Dennis Kimbro, an author and business school professor at Clark Atlanta University, will provide the keynote address at Morris Brown College’s upcoming commencement ceremony.
Nearly two and a half years after a highly publicized car accident killed comedian James “Uncle Jimmy Mack” McNair and put 30 Rock alum Tracy Morgan in a coma, the latter returned to stand-up with his Picking Up The Pieces tour. He then spent most of 2016 on the road, perfecting his followup to 2014’s Bona Fide so that he might find a home for it. Morgan did just that when it was announced Staying Alive would premiere on Netflix sometime in 2017, and as the new trailer above indicates, that time is none other than Tuesday, May 16th.
The new special is chock-full of touching anecdotes, like Morgan’s story about watching his young daughter take her first steps while he was undergoing physical therapy and re-learning how to walk. Then again, as the trailer immediately points out, this is still the very same Tracy Morgan you’ve loved since his days on Saturday Night Live. “When I came out of the coma I was behaving erratically,” he says. “The doctors told me wife, ‘Mrs. Morgan, that’s the brain trauma.’ And my wife looked at the doctors and said, ‘No, that n**** always been crazy!”
Morgan might joke about not remembering what Jack McBrayer’s actual name is. If this Staying Alive trailer is any indication, however, the comic still has plenty of stories to tell from the stage.
Source: Uproxx
Did you get a chance to see the new special on Netflix by Dave Chappelle? If so then you heard the story that this video was made from about Chappelle and his son going to a Kevin Hart concert.
Check out the story below starring Woody McClain (BET’s The New Edition Story), which was directed, shot, and edited by Condido Verona.
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2049 is inching closer — Warner Bros. released the official, full-length trailer for the “Blade Runner” sequel, “Blade Runner 2049,” on Monday morning at a live trailer debut event with stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, and director Denis Villeneuve.
The Los Angeles event also included a Q&A with the trio.
“The first film made me question what it meant to be a human being,” Gosling said about the original 1982 movie, directed by Ridley Scott.
Ford return as Deckard — now an ex-LAPD blade runner — in the second installment.
“It’s very interesting visiting a character after some time. … It was a very gratifying experience,” he said at the event.
This trailer follows the first teaser for the film, which was released in December, as well as footage shown at CinemaCon in March.
The explosive trailer opens with another look at Jared Leto’s baddie, a manufacturer of replicants who suffers from a messiah complex. He caresses a just-born, naked android in one shot — the newest addition to a “disposable workforce.”
There’s also a glimpse of Robin Wright’s mysterious character, who wants to maintaining a world separated by kind. “There is an order to things. That’s what we do here,” she says.
Another enigma? Ana de Armas’ character, who appears to be Gosling’s love interest. “I always told you were special,” she tells Officer K in the new trailer.
The sci-fier also stars Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Barkhad Abdi, and Dave Bautista.
The sequel is set 30 years after the events of the original movie. Gosling plays Los Angeles Police Department Officer K, the new blade runner who unearths the key to the future. He embarks on a quest to find Deckard, who has been missing for three decades.
Hampton Fancher and Michael Green wrote the screenplay, which follows the initial story by Fancher and David Peoples, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” Scott’s original movie — set in Los Angeles in 2019 — followed Deckard, who pursued replicants that had escaped from an off-world colony.
Frank Giustra and Tim Gamble of Thunderbird Films will serve as executive producers alongside Scott and with Bill Carraro.
Sony Pictures is co-financing the movie with Alcon Entertainment and will distribute it overseas. “Blade Runner 2049” hits theaters on Oct. 6.
Here are new photos from the film:
Source: Variety
David Oyelowo will star in Arc of Justice, playing a doctor who is tried for murder in Detroit in 1925.
Narcos helmer Jose Padilha is directing the film based on Kevin Boyle’s 2004 nonfiction book Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age. The story tells the true story of a racial incident in 1925 Detroit that put African American doctor Ossian Sweet (Oyelowo) on the stand for murder for simply defending his newly bought property against a mob of white rioters – where his defense is funded by the nascent NAACP and led by legendary lawyer Clarence Darrow.
The project is financed by The Mark Gordon Company (MGC). Mark Gordon, Hawk Koch, Borenstein and MGC’s Matt Jackson will produce the feature. Josh Clay Phillips will oversee the production for MGC.
UTA and CAA packaged the project, and co-represent the domestic distribution rights.
Oyelowo received critical acclaim for playing another real-life person: Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava Duvernay’s Selma. He was most recently seen in Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom with Rosamund Pike and Disney’s Queen of Katwe with Lupita Nyong’o. His upcoming projects include Nash Edgerton’s untitled directorial project with Charlize Theron and the next Cloverfield movie with Gugu Mbatha-Raw. He’s repped by CAA, Hamilton Hodell in the UK, Inphenate and Schreck Rose.
Padilha is an executive producer of popular Netflix series Narcos, and has directed several episodes. He also helmed the 2014 film Robocop, and the upcoming project Entebbe with Rosamund Pike. He’s repped by CAA and Anonymous Content.
Source: Variety
All Def Digital debuted another comedy video today from internet sensation Tahir Moore, titled ” Every Time I Try To Read Something This Happens”. Watch the video below!
Dennis Kimbro, an author and business school professor at Clark Atlanta University, will provide the keynote address at Morris Brown College’s upcoming commencement ceremony.
Seventeen students will graduate, including Sam Smith, who spent 50 years working at MARTA before retiring at 71 and returning to Morris Brown to complete his degree.
The commencement is May 20 at 4 p.m. at Big Bethel AME church.
Source; By Becca J. G. Godwin Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dave Chappelle has joined Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the Warner Bros. remake of “A Star is Born.”
Cooper is also directing, which marks his feature film helming debut. He is producing through his 22 & Green production company, along with Jon Peters, Bill Gerber, Todd Phillips and Lynette Howell Taylor; with Basil Iwanyk and Ravi Mehta serving as executive producers.
The movie, based on William Wellman’s 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, centers on a fading country music star who helps an aspiring singer as his own career spirals downward. James Mason and Judy Garland starred in a 1954 version, and Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson toplined the 1976 pic.
In the remake, Cooper plays Jackson Maine, a country music star on the brink of decline when he discovers a talented unknown named Ally. As the two begin a passionate love affair, he coaxes her into the spotlight, catapulting her to stardom. But as her career quickly eclipses his own, he finds it increasingly hard to handle his fading glory.
Lady Gaga received an Oscar nomination for the song “Til It Happens to You” from “The Hunting Ground.” She has composed and will perform original songs in the film.
The screenplay is by Will Fetters & Bradley Cooper and Eric Roth, based on the story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson. “A Star Is Born” hits theaters on Sept. 28, 2018.
Chappelle will play Cooper’s oldest friend, who used to perform with him at blues clubs.
Chappelle starred in Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq.” Netflix released his two, hourlong stand-up comedy specials in March — “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” which was filmed in Austin, and includes the themes of race, bias, and power; and “The Age of Spin,” recorded in Los Angeles last year. Chappelle is repped by Gersh.
Source: Variety
VladTV recently caught up with Lil Duval during the press junket for his new movie “Grow House,” written and directed by DJ Pooh. He addressed comparisons to “Friday,” which DJ Pooh co-wrote with Ice Cube, and Lil Duval says he likes to leave the comparisons up to the fans.
During the conversation, Lil Duval also spoke on Trump pushing to unravel marijuana legalization and Trump creating tension with North Korea, which you can hear more about above.
Source: Vlad TV
In Hart’s new weekly show, produced by Lionsgate, Hart and Matt Kunitz (Fear Factor, Wipeout), the comic and acter will team up with celebrity friends and YouTube stars as they attempt to master a different trending, grueling and sometimes ridiculous workout routine — whether it’s climbing a mountain, working out with the Marines or crashing a hot local yoga class.
The series is produced by Pulse Creative and Hartbeat Productions in association with Lionsgate Television and Laugh Out Loud. Matt Kunitz, Kevin Hart, Jeff Clanagan, David Shumsky, Rebecca Shumsky Quinn, and Mark Harris serve as executive producers.
Here are details of YouTube’s lineup:
Ellen’s Show Me More Show: Like nothing Ellen has done before, Ellen’s Show Me More Show is a twice-a-week series built just for YouTube, giving fans behind the scenes access to some of the biggest stars and her favorite moments.
Good Mythical Morning: Worldwide YouTube superstars—and hosts of YouTube’s most popular daily show—Rhett & Link will go to new heights in a long-form expansion of Good Mythical Morning, giving fans even more of what they crave: larger-than-life stunts, zanier challenges, and over-the-top laughs.
Kevin Hart: What the Fit?: Kevin will team up with celebrity friends and YouTube stars each week as they attempt to master a different trending, grueling and sometimes ridiculous workout routine.
I Am: Demi Lovato: Global music sensation and social advocate, Demi Lovato reveals a yearlong personal journey of music reinvention and deep discovery as she dives into the writing and recording of her new album in her new series, I Am: Demi Lovato.
Best.Cover.Ever.: From Ryan Seacrest Productions and Endemol Shine North America, Best.Cover.Ever. is a cutting-edge talent competition series hosted by Ludacris where emerging talent from across the globe submit covers to YouTube to vie for the ultimate prize: an opportunity to perform a duet with a superstar artist. Submit your cover now at thebestcoverever.com.
The Super Slow Show: YouTube stars The Slow Mo Guys will test the latest in technology to reinvent the way we look at celebrities, music, pranks, comedy sketches and more, giving a one-of-a-kind glimpse into what the world looks like in slow motion.
Katy Perry Live Special: It’s real. It’s raw. It’s Katy Perry. Live on YouTube, The Katy Perry Live Special will take you inside of her world, revealing the experiences and emotions she poured into her all-new soul-baring music on the eve of her highly anticipated album launch. With unique access, global reach and surprise fun packed along the way, Katy will break it all down in this album listen-along, and if you stick around long enough, there might just be fireworks.
Source: Deadline