Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
The stars of the highly anticipated movie Precious are featured in the latest issue of The New York Times Magazine. The film which has already garnered numerous awards and international critical acclaim will be released in limited theaters next month.
Director Lee Daniels (pictured below) spoke candidly with the magazine and you can read the article here. Also, make sure to peep lead actor Gabourey Sidibe’s appearance on Good Morning America from earlier this week below.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 |
Champion Tennis player Serena Williams is one of the athletes covering the special edition “Body Issue” of ESPN Magazine (on newsstands this Friday October 9th).
Other sports stars featured include: bballer Dwight Howard, mixed martial artist Gina Carano, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, footballer Adrian Peterson and triathlete Sarah Reinertsen. See more covers here.
Friday, September 25, 2009 |
Oakland based singer/songwriter Goapele covers the latest issue of Bay Area magazine, Diablo.
She sits down with the mag and speaks about the birth of her daughter, writing new music and of course her love for the Bay Area. Here is a snippet:
In person, Goapele is stunning. Dressed in designer jeans and a tiger-print tee, her dark eyes and sculpted face are model beautiful. In conversation, she is serious and thoughtful as she speaks about her creative process. “A lot of what I do is solitary. It’s me in a room, writing a song,” she says. “It’s hard to know if this will connect with an audience.”
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Goapele is currently working on a brand new album, which is a follow up to her 2005 album, Change It All. Make sure to peep her latest video for the song “Milk & Honey”.
( Photos: DIABLO MAGAZINE )
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
Mo’Nique has been the talk of the film festival for months now for her STAND-OUT role in the upcoming dramatic film, PRECIOUS. She recently sat down with W Magazine and spoke about the film and the audience reaction to it.
ON WHAT IT MEANS TO THE FILM THAT OPRAH WINFREY SIGNED ON AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER… “What do you think it means when the person under God says the movie is good? Oprah might be right there with the Lord! She done gave the whole world free chicken! That’s godly, baby. That’s called a miracle. So what does it mean when Oprah Winfrey says, ‘This is good’? Then the world – not just America, the world – says, ‘It’s good.’”
ON WATCHING A SCREENING OF PRECIOUS ALONGSIDE THE “TINSELTOWN ELITE” AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL…“None of those people looked like us. And it was mind-blowing when it was over, to have white men in their 60s coming up to us, crying. It killed the myth. It killed the myth that a white man couldn’t possibly enjoy two big black women onscreen.”
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009 |
A surprise October issue of Harper’s Bazaar, featuring Janet Jackson both on newsstands and the subscriber’s cover was announced. Janet breaks the silence for the first time since Michael’s death in a world exclusive interview for Harper’s Bazzar (check out a snippet below):
Janet Jackson hasn’t watched television since her brother Michael died suddenly in Los Angeles on June 25. She has blocked herself off completely from the hysterical media coverage of his death — who did it, what did it. “It will drive you crazy,” she says. “People can have rhinoceros skin, but there’s a point when something’s going to hurt you. Not everyone is stone, stone. I haven’t watched the news in weeks. I had to ask my chef, How’s Obama doing? I haven’t read a newspaper. On top of that, [we've lost] a family member.”
You can also see more photos taken by Tom Munro at their official site.
MTV CONFIRMS JANET FOR VMAS
In related news, it was confirmed earlier this week that Janet Jackson will join their special tribute to Michael Jackson at the 2009 Video Music Awards, set to air LIVE on September 13th.
Friday, September 4, 2009 |
“Pretty Young Things” : Chanel Iman, Sessilee Lopez, Jourdan Dunn & Arlenis Sosa by Emma Summerton for i-D September 2009.
Check Kanye’s blog for the full editorial spread, you can also view video from the shoot below:
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009 |
Here is a grainy version of Kanye West covering popular French Magazine “Libération Next”. The magazine has dubbed the international star ‘Nouveau roi de la pop’ (The New King of Pop).
A couple of months ago the internet went wild with rumors that West had claimed the title after Micheal Jackson’s tragic death, but he recently shot down those rumors in his blog saying:
I WAS JUST LISTENING TO WENDY WILLIAMS AND HEARD SOME QUOTE ABOUT ME SAYING I’M THE NEW KING OF POP. NOT ONLY DID I NOT SAY THAT, I HAVEN’T SAID ANYTHING. IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD THAT OBVIOUSLY I MADE PEOPLE FEEL THAT I WOULD BE CORNY ENOUGH TO SAY SOMETHING SO WHACK AFTER THE PASSING OF AN IDOL, A LEGEND AND MORE THAN THAT A HUMAN BEING WITH FEELINGS AND FAMILY. IT SCARES ME TO THINK WHAT PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE, WITHOUT EVEN A SOURCE. ANY RANDOM PERSON CAN TYPE SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET AND THEN THE WORLD BELIEVES IT. I DON’T TALK TO PRESS OR DO TV OR DO PROMOTIONS OF ANY SORT. I’VE STOPPED CHASING AND BUYING INTO FAME. FAME IS LIKE CIGARETTES WITH NO SURGEON GENERAL WARNING. IT DESTROYS MOST PEOPLE AS IT DID TO THE TRUE AND ONLY KING OF POP. WE EXPLOIT OURSELVES AND EAT OUR OWN EGOS ‘TILL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS WON’T BE THE LAST FALSE STATEMENT WITH MY NAME ON IT, BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I DEFEND MYSELF. I’M DONE.
If you can read French you can check out the article and more photos at the mag’s official website.
