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A Diet of Pig Brains Keeps One Civilized: PRIDE & PREJUDICE & ZOMBIES
I understand that Natalie Portman started the ball rolling on bringing "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" to the big screen. That she loved Seth Grahame-Smith's book of the same name which parodies the 1813 British novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen.
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Talk Back at the Screen Flick: THE PERFECT GUY
The Perfect Guy – The woman-in-peril thriller shook off bad reviews and placed first with a robust $26.7 million domestic for the opening weekend, a handsome profit on a modest $12 million budget… However, the bigger win may be that Hollywood has reached something of a long-overdue tipping point: Between Straight Outta Compton, War Room, and now The Perfect Guy, the box office winner has been a film headlined by African American leads for five weeks in a row. Fittingly, the milestone comes from Screen Gems, long one of the few places in Hollywood to actively (and successfully) serve African American audiences… READ MORE by John Lopez Grantland Quick…
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Coming Attractions: THE PERFECT GUY
Here’s an upcoming movie with an amazing cast! The plot may sound predictable but Michael Ealy, Sanaa Lathan & Morris Chestnut together sounds HOT! Looks can be deceiving. What looks right can be all the way wrong so if you’re looking for “The Perfect Guy”, look closer. Watch the trailer for this upcoming thriller. Note: video will not be visible to those receiving Tinsel & Tine via RSS Feed. Click HERE to view Synopsis: After a painful breakup, successful lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) jumps into a passionate relationship with a charming stranger (Michael Ealy). When her ex-boyfriend (Morris Chestnut) resurfaces in her life she has to figure out who…
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Have You Heard: THE WEDDING RINGER
May the Best Man Win By Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor TERRI HEARD Okay, here’s how the story was supposed to go. I was supposed to go to med school, become a doctor, make six figures, have a big, suburban house, get married and have the requisite 2.3 kids. All of it would be accompanied by fabulous hair, a fashion-forward wardrobe, a fit physique, and vacations in far away locales. Here’s how the story actually goes. I went to college a year early, spent three years as a Biology major, dumped it in exchange for a journalism degree and now toil away as a low paid writer in a crummy…
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NO GOOD DEED – Surprisingly Goes Unpunished
Box Office: “No Good Deed” Tops “Dolphin Tale 2” With $24.5 Million The Sony/Screen Gems thriller (No Good Deed) took in $24.5 million from 2,175 theaters, easily beating expectations. Going into the weekend, analysts expected the home invasion thriller to hover around $20 million. Females made up the bulk of the audience, taking up 60% of the seats in theaters, and 41% of ticket-buyers were under 30 years old…READ MORE Variety These numbers make me happy because Taraji P. Henson and Idris Elba are very talented actors, plus I admire Will Packer’s success as a Producer and most importantly, seeing black actors in mainstream movies that have nothing to do…
