"There were days when I would get a certain actor for six hours and then have to switch gears and go get another actor for the remainder of the day. So I have to after lunch shift into Ethan Hawke mode. During breakfast I was in Richard Gere mode or Don Cheadle mode." Read more »

Syesha Mercado is catching her dream. With a debut album on the way, the onetime “American Idol” finalist is keeping herself in the spotlight, in the glamorous role of Deena Jones in a production of... Read more »

With a mixture of anticipation and hope, the Black film community has been abuzz for weeks over the prospect of producer-director Lee Daniels pulling off a historic upset Sunday at the Academy Awards,... Read more »