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Moviefone's New Release of the Week "Jack Reacher" What's It About? Tom Cruise stars in the long-anticipated adaptation of the best-selling series of novels about a tough-as-nails military investigator searching for a deadly sniper who has already claimed several victims. See It Because: Although "Reacher" purists were upset that Tom Cruise didn't fit the book's interpretation of the alpha hero, the film is still a gritty, throwback action movie with old-school gruffness. Moviefone's Blu-ray of the Week "Finding Nemo 3D" What's It About? The beloved Pixar classic about a father and son fish separated from each other gets the 3D upgrade. See It Because: "Nemo" is one of the animation studio's most lush, colorful productions ever -- and now you can experience the tropical visuals with in an even-more immersive experience. New on DVD & Blu-ray "In the Hive" In or Out? In "Mama" In or Out? In "The Oranges" In or Out?...

It was the opening night film for last year's American Black Film Festival - Robert Townsend's In The Hive, which he produced and directed. It stars Michael Clarke Duncan, (in what is one of his last film appearances), Loretta Devine, Vivica A Fox and newcomer Jonathan "Lil J" McDaniel, who plays the film's central character, which is based on the true story of a woman who started an alternative school for troubled youth in North Carolina. Here's a longer synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys lives by a few simple rules, all rooted in a world of brazen, retaliatory violence. His very survival depends on his ability to...

The NAACP Image Awards have announced the nominees for their 44th annual awards show during a live press conference from the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. Anthony Anderson (Guys with Kids), Niecy Nash (The Soul Man), Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Garcelle Beauvais (Flight), Tyler James Williams (Go On), and Zendaya (Shake It Up!) announced the categories and nominees.

The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Winners will be announced during the two-hour star-studded event, which will air live on Friday, February 1 (8 Et live/Pt tape-delayed) on NBC.

Following is the list of categories and nominees for the 44Th NAACP Image Awards:

Television

Outstanding Comedy Series

"Glee" (Fox)

"Modern Family" (ABC)

"The Game" (Bet)

"The Mindy Project" (Fox)

"The Soul Man" (TV...

It was the opening night film for last year's American Black Film Festival - Robert Townsend's In The Hive, which he produced and directed. It stars Michael Clarke Duncan, (in what is one of his last film appearances), Loretta Devine, Vivica A Fox and newcomer Jonathan "Lil J" McDaniel, who plays the film's central character, which is based on the true story of a woman who started an alternative school for troubled youth in North Carolina. Here's a longer synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys lives by a few simple rules, all rooted in a world of brazen, retaliatory violence. His very survival depends on his ability to...

The second annual Gary Indiana International Black Film Festival is set to kick off on Friday October 5 and will continue through October 7. One of major events for this years festival will be an appearence by filmmaker Robert Townsend (Five Heartbeats, The Meteor Man, Hollywood Shuffle, The Parent Hood, etc) who will screen and discuss his latest film project In The Hive ststarring the late Michael Clarke Duncan (in one of his last screen appearences), Loretta Devine, Vivica A. Fox and Roger Guenveur Smith Among the other films that will be screened are Byron Hurt's Soul Food Junkies, Steve James' The Interrupters and Rashad Ernesto Green's Gun Hill Road. ...

We take a look back at the work of the much loved star of The Green Mile, who died yesterday

Michael Clarke Duncan's move from bodyguard duties into acting was pretty seamless: lots of bit parts in TV shows and films like Back in Business, Bulworth and The Players Club came his way, all of the "bouncer", "body builder" and "security guard" variety. His big break came after he stopped real-life minding, and scored a role in Jerry Bruckheimer's epic space-disaster movie Armageddon. Though only one of the squad guys, he earned instant immortality with his "you the man" utterance in the final climactic sequence. (It's at 4:48.)

And anyone supposing he was the new Ving Rhames was put to rights in the scene where Duncan began frugging in leopardskin underpants - it's even more effective with the Spanish dubbing.

But it was his subsequent casting in The Green Mile,...

I recently had the pleasure of putting some questions to Canadian actress Ali Liebert, who I (and my long-time Boomtron followers) know best as “Nikki the bartender” from Harper’s Island. We talk about what her current projects are–hint: she has a lot!–and what it’s like working with people who have household name recognition. Read on to find out what she had to say!

Elena Nola: Since I know you from Harper’s Island, I want to start off with a few questions about that. First, simply, what was your favorite part about that series?

My favorite part was forming a friendship with the kind and lovely Elaine Cassidy (Abby Mills). We still hang out whenever I’m in La. Also working with my old friend Ben Cotton was fabulous. Friendships are always the best part of any show. In terms of the actual filming process, shooting...