Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Rest In Peace Mr. Don Cornelius





Today we are mourning the loss of a talented visionary. Mr. Don Cornelius made us all come together and was instrumental in highlighting many talented artists via The Soul Train. He encouraged us all to get on board! We will miss you Don and may your soul train never stop! Here are some good programs airing on BET and Centric in his memory:

BET Programming Lineup
Wednesday, Feb. 1
5 p.m.: "106 & PARK" Special Episode
7 p.m.: "SOUL TRAIN: HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA"

Thursday, Feb. 2
7 p.m.: "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2011"

CENTRIC Programming Lineup
Wednesday, Feb. 1
9 p.m.: "SOUL TRAIN: HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA"
11 p.m.: 24-hour "SOUL TRAIN" marathon

Thursday, Feb. 2
24-hour "SOUL TRAIN" marathon continues.

Friday, Feb. 3
8 p.m.: "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2011"

Saturday, Feb. 4
9 a.m.: 12-hour "SOUL TRAIN" marathon
9 p.m.: "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2010"

Sunday, Feb. 5
8 a.m.: 12-hour "SOUL TRAIN" marathon

The network have more on Don Cornelius at www.bet.com and www.centrictv.com. All times above are Central.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Spike Lee Hosts Obama; The White House Screening Room Needs an Upgrade - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire


Spike Lee Hosts Obama; The White House Screening Room Needs an Upgrade - Entertainment - The Atlantic Wire

Obama was introduced by Lee's wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, and the president rattled off all his accomplishments, then joked about about whether attendees might want to watch the GOP debate, which everyone in attendance found to be quite amusing. Mariah Carey, Nick Canon, and former New York Knicks guard Allen Houston were among the bold-faced names to appear at the event. Also, the pool report by Jackie Calmes of The New York Times had some nice details about the interior design scheme at Lee's house, which includes walls that are "crowded with iconic photos of African-Americans through history, including Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, art with African or African-American themes and artifacts including a clapper board from The Godfather and purple boxing shorts monogrammed 'JL' in a shadow-box frame (you can guess the likely former owner as well as pool can)." (Joe Louis.) [Politico]

Red Tails director Anthony Hemingway is dishing about the state of the White House screening room, following a screening of his Tuskegee Airmen film for President Obama last week. Hemingway says the snack offerings were first-rate. "There was a whole table of refreshments, including cookies shaped like Red Tail fighter planes," he recalls. "They also had popcorn and drinks laid out for us to take into the theater, but none of those little M&M boxes with the White House seal. I was looking for something like that to take as a souvenir." Also, the popcorn had "just the right amount of salt and butter." Inside the theater, Hemingway was alarmed to discover there weren't any cupholder "which made me nervous because I was afraid of spilling my drink." In fact, the entire layout of the theater was underwhelming. "The theater isn't set up that well," Hemingway explains. "The sound could be better. The projector needs to be upgraded. It needs a Hollywood pro to go in there and redesign it." And bring a cupholder guy, too. [The Hollywood Reporter]

I really liked this article and thought you would too. Good to know that they get to some things to unwind. I will definitely be going to see "Red Tails" this Saturday morning and letting everyone about it afterwards. Stay tune!

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