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In the early days of his rap career, The Notorious B.I.G. had an image to maintain as a smooth-talking ladies’ man from Brooklyn, bolstered by songs such as the hit single “Big Poppa.” To support his 1994 debut album Ready to Die, Biggie released the track “One More Chance” as a single and filmed an accompanying music video. The song and the video were instrumental in solidifying his spot as the hottest new rapper in the game.

The Notorious B.I.G. | Chris Walter/WireImage The Notorious B.I.G. almost didn’t release ‘One More Chance’ as a single

Despite “One More Chance” being one of Biggie’s highest-charting singles to date, it almost didn’t get a proper release as a single at all. Sean “Diddy” Combs, Biggie’s friend and the founder of Bad Boy Records, insisted that the song was too vulgar for a mainstream...

The Singaporean film industry is experiencing an unprecedented production boom. At least 14 homegrown films are due to release this year, a 50% increase from 2018, with another 15 in development, per the Singapore Film Commission.

Last year saw unprecedented success for Singapore cinema, with Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined” winning the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and several more awards globally. The film was released theatrically in Singapore in February 2019 and enjoyed a successful box office run. Jon M. Chu’s Singapore-set blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians” led to a global uptick in interest in the island country; auteur Eric Khoo’s culinary themed “Ramen Shop” won plaudits at Berlin and Tokyo; and locally, horror films from Gilbert Chan (“23:59: The Haunting Hour”) and Jacen Tan (“Zombiepura”) found favor with audiences.

Local superstar Jack Neo had a 2018 Lunar New Year release with comedy “Wonderful! Liang Xi Mei” from regional powerhouses MM2 Entertainment and J Team Prods.

The film is a remake of Noboru Iguchi’s cult action thriller The Machine Girl.

Japan’s Nikkatsu is launching sales at Filmart on Rise Of The Machine Girls, a remake of Noboru Iguchi’s cult action feature The Machine Girl.

Directed by Yuki Kobayashi (Death Row Family), the new film stars Himena Tsukimiya, Kanon Hanakage and Tak. It is produced by Yoshinori Chiba, who also produced Iguchi’s 2008 original, and Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police).

In the new version, Ami and her sister Yoshie are scraping by doing fight shows when Yoshie is captured by female killing machines during...

According to Variety, filmmakers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy—a.k.a. the Malloys—are making a documentary about Biggie Smalls. Tentatively titled Notorious B.I.G.: One More Chance, the film is being made in collaboration with Biggie’s estate and his mother, Voletta Wallace, and it will reportedly “feature Biggie’s music and focus on the impact [of] his work around the world.”

The Malloys are primarily music video directors, but they’ve occasionally branched out into music-themed documentaries like A Brokedown Melody, Under Great White Northern Lights, and Big Easy Express. This Biggie Smalls documentary is being produced by Submarine Entertainment, which was also behind Searching For Sugarman and 20 Feet From Stardom.

Fans of rapper Notorious B.I.G. will be happy to know that an authorized documentary is in the works ahead of the 20th anniversary of the rapper’s death in 1997. “Notorious B.I.G.: One More Chance” will be directed by the Malloy Brothers who are behind many music videos, including Metallica’s “St. Anger” and the White Stripes’ […]...

An authorized Notorious B.I.G. documentary is officially underway.

Tentatively titled Notorious B.I.G.: One More Chance, the project from Submarine Entertainment and ByStorm Films will be directed by The Malloys (Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy). It will be made in collaboration with his mother, Voletta Wallace, and the estate of Notorious B.I.G., and feature all of the music of the legendary hip-hop artist, who died in 1997.

David Koh, Dan Braun, Wayne Barrow and Keith Miller will produce the film, with Wallace, Stanley Buchthal, Josh Taekman, Mark Pitts and Josh Braun as executive producers. Submarine and ByStorm Films will serve as co-producers. Submarine — which has worked on...

The Sundance hit acquired by Amazon Studios will open in limited release on June 23 ahead of wide roll-out on July 14.

The Big Sick co-writer Kumail Nanjiani – one half of the real-life love affair that inspired the story – stars alongside Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano.

Michael Showalter directed The Big Sick, which premiered in Sundance. FilmNation represents international sales.

The 60th San Francisco International Film Festival will close with The Green Fog – A San Francisco Fantasia. The project is a new commission by the Film Society and Stanford Live in which the Kronos Quartet will perform a new score by Jacob Garchik to accompany a visual collage by Guy Maddin.South African drama Colors Of Heaven, the winner of two South African ‘Oscars’ at the Safta awards, premieres on Netflix on Wednesday [15]. The story of the fall and rise of South Africa black film star Muntu Ndebele stars Wandile Molebatsi, Jason Hartman...

Amazon Studios has appointed Lionsgate as its theatrical distributor on the Sundance hit.

The Big Sick will open in limited release on June 23 ahead of wide roll-out on July 14.

Co-writer Kumail Nanjiani – one half of the real-life love affair that inspired the story – stars alongside Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter and Ray Romano.

Michael Showalter directed The Big Sick, which premiered in Sundance. FilmNation represents international sales.

The 60th San Francisco International Film Festival will close with The Green Fog – A San Francisco Fantasia. The project is a new commission by the Film Society and Stanford Live in which the Kronos Quartet will perform a new score by Jacob Garchik to accompany a visual collage by Guy Maddin.South African drama Colors Of Heaven, the winner of two South African ‘Oscars’ at the Safta awards, premieres on Netflix on Wednesday [15]. The story of the fall and rise of South Africa black film star Muntu Ndebele stars Wandile Molebatsi, Jason...

“B-i-g P-o-p-p-a!!” Although The Notorious B.I.G. died on March 9, 1997, that won’t stop biggie from performing at a theater near you. Hologram USA, the company that brought Whitney Houston, Redd Foxx, Jackie Wilson, and Dean Martin back to life in a partnership with FilmOn TV and the Notorious B.I.G. estate. “We actually are in development with a hologram, but I don’t necessarily know to what extent I’m gonna perform with it. But I want to debut it in the first video for the album, and maybe use it a little bit performing live,” said R&B star and Biggie Smalls widow Faith Evans said on the Dame Dash Radio Show. [ Read More ]

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Exclusive: Singapore distributor Encore Films is making its first foray into production with the debut of Young & Fabulous at Hong Kong Filmart.

Billed as Singapore’s first cosplay film, the $1.5m feature is a coming-of-age story about a group of teenage friends. The cast is headed by Joshua Tan of Ah Boys To Men fame and YouTube star and singer Joyce Chu in her acting debut.

It is directed by veteran TV producer and director Michael Woo, who previously co-directed One More Chance with Jack Neo. The original score is composed by Taiwan’s JerryC, known for his hit theme song for Taiwan blockbuster Our Times.

Young & Fabulous is mainly financed by Encore and also backed by Golden Village Pictures, Singapore Film Commission and Simf Management. Singapore release is set for May 26.

Encore started off as a distributor in Singapore 13 years ago and has since expanded its distribution business to countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong...

You wouldn't know it from the film's lack of marketing, but a new movie called Black or White debuted in theaters today. Despite the presence of stars Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer, I've never seen a trailer or TV spot for the movie, which BoxOfficeMojo says is in over 1,000 theaters right now. (Apparently the film played at last year's Toronto International Film Festival and didn't receive very favorable reviews.) I don't ever plan on watching this film, but that doesn't mean that I can't come up with a tangentially-related article about it. Black or White got me thinking: what other movies share a title with a Michael Jackson song?

As far as ground rules go, there's really only one major one: the title of the movie and the song have to match exactly - if a word is possessive, I'm not making an exception. Exact matches or Gtfo. I'll embed...

Hey, "NCIS: Los Angeles" peeps. We regrettably have to tell you guys that the new episode 22 of season 5 labeled, "One More Chance," will have to wait until next week Tuesday night, April 29th at 8pm central time as the show is on another one of their brief breaks. So, go ahead and jot that down on your TV calendars. CBS still hasn't served up the new promo/spoiler clip for episode 22, so we're still waiting for it. However, we will definitely post it to the site as soon as they release it, so be sure to stay tuned for that. In the meantime, CBS did release the official synopsis for episode 22 in a recent press release. It reads like this: "Sam is going to be convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle, is connected with the disappearance of the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter, who is...

Recently, CBS released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS" episode 22 of season 5. The episode is called, "One More Chance," and it sounds like things will get quite intriguing as the team's newest cases will involve two different dilemmas that are possibly linked, and more. In the new, 22nd episode press release: When the software for a highly sought-after unmanned aerial vehicle is stolen and the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter goes missing, Sam is going to be convinced the two are related. Press release number 2: Sam will be convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle, is connected with the disappearance of the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter, who is also a girl Sam once provided protection detail for in Saudi Arabia. Guest stars will feature: Kristen Ariza (Jessica Peyton), Lawrence Kao (John Stikler), Darri Ingolfsson (Dr. Nolan Milhouse)Dan Glenn (Man #1), Storm Reid...

New York — The children of late rapper Notorious B.I.G. will star in an animated series about maintaining the hip-hop legend's New York City recording studio.

Ossian Media announced Monday that "House of Wallace" will feature 16-year-old C.J. Wallace and 19-year-old T'yanna Wallace. The Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was shot to death in 1997. His character will appear in "spirit" and "guide them through the adversities they face" when trying to keep the Brooklyn studio open and out of a larger company's hand.

The show has yet to sign with a network, though a representative for Ossian says "a few serious networks are in discussion."

Notorious B.I.G.'s hits include "One More Chance," "Hypnotize" and "Mo Money Mo Problems."

The series will also feature guest appearances from other musical artists.

Spoiler Alert: Don’t keep reading unless you want to know who was eliminated from Top Chef last night.

Restaurant Wars is one of Top Chef’s signature challenges. It’s been known to topple great chef-testants, but this year’s casualty was especially shocking. No one expected Kristen Kish, the young sous chef from Michigan, to pack her knives and go so early. As the leader of the losing restaurant theme Atelier Kwan, she was the most vulnerable, but you’d think her past wins and status as front-runner to win the whole thing would put her through over Josie Smith-Malave,...

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We’re delighted to be able to announce the debut of our first single in three years. Entitled “Octopus“, we hope you will become entangled in its myriad tentacles – look out for Russell staking his claim for inclusion in the guitar solo pantheon. It is getting its first play on Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 this evening. There is also be a video accompanying the single which you can now.”

The return of Bloc Party has been bubbling and brewing for some time now, to boiling point over the last few months. After the release of the none-too-well received Intimacy back in 2008, and then the one off single One More Chance in 2009, Bloc Party were no longer bound by a record contract. This kick started an indefinite hiatus for the band, with Kele pursuing his solo career. Further channelling the electronica and dance influences that had become far more prevalent in Bloc Party.

On Twitter Watch, Ahmir Questlove Thompson wrote Breaking News best ever come july NYC you get One More Chance to see the return of felamusical itsback on broadway dontsleepFELA will play the Oriental Theatre 24 W. Randolph St. through April 15, 2012. It is directed by Bill T. Jones, is a provocative hybrid of dance, theatre and music exploring the extravagant world of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. The show has become an international sensation having been performed in three continents.Olivier and Tony Award-nominated actor Sahr Ngaujah will lead the cast of Fela He is joined by Melanie Marshall and Paulette Ivory, who co-starred with Ngaujah in the Olivier-nominated Royal National Theatre production. This touring production is a once in a lifetime experience, a glorious amalgam of the original casts of both Broadway and Londons Royal National Theatre.A triumphant tale of courage, passion and love, Fela is the true story of Kuti,...

Hip-hop icon was fatally gunned down 15 years ago today at age 24.

By Rob Markman

Notorious B.I.G.

Photo: Getty Images

March 9, 1997: There was absolutely nothing that could have prepared hip-hop fans for the tragic event that took place on that grim day. Then again, there was not much warning when the Notorious B.I.G. entered the hip-hop world either. Sure, there were key cameos on records with Mary J. Blige and reggae star Super Cat, but when all was said and done and B.I.G. was gunned down 15 years ago today, it became clear that rap had lost one of the great ones — perhaps the greatest one of all time.

In the beginning, Biggie Smalls wasn't even the most prominent star on his label. That position was occupied by rapper Craig Mack, whose 1994 hit single "Flava in Ya Ear" initially set the mark of Sean "Diddy" Combs' newly minted Bad Boy Records.

The premiere of Madonna's video for "Give Me All Your Luvin,'" the first single off her new album M.D.N.A., is today, children. It's bound to be a little over-the-top and nutty, like the deranged song itself, and I assume it's not going to live up to the greatest stuff in Madonna's catalog. Then I remember: What does live up to the best stuff in Madonna's catalog? Turns out, not much. Madonna's repertoire is a varied and thundering collection of self-empowering pop ditties, soulful ballads, and kooky little anomalies. And they're mostly all irreplaceable. In the tradition of Rolling Stone, who listed their 100 Greatest Beatles Songs a couple years ago, let's reinspect Madonna's complete history and name her definitive 100 jams. Ready? Start disagreeing Now.

100. "Dance 2Night" from Hard Candy

Hard Candy’s most euphoric groove (and best dancefloor-filler) makes the stilted duo...

One more chance. That's all that remains for the films hoping to throw a roadblock in the way of the inexorable march to the Oscar stage for "The Artist." When Michel Hazanavicius' black and white silent film won the top award from the Producers Guild on Saturday night, it silenced the last nagging notion that the charming film might be too slight to win Oscar's Best Picture award. (Left, producer Thomas Langmann accepting the PGA award; photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Now that the producers have voted it the year's best, on ballots that...

It’s time for another update from our friends at Arrow Video, this time previewing their March 2012 releases which encompass sleazy horror, cult British action movies and gory, cheesy sci-fi… The highlight for me in March’s releases? Definitely has to be Don’t Go In The House.

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The 60 Second War Begins Now! Paranoia, black ops and espionage combine in Who Dares Wins, a violent and edgy anti-terror classic starring Lewis Collins (The Professionals) and Edward Woodward (The Equalizer). The anti-nuclear movement is plotting a bloody outrage on British soil and, having already fatally lost their undercover operative at a violent protest, the secret services call on the aid of the Sas. Captain Peter Skellen (Collins) risks his career, his family and his life to infiltrate the terrorist group before they can unleash an attack that will devastate the country. Relive a classic cold war...

Man visits alien planet and leads locals to victory in a war that threatens their existence. Sound familiar? Watch the trailer for Disney's John Carter and you decide

There's a lot of anticipation ahead of next year's John Carter. This is partly because John Carter effectively marks Pixar's first attempt at a live-action movie, and partly because it has such a vague title that it could legitimately be about anything. A teaser trailer released in July, for instance, suggested that John Carter would be an ungodly hybrid of Remains of the Day, Cowboys and Aliens and The Dark Crystal.

But that was just a teaser, possibly released at a time before many of the film's effects had been fully completed. Now, though, a full trailer has been released. So what could John Carter be about? Is it, as the teaser suggested, a period piece? Is it, as some have claimed,...

Minaj, the new face of Versace for H&M, and the fashion icon chat with MTV News about brand's enduring appeal.

By Rebecca Thomas

Nicki Minaj

Photo: MTV News

New York — Back in the late '90s, Versace was to the Bad Boy camp what Supreme is to Odd Future — nothing less than a uniform. Of course, whereas Tyler and crew can set up shop at the Los Angeles outpost, the ultra high-end Italian label hadn't exactly been marketing to new-money rappers from the 'hood. But that didn't ruin budding mogul Sean Combs' (then Puff Daddy) appetite for the couture line. Espousing his "ghetto fabulous" ethos, Combs outfitted his roster in the colorful prints with those gold Madusa details, and an enduring hip-hop love affair was born.

When MTV News heard that Nicki Minaj had teamed up with the house of Versace as they rolled out a collection for fast-fashion retailer H&M,...

Tyra Banks just released a celebrity iTunes playlist. It is probably the best thing I’ve read in 2011. Please go and read it right now. If you’re not already rushing to read Tyra Banks’ explanations for her favorite songs, as I’m sure One Or Two of you Skeptical Simons out there isn’t, please just read this first one and you’ll be hooked: 1. “I’m Kissing You” by Des’ree: “The sadness of this song’s melody reminds me of how Tookie feels in my book Modelland. I wrote a lot of chapters to this.” So that’s how she got the inspiration for the Tookie character in her book Modelland. Cause the whole time I was reading that I was like, “This Tookie character in this book Modelland sounds awwfuulllyyy familiar….” You can check out the full playlist here. Some other notable descriptions: 2. “What’s My Name?...

HollywoodNews.com: After wrapping her new film “Spin”, actress Nicole Crowther finally feels comfortable enough to respond to the firestorm that erupted from an innocent tweet that revealed the ending of the popular Prom episode of Fox’s hit show ‘Glee’.

‘Glee’ writer, producer and creator Brad Falchuk took to the offensive by Tweeting “@nicolecrowther Hope you’re qualified to do something besides work in entertainment”. [Editor's Note: photo of tweet is available upon request]

Crowther says she never understood why this situation demanded this amount of attention. “I wasn’t even working on the show at the time. The tweet was simply a rumor.” Now she’s had time to reflect upon the consequences of her tweet on ‘Glee’ but believes it was used to spin even more interest in the last episode of the program. “I felt bullied, used, and tossed away. It is difficult…still…that Brad [Falchuk] had no remorse, or offered no help in stemming...

Bloc Party could reunite to start work on a new album this year, reports suggest. The 'One More Chance' band have been on hiatus since 2009, following the completion of their 'Intimacy' tour. Lead guitarist Russell Lissack recently joined Ash for their UK tour, but the band have now started looking for a replacement guitarist, fuelling speculation that Lissack has left to return to (more)...

It would be easy to dismiss the fact that Notorious B.I.G. released an album called Life After Death on this day in 1997 (only a few weeks after his own murder) as just a sick coincidence, but in reality it was party of a larger theme for the man born Christopher Wallace. For all of his raps about living large, Biggie was obsessed with death. After all, this is a man who titled his debut album Ready to Die and often rapped about his own funeral. He was constantly aware of his own mortality, and it permeated every inch of his musical persona.

Still, the whole idea of Life After Death hitting store shelves only 16 days after Biggie passed away is more than a little bit haunting. The album cover depicted the Mc standing next to an old style hearse, draped in spooky shadows with a ghostly look on his face.

Gary Clark, Jr. is a soul man. He's a blues man. He's a rock and roll man. Gary Clark Jr. is the real deal. When I happened upon his set, waiting to see the much-hyped Theophilus London at the Habana Bar Backyard, Clark Jr. was mid-wild jam with an electric three piece backing band that fleshed out the astonishing guitar skills of the 27 year-old Austin native. Song after song, the guitar aficionado delivered finger-numbing guitar solos as the band built walls of sound around him, with Clark Jr. intermittently slowing things down to sing the blues. The highlight of the set was a Marvin-style love ballad, Clark Jr. crooning in his sugar soul voice, "Please come home, it's been too long." When applied with true yearning and velvety finesse, his simplistic lyrics strike with a bold, honest weight. This is what Fat Possum was thinking about when they signed The Black Keys - dirty,...

There's a new Michael Jackson video, courtesy of the singer's website. The previously unreleased material was shot in Lax Vegas for the singer's 2003 song "One More Chance," but never aired. The song was written by R. Kelly and popped up on Jackson's "Number Ones" album. It doesn't sound like this will make the cut for "Michael" -- the forthcoming album of unreleased material that's been busy generating controversy lately. Related Articles: ...

Michael Jackson's "One More Chance" music video has just come out via TMZ which confirmed it's "the real deal." It was filmed by the late King of Pop in 2003 and left unfinished when he was caught up in child molestation charges.

Now, the clip has reportedly been polished by people from his camp and will be included in the Mj boxset called "Vision" which is about to come out later this month. The song itself was written by R. Kelly and has appeared in Michael's 2003 compilation set "Number Ones"

Beside releasing a boxset, Michael Jackson's people are also preparing to drop a posthumous album simply called "Michael" on December 14 amidst controversies surrounding authenticity of his voice. The album will feature Akon, 50 Cent and Lenny Kravitz.

Michael Jackson's "One More Chance" music video...

For the first time in years ... a brand new Michael Jackson music video has surfaced ... one that Mj first began working on back in 2003. Earlier today, the long awaited video for the 2003 Mj song "One More Chance" mysteriously appeared online ... and TMZ has confirmed it's the real deal. Michael first began to work on the shoot back in '03 -- but had to put everything on hold to deal with the raid on Neverland. As...

October 15, 2010: An amazing short film of Michael Jackson’s will reach the stores soon as part of the collector’s edition of DVD boxset. A song penned by R Kelly “One More Chance” will be part of that collection. The singer and entertainer recorded the song which is available on the internet but no one had the opportunity to see the rare never before seen footage shot for the song.

Now this DVD boxset will have some collection of Jackson’s re-mastered audios, and videos along with unedited version of the 1991 video ‘Black and White”. However, it is the “One More Chance” that will be the one f the main attracting features of the box. The box will also have 60 pages of Michael Jackson’s photos that will showcase.

October 15, 2010: Even months after his death, Michael Jackson still remains the most popular face of pop. And Michael Jackson fans have more to cheer about as a collection of videos featuring the King of Pop will be available in stores as early as next month. The new Michael Jackson album tentatively titled “Michael Jackson’s Vision” will consist of a total of three DVDs and will be available in music stores by the 22nd of November, reported the media on Wednesday.

While the new boxed-set DVDs will feature the well known Michael Jackson classics like ‘Thriller’, ‘Bad’ and ‘Black and White’ in remastered video, it will also include an unreleased album titled ‘One More Chance’. According to the representatives.

Michael Jackson's last ever music video will be included in a new compilation album of the late singer's work. The clip was shot in 2003 for single 'One More Chance', which was intended to promote his Number Ones LP. The single and video were later dropped following allegations of child abuse. The unseen promo will be included in the release of Vision, a new compilation DVD slated for release on November 22. The DVD features 42 music videos from (more)...

London, Oct 14 – For the first time, late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s video for ‘One More Chance’ is being released.

The clip is included in a complete library of the late star’s videos, which is being restored and re-released, reports the Mirror.

The Michael Jackson’s Vision box set includes more than four hours of material, including the full version of ‘Black Or White,’ which was cut short after its initial release due to violent imagery and Jackson’s gyrations.

Jackson also made a short film for the song ‘One More Chance,’.

Previously unseen footage from Michael Jackson's "One More Chance" video is set to be released as part of a DVD boxset of his hits. Michael Jackson's Vision will feature the King of Pop's complete video library, all restored and revamped for the collectors' item.

It will include the full version of "Black or White", complete with allegedly violent footage and clips showing the singer gyrating, which had to be cut from the 1991 single release. But the highlight of the boxset will be the scenes from the short film Jackson shot for "One More Chance", which was never released after he hit the headlines for allegations of child molestation in 2003.

The boxset, which features four-and-a-half hours of material, will be released on November 22.

New York (AP) — Michael Jackson's complete library of videos is being restored and rereleased, as well as a never-released clip for his song "One More Chance." The "Michael Jackson's Vision" boxed set is due out on Nov. 22 and includes 4½ hours worth of material, including the full version of "Black or White," which was cut short after its initial release due to violent imagery and Jackson's gyrations. Jackson made a short film for the song "One More Chance," but it was never released. He was charged with sexual molestation in 2003, right around the time the single was released....

It's time to dust off your moonwalk. Michael Jackson's entire videography is heading to DVD in time for the holidays. "Michael Jackson's Vision" features over 40 Michael Jackson music videos for over 4 hours of era-redefining music and visuals.

Jackson's music videos, including the 13-minute music video epic "Thriller" and Martin Scorsese-directed 18-minute clip for "Bad," will be spread across three discs. Ten of the music videos have never before been released to DVD, including the Stan Winston-directed "Ghosts," "She's Out of My Life," and "Say Say Say," featuring Paul McCartney.

Also included in the set is the never-before-seen clip for "One More Chance," the R.Kelly-penned single from "Number Ones." Also included are classic videos like "Scream," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Remember the Time," "Blood on the Dance Floor," "You Rock My World," and more.

Jackson's videography, all featuring restore and remastered picture and sound,...

Black Music Month Playlist: House Party"Nuttin' But Love" by Heavy D & The BoyzJune is here and summer is officially around the corner. Besides being an amazing month filled with warm weather and backyard BBQs, it's also Black Music Month. And while we all agree that every month is the right time to celebrate Black music, we've pulled together some amazing playlists that we'll be featuring three times a week on Essence.com. This week we're getting the party started with the hottest hits for a house party."Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & White"Runaway" by Nuyorican Soul"Before I Let Go" by Maze"Back to Life" by Soul II Soul"Yeah" by Outkast"Go" by Common"Get Busy" by Sean Paul"Public Service Announcement" by Jay-z"Electric Relaxation" by A Tribe Called Quest"One More Chance" by Notorious B.I.G."You're All I Need" by Mary J. Blige...

The Awl "10 Reasons Why You Should Give Me One More Chance This Weekend" by that bucket of charm "Russell Crowe". (teehee)

Go Fug Yourself theorizes that Cate Blanchett stole a White House carpet

Go Fug Yourself... and welcomes Cannes crazy with open arms

Catalogue of Curiousities "floating heads of doom!"

Buzz Sugar the trailer for True Blood Season 3

Mister Hipp "He can take it." I love this illustration of Wolverine. So fun

Towleroad Elton John covering Madonna hits with scandily clad go go boys. What the hell?

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The Portland Mercury hilarious movie marquee. Poor Terrence Howard

A Socialite's Life Christina Ricci to join Laura Linney on Broadway in September. Interesting

Playbill Antonio Banderas returning to Broadway for Kander & Ebb's Zorba

Empire strangest bedfellows ever: Charlie Kaufman + Kung Fu Panda

/Film yes I've heard about the duleing Monroe biopics: Naomi Watts vs. Michelle Williams. Just haven't mentioned...

Lindsay Lohan -- One More Chance

Third time will be a charm for Lindsay Lohan's deposition ... or else.

TMZ was in court this Am when lawyers for the people suing Lindsay  -- over a wild ride on Pacific Coast Highway back in 2007 -- asked a judge to order her to show up for her deposition.  The attorneys also asked for sanctions against Lindsay, for not showing up twice for her depo.

But there were technical problems with the legal docs that were filed, and the lawyers -- including Lindsay's lawyer, Ed McPherson -- agreed that Lohan will really really appear on May 4 for her deposition.

But this time the judge made it clear ... he'll throw the book at her if she doesn't appear.

Source: TMZ...

Ralph McDaniels and J.Period blend Biggie's songs with new beats and visuals on the mixtape DVD, in Mixtape Daily.

By Shaheem Reid

Notorious B.I.G.

Photo: Getty Images

Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables

Mixtape DVD: "March 9: Video Remix Collection"

Headliners: The Notorious B.I.G., Ralph McDaniels and J.Period

Key Cameos: No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. "Flava in Ya Ear" over the track from Jay-z's "P.S.A." "Hypnotize" over the track from Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full." "One More Chance" over the instrumental from Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" and the Gap Band's "Outstanding."

Essential Info: Ralph McDaniels is hip-hop. He's been documenting the culture since the beginning. In the early '80s, McDaniels, then a college student, would tape footage of hip-hop godfathers like Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel, not because he had an outlet to put it on,...

Ralph McDaniels and J.Period blend Biggie's songs with new beats and visuals on the mixtape DVD, in Mixtape Daily.

By Shaheem Reid

Notorious B.I.G.

Photo: Getty Images

Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables

Mixtape DVD: "March 9: Video Remix Collection"

Headliners: The Notorious B.I.G., Ralph McDaniels and J.Period

Key Cameos: No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. "Flava in Ya Ear" over the track from Jay-z's "P.S.A." "Hypnotize" over the track from Eric B and Rakim's "Paid in Full." "One More Chance" over the instrumental from Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" and the Gap Band's "Outstanding."

Essential Info: Ralph McDaniels is hip-hop. He's been documenting the culture since the beginning. In the early '80s, McDaniels, then a college student, would tape footage of hip-hop godfathers like Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel, not because he had an outlet to put it on,...

Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Red Café also join party in Brooklyn on anniversary of Biggie's death.

By Shaheem Reid

Diddy at the Notorious B.I.G. Memorial Party

Photo: MTV News

Brooklyn, New York -- Diddy says March 9 should be a national holiday, observing the life and legacy of his friend the Notorious B.I.G., who died on that day in 1997. On Tuesday night, he threw a special party in B.I.G.'s hometown, and rounded up his troops, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Red Café and Busta Rhymes, and headed out to the nightspot The Lab.

"All Diddy told me was to set up a stage," Brooklyn DJ Mister Cee, who discovered Biggie back in the early '90s, said early in the night. "I don't know who's coming, I don't know who's not coming. But if you're not in this building, you're gonna miss something legendary. Diddy told me he's gonna show his ass tonight.

The star-studded music video from Jamie Foxx has been released via Bet on Wednesday, February 25. This would be the video of "Blame It" that features T-Pain and is lifted from his third studio album "Intuition" (2008). The video itself is another project by Hype Williams.

Foxx mainly lined up awards winners from his movie realm, such as Ron Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Forest Whitaker and Jake Gyllenhaal. Not stopping there, cameos are also made by Quincy Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Morris Chesnut, Clifton Powell, Alex Thomas, Tatyana Ali, Bill Bellamy, Clarence Avant, Tommy Davidson and more.

The idea of having so many stars in one music video roots from his inspiration of Notorious B.I.G. "We wanted to sort of relive the Biggie (experience)," Foxx said to MTV. "Remember when Biggie did the 'One More Chance' remix video? So, we relived that. But (we have) the most Oscar-nominated and Oscar...

With the Grammy awards being handed out last Sunday night and the Brits looming this coming Thursday music is very much on the agenda. Getting in on this is the new big cinema release of the week – Notorious, a biopic of east coast rapper Notorious B.I.G. However, if you don’t fancy hanging at Biggie’s crib (to put it in MTV lingo), there are plenty of other movies coming your way from today including a cute family flick, scary slasher horror and Steve Martin falling over a lot. And we mean a lot.

If you see… Notorious, the true-life tale of rapper Notorious B.I.G. charting his rise to fame from humble roots in Brooklyn to the shock of his murder at the age of just 24.

Why Not Check out his greatest hits collection featuring hip-hop anthems “One More Chance” and “Hypnotize”. Learn more about the east-west coast feud between Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious soundtrack. There’s the sneaking suspicion that Notorious is going to end up being Ray with rap, but what’s certain is that it comes custom built with a soundtrack chronicling the life’s work of one of the most omnipresent and important rappers of all time.

How important is Biggie? Well, I’m a white middle class Englishman, and I like him. And that’s something. When a rapper gets played in a club in the Bronx at 2am, it’s one thing. When kids talk about him in schools in small towns in Sussex in between their Geography and French classes, it’s another thing entirely. (Americans who have no knowledge of Sussex – picture the exact opposite of the Bronx)

If nothing else, the Notorious soundtrack is a fine platform to emphasize the quality that Biggie brought to the genre – he comes across as a rough and proud urban storyteller,...