Tag: Hollywood
L.A. Shorts Awards Honor Kevin Maxwell, Writer/Director of “CORA”
With the Hollywood awards season upon us, Writer/Director, Kevin Maxwell emerges as an L. A. Shorts Awards Winner. Maxwell’s new independently produced film, CORA garnered two awards...
“The O’JAYS” Exclusive Hollywood Interview
Members of the legendary R&B group, The O'JAYS spoke exclusively with ReelUrbanNews.com prior to taking the stage at the Microsoft Theater, in downtown Los...
Hollywood Box Office Remains In The Black
This past weekend, The Perfect Guy, a sexually-charged (yet still PG-13) thriller topped the three-day box office with a very solid $26.7 million, besting...
Minorities Still Underrepresented as First Time Episodic TV Directors According to...
Woman and minorities are still lagging among first-time directors in episodic television, a new study from the Directors Guild of America shows.
The study, released...
Vanessa Williams Returns to Miss America Pageant after history making win...
Former Miss America Vanessa Williams has been named the head judge of the 2016 Miss America Pageant, organizers announced Tuesday.
Williams was crowned Miss America...
$56.1 Million Dollars Box Office Record for ‘Straight Outta Compton’
“Straight Outta Compton” may take place more than two decades ago, but its themes of racial tension, poverty, and police brutality still speak to...
The O’JAYS Excerpts From Our Reel Urban News Exclusive Interview
Prior to taking the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, the legendary R&B group the O’JAYS sat down for an exclusive...
Cheryl Boone Isaacs Elected to Third Term as Academy Awards President
Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been re-elected to a third term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy announced...
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL RED CARPET LOS ANGELES
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Motown The Musical opening night Red Carpet was jammed packed with real R&B and Pop music royalty. ReelUrbanNews.com spoke with several talented cast...
A Nickerson Garden New Year’s Eve
On the last evening of 2013 and the first morning of 2014, I spent a few hours in the Nickerson Garden Housing Projects. The...