Posts Tagged: original

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY collective inks deal with Spotify to create original programming

Courtesy of ARRAYAva DuVernay is officially getting into the podcasting business.
The Selma director has partnered with …

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus is Tops at the Box Office

After being first released over three decades ago, the film Hocus Pocus has put a spell on moviegoers and is sitting at the top of the box office. This weekend, the film that stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker as witches raked in over $1 million over the weekend. This run of the film… Read more »

‘Girlfriends’ creator Mara Brock Akil lands deal with Netflix to produce original content

Greg Doherty/Getty ImagesMara Brock Akil — the creator behind critically acclaimed shows such as Gi…

Original Supremes member Barbara Martin dead at 76

Barbara Martin an original member of Motown’s legendary Supremes has died at the age of 76.
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Billy Ocean to release first new original album in 10 years this April, ‘One World’

Legacy RecordingsAs Billy Ocean prepares to celebrate his 70th birthday later this month the veteran U.K. pop/R&B …

‘The Game’ to get second revival at original network, The CW

Show creator Mara Brock Akil third from right with the cast of “The Game” in 2006Mara Brock Akil’s Th…