The new cast lineup for Season 11 of "Dancing with the Stars" is all confirmed and ready to go. This year --as with most-- the lineup of "dancers" gets more and more interesting. However, the shows producers must have a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor because this year's line up closely resembles the cast of any Seth McFarlane cartoon. With the current mix of reality and real

Michaele "Don't Call Me a Gatecrasher" Salahi and her husband, Tareq Salahi, have accused Whoopi Goldberg of woman-handling the reality show personality on Ms. Goldberg's daytime talk show, "The View." According to a video clip posted by "The View," Whoopi --who was not a part of the on stage panel-- walks on stage and lightly touches Salahi on her back to get her attention before making

According to CNN.com's Marquee, Missy Elliott is hoping that a biopic of her friend and colleague Aaliyah will be led by R&B singer Ciara. The producer of some of the songs on Aaliyah's 1996 hit album "One in a Million" says that she still mourns the loss of her friend from her fatal plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001. [picappgallerysingle id="3361322"] In an interview with MTV,

Vendor applications are now being accepted for Made with Soul® Craft Fair, an arts and craft fundraiser for the 8th International Black Women’s Film Festival. This event supports local minority and under-served crafts people who sell handmade crafts, wares and products. The event will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m at the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way in

They have one for "Grease" and one for "The Sound of Music"... so why hasn't there been one for "The Wiz"? Well now there is...! The 2010 International Black Women's Film Festival is presenting our opening night gala with a screening of a sing-a-long of "The Wiz"! Everyone I know can sing at least three songs from "The Wiz"...in its entirety. I don't think I know anyone who

Rarely are Black actresses presented as beautiful, desirable characters who are sensual and intelligent. These "bronze goddesses" defied the odds and presented magnificent beauty on film and changed audiences perception of beauty... 20. Diva (France, 1981) starring Cynthia Hawkins 19. Xica da Silva (Brazil, 1976) starring Zezé Motta 17. Island in the Sun (USA, 1957) starring Dorothy Dandridge 16. Stormy Weather (USA, 1943) starring Lena Horne 15. Dreamgirls (2006) starring

[caption id="attachment_1372" align="aligncenter" width="393" caption="Photo Credit: Joan Marcus"][/caption] (Take the Poll at the end of this post!) The New York Times reported that Justin Timberlake --who's from Memphis, Tennessee-- wants to make a film version of the Tony Award® nominated Broadway musical "Memphis," starring singer/actress Montego Glover. Legendary director Oliver Stone has also shown interest in turning the musical into a film. For those who aren't into musicals,

Originally airing in 1986, NPR's Terry Gross interviews Gail Lumet Buckley, Lena Horne's daughter. The interview gives more insight into Lena Horne's family history. According to the late-Lena Horne's daughter (listen to the NPR podcast below --you may have to wait for it to load): "She was Walter White and Paul Robeson's test case," explained Buckley. "She was a test case for the NAACP

If you aren't familiar with Donald Bogle's work, then you're missing out on one of the quintessential biographers and researchers of the documented history of African Americans in film and television. His books include Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood, and Brown Sugar; Eighty Years of America's Black

"...when you think about a black woman who can open a film, I mean they will green-light the film because of her presence in the film — you know there’s only one person, and that’s Madea." Atlanta, Georgia's, online publication "Rolling Out" wrote an insightful article about the dearth of roles for Black women in film. Of course the article was highlighting the Black Women in