Posts Tagged ‘The Best Man Holiday’
New on DVD: ‘The Best Man Holiday,’ ‘Riddick,’ and ‘Ender’s Game’
Snowed in this Valentine’s Day? Check out one of this week’s newest releases available on DVD, Bluray and streaming options like RedboxInstant.com. Hit the flip to find your pick! – ruthie hawkins/@ruubabie
Read More‘Best Man’ director Malcolm Lee talks casting, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and new DVD
It’s time to get your popcorn and tissue boxes ready, again — The Best Man Holiday is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Writer and director Malcolm D. Lee is proud fans can finally add the second installment of the franchise to their home library. He promises to deliver some great behind-the-scenes and deleted extra…
Read MoreUp, close and personal with ‘The Best Man Holiday’s’ Monica Calhoun
Monica Calhoun played an amazing role in The Best Man Holiday as Mia Sullivan, Lance Sullivan’s (Morris Chesnut) wife. Born in Philadelphia, Calhoun started her acting career in 1985 and with over 18 movies and 28 television roles under her belt, she’s had a very commendable career. Read on for more. –joi pearson How did…
Read MoreUp, close and personal with ‘The Best Man Holiday’s’ Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineaumost recently starred as Julian Murch in The Best Man Holiday. The DVD of the film hits stores Feb. 11. Perrineau, has had an amazing career which started in 1988 includes over 27 movies, 13 television shows and one voice-over character thus far. Check out our interview below. –joi pearson How did you feel…
Read More‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’
Stars: Andrew Jacobs, Molly Ephraim, Richard Cabral, Crystal Santos It will be interesting to see how this latest film in the Paranormal Activity franchise does at the box office, given America’s predilection for cinema apartheid and the fact that the cast is largely Hispanic. A big brouhaha was made over the fact that USA Today…
Read MoreMorris Chestnut confirms a third ‘Best Man’ film
During an interview with Hot 93.7 in Hartford, Connecticut, The Best Man Holiday actor Morris Chestnut confirmed that there will be a third installment in The Best Man franchise — and sooner than you may think… “As of right now, Malcolm Lee, the writer/ director, is writing another [Best Man]. [Malcolm] has only told me…
Read MoreMorris Chestnut covers ‘FitFigures Magazine’
The sexy and never aging Morris Chestnut of The Best Man Holiday covers the Nov/Dec issue of FitFigures Magazine. Chestnut reveals his favorite thing to do with his children and how he got in shape for his role as Lance 14 years after the original movie. Morris lost 33 pounds for this professional football character role…
Read MoreTaye Diggs and Idina Menzel split
After 10 years of marriage, The Best Man Holiday actor and former Rent cast member have filed for separation. Taye Diggs, 42 and Idina Menzel, 42, first met on the set of the original Broadway cast of Rent in 1995 and they immediately became smitten with one another. E News confirms that… “Idina Menzel and…
Read MoreHappy 42nd birthday Regina Hall
Happy 42nd birthday Regina Hall! Hall film and television actress known for her lead role of Brenda Meeks in four of the five Scary Movie films, Candy in The Best Man and The Best Man Holiday and as Corretta Lipp in the FOX comedy-drama “Ally McBeal.” Born in Washington, D.C., she attended New York University, earning her master’s degree in journalism. Hall became an active supporter…
Read MoreMalcolm D. Lee visits ‘The Breakfast Club’
Melissa De Sousa puts Hollywood on notice: She’s not just another pretty face
Story by Mike James Photography by DeWayne Rogers Makeup by: Dee Dee Kelly Styled by: Olori Swank They say in Hollywood you’re only as good as your last film. Thespian Melissa De Sousa has waited 15 years to get her second wind. And now the wait is over with the box-office success of The Best…
Read More‘The Best Man Holiday’ fell flat with white audiences, should black people care?
USA Today’s ignorant description of “The Best Man Holiday” as a ‘race-themed’ film (later laughably softened as a ‘diverse’ film), opened up the floodgates of criticism and justifiable anger. But more than that, it shed a light on what black filmmakers, actors and audiences have known for years: anything that features mostly black stars will invariably be viewed as a ‘black’ film by the mainstream–regardless of how universal the actual film’s themes are.
Read MoreMorris Chestnut talks difficulties of being a dark-skinned actor
If there’s one thing that The Best Man Holiday proved, it’s that Morris Chestnut is still one of the biggest sex symbols in Hollywood. And though the hunky actor is well aware that he’s the stuff of fantasies for many fans, he also admits that he didn’t always see himself as attractive because of his…
Read MoreNia Long says she wanted white boyfriend for ‘The Best Man Holiday’ role
One of the biggest surprises of the new hit flick “The Best Man Holiday” is that Nia Long’s character, Jordan, has gone from fawning over her best guy friend, Harper (Taye Diggs), to falling head over heels with her white boyfriend, Brian (Eddie Cibrian). Not so surprisingly, Jordan becomes the butt of her friend’s jokes…
Read MoreNia Long talks motherhood and balancing her movie career
The Best Man Holiday premiered this weekend and one of the stars, Nia Long, recently opened up about balancing filming, parenting duties and much-needed “me” time. Long is the mother of two boys, Kez, 2 and Massai, 13, and says she wouldn’t trade not one day of her life. Long shows all working mothers that balancing career and…
Read MoreTaye Diggs credits ‘Think Like a Man’ for ‘The Best Man Holiday’ being green-lighted
Actor Taye Diggs, 42, co-star of The Best Man Holiday, is just as excited about the movies release as fans of the franchise. After waiting 14 years for a sequel, Diggs is returning as the lovable Harper Stewart. The Best Man sequel has been in the making for years. Which is why Diggs admits that he was surprised when the movie…
Read More‘The Best Man Holiday’ a big box-office success
The Best Man Holiday, with its ensemble of well-known black actors, proved with a strong opening weekend that black films can and do make money for the studios that invest in them. With an estimated gross budget of $17 million and opening weekend box-office receipts of $31 million, you don’t have to be a rocket…
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