E3 MOVIE PREVIEW: THE PRINCESS & THE FROG

The new trailer for Walt Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" is here. View the clip after the jump.

A musical set in the legendary birthplace of jazz -- New Orleans -- "The Princess and the Frog" will introduce the newest Disney princess, Tiana, a young African-American girl living amid the charming elegance and grandeur of the fabled French Quarter. From the heart of Louisiana's mystical bayous and the banks of the mighty Mississippi comes an unforgettable tale of love, enchantment and discovery with a soulful singing crocodile, voodoo spells and Cajun charm at every turn. Princess Tiana will be the first Black Disney Princess.

FOLLOW YOUR HEART, BUT WATCH YOUR BACK.

"The Family That Preys" is Tyler Perry's sixth feature film starring Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan. This will be Perry's first film to feature white characters in prominent roles. The movie hits theaters September 12th.

Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard star as the matriarchs of two very different families being torn apart by greed and scandal in the contemporary drama. Perry chronicles the inner workings of two families—one upper-crust and the other working class—that become inextricably linked by scandal.

The movie definitely looks good and worth seeing, plus it takes a different route from Perry's last few films. Will you be going to watch it?

FAMILY AFFAIR

Tasha Smith is set to make her directorial feature debut with a film called 'Family'.
It will be an an inspirational and uplifting film that stars Bow Wow, Sharon Leal, and her twin sister, Sidra.
In the meantime, Smith can next be seen on the big screen in August when she appears opposite Ice Cube, Jill Marie Jones and Keke Palmer in 'The Longshots'.
Smith was one of the few actresses who broke out in 2007 with roles in both Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls and Why Did I Get Married?

'SEX' IS BACK!

Finally the fabulous fashionable foursome are back... Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda bring Big Apple to the big screen. If you are a true 'Sex and The City' fan than the movie will not disappoint as it effortlessly recaptures what was great about these four women. Four years after the final HBO episode, Carrie and her pals are taking another bite out of the Big Apple. Despite their newly "settled" lives, they're about to find out that happy endings belong only in fairy tales.

E3 MOVIE PREVIEW: THE LOVE GURU

Actress Meagan Good has a co-starring role in Mike Meyer’s new film, The Love Guru, and based on the newly released trailer- it looks like it is going to be a hit. In the movie, Meagan plays the wife of a hockey player whose game has gone south since she left him. Mike Meyers- The Love Guru, is called in to get the two back together and somehow Justin Timberlake’s freak-ish character is woven into the mix. The movie hits theaters June 20th.

E3 MOVIE PREVIEW: SEX AND THE CITY

The Sex and the City extended trailer was released the other day! The trailer gives a lot of information away like - a wedding, a pregnancy, and even Big’s full name! Sex and The City the Movie hits theaters Memorial Day Weekend.

E3 Movie Preview: Hancock

A hard-drinking superhero with a notorious reputation as a womanizer enters into an unlikely affair with a small-town housewife in director Peter Berg's unconventional look at the private life of a superhuman crime-fighter.

Starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman, Hancock debuts in theaters July 2nd.

E3 Coming Attractions

Beyonce To Play Singer Etta James In 'Cadillac Records'
Having achieved major success on the stage and screen as a singer and as an actress, Beyonce, who starred in 'Dreamgirls', will be singing again on the big screen for her next big role. Beyonce has been cast to play famed singer Etta James along with Cedric the Entertainer and Columbus Short in 'Cadillac Records'.


Lawrence Fishburne Added To 'Armored' with Columbus Short
One of the most gifted actors is back on the screen. According to Variety, Laurence Fishburne has signed on to Screen Gems' heist actioner 'Armored'. Columbus Short and Matt Dillon have already boarded the project, which is shooting in Los Angeles.
In 'Armored', Short plays a rookie truck driver who gets coerced by Dillon to steal $10 million dollars on a drive but ends up backing out.



Sanaa Lathan And Jennifer Hudson Added To New Tyler Perry Film
According to Variety, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is negotiating to star in "Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys," a drama Perry wrote and will direct and star in for Lionsgate.
Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard and Rockmond Dunbar are already set for the project, which begins shooting March 2 at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
Source: AOLBV

E3 Movie Preview: Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns

Check out the official trailer for 'Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns' starring acclaimed actress Angela Bassett.
'Meet The Browns' hits theatres on March 21st.


E3 Movie Preview: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Martin Lawrence stars as talk-show sensation Dr. RJ Stevens, who has shirked his simple Southern past and the awkward boy he used to be to dispense "you can do it" advice to millions of adoring fans. With a reality-series star on his arm and loads of cash in his pocket, there's nothing he feels he hasn't achieved. Joining Lawrence and Jones in the film are Margaret Avery as RJ’s mother, Mama Jenkins; Joy Bryant as RJ’s fiancĂ©e, Bianca; Louis C.K. as his producer, Marty; Michael Clarke Duncan as his big brother, Otis; Mike Epps as his sly cousin, Reggie; Mo’Nique as his smart-mouth sister, Betty; Nicole Ari Parker as his childhood crush, Lucinda; and Cedric the Entertainer as RJ’s childhood rival, Clyde.

Cast: Martin Lawrence, Nicole Ari Parker, Joy Bryant, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, Cedric the Entertainer, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, Louis C.K.


A Raisin In The Sun to Air on ABC

ABC has adapted the Broadway play, A Raisin In The Sun, and will air the revival the day after the 2008 Oscar telecast. The film will reunite director Kenny Leon with the cast of the acclaimed revivial- Sean Diddy Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Audra McDonald and Phylicia Rashad. Also reprising his stage role is Bill Nunn as Bobo. Also featured in the adaptation are John Stamos as Carl Lindner, Sean Patrick Thomas as George, David Oyelowo as Asagai, Justin Martin as Travis, Ron C. Jones as Willy and Emily Swiss as Priscilla.

The movie will air on February 26th.

E3 Movie Preview: Tyler Perry's Meet The Brown's Movie

Here's the synposis of "Meet The Browns":


A single mom (Angela Bassett) takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family. The movie is slated for MARCH 21, 2008 RELEASE. David and Tamela Mann will still be playing Cora and Mr. Brown.

Starring: Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Lance Gross, Lamman Rucker and Rick Fox.

E3 First Look: Sex and The City Movie Trailer

It's almost time to get CARRIED away...The trailer for the highly anticipated movie Sex and The City is finally here. And it looks like this will be one movie you will definitely want to check out. Sex and The City The Movie hits theater May 2008

E3 Movie Preview: The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday hits theaters on Dec. 12th

Cast: Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Terrance Howard, Queen Latifah, Jill Marie Jones, and Rachel True

E3 Movie Review: Step Up 2


If you love a good dance movie then you may want to check out "Step Up 2: The Streets" featuring Bad Boy artist Cassie and a cameo from Channing Tatum (from the original movie Step Up.)

The follow-up to the smash hit “Step Up,” which ignited theaters in August 2006. When rebellious street dancer Andie (BRIANA EVIGAN) lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school’s hottest dancer Chase (ROBERT HOFFMAN) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore’s underground dance battle The Streets, she ultimately finds a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds.

E3 Movie Review: "The Perfect Holiday"


Starring: Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Jill Marie Jones, Katt Williams and more.




THE PERFECT HOLIDAY is a heart-warming holiday story of Nancy (played by Gabrielle Union - "Daddy's Little Girl" & “Bring it On”), a loving single mother of three who falls for Benjamin (Morris Chestnut – “Best Man", “Like Mike” & “Breakin’ All the Rules”), a talented but struggling songwriter who is working part-time as a mall Santa. Conflicts arise when her oldest son, 10 year old John-John, convinces his younger brother and sister to join him in mischievous plots and schemes against their mother’s new boyfriend in the hopes that she will reunite with his hero - their rap-mogul father J-Jizzy (Charlie Murphy). Being narrated by Queen Latifah in a magical role of “Mother Christmas” opposite Terrence Howard, who plays a hard-to-dislike Scrooge-ish character named “Bah-Humbug”, THE PERFECT HOLIDAY successfully brings together all the elements that will make this a Holiday Classic.

In Theaters: December 14, 2007
Source: Blackfilm

E3 Movie Review: Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?


Tyler Perry returns with his fourth feature film with a big-screen adaptation of Perry's hit stage play of the same title "Why Did I get Married?"

An intimate story about the difficulty of maintaining a solid love relationship in modern times. A group of couples who go away every year to examine their marriages in a group setting. Troubles ensue when one of the wives brings along a sexy young temptress.



Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married starring Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, and more is set to hit theaters October 12th. Make sure you go out and support.


Peep the trailer.


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