all in perspective.

Kevin Hart is a profane, raunchy, and very successful stand-up comedian who broke big with his indie film Laugh At My Pain in 2011. Combining footage from an arena show in Los Angeles with a visit to Hart's hometown of Philadelphia, as well as a sketch parody of Reservoir Dogs, the film made a modest yet impressive amount of money at the box office. Since then, his profile has risen dramatically. He co-starred in the sleeper hit romantic comedy Think Like a Man in 2012, and in the past year has appeared in This Is the End, Grudge Match, and his second concert documentary, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, which was a much bigger hit than his first, not to mention last month's Ride Along,...

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Comedian Kevin Hart is a rising star, with his energetic, motor-mouth persona proving a draw in the stand-up realm with his popular specials Laugh At My Pain and Let Me Explain. He co-starred this year in the buddy comedy Ride Along with Ice Cube, the comedy sequel Think Like A Man Too (featuring an ensemble that includes Hart) is coming up, and he’ll be working with basketball star LeBron James on the big-screen B-ball comedy Ballers.

It was only a matter of time before the mainstream networks started sniffing around, so it’s not much of a surprise that Hart has made a television deal, but not necessarily as the star of the show.

Deadline reports that Hart will produce a multi-camera ...

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Ten years ago, you probably didn't even know his name. Today, Kevin Hart is one of the biggest comedians in the world.

Since breaking out with comedy tours like "I'm a Grown Little Man" and "Laugh at My Pain," Hart has also been lighting up the big screen. After stealing every scene as Cedric in "Think Like a Man" (2012), Hart stars alongside Ice Cube in the action-comedy "Ride Along," out this Friday.

Whether or not you've had a chance to see Hart, there's still much to know about the breakout comic. From his early struggles in the business to his biggest influences, here are 15 things you probably don't know about Kevin Hart.

1. The comedian was born in North Philadelphia and raised by his mother, Nancy. He has one older brother, Robert Hart.

2. Hart worked as a shoe salesman once out of school but quit to pursue a career in comedy full time.

Kevin Hart and LeBron James are to appear in an upcoming basketball-themed comedy.

Ballers will star Hart as a man trying to emerge from the shadow of his successful basketball player brother at a weekend fantasy camp, reports Deadline.

Hart is slated to pen the screenplay for Ballers with collaborators Joey Wells (Bet's Comicview), Chris Spencer (Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza) and Harry Ratchford (Laugh at My Pain).

A director will be hired once the first draft of the script is complete, with an eye to begin shooting the movie next summer. Brian Grazer will be a producer on the project.

This will be James's first starring film role, although he has previously acted on Saturday Night Live and Entourage.

James is currently producing a new comedy series for Starz.

Hart has been featured in two high-profile films this year, the apocalyptic comedy This Is The End and the stand-up movie Let Me Explain.

Capturing the laughter, energy and mayhem from comedy superstar Kevin Hart’s 2012 global concert tour, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet), Video on Demand, Digital HD and Pay-Per-View October 15 from Summit Entertainment, a Lionsgate company, Codeblack Films and Hartbeat Productions. Filmed live in New York City at two sold-out performances at Madison Square Garden, the film captures Hart’s hysterically funny live performance as he explains his unique view on the world in laugh-out-loud detail.Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain has generated more than $32 million in domestic theatrical ticket sales to date, and earned over $10 million dollars opening weekend, becoming the 4th top-grossing stand-up film of all time.

Kevin Hart (TV’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” Think Like A Man) is center stage again in this follow-up to the successful 2011 theatrical release Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain...

And the beat goes on for Kevin Hart, who's maybe one of the busiest actors/comedians working right now. I've lost count of the number of projects he's been attached to since the break-out success of Think Like A Man; Although, actually, maybe it started before that, with his stand-up comedy concert Laugh At My Pain, which also did some impressive damage at the box office, for a film of its ilk. Since then it's been one film and/or TV project after another.  Today's Kevin Hart news comes courtesy of Warner Bros, as the studio has released a first trailer for a movie that Mr Hart co-stars in alongside veterans Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone,...

Capturing the laughter, energy and mayhem from comedy superstar Kevin Hart's 2012 global concert tour, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain arrives on Blu Ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet), Video on Demand, Digital HD and Pay-Per-View October 15 from Summit Entertainment, a Lionsgate company, Codeblack Films and Hartbeat Productions. Filmed live in New York City at two sold-out performances at Madison Square Garden, the film captures Hart's hysterically funny live performance as he explains his unique view on the world in laugh-out-loud detail. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain has generated more than $32 million in domestic theatrical ticket sales to date, and earned over $10 million dollars opening weekend, becoming the 4th top-grossing stand-up film of all time.

Kevin Hart (TV's Real Husbands of Hollywood, Think Like a Man) is center stage again in this follow-up to the successful 2011 theatrical release Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain...

Continuing the Summer's winning streak, aggregate domestic box office in the month of July came in at an excellent $1.37 billion. That isn't quite a new record for the month, though it does make it the second-highest-grossing month of all-time behind July 2011 ($1.395 billion). Overall, Summer 2013 box office is up 11 percent year-to-year. Even if August is awful*which is possible, though unlikely*the season will still be the highest-grossing one ever at the domestic box office.July box office was driven primarily by Despicable Me 2, which earned as much as the next three titles combined. Building on goodwill from the first movie, the animated sequel finished the month with a fantastic $314 million, which ranks sixth all-time among animated movies. Overseas, it's doing fantastic business as well, and could end its run with over $800 million worldwide. This is great news for Universal Pictures, which already has a Minions spin-off scheduled for next Christmas.

As usual... These aren't necessarily recommendations. Consider the list more of an Fyi - films we've talked about on this site, at one time or another, that are now streaming on Netflix, that you might want to check out for yourselves. Without further ado, here's this week's list of 5: 1 - In light of the splash his latest concert film (Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain) made at the box office this weekend, Kevin Hart's previous concert film, Laugh At My Pain, is the first title on this week's list - the comedian's very successful stand-up comedy film, released by Codeblack Films in 2011, which went on to gross close to $8 million in box...

Over a very busy Fourth of July weekend, Despicable Me 2 had one of the best debuts ever for an animated movie, while The Lone Ranger got off to an underwhelming start. Meanwhile, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain crushed expectations and did fantastic business for a stand-up movie.For the three-day weekend, the Top 12 earned $221.6 million. That ranks 10th all-time, and is the third weekend in the last four to rank in the Top 15. Through its first five days, Despicable Me 2 earned $143.1 million. That's just ahead of Toy Story 3 ($141 million) for top five-day start ever for an animated movie; while the differing release patterns keeps that from being a true apples-to-apples comparison, it still does give a good idea how immensely popular the sequel was over the holiday weekend. For the three-day period, Despicable Me 2 earned $83.5 million, which is on par with Monsters University's debut a few weeks ago.

Over the extended 4th of July weekend, a lot of Americans lit up the grill and spent time with family. A lot unfolded lawn chairs and watched a fireworks show. And a whole lot bought tickets to see Despicable Me 2.

The $76 million animated film from Universal and Illumination Entertainment crushed the competition in its first five days in theaters, earning a jaw-dropping $142 million — $82.5 million of which came in during the traditional Friday-to-Sunday frame. In fact, Despicable Me 2, which features the voice work of Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig, led the box office to the best July 4th weekend of all time.

"Despicable Me 2" and "The Lone Ranger" have received the lion's share of press over the last week, but it's "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" that has become a surprise box office hit. According to numbers released by Deadline.com, Hart's stand-up comedy film has already earned $7.4 million in ticket sales during its first two days of release. Per Variety, "Let Me Explain" could have $29 million in its coffers by Sunday night.

Should Hart's film -- which was filmed at a sold-out Madison Square Garden appearance last year -- reach that lofty tally during opening weekend, it would already become the fourth highest stand-up comedy film of all time, behind only "Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip" ($36 million), "The Original Kings of Comedy" ($38 million) and "Eddie Murphy Raw" ($50 million).

That "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain" is a big success shouldn't be too much of a surprise. Hart's last stand-up comedy film,...

Those little yellow minions can’t be stopped! Despicable Me 2 easily won the box office race on Wednesday with $34.3 million ($4.7 million of which came from Tuesday night showings beginning at 7 p.m.), putting it on pace for a remarkable $140 million five-day debut. The $76 million film, produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal, will easily notch one of the best opening weekends of 2013. And with an enthusiastic “A-” CinemaScore, the film is on track to quickly surpass The Croods and Monsters University to become the biggest animated hit of 2013.

Disney’s ultra-expensive western The Lone Ranger stumbled out of the gate on Wednesday,...

After May and June set new monthly records, July 2013 is poised to get off to a strong start over Independence Day weekend. Opening at 3,956 locations on Wednesday, Despicable Me 2 should be able to leverage goodwill from the original movie in to at least $100 million in its first five days. Meanwhile, The Lone Ranger rides in to 3,904 theaters, though it will probably only open to about half as much as Despicable Me 2. Finally, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain debuts nationwide in 876 theaters and will have one of the best starts ever for a stand-up movie.Despicable Me 2 opens almost exactly three years after the first Despicable Me, which earned a surprising $251.5 million and put upstart animation house Illumination Entertainment on the map. After being well-received by audiences at the time, Universal Pictures has done a nice job maintaining the Despicable brand in toy stores and in their theme parks.

Self-deprecation and ambition rub against each other in Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, a cinematically thin document of a stand-up tour that aimed to present the comedian as an ascendant pop star. Diverting but not enough to expand Kevin Hart's fan base much, the film should be no less commercially attractive than 2011's Laugh at My Pain and will prime fans for a full slate of upcoming appearances in features such as Ride Along. Padding less than an hour's worth of on-stage material into something approaching theatrical feature length, the film begins with a staged set-up

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Here's a new Nsfw clip from the stand-up comedy movie, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, that will be released by Lionsgate/CodeBlack Films, today, July 3, just in time for the long holiday weekend (for some anyway). Executive produced by Hart and his Hartbeat Productions, and produced by CodeBlack's Jeff Clanagan, Let Me Explain includes a 2012 10-country concert tour, which saw Hart travel to 80 cities, generating over $32 million in ticket sales. CodeBlack also released Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain, which grossed $7.7 million in USA box office alone. I'm sure they're hoping for just as strong, or even stronger box office for Let me Explain, which the company is opening right...

Thanks to Man of Steel, Fast & Furious 6, Monsters University, and the surprising success of Now You See Me, the box office climbed to record levels in June, earning $1.25 billion — a 19 percent increase over June 2012. This week, Despicable Me 2 and The Lone Ranger, which both begin showing tonight to take advantage of the July 4th holiday weekend, will try to keep the box office firing on all cylinders. The former is poised to dominate the field, but the latter seems unlikely to lasso a big enough audience to justify its gargantuan budget. Here’s how I think the box...

Here's a new Nsfw clip from the stand-up comedy movie, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, that will be released by Lionsgate/CodeBlack Films, tomorrow, July 3, just in time for the long holiday weekend (for some anyway). Executive produced by Hart and his Hartbeat Productions, and produced by CodeBlack's Jeff Clanagan, Let Me Explain includes a 2012 10-country concert tour, which saw Hart travel to 80 cities, generating over $32 million in ticket sales. CodeBlack also released Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain, which grossed $7.7 million in USA box office alone. I'm sure they're hoping for just as strong, or even stronger box office for Let me Explain, which the company is opening...

CodeBlack Films will be making a splash at this year's American Black Film Festival, which starts today, June 19, and ends on Sunday, June 23. The Jeff Clanagan-run Codeblack (a Lionsgate company) will screen 3 films at the festival - 1 of them making its world premiere: Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, which is the festival's closing night film on June 22. Codeblack did very well with Hart's last concert movie, Laugh At My Pain, in (2011); Let Me Explain is scheduled to debut commercially in theaters on July 3, 2013, after its Abff premiere. The other 2 films the company will screen at the festival this week include: - George Tillman Jr.'s The...

Here's a new red-band trailer for the stand-up comedy movie, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, that will be released by Lionsgate, this summer, July 3, via its partnership with CodeBlack Entertainment. Before that however, Let Me Explain will make its world premiere as the closing night film at the American Black Film Festival (Abff) on June 22nd. Financed and executive produced by Hart and his Hartbeat Productions, and produced by CodeBlack's Jeff Clanagan, Let Me Explain includes a 2012 10-country concert tour, which saw Hart travel to 80 cities, generating over $32 million in ticket sales. CodeBlack also released Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain, which grossed $7.7 million in...

Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer revealed at CinemaCon on Thursday that, along with CodeBlack Entertainment, a deal had been struck to back Kevin Hart's next film, which will be titled Quick & Easy. No details were given on plot during the announcement. Lionsgate is now officially in the Kevin Hart business, with Feltheimer saying that the company had been pursuing a relationship with Hart, especially after CodeBlack's box office success with his last concert film, Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain, which grossed a strong $7.7 million in limited release.  Lest we forget, Lionsgate is already deep in the Tyler Perry business, and has done (and continues to do) very well with that...

Comedian Kevin Hart went online Sunday to offer a mea culpa after he was arrested and jailed on suspicion of drunk driving charges in Los Angeles. "Drinking & driving is not a game or a laughing matter," Hart Tweeted. "People have lost lives because of stupid s--t. This is a wake-up call for me, I have to be smarter & last night I wasn't. Everything happens for a reason." Police said Hart, 32, was pulled over on California's Highway 101 freeway around 4:30 a.m. Sunday after his black Mercedes, going about 90 mph, was seen driving erratically and nearly hit a tanker truck, the Associated Press reported.

Authorities say comedian Kevin Hart has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his black Mercedes nearly collided with a tanker truck on a Southern California freeway. California Highway Patrol Officer Ed Jacobs says Hart appeared intoxicated when he was pulled over before dawn Sunday on Highway 101 in Los Angeles. Hart failed a field sobriety test and was booked for misdemeanor DUI. He was held on a $5,000 bond. Jacobs says the Mercedes was being driven erratically at over 90 mph and nearly slammed into a gas tanker. A female passenger in Hart's car was sent home in a taxi. Hart...

Here's the first full trailer for the stand-up comedy movie, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, that will be released by Lionsgate, this summer, July 3, via its partnership with CodeBlack Entertainment. Before that however, Let Me Explain will make its world premiere as the closing night film at the American Black Film Festival (Abff) on June 22nd. Financed and executive produced by Hart and his Hartbeat Productions, and produced by CodeBlack's Jeff Clanagan, Let Me Explain includes a 2012 10-country concert tour, which saw Hart travel to 80 cities, generating over $32 million in ticket sales. CodeBlack also released Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain, which grossed $7.7 million in...

Over a year after the immense success of his Laugh at My Pain, comedian/actor Kevin Hart, currently one of the busiest men in the biz, will see another stand-up comedy movie, titled Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, released by Lionsgate, this summer, July 4, via its partnership with CodeBlack Entertainment. But before that, Let Me Explain will make its world premiere as the closing night film at the American Black Film Festival (Abff) on June 22nd. The festival, its 17th edition, runs June 19 to 23. Financed and executive produced by Hart and his Hartbeat Productions and produced by Clanagan, Let Me Explain includes a 2012 10-country concert tour, which saw Hart travel to...

Over a year after the immense success of his Laugh at My Pain, comedian/actor Kevin Hart, currently one of the busiest men in the biz, will see another stand-up comedy movie, titled Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, released by Lionsgate, this summer, July 4, via its partnership with CodeBlack Entertainment. A bold move there by both Lionsgate and CodeBlack, opening the concert film on the 4th of July holiday weekend - traditionally a date that studios pitch their summer tentpole release tents; Disney's Lone Ranger and Universal's Despicable Me 2 will both open the day before, so I suppose we could consider the likely R-rated Let Me Explain counter-programming to those two...

Kevin Hart, one of the most popular stand-up comedians in America, will host "Saturday Night Live" on March 2.

The announcement was made during the live broadcast of the Feb. 16 episode of the sketch comedy show. Hart will be supported by musical guest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

This episode will mark the first time Hart will have hosted "SNL." His career has been on the rise as of late, starring in the successful stand-up concert film "Laugh at My Pain" in 2012. The album of the same name went five times platinum.

Since starring in bit roles in popular movies such as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Death at a Funeral" and the "Scary Movie" films, Hart took the lead in the surprise hit "Think Like a Man" last year. He'll next be seen in the remake of the romantic comedy "About Last Night."

On television, Hart recently hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, and...

Kevin Hart, one of the most popular stand-up comedians in America, will host "Saturday Night Live" on March 2.

The announcement was made during the live broadcast of the Feb. 16 episode of the sketch comedy show. Hart will be supported by musical guest Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

This episode will mark the first time Hart will have hosted "SNL." His career has been on the rise as of late, starring in the successful stand-up concert film "Laugh at My Pain" in 2012. The album of the same name went five times platinum.

Since starring in bit roles in popular movies such as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Death at a Funeral" and the "Scary Movie" films, Hart took the lead in the surprise hit "Think Like a Man" last year. He'll next be seen in the remake of the romantic comedy "About Last Night."

On television, Hart recently hosted the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, and...

Kevin Hart has officially hit the big time. The stand-up comedian, whose mainstream star has been on the rise recently thanks to a role in the sleeper 2012 comedy "Think Like a Man" and his successful 2011 concert film "Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain," has been tapped to host the March 2 episode of the late-night sketch series for the first time, as announced on last night's Christoph Waltz-fronted episode. The episode's musical guests will be hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, whose "Thrift Shop" currently sits atop the Billboard Hot 100. Hart currently stars on the Bet parody series...

With Valentine’s Day just behind us, the red band trailer for About Last Night is already preparing us for next year’s Valentine.

Michael Ealy, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart, who all starred in last year’s Think Like A Man are reuniting for Steve Pink’s upcoming rendition of the 1986 film with the same name starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore.

The romantic comedy is an adaptation of David Mamet’s 1974 play, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, which follows a couple in Los Angeles who develop a serious relationship from a one-night stand.

The 1986 film really showcased the trials of a relationship and examined the meaning of commitment. Despite the plot’s predictability, the adaptation excelled in its portrayal of what it truly meant to be in love.

With Pink’s About Last Night red band trailer, it’s hard to determine if the movie focuses on what really...

Over a year after the immense success of his Laugh at My Pain, comedian/actor Kevin Hart, currently one of the busiest men in the biz, will see another stand-up comedy movie, titled Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, released by Lionsgate, this summer, July 4, via its partnership with CodeBlack Entertainment. A bold move there by both Lionsgate and CodeBlack, opening the concert film on the 4th of July holiday weekend - traditionally a date that studios pitch their summer tentpole release tents; Disney's Lone Ranger and UIniversal's Despicable Me 2 will both open the day before, so I suppose we could consider the likely R-rated Let Me Explain counter-programming to those two...

Kicking off Lionsgate's new partnership with Codeblack Films to produce and distribute feature films and other projects for the urban market, Codeblack has acquired stand-up comedy mega-star Kevin Hart's concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, the Company announced today. The film is financed and executive produced by Hart and his Hartbeat Productions banner, and produced by Jeff Clanagan via the Codeblack Films banner. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain captures the laughter, energy and mayhem from Hart's 2012 "Let Me Explain" concert tour, which spanned 10 countries and 80 cities, and generated over $32 million in ticket sales. Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment label is targeting a broad summer theatrical release over the July 4, 2013 holiday weekend. The film follows Codeblack's box office success Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain, which generated a stellar $7.7 million at the domestic box office playing in limited release in September 2011.

Hart's "Let Me Explain" tour...

Over a year after the immense success of his Laugh at My Pain, comedian/actor Kevin Hart, currently one of the busiest men in the biz, will see another stand-up comedy movie, titled Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, released by Lionsgate, this summer, July 4, via its partnership with CodeBlack Entertainment. A bold move there by both Lionsgate and CodeBlack, opening the concert film on the 4th of July holiday weekend - traditionally a date that studios pitch their summer tentpole release tents; Disney's Lone Ranger and UIniversal's Despicable Me 2 will both open the day before, so I suppose we could consider the likely R-rated Let Me Explain counter-programming to those two...

And the beat goes on for Kevin Hart, who's maybe one of the busiest actors/comedians working right now. I've lost count of the number of projects he's been attached to since the break-out success of Think Like A Man; actually, maybe it started before that - his stand-up comedy concert Laugh At My Pain, also did some impressive damage at the box office, for a film of its ilk. Since then it's been one film and/or TV project after another, announced. Today's Kevin Hart news comes courtesy of Warner Bros, who has tapped Hart to co-star opposite Will Ferrell in a comedy titled Get Hard. In Get Hard, Ferrell will play a rich, effete...

For years, at least in some circles, comedian Kevin Hart was known as the uppity Smart Tech Customer who almost clapped up Jay (Romany Malco) in Judd Apatow's “The 40 Year Old Virgin.” The scene is hilarious, now a classic in some circles (definitely around The Playlist watercooler), and Hart stole the show. The dimunitive comedian (5'2") has since shot up. His 2011 stand-up comedy documentary “Laugh at My Pain” turned Tinstletown heads when it earned $2 million dollars in its first week of limited release. It was one of the most solid per screen averages of the year and the film, produced for only $750,000, eventually grossed $7 million. Clearly there was an audience out there for Kevin Hart that Hollywood was just waking up to. Hart hosted the Bet awards in 2011, in the spring he starred in the ensemble African-American rom-com “Think Like A Man” (it grossed $99 million off a $12 million budget) and in September of.