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Sedate Super Bowl Ads Upstaged by a Coat
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer Many advertisers went for a more serious, toned-down feel than in previous years. Budweiser, Coca-Cola and Chrysler all hit patriotic notes. RadioShack got praise...
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LA Newscaster Apologizes for Black Actor Mix-Up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles newscaster apologized to Samuel L. Jackson for confusing him with fellow actor Laurence Fishburne during a live TV interview. KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was...
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Tracee Ellis Ross: ‘Black-ish’ Role is My Life
ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tracee Ellis Ross says her upcoming role on the ABC comedy “Black-ish” allows her to be who she really is: a biracial woman. “I am both...
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ABC’s ‘Black-ish’: The Family Show with the Semi-Shocking Title
Greg Braxton, LOS ANGELES TIMES LOS ANGELES (L.A. Times)—ABC is placing big expectations on its new fall comedy with a certain small letter in its title: “black-ish.” The half-hour series, which...
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‘black-ish,’ a New ABC Comedy, Taps Racial Issues
(New York Times) – A lot of people in the television business are said to be curious to see how “black-ish,” ABC’s new comedy, is received when it has its premiere on Wednesday night. What they should...
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ABC’s ‘How to Get Away With Murder,’‘Black-Ish’ Get Full-Season Orders
(Hollywood Reporter) – ABC has become the first network to make full-season commitments to its new fall shows. The network has picked up Pete Nowalk‘s How to Get Away With Murder and Kenya Barris...
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A Modern Family With Issues
(New York Times) – The first time I heard about “Black-ish,” ABC’s new sitcom about an affluent black family in Los Angeles, I was skeptical about its premise. Early commercials and previews played...
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Laurence Fishburne to Star in ‘Roots’ Miniseries Remake
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laurence Fishburne is joining the “Roots” miniseries remake. A&E Networks said Wednesday that Fishburne will play writer Alex Haley, whose novel about his African-American...
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Film Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
By Dwight Brown (NNPA News Wire Film Critic) Director Christopher Nolan, gone. Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale, gone. There will never be another “The Dark Knight Rises.” That iconic,...
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Nation’s largest black film fest to open in L.A.
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The nation’s largest black film festival kicks off in South L.A. The post Nation’s largest black film fest to open in L.A. first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
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Family Would Welcome Street Honor for John Singleton
“John Singleton is a prolific, ground-breaking director who changed the game and opened doors in Hollywood, a world that was just a few miles away, yet worlds away, from the neighborhood in which he...
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FILM REVIEW: John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Keanu Reeves as Wick is 30% a punching bag and 70% an aggressive warrior. Martial arts. Gunplay. Reeves convinces you completely that Wick is the professional all other killers look up...
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‘Black-ish’ coming to an end
ROLLING OUT - In this day and age, it is rare to get to decide when your show should come to an end, and we are grateful along with ABC to be able to make this final season exactly what we’d hoped for...
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