Monthly Archives: September 2011

Thursday, September 22, 2011 Posted by: BRIAN

NEW MUSIC: RIHANNA – “WE FOUND LOVE”


♫ Rihanna – We Found Love

Although she’s still promoting her most recent album, Loud, Rihanna is already gearing up to release her presently untitled sixth studio album.

Check out the brand new first single, “We Found Love,” produced and featuring Calvin Harris. The track was reportedly supposed to impact radio in October, with a live performance of this song this Friday, however, the efforts were pushed up to today. The new single is also rumored to be a leftover track from the Loud era, but plans for a rerelease were scrapped in exchanged to start on a brand new album.

Rihanna plans on releasing the sixth album on November 21st.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011 Posted by: J. Dakar

NEWS: TROY DAVIS EXECUTED IN GEORGIA + HIS MESSAGE TO US ALL

Despite serious doubts about his conviction, the state of Georgia executed 42-year-old Troy Davis on Wednesday. Davis, who maintained his innocence until the end, told the family of Mark MacPhail that he was not responsible for the officer’s death and did not have a gun at the time. According to reports, he asked for mercy for those about to kill him and asked his friends and supporters to continue working to get to the truth of officer MacPhail’s death. Davis was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. ET.

Throughout the day, Davis’s attorneys and supporters called on various courts to intervene, with the Supreme Court ultimately rejecting a stay which delayed the execution, originally scheduled for 7 p.m.

On Tuesday, Davis met with Wende Gozan Brown, Media Relations Director of human rights organization Amnesty International on behalf of the Abolish the Death Penalty Campaign. Davis asked that the following message be delivered:

“The struggle for justice doesn’t end with me. This struggle is for all the Troy Davises who came before me and all the ones who will come after me. I’m in good spirits and I’m prayerful and at peace.”

Officer MacPhail’s family expressed a similar sentiment. Following news of Davis’s death, CNN interviewed his mother, Anneliese MacPhail, who said, “It sounds awful, but it’s kind of a relief that it’s over for me now. In my mind, [justice] has been served. There is no reason to celebrate or do anything because it is not good for both families. I’m sure his family is suffering terribly right now, too. But that’s the way he did it, and that’s the way it ends now. It’s not our doing.”

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Thursday, September 22, 2011 Posted by: Christine

TWITTER LOOP: TARAJI P. HENSON GOES OFF ON TV GUIDE

Taraji P. Henson is pretty upset with TV Guide. Why? Oh, they just so happened to forget to include her in their cast photo shoot for the CBS drama series Person of Interest. Somehow Henson (who plays Detective Carter, the female lead role on the show) was not informed and left out of the loop. Once she found out, the Karate Kid actress took to her Twitter and Facebook page to vent about her disappointment:

She even let out some steam on her Facebook fan page:

“WOW!!!! TV Guide is NOT including me on the cover with my cast members……..I am the female lead of a 3 member cast and I’m not included on the cover!!!!!! Do you see the shit I have to deal with in this business…..I cram to understand!!!!” [Source]

On a positive note, you can catch the premiere of Taraji’s new show, Person Of Interest on Thursday, Sept 22 at 9/8pm CST on CBS.

( Photos: Getty Images / Twitter.com )
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Thursday, September 22, 2011 Posted by: Christine

MOVIE NEWS: SAMUEL L. JACKSON CONFIRMED TO PLAY SLAVE IN ‘DJANGO’ / ‘MEN IN BLACK III’ INFO / SNOOP PICKS UP A MOVIE ROLE

First it was rumored that Will Smith would take on the lead role. Then whispers went around that Jamie Foxx was offered the part. Now it has been confirmed that Samuel Jackson will be the man to play a slave named Stephen with Jamie Foxx playing Django in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained:

The actor will play a slave called Stephen in Quentin Tarantino’s western, a loose re-interpretation of Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 film Django. This will be the fifth time Jackson and Tarantino have worked together, having collaborated on Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, KIll Bill Vol 2, and an uncredited role as a narrator in Inglorious Basterds.

Jamie Foxx will take on the lead role of freed slave Django, haven beaten out Will Smith for the part. Leonardo DiCaprio will play the villain Calvin Candie, a plantation owner who owns Django’s wife. [Source]

Django Unchained, a Western about a freed slave in search of his slave wife in the Old South, is scheduled to hit movie theaters on December 25, 2012.

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MEN IN BLACK III IS COMING TO IMAX THEATERS!

Speaking of Will Smith, we’ve got some good news! After being spotted around New York City and annoying neighbors with his “oversized” trailer, the alien sequel, Men in Black III will be hitting movie theaters in May 2012! What’s even more interesting is that it will be released in IMAX 3D:

In a written statement, Sony Pictures president of worldwide distribution Rory Bruer said that releasing the movie in IMAX 3D “signals an event release.”

It’s the first “Men in Black” film to be released on IMAX. “Men in Black 3,” starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will be released May 25, 2012.

Barry Sonnenfeld is directing the movie, which Etan Cohen wrote. “Men in Black 3″ also stars Josh Brolin, Jermaine Clement and Emma Thompson. Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are producing. [Source]

Definitely look forward to this movie.
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