*Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Spike Lee’s horror-comedy “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus,” which was funded by a Kickstarter campaign launched last year. Starring Zaraah Abrahams and Stephen Tyrone Williams, “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” is a reinterpretation of Bill Gunn’s 1973 “Ganja and Hess.” That film centered on a doctor’s assistant […]
*Djimon Hounsou is in talks for the role of King Arthur’s mentor in Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow’s “Knights of the Round Table.” Idris Elba had been up for the role, but when dates could not be figured out, the studio turned to Hounsou for the role described as a Merlin-esque figure who trains and […]
*In an unfortunate twist of cinematic events, the highly anticipated Gina Prince-Bythewood film, “Beyond The Lights” opened this past weekend, but failed to catch fire. The film made its debut on 1,789 screens, but the average take on each screen was $3,633 for a total take of $6.5 million. This proved to be the lowest opening weekend of […]
*Another one man show recently hit the theater circuit in Los Angeles and ironically no small feat was accomplished when actor Richard Tanner mounted his one man show No Small Parts at the quaint Hollywood Lounge Theatre. It’s a Wednesday night, one show per week engagement through November 19, 2014. The per usual actor’s bleeding heart […]
*Washington, DC — Still Eye Rise Media is proud to announce wrapping production of Growing Up Positive, a film about HIV/AIDS told through the eyes of two women who were born HIV+. The film was in production for several years and anticipates a warm reception for World AIDS Day on December 1st. Writer/Director and Executive […]
*Everyone seems to be against the Aaliyah biopic — especially since Aaliyah‘s family isn’t involved with the film. But Lifetime made it anyways. And Alexandra Shipp who stars as the late singer is speaking out about the film’s controversy and how she’s proud to have taken the role. In an “Entertainment Tonight” interview with Kevin […]
*Tyler Perry is no stranger to controversy, but the filmmaker went the extra mile for one of his most controversial creations on a recent interview. Speaking with the cast of his hit show, “The Haves and the Have Nots,” Perry asked Crystal Fox how she felt about playing a character viewers love to hate. “You […]
*This Friday hear one of rap’s most legendary rappers in “Book of life.” Ice Cube lends his voice to the fantasy animated adventure film about the Mexican celebration, Day of the Dead. EUR was on the scene at the Los Angeles premiere to chat with the icon and cast. EUR: What would the book about […]
