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Queen Latifah started her music career in the late 1980s, beatboxing for the famed New York/New Jersey music collective the Flavor Unit. By 1989, she already had released her first single, "Wrath of My Madness," overseen by start producer Fab 5 Freddy. Her rap songs soon began getting a great deal of airplay, and she became a celebrity on "Yo! MTV Raps." Only a few years into her professional music career, Latifah branched out into acting, first appearing in Spike Lee's 1991 film "Jungle Fever." She was in mainstream Hollywood comedies like "House Party 2" and "Who's the Man?," while also appearing in dramas like "Juice" and "My Life." 

Latifah's star-making turn came in 1996, playing the role of Cleo in F. Gary Gray's "Set It Off," a hard-edged L.A. heist movie that also starred Jada Pinkett and Vivica A. Fox. From that point foward, she was a force to be reckoned with.

Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of December titles. The Tubi December 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals, TV series, and numerous action, art house, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.

As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, the company engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library of over 250,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of exclusive Originals, and nearly 250 live channels.

You can watch the Tubi December 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.

You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the Tubi site.

Tubi Originals...

Peter Yates' "Bullitt" is one of the most stylish cop flicks ever made. Those multi-screen opening credits designed by the great Pablo Ferro, that jazzily urbane Lalo Schifren score, those wildly cool outfits donned by Steve McQueen at the height of his laconic sexiness (some inspired by the suits sported by real life detective Dave Toschi) –- it's a stone groove punctuated by spasms of violence and, of course, a raucous car chase through the hilly streets of San Francisco. It's so ineffably pleasurable, you don't mind that the narrative is a sketchily plotted afterthought. Who needs an intricately structured story when you're watching, as Quentin Tarantino wrote in his book "Cinema Speculation," "one of the best directed movies ever made?"

You throw on "Bullitt" for the 1968-ness of it all (it's the apolitical flip-side of the coin to Haskell Wexler's roiling docudrama "Medium Cool"), as well as the...

“Comedy is what takes us away from all the pain and all the hurt and all the turmoil that goes on in life. It takes us away from that, even if only for a brief second, a brief moment.” Maybe you wouldn’t expect this level of depth from a man who’s made a career of being silly. Something else you might not expect? Even 30 years into his comedy career, he was still possessed by a nervous energy before getting on the stage for his 2016 special. So much of what has made Martin Lawrence successful is his ability to channel that nervous energy into something great and, more importantly, something funny.

But what drives that energy? For Martin, it may be the very pain, hurt, and turmoil he’s trying to help us escape. Despite his success, Martin’s life has been marked by challenges, from a difficult childhood to high-profile controversies.

All titles below begin streaming for free on October 1 unless otherwise noted:

Originals

Documentary

TMZ Presents:

Tragically Viral

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What happens when the quest for clicks goes too far? TMZ examines the dark & sometimes deadly side of social media in Tragically Viral.

Scariest Monsters In The World

-10/18-

Join us as we embark on this international countdown of the scariest monsters in the world – who will be on your list as the most creepy?

TMZ No Bs: Rich, Famous & Terrified Stars

-10/25-

TMZ examines some of the most downright terrifying experiences celebs have faced that prove being a celebrity isn’t all glitz & glamor.

Horror

Dante’S Hotel

-10/13-

When an unknown assailant preys on a haunted hotel’s patrons, an event planner teams up with a mysterious tenant who’s dark past is the key to freeing the cursed hotel

The Devil Comes To Kansas City

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DC Young Fly is celebrating the life of his girlfriend, Ms Jackie Oh!.

On Saturday, following the celebration of life service held in her honor, the Wild ‘n Out star took to social media to share another tribute to the late mother of three.

“Sent you off the right way mama love u forever the kids gon be str8 and you kno God got us ,” DC wrote. The clip included a look inside of the Atlanta church where Jackie’s funeral was held. Inside were pictures of the model, DC and their children. At the end of the video, the comedian gave a look at the horse drawn carriage that carried Jackie’s casket to her final resting place.

Another video, shared by videographer Craig Shoots, shows DC and their three children surrounded by family and friends as they release doves in Jackie’s honor.

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“65” (Sony) and “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” (Warner Bros. Discovery), both $19.99, were the sole new entries on VOD charts on an otherwise static week. However, three’s a trend: The new titles join last week’s “Creed III” in arriving on PVOD in 28 days or fewer after their theatrical releases.

As home-release strategies evolve, it’s clear that distributors love that lucrative PVOD revenue. At the same time, these charts reinforce the idea that playing in theaters elevates these titles.

“65” was a modest theatrical performer ($31 million in 31 days), but with its sci-fi genre and Adam Driver as the lead it can draw early home viewers. And since Sony doesn’t own a streamer, it has more incentive to maximize VOD.

“Shazam” sequel after 21 days is atypical for Wbd, especially for a DC title. After Wbd ended its disruptive same-day theatrical/HBO Max strategy, the studio said any theatrical...

Over 100 popular films are leaving HBO Max at the end of the month, but luckily you have the whole month to stream them.

They include cinema classics like “Ben Hur,” the winningest film in Oscars history

Leaving April 5

The Inside Story, 1948

Reminiscence, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving April 11

Adult Swim Yule Log (aka The Fireplace)

Leaving April 12

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now, 2012 (HBO)

Leaving April 13

The Last Duel, 2021

Game Theory With Bomani Jones, Season 1

Leaving April 18

The Lego Batman Movie, 2017

Leaving April 24

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!, 2022

Leaving April 27

Malignant, 2021 (HBO)

Leaving April 30

47 Ronin, 2013 (HBO)

3 Godfathers, 1948

Accepted, 2006 (HBO)

The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938

A Private War, 2018 (HBO)

An American in Paris, 1951

The American President, 1995

Any Given Sunday, 1999

Australia, 2008 (HBO)

Before I Fall, 2017 (HBO)

Ben-Hur, 1959

Black Legion, 1937

Blade, 1998

Blood Diamond, 2006

Blow Out, 1981 (HBO)

The Bodyguard, 1992

Boogie Nights, 1997

The Book of Eli, 2010

The Bourne Identity, 2002 (HBO)

The Bourne Supremacy, 2004 (HBO)

Bringing up Baby,...

Hey, "The Tonight Show With Host Jimmy Fallon" fans. Tonight, February 8, 2023, NBC will be giving you another brand new installment of The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon. So, we're on here to give you guys a brief preview of who you can expect to see show up in tonight's episode. You guys are going to see an actress, a filmmaker and a comedian tonight. The first description reveals that 52 year old American rapper, actress and singer Queen Latifah is going to arrive to talk with Jimmy at some point. Queen Latifah has been involved in productions like: CBS' The Equalizer TV show, Scream: The TV Series, Fox's Star TV show, The Rap Game TV show, Brotherly Love, The Queen Latifah Show, Steel Magnolias, Beauty Shop movie, Bringing Down The House, The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air TV show, 22 Jump Street movie, Hot In Cleveland, 30 Rock TV show, Entourage TV show,...

A new year has finally arrived and HBO Max is set to open it with a bang. With its list of new releases for January 2022, HBO Max is rolling out some intriguing original series and an absolutely packed slate of library titles.

The real highlight this month comes on Jan. 13 with the release of Peacemaker. Developed by James Gunn, this series spins off John Cena’s titular character from last years’ The Suicide Squad. The show will delve into the pathology of a superhero who will achieve peace regardless of how many people need to be killed to attain it.

Also of note this month are second seasons for two major HBO series. Euphoria season 2 and The Righteous Gemstones season 2 both premiere on Jan. 9, making for quite the odd double feature. Meanwhile, the fifth and final season of superb comedy Search Party arrives on Jan. 7.

January 2022 is light as far as original movies go.

Film production in Greater Los Angeles surged during the third quarter of 2021, according to a new report by FilmLA. The increase in shooting marks the third strongest quarter in twenty-six years, with a total of 10,127 shoot days. The last time the region saw filming levels this high was in the fourth quarter of 2018, which boasted 10,359 shoot days.

Compared to last year which was still being impacted by the pandemic and shutdowns, total production rose 141.2 percent.

“The biggest takeaway from this report is that the pace of local production continues to increase,” observed FilmLA President Paul Audley. “The late-pandemic recovery is uneven in some ways, but community receptiveness to filming is steady and the work opportunities are undeniably there.”

Looking at the major production categories tracked by FilmLA, the pace of feature film production quickened the most in Q3 of 2021, growing 33.5 percent over Q2. Among those productions were Paramount Pictures’ “Wild Chickens,...

UTA has signed cultural landmark the Apollo Theater in all areas.

Located in New York’s Harlem community, the Apollo Theater has been known as the “soul of American culture” for nearly nine decades. The nonprofit theater has collaborated with artists and other cultural organizations to create and present work that centers around Black voices. UTA will help expand the Apollo Theater’s cultural influence, representation, and programming across TV, film, podcasts, publishing and events through its expansive IP.

Most recently, the Apollo’s executive producer, Kamilah Forbes, directed and executive produced a television special based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ memoir, Between the World and Me, which premiered on HBO and HBO Max. Prior to the TV premiere, Forbes conceived and directed the stage adaptation for the Apollo Theater in 2018 and 2019. Coates was announced as the theater’s inaugural Master Artist-in-Residence in 2019, enabling the Apollo to offer him a home for his work and ideas.

You’re going to have to steel yourself for this monster of a content update. Between them, Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime have an obscene number of quality titles debuting this weekend.

Be it films or television shows, new releases or old classics, there’s a ton to dig into here. So if you’re ready, let’s dive right in…

Netflix

July 31st

Get Even — Netflix Original

Latte and the Magic Waterstone — Netflix Family

Seriously Single — Netflix Film

The Speed Cubers — Netflix Documentary

Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet — Netflix Original

The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 — Netflix Original

Vis a vis: El Oasis (Locked Up) — Netflix Original

August 1st

A Knight’s Tale

Acts of Violence

The Addams Family (1991)

An Education

Being John Malkovich

Death at a Funeral

Dennis the Menace

Elizabeth Harvest

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Hardcore Henry

Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Season 1-2

Jurassic Park...

HBO Max has a lot to offer in August, with titles to look forward to including the premiere of a brand new Seth Rogen movie called “An American Pickle” on Aug. 6, and Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight” out Aug. 1.

The nascent streaming service also shares content with HBO, with new films coming like “Jojo Rabbit” out Aug. 1, “Birds of Prey” out Aug. 15, “Richard Jewell” out Aug. 8, and “Queen & Slim,” out Aug. 22. The upcoming series “Lovecraft County,” which mixes fact and fantasy and takes place in 1950s Jim Crow America, arrives Aug. 16.

Leaving throughout the month include, tragically, all eight “Harry Potter” films, which will be gone after Aug. 25. Other absolute classics like “Good Will Hunting,” “You’ve Got Mail,” and both “Kill Bill” movies will be gone after Aug. 31, so watch them while you can.

Below is the full list of everything coming and going in August.

With the end of the month ahead of us, we now have a full list of everything that’s coming to Netflix and the various other streaming services across August. The sites will continue to do their best to keep you from straying out into the sun for the rest of the summer, too, as each of them has got a whole heap of new movies and TV shows coming to their libraries that you’ll want to check out. Mostly classic films you’ll enjoy sticking on again, but also a few much-anticipated originals, too.

See below for the full line-up of titles coming to Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video, as well as our own picks for what should be on your radar.

August 1

Netflix

A Knight’s Tale

Acts of Violence

The Addams Family (1991)

An Education

Being John Malkovich

Death at a Funeral

Dennis the Menace...

HBO Max is continuing to pull from Warner Bros.’ incredible back catalogue of movies, with August bringing a huge number of new titles to the streaming service. With over 130 new pieces of content, the list of upcoming arrivals encompasses classic films of all kinds, from Oscar winners to comedies, horrors to family pics and, of course, tons of blockbusters.

A highlight for many users will probably be the glut of Batman films coming to HBO Max at the start of the month. Every cinematic outing for the Caped Crusader from 1989’s Batman starring Michael Keaton to 2008’s The Dark Knight with Christian Bale (which just celebrated its 12th anniversary this weekend) are going up on the site. Sticking in Gotham, both seasons of Harley Quinn are also coming to HBO Max, following their original release on DC Universe.

Elsewhere on August 1st, some of the more notable new titles include Before Sunrise and its sequel,...

It’s August 2020 and that can only mean one thing: HBO Max is about to enter Lovecraft Country.

Over the years HBO (and by the transitive property its new HBO Max streaming offshoot) has grown accustomed to debuting a buzzworthy new TV show or limited series every couple of months. For August 2020 that will almost certainly be Southern Gothic horror series Lovecraft Country. The J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele-produced thriller arrives on August 14 on HBO and HBO Max.

Other strong HBO Max originals arriving in August include the documentary Class Action Park (release date Tbd), Seth Rogen-starring comedy An American Pickle (Aug. 6), and finales for I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Doom Patrol, and Perry Mason.

Of course, HBO Max is designed to house much of WarnerMedia’s content across many mediums. That means some recent movies on note like Jojo Rabbit (Aug. 1), Richard Jewell (Aug. 8), and Birds of Prey (Aug.

“Charm City Kings” won over many critics in its Sundance premiere earlier this year, and likely would have been doing the same in Texas this week if it were showing, as planned, at the canceled South by Southwest Film Festival. It’ll still get its chance to charm general audiences as well as critical gatekeepers, who have been impressed so far not just by actor Jahi Di’Allo Winston’s standout performance as main character “Mouse,” but by rapper Meek Mill, who gives a breakout supporting turn in the film, his first as an actor.

“It was a good experience for me,” Meek tells Variety. “I enjoyed it and it was a learning experience,” added the 32-year-old star, before saying he’d likely be doing more acting in the near future.

The rapper’s music is also a big part of the Overbrook/Sony Pictures Classics film, which chronicles the lives...

New Line Cinema's remake of the 90s comedy classic House Party has just taken a major step forward. The studio has tapped Calmatic, the director of Lil Nas X's Old Town Road music video, to make his feature directorial debut with the project. NBA star LeBron James, who has been making inroads in Hollywood, is set to produce the remake via his SpringHill Entertainment production company.

According to a new report, Calmatic landed the gig not long after winning an MTV Video Music Award for his work on Old Town Road. The Lil Nas X single, the remix version featuring country music icon Billy Ray Cyrus, recently had a record-breaking run at the top of the Billboard charts, and much of that was thanks to the star-studded video, which included a cameo from Chris Rock. While it's only a music video, few things in modern pop culture have...

Exclusive: After winning an MTV Video Music Award for bringing his vision and humor to the video for Lil Nas X’s remix of “Old Town Road” with Billy Ray Cyrus, director Calmatic is looking to celebrate with a party…a House Party to be specific. The music video director will make his feature directorial debut with the forthcoming reimagining of the comedy classic House Party at New Line Cinema.

The remake from SpringHill Entertainment will be cut from the same cloth as the original 1990 comedy directed by Reginald Hudlin and starring Christopher “Kid” Reid and Christopher “Play” Martin of the rap duo Kid ‘N Play (it was also a dance shown in the pic). The movie, which told the story of a house party to end all house parties, was drenched in ’90s hip hop flair and featured Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell-Martin before they went on to star...

28 years after the first House Party movie hit theaters, New Line is returning to the franchise with a new House Party movie from NBA superstar LeBron James. While no director is attached at this time, LeBron James will produce with his SpringHill Entertainment partner, Maverick Carter, with the duo setting Atlanta writers Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori to write the screenplay. Here's what LeBron James had to say in a statement, stressing that this project is not a full reboot.

"This is definitely not a reboot. It's an entirely new look for a classic movie. Everyone I grew up with loved House Party. To partner with this creative team to bring a new House Party to a new generation is unbelievable."

No plot details have surfaced at this time, but LeBron James' producing partner Maverick Carter did hint that there could be quite the star-studded soundtrack, stating that, "we're trying...

Tony Burton, who played the boxing trainer Tony "Duke" Evers in the long-running Rocky movie franchise, passed away in Los Angeles earlier today, at the age of 78. M Live confirmed the actor's death with his sister, Loretta "Peaches" Kelly. His sister revealed that the actor had been hospitalized several times over the past year, but he was never officially diagnosed with any illness at the time of his death. Due to his health, the actor was never able to see the Rocky spinoff Creed.

Tony Burton was born March 23, 1937 in Flint, Michigan, USA, and long before he portrayed Apollo Creed's (Carl Weathers) trainer Duke in all six Rocky movies, the actor was a boxer himself. Tony Burton won two Flint Golden Gloves trophies in the light heavyweight division in 1955 and 1957, after excelling in football and baseball for Flint Northern High School. He went on to box professionally, with a 16-3 professional boxing record,...

Upon the Los Angeles Film Festival announcing their 2013 roster I was excited to see a title familiar to me that would be having its world premiere there. That film is 'The House That Jack Built' – from a screenplay written by Joseph B. Vasquez (Hangin' With The Homeboys) that I'd read close to 15 years earlier as an intern and it was rumored that it would be a Spike Lee/John Leguizamo collaboration. The film itself is a 20 year old journey in the making for the producers. The story revolves around Jack, a Puerto Rican drug dealer who yearns for those long gone memories of what was once a happy, united family where he remembers everything as ethereal-like. So he decides to buy a tenement where they can all be under the same roof in hopes of re-creating that joy, when in reality it will never be the same again as his well intentioned gesture tests the families bond to the point of irreparable dysfunction.

The joy for me at the time was reading the last screenplay written by Joe before he passed away in 1995. My friends and I used to quote the hell out of 'Hangin' With The Homeboys' and laugh at the way he wrote these richly drawn urban characters that could walk a very fine line and he was never afraid to push a few buttons when it came to sex, race and class. He knew the comedy in tragedy. The melancholy in reading his last screenplay was that it was his last screenplay.

Born to drug addicted parents in the South Bronx, Joseph started making movies on a Super 8mm camera at the age of 12. Eventually this would lead him to study film at City College in New York where he honed his craft and would later make a low budget, gritty, if not unwatchable film called 'Street Story' (later barely released as 'Street Hitz') where according to Joe, he was writer, director, cinematographer, editor, sound editor, gaffer, negative cutter and music editor. Working with a slightly larger budget and a little more experience his next film would be 'The Bronx War' (which I own on DVD courtesy of a spot on 125th st). It was another film with a story line firmly cemented in the street life that he was familiar and comfortable with. 'The Bronx War' would be the one to catch the attention of New Line Cinema. After all, there weren't many Puerto Rican/Black filmmakers coming out of the Bronx, especially ones that spoke to the surging urban market like he did. They would decide to finance a semi-autobiographical screenplay he wrote in about three days called 'Hangin' With The Homeboys' about an epic, odyssey-like guys night out in New York City with four friends. Each of the four characters represented a different part of Vasquez. He was now making a film for a studio and not paying for it out of his own pocket. But Joseph's life played out much like one of his screenplays. During the shoot, he was slashed down the middle of his forehead to his nose by a homeless man as he took the subway to the set, ending what he believed could have been another career as an actor. The tension on the set was unbearable according to his leads. Still, the film was completed and premiered at the '91 Sundance Film Festival to great success and even walked away with a best screenwriting award. Joseph, suffering from severe Bi-polar disorder started to grow wary of studios like New Line Cinema, the very studio that helped him achieve the success he had enjoyed and started turning down projects such as 'House Party 2', citing that the films had gotten too big and were slipping away from his creative and artistic grasp. Instead he opted to do things his own way as before. A result was 'Manhattan Merengue'. This film, understandably failed to move his career to the next level and Joseph began suffering from manic depression when the offers that once presented themselves to him stopped coming in. Once thought to be the next Spike Lee (a comparison he didn't care for), he alienated those around him and at some later point claimed to be Jesus. His behavior became increasingly erratic and drew great concern from those around him as his health deteriorated. At the time no one knew he had AIDS, to which he would succumb to far from the South Bronx he loved and wrote about. At aged 33 he passed away in San Diego, CA. penniless but with his mother, who got clean, by his side.

Producer Mike Lieber, who had known Joe for many years including during his tumultuous times, held on to the script of 'The House That Jack Built', hoping that one day he could finally get it made. It was something he promised Joseph on his death bed that he would do. After attaching Cuban-American, Henry Barrial (Pig) to direct, they raised a budget that was enough to cover a shoot on HD and raised the rest on Kickstarter to bring it home. Casting was primarily done in the Bronx with E.J Bonilla (Four, Mamitas) cast to play 'Jack' and joined by an all Latino cast that includes Melissa Fumero, Leo Minaya, Saundra Santiago, John Herrera, Flor De Liz Perez and Rosal Colon.

Mike Lieber fulfilled his promise and Joseph Benjamin Vasquez' new film will premiere at The Los Angeles Film Festival which runs June 13-23. Tickets can be bought at http://www.lafilmfest.com . Give them a “Like”: https://www.facebook.com/thehousethatjackbuiltmovie.

Written by Juan Caceres and Vanessa Erazo, LatinoBuzz is a weekly feature on SydneysBuzz that highlights Latino indie talent and upcoming trends in Latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of Latino voices. Follow @LatinoBuzz on Twitter and Facebook.

If you’re a fan of Nakatomi Inc’s Tim Doyle, then there’s every reason to believe that you’re already familiar with the artist’s Unreal Estate series: unveiled last year, it was easily the best idea Doyle’s had for a series in years (the first round of posters were based on The Simpsons and Arrested Development), and the final products—some of them cleverly-designed Glow-in-The-Dark variants-- really do compose some of his best work. Well, good news for those of you who’re already onboard with this idea! This Friday, our friends at Spoke Art will unveil the latest installment of Doyle’s Unreal Estate series, and—from the looks of the preview images we’ve got for you after the jump—Unreal Estate 2 seems primed to make House Party 2 look like House Party 3 (or something like that; just click the damn link and...

Yvette Wilson, best known for portraying Andell Wilkerson on the Upn sitcom Moesha, has died in Los Angeles following a long battle against cervical cancer. Wilson, who was 48, died June 14. Moesha starred the singer Brandy as the title character. Wilkerson also played Andell on the Moesha spin-off The Parkers, which also starred Mo’Nique and ran from 1999 to 2004. In addition to The Parkers, Wilson also appeared in the series Thea as well as the movies Friday, Poetic Justice and House Party 2 and 3, Wilson, a Los Angeles native, began her career as a stand-up comedian.

Comic who also appeared in the spin-off 'The Parkers' died of cervical cancer.

By Gil Kaufman

Yvette Wilson

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Comic and actress Yvette Wilson, one of the stars of the 1990s Upn sitcom "Moesha," died on Thursday at the age of 48 after a battle with cervical cancer. Wilson, who played Andell Wilkerson, the owner of neighborhood hang spot the Den on the sitcom starring singer Brandy, went on to play that same role on the "Moesha" spin-off "The Parkers."Wilson's good friend, Jeffrey Pittle, confirmed the news that Wilson had passed in a statement on a website he set up to help raise funds for her treatment. "It is with a heavy heart that I can verify that Yvette passed away last evening after a lengthy and hard battle," he wrote. "She was a fighter to the end, and her talent, humor and amazing friendship will be sorely missed.

If you grew up in the 90s, you are all too familiar with the popular show Moesha. Sadly, actress and comedian Yvette Wilson, who played Andell Wilkerson, has passed away. The 48-year-old also starred in the Upn’s Moesha and its spinoff The Parkers.

Wilson has been battling stage four cervical cancer as well as kidney disease. Months ago, a friend of Wilson’s created a website in order to collect funds to help her with her medical needs.

Her friend and co-star, Shar Jackson took to Twitter to share the news. "I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has taken my sister Yvette home."

Before her big break on Moesha alongside Brandy Norwood, Wilson was a regular on Russell Simmon’s Def Comedy Jam and attended San Jose State University in California. Wilson also appeared in several movies including House Party 2, House Party 3,...

Sad news to start our Friday: Comedian and actress Yvette Wilson, who played Andell Wilkerson on Moesha and its spin-off The Parkers, lost her battle with cervical cancer last night. Her Moesha co-star Shar Jackson posted the news to Twitter late on Thursday, “I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home.”

A site set up to raise money for her treatment described Wilson’s condition earlier this month, “Yvette has experienced kidney failure, kidney transplants and cervical cancer, among other things. Her cancer has come back after an extended retreat, and doctors are saying it’s very aggressive this time out.” After hearing of Yvette’s passing Nicki Minaj tweeted her frustrations about healthcare directly to President Obama. “I just don’t understand why people have to worry about their “medical bills” while they’re on their Death Beds Mr.

Comedian Yvette Wilson, who had been battling stage 4 cervical cancer and kidney disease, died Thursday, reports NewsOne.com and other news outlets. She was 48. Wilson was best known as Andell Wilkerson on Upn's Moesha and its spinoff, The Parkers. In addition, she appeared in the movies House Party 2, House Party 3 and Friday. Wilson's Moesha costar Shar Jackson Tweeted Thursday evening: "I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but god has chosen to take my sister Yvette home." According to NewsOne, Wilson went to California's San Jose State University and became a regular on Russell Simmon's Def Comedy Jam.

So the gods do grant wishes. Here, at last, are the results of a survey to decide which film Brad's barnet looked best in

In recent years, thanks to revelatory turns in the likes of Moneyball, The Tree of Life and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Brad Pitt has finally turned into the actor he always promised to be. Add to this his exemplary clutch of films as producer and it's clear that we're dealing with a heavyweight; a true connoisseur of film. But despite all this, one nagging question lingers.

That's right: which is Brad Pitt's most iconic haircut?

No, seriously. Brad Pitt has made dozens of movies, for which he's required dozens of haircuts. By default, if nothing else, one of them has to be the most iconic. The question isn't as insulting or reductive as you think it is, either. Cast...

Actor and comedian Martin Lawrence welcomes 46 today. He’s appeared in a number of blockbuster films including Do The Right Thing, House Party 2, Bad Boys, Boomerang, Big Momma’s House, Wild Hogs and Blue Streak. His popular comedic television show Martin lasted five seasons. Also, he starred in as well as directed A Thin Line Between Love And Hate.

Former pro basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turns 64. The native New Yorker has acted in a slew of TV shows and films including Airplane!, Tales From The Darkside, Different Strokes, 21 Jump Street, Amen and Martin. His latest venture is On The Shoulders Of Giants, a documentary honoring the Harlem Rens, the first African American-owned, all-black basketball team that dominated the game from 1922-1948.

Christopher Judge is in London today for the launch of Dead Space: Aftermath, the new animated feature from Manga/Anchor Bay in association with EA Games.

It arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday, January 24. 

Judge is perhaps known best for his role as Teal'c in Stargate Sg-1, which ran for ten seasons and led to numerous spin-off shows and TV movies.

The 46-year-old voices Nick Kuttner in Dead Space: Aftermath. Peter Woodward (Babylon 5, The Patriot, Stargate: Atlantis, Fringe, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) voices the Lead Interrogator.

Prior to Dead Space: Aftermath, Christopher portrayed Magneto in the animated series X-Men: Evolution (2000-2003) and Zodak in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2003-2004).  Earlier in his career, he appeared in 21 Jump Street, House Party 2 and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Part of the trans-media Dead Space franchise, Aftermath follows up on the first-responder mission to Aegis VII...

From Madonna's 'A Certain Sacrifice' to Taylor Swift's 'Valentine's Day,' pop stars' first forays into acting have been interesting.

By Eric Ditzian

Taylor Swift in "Valentine's Day"

Photo: New Line Cinema

Last February, during a swing through South Korea, Rihanna told MTV Asia that she had dreams of becoming a Hollywood superstar.

"I would love to get into comedic movies," the 22-year-old said. "As well as action. I love action. I would love to play a badass one day."

Well, a badass she very well might be, as she's signed onto "Battleship," a sci-fi action flick based on the classic board game and co-starring Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgård. Of course, this isn't the first time a celebrated singer has ditched the recording studio for the soundstage. As Rihanna boards "Battleship," she joins a long line of artists-turned-actresses. Let's take a look back at the...

From Madonna's 'A Certain Sacrifice' to Taylor Swift's 'Valentine's Day,' pop stars' first forays into acting have been interesting.

By Eric Ditzian

Taylor Swift in "Valentine's Day"

Photo: New Line Cinema

Last February, during a swing through South Korea, Rihanna told MTV Asia that she had dreams of becoming a Hollywood superstar.

"I would love to get into comedic movies," the 22-year-old said. "As well as action. I love action. I would love to play a badass one day."

Well, a badass she very well might be, as she's signed onto "Battleship," a sci-fi action flick based on the classic board game and co-starring Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgård. Of course, this isn't the first time a celebrated singer has ditched the recording studio for the soundstage. As Rihanna boards "Battleship," she joins a long line of artists-turned-actresses. Let's take a look back at the...

Today Universal released Get Him to the Greek, a sort-of sequel to 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall as it uses Aldous Snow who had a small role in the original. Beyond that, there is only a brief reference to Sarah Marshall, which has me thinking it's not really a sequel as much as it is a spin-off. The same could be said for a movie like Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)... Same characters, but not really a sequel to Clerks, which ended up having its own sequel in 2006.

In a debate with a group of fellow Seattle critics trying to decide if Get Him to the Greek was a sequel to Forgetting Sarah Marshall or not, the topic turned to comedy sequels in general and I was asked to name a great comedy sequel. Should be easy... right?

I started mining my memory banks, and started thinking of movies with...

With a filmography that includes films like House Party 2, Set It Off, and recent returns to her musical roots in Chicago and Hairspray, Queen Latifah has certainly proven her acting talents over the years. In her most recent film, Just Wright, Latifah stars opposite fellow hip-hopper Common, in a romantic comedy about a basketball star trying to find his way back to the NBA after an injury and perhaps find some love along the way. Her highness stopped by The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current to share her favorite movies. Check them out!

If this actually happens, I’ll… I’ll… I’ll…

Actually, there isn’t shit I can do, other than not see it, and encourage you all to do the same.

The good folks at Pajiba (a usually reliable source) are reporting that hack director Brett Ratner (the Rush Hour movies) is actually developing a House Party remake. No, April Fool’s day was over a week ago. This one appears to be for real.

Of all the ideas… of all the movies to remake, House Party is one that I would never, in my wildest dreams, think would get the remake treatment.

Why? Will Kid ‘n Play reprise their roles? I don’t exactly see how. The House Party movies were really just ad hoc vehicles for Kid ‘n Play. They were like extended Kid ‘n Play commercials. I haven’t seen any of them in a really long time,...

And you thought Oliver Stone’s W. wasted little time in addressing current political issues. Hardly over a year since his President Barack Obama’s inauguration, there’s already a fast-tracked movie based around his 2008 presidential campaign. Variety reports that Love, Barack is ready to roll, with its two leads, Laz Alonso (Miracle at St. Anna, Avatar) and Mallika Sherawat (a huge Bollywood star looking for worldwide exposure) in place. The politically-minded romantic comedy will be directed by New Jack City producer Doug McHenry, whose past directing efforts include 1991’s House Party 2 and 1994’s sporadically impressive Jason’s Lyric.

Love, Barack will see Sherawat playing a volunteer coordinator for Team Obama who falls head over heels for a John McCain-supoorting Republican go-getter (Alonso). Take a guess how it’ll all end.

Typically, this kind of project would elicit little more than yawns and indifference around these parts, but Love,...

If you're a fan of musical theatre or novelty wedding dances and are possessed by a burning desire to embarrass yourself in public, have we got a promotion for you! In celebration of the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the hit movie musical Mamma Mia!, Universal is making a bid to form the world's largest conga line.

You can join in the fun over at mammamiacongaline.com. Just be careful: A similar stunt was attempted in 1991, when producers of Kid 'n Play's House Party 2 staged a massive public rendition of the Running Man, featuring dancers on all seven continents. All seemed fine until several overzealous members of the Antarctica contingent slipped on the icy surface and broke their necks. To this day, neither Kid nor Play are allowed to set foot on the continent.

Consider yourself warned.

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