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The 10 Most Shoop-Tastic Moments in Lifetime’s Salt-n-Pepa Biopic

The 10 Most Shoop-Tastic Moments in Lifetime’s Salt-n-Pepa Biopic
A Lifetime biopic about Salt-n-Pepa? Pick up on this! If you happen to love both Lifetime movies and Eighties rap goddesses, Salt-n-Pepa has everything: Two around-the-way girls meet in school, bond over music, break into the NYC hip-hop game, and blow up into superstars, with hits like “Push It” and “Shoop” and “Let’s Talk About Sex.” Salt-n-Pepa is directed by Mario Van Peebles, who made New Jack City and Posse back in the day, so he gets the Club MTV-era ambience right. This movie ain’t for everybody, only the sexy people.
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Wesley Snipes on art, excellence and life after prison: 'I hope I came out a better person'

Wesley Snipes on art, excellence and life after prison: 'I hope I came out a better person'
After a fall as dramatic as any of his film roles, Snipes is back on track, starring with Eddie Murphy in the long-awaited Coming 2 America. He discusses police brutality, Michael Jackson – and his secret society

Wesley Snipes seemed to have everything in the 90s and early 00s. He was a film star, gifted, gorgeous, chiselled from top to bottom. Box office gold. There seemed to be no genre he couldn’t star in: thrillers (detective Thomas Flanigan in King of New York), action movies (drug baron Nino Brown in New Jack City), sports comedies (basketball hustler Syd Deane in White Men Can’t Jump), LGBT comedies, arthouse romances (commercials director Max Carlyle in One Night Stand) and dramas (architect Flipper Purify in Jungle Fever). In 2004, his salary was a reported $13m for producing and starring in the third Blade blockbuster, Blade: Trinity. Snipes could not have been flying much higher.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know about Allen Payne

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Allen Payne
Allen Payne has one of the most familiar faces in Black Hollywood. Since the late 80s, he has been a fixture in several movies that are now considered classics among the African American community. From New Jack City to Jason’s Lyric, Allen has captivated countless people. But while he’s had some memorable film roles, TV is where he has really shined over the last decade or so. Most people will-know him best as C.J. Payne from House of Payne ands The Paynes. Allen’s comedic timing and ability to play a variety of characters has certainly contributed to his long and

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Allen Payne
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Pandora Unveils ‘Most Thumbed’ Movie Songs Playlist, From ‘See You Again’ to ‘Shallow’

Pandora Unveils ‘Most Thumbed’ Movie Songs Playlist, From ‘See You Again’ to ‘Shallow’
Streaming platform Pandora has unveiled its Most-Thumbed Movie Songs Playlist. Based on Pandora listeners’ thumbs-up activity, 102 of the most popular movie songs were rounded up.

Among the most-thumbed tracks are “Earned It” by the Weeknd from “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth from “Furious 7” and “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri from “Twilight.”

Other classic movie songs featured include “Titanic’s” “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston from “The Bodyguard” and “Mrs. Robinson” from “The Graduate” by Simon and Garfunkel.

Oscar winners for best original song also making the playlist are Adele’s “Skyfall,” from the James Bond movie of the same name, and the 2018 winner “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the “A Star Is Born” remake.

The playlist can be streamed here. Here’s the full list of
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‘The Masked Singer’ spoilers: The Frog is …

‘The Masked Singer’ spoilers: The Frog is …
“The Masked Singer” semi-final on May 13 sees the four remaining celebrities fighting for the three slots in next week’s final. Based on our best guess as to the real identity of the Frog, we think that he is likely to make the top three. Also in the hunt are a trio of other famous folk competing as the Night Angel, Rhino and Turtle.

The Frog got the jump on his competition in last week’s quarter-final with his cover of “Bust a Move” by Young Mc. The clues he dropped then and throughout the season as well his answers to judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke have us convinced we know the name of the princely fellow who is disguised as this amphibian.

Keep reading for all “The Masked Singer” spoilers for the semifinal, including the true identity of the Frog.

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‘Les Misérables’: French Cinema Is Insular, and Director Ladj Ly Wants to Shake It Up

‘Les Misérables’: French Cinema Is Insular, and Director Ladj Ly Wants to Shake It Up
Ladj Ly’s racially charged feature debut, “Les Misérables,” which won the 2019 Jury Prize at Cannes, was selected by France’s Oscar committee as the country’s submission for the international feature film competition. It was a historical decision, as it marked the first time that France chose a film by a black filmmaker to represent it at the Academy Awards.

Now officially nominated in the category, should it win, it would set another record: the first time that a film by a black filmmaker has won the Oscar in the seven decades the category has existed.

Ly faces stiff competition, with Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” almost guaranteed to win the category. However, Ly understands the context of his nomination for his career, but for other black French filmmakers as well.

“You can probably count the number of black filmmakers in France on one hand, because French cinema is
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10 Directors to Watch: Oscar Contender Ladj Ly Confronts the System in ‘Les Misérables’

10 Directors to Watch: Oscar Contender Ladj Ly Confronts the System in ‘Les Misérables’
Oscar-shortlisted French director Ly, who emigrated from Mali to the outskirts of Paris as a child, found his vision of cinema shaped by American films. “I watched a lot of films with African-American actors,” he says. “I watched ‘Menace II Society,’ ‘New Jack City’ and ‘Boyz n the Hood.’ I watched Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese films. Those films really inspired me growing up.”

When he was 17 years old, Ly bought his first camera. With no formal training, he taught himself on the job, shooting short films about life in Montfermeil, the Paris suburb where Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables” took place — and the setting of Ly’s film of the same name. It premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

For more than 20 years, Ly has been making documentaries highlighting the problems of life in

his neighborhood. Ly has filmed the tensions between law enforcement and civilians. With “Les Misérables,
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Bet Networks Greenlights Uptown Records Miniseries From Andre Harrell & Jesse Collins Entertainment

Bet Networks has given a green light to Uptown, a three-part original scripted miniseries that will chronicle the story of Andre Harrell’s iconic New York City record label, Uptown Records, from Harrell and Jesse Collins Entertainment. Uptown is scheduled to premiere on Bet in 2020.

Launched in 1986, following a joint venture deal with McA, Harrell’s Uptown Records played a vital role in the careers of some of the most influential voices in hip hop, soul and R&b, including Heavy D & The Boyz, Russell Simmons, Lyor Cohen, Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Father Mc, Al B. Sure, Christopher Williams, Teddy Riley, Notorious B.I.G., Sean “Diddy” Combs, and many more. Each episode will take viewers from the label’s inception to current day, featuring the music and powerhouse hit-makers that helped mold what would come to be
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Warner Bros. is remaking New Jack City

According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has tapped Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays to pen the script for a remake of the 1991 gangster film New Jack City. Directed by Mario Van Peebles, the original movie saw Wesley Snipes starring as Nino Brown, a Harlem drug lord who becomes the target of Ice-t’s NYPD […]

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Warner Bros. is Developing a Remake of the 1991 Gangster Film New Jack City

Warner Bros. is looking to produce another remake and this one will be one of the 1991 neo-noir gangster film New Jack City. The remake is being written by Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays.

The original film was directed by Mario Van Peebles and had a great cast that included Wesley Snipes, Ice-t, Chris Rock, Flavor Flav, Allen Payne, Judd Nelson and Peebles.

In case you’ve never seen the film, “Snipes played arrogant New York City drug lord Nino Brown during the 1980s crack epidemic. Ice-t portrayed Scotty Appleton, a detective who goes undercover in Nino’s gang, the Cash Money Brothers, to bring down the drug lord for taking the life of his mother. Rock was “Pookie” Benny Robinson, a former stick-up kid who becomes homeless and poor after Appleton shoots him in the ankle. Pookie becomes a crack addict and eventually a police informant and infiltrates the Cash Money Brothers.
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Will Smith to Portray American Crime Boss Nicky Barnes in Netflix Film ‘The Council’

Will Smith to Portray American Crime Boss Nicky Barnes in Netflix Film ‘The Council’
Will Smith is trading in his family-friendly aura and big blockbuster stardom to portray American crime boss Nicky Barnes in a biopic for Netflix called “The Council.”

Peter Landesman is writing the script for the film, which tells the untold story of a crime syndicate consisting of the seven black men who ruled Harlem in the 1970s and early ’80s.

This crime syndicate, as spelled out in the film’s logline, was made up of men who dreamed of a self-sufficient and self-policing African American city-state, funded by revolutionizing the drug game.

Also Read: 'Bad Boys for Life:' Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Ride or Die 'One Last Time' in First Trailer (Video)

“The Council” will center on the syndicate’s head, Nicky Barnes, who was dubbed by the New York Times as “Mr. Untouchable.” The film will focus on the Shakespearean court intrigue between Barnes and all
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Warner Bros. is heading back to New Jack City for a reboot

  • 24 September 2019
  • by Matt Rooney
  • JoBlo
Time to break out your Potential Reboot bingo card and see how close you are to sweet victory, because yet another major studio is looking to reboot yet another property from their library. After news of the Jared Padalecki-led Walker, Texas Ranger reboot, news is now out that Warner Bros. will be rebooting the gangster film New Jack City with Malcolm M. Mays of FX’s Snowfall…
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‘New Jack City’ Reboot In Works With ‘Snowfall’s Malcolm M. Mays Writing

  • 23 September 2019
  • by Anthony D'Alessandro
  • Deadline
Exclusive: We are getting word from sources that Warner Bros is rebooting its 1991 neo-noir gangster film New Jack City, and that multi-hyphenate Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays is writing.

The original movie, directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Thomas Lee Wright, boasted a star cast that included Wesley Snipes, Ice-t, Chris Rock, Flavor Flav, Allen Payne, Judd Nelson and Peebles. Snipes played arrogant New York City drug lord Nino Brown during the 1980s crack epidemic. Ice-t portrayed Scotty Appleton, a detective who goes undercover in Nino’s gang, the Cash Money Brothers, to bring down the drug lord for taking the life of his mother. Rock was “Pookie” Benny Robinson, a former stick-up kid who becomes homeless and poor after Appleton shoots him in the ankle. Pookie becomes a crack addict and eventually a police informant and infiltrates the Cash Money Brothers.

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Lena Waithe-Produced Showtime Pilot Casts Three (Exclusive)

“How to Make Love to a Black Woman (Who May Be Working Through Some Sh*t),” the intriguingly-named pilot in the works at Showtime, has kicked off its casting.

Variety has learned exclusively that Tony award winner Tonya Pinkins, “New Jack City” director and veteran actor Mario Van Peebles, and newcomer Amandla Jahava have joined the cast of the Lena Waithe-produced project.

“How to Make Love to a Black Woman” is a half-hour comedy anthology series which tells stories “about connection and rejection that explore our most harrowing – and harrowingly comic – sexual secrets,” according to Showtime.

Van Peebles will play Sam, a kind stranger who connects with Rashida (Jahava), a young woman confronting an unexpected loss. Pinkins plays Rashida’s mother, Florence, who is keeping a secret from her daughter.

The project comes from Waithe’s first-look deal with Showtime which the producer, writer and actor signed last July.
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Chris Rock To Reboot ‘Saw’ Franchise With Lionsgate & Twisted Pictures

Chris Rock To Reboot ‘Saw’ Franchise With Lionsgate & Twisted Pictures
Chris Rock is teaming with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures for a fresh reimagining on the next Saw movie. The comedy multi-hyphenate has written a story which is being adapted by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, and Rock will also executive produce.

Lionsgate has dated the film for an Oct. 23, 2020 release.

“When Chris Rock came to us and described in chilling detail his fantastic vision that reimagines and spins-off the world of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, we were all-in,” said Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake. “Saw is one of the highest grossing horror franchises of all-time and it’s one of Lionsgate’s most successful film series. This upcoming film will still be as mind bending and intense as all the previous Saw films. Chris conceived this idea and it will be completely reverential to the legacy of the material while reinvigorating the brand with his wit, creative
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Electronic Beat Empire: Inside Ice-t’s New Edm Label

These days, Ice-t‘s résumé reads like a long biblical scroll. He’s one of the original pioneers of gangsta rap via seminal releases like “6 in the Mornin,‘” one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time. He’s hosted and produced multiple TV shows and documentary films, including The Art of Rap and the VH1 documentary Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation. That’s on top of a hefty acting filmography, which includes starring roles in films like New Jack City; his now-defunct reality TV series Ice Loves Coco,
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Whatever Happened to the Cast of “New Jack City?”

Audiences love to see films like New Jack City come out since they usually feature a cast that’s worth watching and a story that’s worth telling. No matter how much of it is fiction the idea gets across that this is a great movie for the times since it’s talking about a very real problem in a way that might not seem as real or as gritty as possible so as to spare the sensibilities of those watching. Honestly, New Jack City was a hard film to really own up to since it didn’t paint a lot of people in

Whatever Happened to the Cast of “New Jack City?”
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When Sun-Block Spoiled Greatness: Blade is 20 Years Old

Tom Jolliffe looks back at Blade, after it turns 20…

I remember it well. I remember it like it was only 10 years ago in fact, but it’s not. It has been 20 years. A tired action genre. A few brief flashes of excitement here and there. Schwarzenegger and Stallone were tiring and in their attempts to branch out, were doing largely dreadful films. Van Damme and Seagal were now disappearing into straight to video obscurity. Nic Cage was a one man saviour of the genre, between The Rock, Face/Off and Con Air.

Still, prior to The Matrix flipping everything on its head, audiences wanted something a bit different. Something potentially genre-redefining. Then came Blade and it came so, so close. For one thing, it would spark off the potential for Marvel hit movies and came after Batman (for the rivals) had hit a disastrously campy iceberg in the form of Batman and Robin.
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Reality TV Personality Lyric McHenry Found Dead at 26

Reality star Lyric McHenry was found dead on Tuesday in New York City, according to a law enforcement report obtained by CNN. She was 26.

A statement from the New York Police Department described that a “26-year-old woman was found early Tuesday morning unconscious and unresponsive, lying on the sidewalk in the vicinity of Undercliff Avenue and Boscobel Place, within the confines of the 44 Precinct.”

There were “no obvious signs of trauma observed,” the statement continued. “Ems responded to the location and transported the aided female to Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.”

According to the New York Times, police found her partly clothed with a bag of cocaine nearby. The investigation is ongoing and the cause of death is pending from the medical examiner.

McHenry was longtime friends with Ej Johnson, Magic Johnson’s son. They first appeared together on E! Network series “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills
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Vanessa A. Williams Files to Divorce Husband Again

  • 16 April 2018
  • by TMZ Staff
  • TMZ
Vanessa A. Williams is giving divorce a second try -- filing to split from her husband, 10 years after she first filed divorce docs ... TMZ has learned. The "Melrose Place" and "New Jack City" star filed docs Monday in L.A. to divorce Andre Wiseman ... who she married back in 1992. The couple had separated in 2008, and Vanessa even filed for the big D. The divorce was dismissed, for some reason, in 2017 -- possibly because she'd let it lapse.
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