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Issa Rae Productions (a name that I'm sure you're all very familiar with by now) teamed up with Finc Entertainment Group and Dormtainment to announce the release of "Killing Lazarus," a feature-length drama/thriller which the press release says was developed from concept to completion for the trifecta's international web audience. The film, written and directed by Desmond Faison (best known as “Dude” from Black & Sexy TV’s web series "The Couple" and also the founder of Finc Entertainment), chronicles the final three days of the ill-fated friendship between Lazarus James and Thurgood Jacobs, and stars Tracey Duke and Deji...

Black & Sexy TV is an online entertainment and lifestyle network founded by Dennis Dortch, Numa Perrier, Brian Ali Harding, and Jeanine Daniels that produces the kind of content its name would lead you to think it produces. That is, It focuses on programming for a “young, progressive, Black audience who seek a truer reflection of their modern culture.” The company is adamant about its independence, too, but don’t let that and the dated Black & Sexy TV website lead you to believe the quality of its productions are in any way inferior. The people behind the brand have an impressive pedigree, Plus, they just inked a development deal with HBO. The premium cable and satellite television channel with more than 140 million subscribers worldwide will develop The Couple, a realistic comedy web series about a heterosexual relationship with the kind of dialogue you’d expect in a mumblecore flick, but the...

Congrats to Dennis Dortch, Numa Perrier, Jeanine Daniels, Desmond Faison and the rest of the Black&Sexy.TV team, as The Couple, their immensely popular web series, just might be coming to a TV screen near you some time in the future! I'm told that the creatives have entered an agreement with HBO that will bring The Couple, the web series that amusingly explores relationship dynamics, to the cable TV network, with none-other-than Spike Lee exec producing! It's the kind of move (TV networks picking web series) that many have wanted to see happen more often, as trends we've been tracking for at least the last 2 years, show content creators,...

The toughest stage in the production is now behind them (granted every stage presents its own set of challenges; but I think we can agree that raising necessary funds/financing is often the hurdle that most are never able to get over). The Kickstarter campaign they launched a month ago, officially ended today, October 9, with a grand total raised of $32,665 (from 477 backers, or about $68 each) - 30% more than their campaign goal, which was $25,000!  Needless to say, they're definitely making this movie. Congrats to Dennis Dortch, Numa Perrier, Jeanine Daniels, Desmond Faison and the rest of the Black &Sexy Team! The...

It's coming, It's coming!  Yesterday, The Couple not only reached but as of today surpassed its $25,000 fund raising goal. Congrats to the Black and Sexy Team! So The Couple series created by Dennis Dortch, Jeanine Daniels, and Numa Perrier, via their Black & Sexy brand, starring Numa Perrier and Desmond Faison will be a feature film. They have 8 days left in the campaign and it's not too late to still pledge your support.  Many readers are active participants in the filmmaking process and know that a little cushion is a good thing. Check out the celebratory moment and The Couple Bonus Episode below:...

If you missed our announcement of this, or just need to revisit the details, here's a quick recap: The web series The Couple (created by Dennis Dortch, Jeanine Daniels, and Numa Perrier, via their Black & Sexy brand, starring Perrier and Desmond Faison), is becoming a feature film! The feature film's story will center on how winning a large sum of cash ($750,000) changes the lives of the couple, and those close to them. To Kickstart the project, the production team launched a fundraising campaign yesterday, to raise $25,000 in 30 days (27 days to go). I want to see the complete film, so I already made my contribution, and...

If you missed our announcement of this, or just need to revisit the details, here's a quick recap: Fans of the web series that amusingly explores relationship dynamics, The Couple (created by Dennis Dortch, Jeanine Daniels, and Numa Perrier, via their Black & Sexy brand, starring Perrier and Desmond Faison), will be glad to know that a feature film based on the popular series is in the works! Here's what we know thus far: - First, it doesn't mean the web series will end; it will continue; consider the feature film an extension of the brand. It's a great time to be a content creator, as you're not limited to 1 or 2...

This is the kind of news that gets a black film writer excited! Fans of the web series that amusingly explores relationship dynamics, The Couple (created by Dennis Dortch, Jeanine Daniels, and Numa Perrier, via their Black & Sexy brand, starring Perrier and Desmond Faison), will be glad to know that a feature film based on the popular series is in the works! Dennis revealed the news in an interview with 24 Wired TV earlier this week (embedded below), and of course I had to know more, as several questions immediately came me when I first heard the news.  Here's what I learned that can be shared at this time: - First, it...

Episode 5 of The Couple...  courtesy of Dennis Dortch, Jeanine Daniels, Numa Perrier and Desmond Faison. Watch the latest below titled Man Of The House. And as an Fyi, Dennis says that July is "The Couple Month," with all new episodes every Sunday; And congratulations are in order, as the Black & Sexy TV brand hit it first milestone - 10,000 YouTube subscribers.

Continuing on with the hilarious, fun and sexy web series 'The Couple,' by Dennis Dortch, exec-produced by Jeanine Daniels and starring Numa Perrier and Desmond Faison. They're you, me and everyone we know. If you missed the last Minisode titled One Bathroom, you can watch it Here. Watch the latest below, Minisode #8, titled Eating Out.  Numa's character particularly irksome in this one; yet she's lovely and we can't resist this duo. :)...

You know them... they're The Couple...  we've gotten to know them a little bit, and will continue to get to know them, as long as Dennis Dortch, Jeanine Daniels, Numa Perrier and Desmond Faison alow us to do so. They're you, me, and everyone we know; hilarious, sexy, and fun to hang out with. You know... regular folk :) Why some network hasn't picked this up (or The Number) as a potential series yet is puzzling to me. But maybe each works fine just like this, in small doses. But I'm sure Dennis and company have bigger plans. Watch the latest below, Minisode #7, titled One Bathroom, as Black &...