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Displaying all articles tagged:
Martin Luther King Jr.
jonathan majors
Jan. 8, 2024
Jonathan Majors Is Still Comparing Girlfriends to Coretta Scott King
Meagan Good “held me down like a Coretta.”
By
Zoe Guy
he has a dream
Oct. 5, 2023
Yeah, Chris Rock Is Committing to Nonviolence
He’s reportedly in final talks to direct and produce a Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.
By
Jennifer Zhan
new music
Mar. 19, 2021
Yes, Justin Bieber Put Two MLK Speeches on
JUSTICE
Listeners have criticized his use of the speeches, but King’s daughter supported it.
By
Justin Curto
q&a
Jan. 18, 2021
MLK/FBI
Delves Into the ‘Darkest Part’ of FBI History
Sam Pollard’s documentary chronicles the bureau’s yearslong campaign of governmental harassment, wiretapping, and attempted defamation.
By
Chris Lee
theater
Dec. 15, 2017
Tavis Smiley’s MLK Stage Adaptation Suspended Amid Sexual-Harassment Accusations
Production company Mills Entertainment has suspended the show’s planned 40-city tour.
By
Hunter Harris
i have a dream
Mar. 28, 2017
No, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby Didn’t Pay for MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ PA System
We looked into Chappelle’s unconfirmed fact from his recent Netflix special.
By
Jesse David Fox
the internet disapproves
Jan. 16, 2017
Internet Noticed Rob Schneider’s MLK Tweet
Schneider’s lesson about Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t go over well.
By
Tolly Wright
roll clip!
Jan. 16, 2017
Wyclef Jean Shows Off His Homemade ‘All Lives Matter’ Music Video
A message from Wyclef, to the world: “Judge life matters.”
By
Karen Brill
amas
July 31, 2015
Read How MLK Jr. Affected
Star Trek
“What you’ve accomplished, for all of us, will only be real if you stay.”
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
oscars 2015
Jan. 6, 2015
Selma
Director: Don’t Reduce This Movie
“This is what I see, this is what we see. And that should be valid.”
By
Jada Yuan
appropriation
Jan. 3, 2015
Did Madonna Just Compare Herself to Martin Luther King Jr.?
Maybe.
By
E. Alex Jung
video
Dec. 29, 2014
See How the Film
Selma
Portrays Lyndon B. Johnson
In this exclusive scene from the movie.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting couch
Oct. 11, 2013
Oliver Stone, Jamie Foxx May Make Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic
There are at least two other King films in the works.
By
Margaret Hartmann
casting couch
May 31, 2013
Forest Whitaker May Star in Martin Luther King Movie
Memphis
Directed by Paul Greengrass.
By
Zach Dionne
Nov. 17, 2012
Paul Greengrass’s MLK Movie
Memphis
Is Reportedly Back On
Almost two years after we heard about it.
By
Zach Dionne
casting
July 30, 2012
True Blood
’s Nelsan Ellis to Play Martin Luther King Jr.
In
The Butler
.
By
Kyle Buchanan
black history month
Feb. 23, 2012
Watch Tyrese Gibson’s Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hot guy thoughtful.
By
Eliot Glazer
exclusive
Jan. 12, 2011
Paul Greengrass Readies
MLK
Assassination Thriller
Memphis
Insiders tell us that producer Scott Rudin is in discussions about possibly making the project with Greengrass at Focus Features.
By
Claude Brodesser-Akner
tony race 2011
May 26, 2010
Samuel L. Jackson to Maybe Play MLK on Broadway
He’s in town this week to read for the lead role in a new play on Martin Luther King Jr.
By
Lane Brown
the industry
Jan. 20, 2010
NBC Does Something Right, Gives Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant a Show
Plus: Zombie romance is finally here.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the industry
May 20, 2009
Melissa Leo to Control Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg’s Bedtimes
Plus: Blur scheduling U.S. tour dates?
By
Amos Barshad
the industry
May 19, 2009
Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks Fulfill a Dream
Plus: Sherri Shepherd goes solo.
By
Amos Barshad