Hey There! The red carpet was a GRAND one  Tuesday evening May 4th, at the famous Ziegfeld Theater as the cast of the new dramatic comedy Just Wright headed to the film’s New York City premiere.   The film  which stars Actress and COVERGIRL spokesmodel, Queen Latifah as Leslie Wright, a straight shooting physical therapist who gets [...]

Hey There! All of  you Central Harlem residents are sure to love this one….. N Boutique is asking you to join them along with  Native Restaurant as they toast the Oscar nominated film Precious and Best Actress nominee and Harlemite Gabourey Sidbe at an Oscar viewing party. The event takes place on Sunday, March 7th. [...]

Hello, Playwright-turned-Actor-Producer-Director Tyler Perry will present at the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced yesterday.   This will be Perry’s first appearance on the show. Perry, who is the driving force behind Tyler Perry Studios, writes, produces and directs films in which he also often performs.   Perry wrote, produced [...]

Hello! The recent press junkets of of Chris Rock’s Good Hair have been much MORE than persuasive hype.   Fueled by saucy movie trailers, morning show appearances and the  real deal Holyfield–Chris Rock’s recent appearance on  Oprah, everyone (African -American or not) wants to see Good Hair. Last night at New York  City’s IFC Center, both [...]

Hey There! The 13th Annual Urban  Film Festival kicks off today in New York City, and eave it up to the folks at BET to give us nothing but the best.  The event which promises 5 exciting days of Hollywood premieres, independent films, panels and parties begins tonight with Law Abiding Citizen. The film stars [...]

Hello! What a joyous sign that change has come! Slumdog Millionaire stuns the world with 8 Academy awards including: Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Musical Score, Original Song, Cinematography, Film Editing. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to be [...]

Hello! Congratulations Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis and  for the Best Supporting Actress nods that have come your way! If you were up and at ‘em at 8:38 am Eastern Time /5:38 am Pacific Time you may have heard the glorious announcement of TWO African-American actresses clinching the berth of Best Supporting Actress. Taraji [...]

Hey There! Mark your calendars because on October 2nd ( that’s 1 week from today), 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm French Director Richard Temtchine will bring his methods on How to Seduce Difficult Women to a boutique near you!  OK, well actually it will be the N Boutique, Central Harlem’s most upscale shopping destination.  What [...]

Hi! After a recent New York City screening of the soon to be released film Exposed. The Quest for “it” decided to speak one on one with Director/Producer & Actor Shashi Balooja, a brilliant and talented man of West Indian descent.  Mr. Balooja is on the fast track with his New York based production company [...]

Hello, “Exposed” an upcoming film, not yet open to the public, is worth the wait if for nothing more than the fact that the film is produced by an outstanding man of color.  The fact that both the film and it’s producer can both be singularly described as exceptional… is a gift.  A recent screening [...]