WATCH: Preview of the Documentary "Dark Girls"

Click HERE to read about what Bill Duke and Channsin Berry had to say about making this documentary film and watch the preview below:
 

WATCH: Preview of Red Tails, A George Lucas Film...

I'll be seeing this as soon as it hits theaters...
"Red Tails," which stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Terrence Howard, is based on the Tuskegee Airmen, the group of pioneering black pilots who fought in the United States' segregated armed forces during World War II. The movie is directed by Anthony Hemingway, the rare black director getting a chance to direct a big-budget feature. 
 Click HERE to read how hard it was for George Lucas to get this film made.

WATCH: "Think Like a Man" Movie Trailer...

Whitney Houston Jordin Sparks Talk About "Sparkle"

Whitney Houston returns to the big screen to star in and executive produce the remake of the 1976 film, "Sparkle." While on the set of "Sparkle," ET, via Rap-Up, sat down with the legend and her on-screen daughter, singer, Jordin Sparks. Click READ MORE HERE below to watch Whitney and Jordin's interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Mos Def Says He's No Longer Gonna Be Mos Def.

No, for real. Watch below: 

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Thoughts and Reviews on THE HELP...

I didn't really care for the movie "The Help" And don't get me wrong, I thought that there were some good performances in the film, "Minny's" Octavia Spencer, Allison Janney who played "Skeeter's" mother, "Hilly's" mother played by Cissy Spacek and of course the backbone of the film, Viola Davis as "Aibileen." Below are a few reviews of the movie that I read and there were a few thoughtful viewpoints that I definitely agreed with, there's also a link to a review that defended the movie. See below:

Association of Black Women Historians Open Letter to Fans of "The Help" 
"The Help" Missed Opportunities via The Root
A Critical Review of the novel "The Help" 
"The Help" And the Lives of Today's Nannies via Huffington
  How "The Help" Failed Us by Dyane Francois via Huffington
Black and White Struggle with a Rosy Glow via Nelson George, New York Times
Treme's Wendell Pierce Takes On "The Help" via NYMag 
HSN's Branding of "The Help" (pots and skillets? Really?) is all types of TACKY and WRONG.  

And finally, for some balance, a Salon.com writer comes to the defense of the movie, Mary Elizabeth Williams writes Why "The Helps" Critics are All Wrong. The comments responding to her review are equally as  interesting. I'd love to know what some of you thought about this book/movie as well as any of the movie reviews above.