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Four “Hunger Games” movies are coming to Fox’s free streaming service Tubi beginning May 1. The games begin with one girl and one boy from each district trained in the art of survival and ultimately, battling to the death. Unless your character is played by Jennifer Lawrence, in which case, all bets are off.

Watch the trailer for “The Hunger Games”:

Also coming is the Tubi original comedy “Pastacolypse” on May 21. When a global ban on gluten destroys the life of billionaire celebrity chef Alfredo Manicotti, he leads a pasta uprising that threatens humanity. It’s up to his spoiled heiress daughter to save the world.

The true-crime story of Joseph DeAngelo arrives May 10. A devoted family man and police officer, DeAngelo was also the Golden State Killer. For 40 years, he raped and murdered women in California. “Evil Among Us: The Golden State Killer” reveals how a genetic match...

Actor and producer Jimmy Jean-Louis has signed with CAA.

Best known for playing René (a.k.a. the Haitian) in NBC’s “Heroes” and “Heroes: Reborn,” Jean-Louis will next appear opposite Henry Golding, Noomi Rapace, and Sam Neill in the upcoming action movie “Assassin Club.”

The Haitian American actor was most recently seen in “The Gray Man” and also stars in the Netflix feature “Citation,” which won two National Film Awards in the UK, as well as “Detective Knight: Rogue.”

Jean-Louis’ acting career spans more than 25 years, kicking off in 1998 when he moved to Los Angeles after building successful musical theater and modeling careers in France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and England. Jean-Louis has appeared in films including “Tears of the Sun,” opposite Bruce Willis; “Joy”; “Phat Girlz” and “Monster-in-Law.” His television credits include the CW’s “Arrow,” TNT’s “Claws” and CBS’ “Extant,” starring Halle Berry and produced by Steven Spielberg.

Updated: Rebel Wilson stirred up controversy last week when she claimed she was the first plus-sized actress to star in a romantic comedy film, and now she’s apparently blocked so many critics over the questionable comment to spawn a #RebelWilsonBlockedMe hashtag.

The “Bridesmaids” star appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Oct. 31 to discuss her new film, “Isn’t It Romantic.” She claimed that she was the “first-ever plus-sized girl to be the star of a romantic comedy.” In a tweet that has since received 16,000 likes, a Twitter user corrected her, referencing both Queen Latifah and Mo’Nique. Queen Latifah starred in 2006’s “The Last Holiday” and 2010’s “Just Wright,” while the Mo’Nique vehicle, “Phat Girlz,“ came out in 2006.

I love @RebelWilson as much as the next girl, but she isn’t the first plus sized woman to play the lead in a romantic comedy. Queen Latifah and Mo...

Mo.Nique has been known for her extensive comedic career, from her stand-up gigs to her movies like Phat Girlz and Soul Plane. But everything seemed like it would change for the better when she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Precious . more money, more opportunities, more respect. Unfortunately, this hasn.t happened, and the renowned comedienne and actress has spoken out about her career trajectory, and what has happened since she won Hollywood's highest honor. Mo.Nique recently spoke at length with The Hollywood Reporter and revealed that the reason behind her lack of major success in the dramatic field is because she.s been "blackballed" by Hollywood. At least, that.s what filmmaker Lee Daniels told her over the phone. The Precious director called her up about six or seven months ago, by her own estimations, and told her this. When she asked why, he responded, "Because...

With Beasts of the Southern Wild's cutie Quvenzhané Wallis cast and (as of yesterday) Jamie Foxx in talks to co-star in the upcoming Will Smith and Jay Z-produced Annie remake, it seems like us hard-knock lifers will finally get the modern-day remake we've been waiting for. But who will/should play the rest of the musical misfits? Let's take a few (educated?) guesses. Miss Agatha Hannigan: Monique Aside from Jane Lynch, who just took a spot in the Broadway revival of Annie, the only woman brave enough to fill the iconic shoes of Carol Burnett's Miss Hannigan is Monique. The brassy, boozy life of a philandering orphanage proprietress is perfect for the comedian who created (and starred in) Phat Girlz. Daniel "Rooster" Hannigan: André 3000 If only for the look, Andre 3000 would have no problem slipping in to the old-timey shoes of Miss Hannigan's equally awful brother, Rooster.

Exclusive: The Dukes Of Hazzard and Smallville alum John Schneider is set to star in Tyler Perry’s drama series for Own, The Haves And The Have Nots, while six actors, including Jonathan Chase and Palmer Williams, have been cast in Perry’s comedy series for the cable network, Love Thy Neighbor. Both shows, written, directed and Produced by Perry through his Tyler Perry Studios, are set to premiere at the end of May. The Haves And The Have Nots follows the dynamics of the affluent Cryer family and the impoverished family of Hanna, their housekeeper, and the obstacles and secrets that exist within both families. Innovative-repped Schneider will play Jim Cryer, the Cryer family patriarch. Love Thy Neighbor is set at Love’s Diner, where every day the menu serves up good food, great laughs, valuable life lessons and a whole lot of love for its zany neighbors. Patrice Lovely...

In case you haven’t heard… today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day!

And while you can visit the International Women’s Day website (Here) to network and learn about or share related news, events, resources, and much more, here at Shadow And Act, I’m making my small contribution to celebrate the occasion with a survey… yes, I’m making you work on International Women’s Day

But I think you’ll like the question and find it easy enough to answer, so here it goes… list your top 5 black feminist/black woman-centered films. Like I said, easy enough, right?

I suspect we’ll see some mentions of Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, Kasi Lemmons’ Eve’s Bayou, Cheryl Dunye’s Watermelon Woman, or Ayoka Chenzira’s Alma’s Rainbow, or maybe even Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, or really almost all of Tyler Perry’s films.

MGM apparently has released Vol1 along with Vol2 of their Women of Color set simultaneously. At first had searched about to even find it elsewhere and it would seem only to show up on Amazon’s website. It may appear at other locations such as Target and Walmart. Upon this new line-up the surprise entry is Holiday Heart. Surprise not due to that fact that one of the women of color on the box is actually Ving Rhames but mostly because this was a made for TV film. This now opens up the flood gates to what can be represented in future volumes. Would be nice to see Julie Dash’s Funny Valentines on a set as it was a great made for TV feature but sadly is not an MGM film so don’t expect to see that one.

Rummaging through the catalog of MGM or MGM TV there...

Christoph Waltz, Mo’Nique, Carey Mulligan: Academy 2010 Invitations The 2010 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invitees are: Actors Tobin Bell – Saw, The Firm Vera Farmiga – Up in the Air, The Departed Miguel Ferrer – Traffic, RoboCop James Gandolfini – In the Loop, Get Shorty Anna Kendrick – Up in the Air, Twilight Mo’Nique – Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Phat Girlz Carey Mulligan (right) – An Education, Public Enemies Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker, 28 Weeks Later Ryan Reynolds – The Proposal, X-Men Origins: Wolverine Latanya Richardson Jackson – Mother and Child, Losing Isaiah Peter Riegert – Traffic, Crossing Delancey Sam Robards – A.I. Artificial Intelligence, American Beauty Saoirse Ronan – The Lovely Bones, Atonement Zoe Saldana – Avatar, Star Trek Adam Sandler – Funny People, Punch-Drunk Love Peter Sarsgaard – An Education, Boys Don’t Cry Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel [...]...

135 filmmakers and executives have been invited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to join its ranks. Recent Oscar nominees and winners such as Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Mo'Nique, Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Renner, Gabourey Sidibe and Christoph Waltz have been invited to join; but even "Saw's" Tobin Bell and "Avatar's" Zoe Saldana received invites.

New members will be "baptized" in an invitation-only reception in September at the Academy's Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills.

Here's a complete list of the 2010 invitees:

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Tobin Bell -- "Saw," "The Firm"

Vera Farmiga -- "Up in the Air," "The Departed"

Miguel Ferrer -- "Traffic," "RoboCop"

James Gandolfini -- "In the Loop," "Get Shorty"

Anna Kendrick -- "Up in the Air," "Twilight"

Mo'Nique -- "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "Phat Girlz"

Carey Mulligan -- "An Education," "Public Enemies"

Jeremy Renner -- "The Hurt Locker,...

HollywoodNews.com: Adam Sandler is gearing up for the release of his new film, “Grown Ups,” and has just been announced as one of 135 artists selected to join the Academy.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 135 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2010 to the Academy’s roster of voting members.

“The work of these individuals has been appreciated by moviegoers all around the world,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “The Academy is proud to invite each and every one of them.”

The Academy’s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 180 new members in 2010, but as in other recent years, the several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held...

Oscar winner Indian sound recordist Resul Pookutty has been invited to join the coveted Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences as a member. Along with Resul the invitation has been extended to 135 film professionals from around the globe that includes Christopher Walts (Inglorious Basterds) and Jacque Audiard (A Prophet). Resul was awarded an Oscar last year for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.

Members of the academy vote for the annual academy awards.

“The work of these individuals has been appreciated by moviegoers all around the world,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “The Academy is proud to invite each and every one of them.”

The Academy’s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 180 new members in 2010, but as in other recent years, the several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 135 filmmakers and executives -- including such recent Oscar nominees and winners as Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Mo'Nique, Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Renner, Gabourey Sidibe and Christoph Waltz -- to join its ranks.

The Academy issued its annual invitation list Thursday.

The actor's portion of the list ranged from genre favorites like "Saw's" Tobin Bell to "Avatar's" Zoe Saldana, from "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini, whose film credits include "In the Loop" and "Get Shorty" to rising leading man Ryan Reynolds, who's appeared in "The Proposal" and "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."

An international sampling of directors made the cut: Among them France's Jacques Audiard, Argentina's Juan Jose Campanella, Denmark's Lone Scherfig and, from the U.S., Lee Daniels and Adam Shankman, the latter of whom co-produced the last Oscar show.

Oscar nominee "District 9" was well represented: Matt Aitken and Dan Kaufman...

Like many, I really hated last night's Oscars. But for the moment I'll try to put my complaints behind me (or elsewhere), mostly for the sake of my mother, who still loves the Oscars and often told me "if you can't say anything nice, don't say it at all." Well, by the logic of the classic phrase I only need to find some positive things to say about some of the honorees in order to allow for my usual negativity. Anyway, I agree with Dustin that it should be about celebrating great films and performances. So here goes:

1. I'm glad The Cove won, though most Americans will still ignore the film just as they do other documentaries, even those with cameos from the Heroes cheerleader and produced by the white guy who basically went blackface to play an Indian in series of popular movies about robot tolerance.

2. I'm glad Mo'Nique won,...

Mo'Nique wins her Ocsar for Precious, based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.Monique Imes known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American comedienne and actress. Mo'Nique rose to fame in the Upn series The Parkers while also making a name for herself as a stand-up comedian hosting a variety of venues including Showtime at the Apollo. Mo'Nique transitioned to film with roles in such films as Phat Girlz, and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. In 2009, she received critical praise for her role in the film Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. She has won numerous awards including an Academy Award ...

Its title proved prescient. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire was a double winner during the middle point of the 2010 Academy Awards on Sunday night. Even though she seemingly had a lock on the Supporting Actress Oscar, Mo'Nique triggered a welcome jolt that reverberated through Hollywood's Kodak Theatre when her name was announced. She first thanked the Academy "for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics." She then paid tribute to Gone with the Wind Supporting Actress Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American ever to win an Oscar (in 1939), and "for enduring all she had to,...

With her win for Best Supporting Actress, comedienne Mo'Nique became only the fifth black woman in history to win an Oscar for an acting performance.

As the abusive Mary Jones in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," Mo'Nique's gritty performance wowed audiences and critics alike. In her acceptance speech, she acknowledged Hattie McDaniel, who was the first black woman to win an Oscar for her performance in "Gone with the Wind" 70 years ago.

Oscar hopeful Mo'Nique has hit the red carpet in her own way, unshaved legs and all. She talks about life on the Academy's 'love train'

In 1940, a black woman named Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Oscar, for best supporting actress as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. The role even then was considered so stereotypical that McDaniel was criticised in some quarters for accepting the award, and thus perpetuating racist cliches. She retorted that she'd rather play a mammy than be one: "Why should I complain about making $7,000 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week actually being one."

Tomorrow night, actor and standup comedian Mo'Nique is hotly tipped to become only the fifth African-American in the 70 years since McDaniel to win an Academy Award, for best supporting actress in Precious. Far from playing a good mammy, Mo'Nique plays a mother who is very bad indeed.

The Academy Awards are on ABC March 7th

Roger Ebert’s twitter might (definitely) be onto something when he says, “I can’t remember a year when it was so easy to predict the Oscars.” Yes, all of the main categories, with an exception of “Best Picture,” appear to be (Hurt)-Locked down (zing!!!). There’s always a chance for an upset, but really, does anyone have a chance against Christoph Waltz? No.

But, what none of us can predict, including those who bustle down in award-time statistics, office pools, and email slander campaigns (too soon?), is what’s going to happen during the actual ceremony. In the past the Oscars have had emotional breakdowns, raucous speeches, odd swan dresses, a streaker, and Woody Allen even showed up once (to support New York, not one of his films.) If the Oscars were as boring as the nomination readings, I doubt...

Yesterday, I gave you my winner prediction for the Best Supporting Actor category at this Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. Not that it was a tough prediction: everyone knows that Christoph Waltz is getting that statue. Today's category is almost as easy to predict.

On MTV.com today, Larry Carroll previews the nominees for Best Supporting Actress. They are: Penelope Cruz for "Nine," Vera Farmiga for "Up in the Air," Maggie Gyllenhaal for "Crazy Heart," Anna Kendrick for "Up in the Air" and Mo'Nique for "Precious." You already know who the winner will be, don't you? Like Waltz, this particular performance is so far ahead of the pack that there's no question it will receive top honors.

I'm referring of course to Mo'Nique. The best performances are those in which the actor loses him or herself in the part, essentially inhabiting the role. That's exactly what Mo'Nique did with Mary, the...

We take a look at Anna Kendrick, Mo'Nique, Maggie Gyllenhaal and other nominees before Sunday's show.

By Larry Carroll

Anna Kendrick

Photo: Ben Stansall/ Getty Images

Your grandparents used to be fond of saying that behind every great man stands a great woman. Such a phrase might seem sexist these days, but when it comes to one pivotal Academy Awards category, something still holds true: Behind some of the greatest performances of the year stands an accomplished woman.

It's doubtful that Jeff Bridges would be racking up all those awards-season trophies if his "Crazy Heart" performance hadn't been paired with Maggie Gyllenhaal's tender, heartbreaking work. George Clooney would have been nothing but eye candy if the pivotal supporting roles in "Up in the Air" had been given to less talented actresses than Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga. With this in mind — and the big ceremony on Sunday — here's our...

For the second year in a row I am handing out a personal collection of awards from the past year as my final piece looking back at the year that was allowing us to begin looking forward to 2010. Like last year this batch of RopeofSilicon Awards will start off the following six page recap by awarding those I believe were the best in categories such as Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director and Screenplay. I will kindly remind you everything below is my opinion, and my opinion alone. These aren't Oscar predictions, they are simply my choices for the best of the year so please feel free to agree, disagree and present your own opinions on each category in the comments below and as always I look forward to hearing your opinion on everything discussed.

With all that said, if you haven't yet checked out my Top 25 Films of...

Well Mo’Nique’s latest slap in the face to all those potential Oscar voters is her announcement today that she will not accept in person her Best Supporting Actress Award from the New York Film Critics Circle on January 11. According to her statement, she will be returning from vacation with her family that day and is scheduled to begin production on her Bet talk show the following day. That’s lame. Would it kill her to just fly in for a few hours, accept the damn thing, be gracious, say a few words and then leave? I have no doubt if Gabourney Sidibe had won an award she would be there and dazzle everyone. Director Steve McQueen won the Nyfcc award for Best First Film Award for Hunger, I’m sure he’ll be there, and he’s flying in from London. So what’s Mo’Nique’s beef?...

by Erik Childress

For the first time since 2005 with Brokeback Mountain, the New York Film Critics have agreed with Los Angeles in their selections for Best Film and Director. Today the East Coast Circle announced The Hurt Locker and director Kathryn Bigelow have taken their top prizes, just one day after Boston and L.A. did the same. This is the fifth straight critic's group to honor Bigelow as director of the year after the National Board of Review led off awards season by choosing Clint Eastwood for Invictus. Apparently they felt Eastwood was a better "get" for their annual celebrity party than Bigelow, but there's currently no bigger shining star than her. The only times that NY & La agreed on their choice for director since 1999 - 2000's Steven Soderbergh and 2005's Ang Lee - they went on to victory at the Oscars.

This is also the fifth straight victory...

Thos Robinson/Getty As a child, model and Baby Phat CEO Kimora Lee Simmons felt the pain of being teased and ridiculed by other kids.

“Outgoing as I am today, I was a loner growing up,” she tells Working Mother. “I was a mixed-race girl with a Korean-Japanese mother and an African-American father, and none of the other kids at my school were like me. I was nearly six feet tall by the time I was 11 years old. Everything about me seemed to be a source of ridicule to other kids: my face, my height, the texture of my hair, my body shape.”

Feeling beaten down by the teasing, Kimora’s mother Joanne Perkins taught her to keep her head up. “My mother wanted me to turn my tears into something else, something positive,” Kimora explains. “She did her best to make me feel comfortable in my own skin. She...

Actress Mo'Nique was thrown off a plane after arguing with a flight attendant who the TV star alleges was racist towards her. The disagreement broke out after the 38-year-old's stylist stashed a hair dryer in a first class baggage locker. While the Phat Girlz actress was flying in luxury, her aide was in economy class. The flight attendant allegedly said to Mo'Nique, "Tell your people that the next time they have an attitude, they are being thrown off ... Since 9/11, we don't play around." The spat resulted in the small screen star - full name Mo'Nique Imes-Hicks - being escorted back to Chicago's O'Hare Airport where, according to the actress, a supervisor called local police. Mo'Nique tells the New York Daily News, "I felt like I was being treated like an animal. This happens to black people all the time, and they don't have a voice. It was humiliating." Jean Medina, a spokeswoman for United Airlines, says, "We regret Ms. Imes felt in any way that she was not treated with courtesy and respect. There was a confrontation involving a customer that caused the flight to be delayed. When a situation occurs on a flight that causes a delay, or disruption, we must act in the best interest of all our customers."...