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The best part about sequels is that they have the opportunity to build upon the narrative, the characters, and the worlds established in the first movie. Smile 2 proved that it was able to expand upon the events of the first movie, while adding a fresh take on its terror also. However, prequels are able to expand upon the mythology, and backstory of the characters, and in some cases, improve the original movie considerably.

There are many sequels with a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than the original, but when a good prequel gets everything just right, it brings a wonderful new perspective to the first movie. However, some of the worst prequels of all time prove that the best intentions of even the greatest filmmakers can backfire. Therefore, it's imperative for studios, and their creative teams, to think carefully about what made the first movie so successful, and plan accordingly for the backstory.

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for No Hard Feelings, I’m a Virgo and Downey’s Dream Cars.

Downey’s Dream Cars premiere

Robert Downey Jr. made a rare red carpet appearance to debut his new Max series at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on June 16.

Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey

No Hard Feelings premiere

Jennifer Lawrence joined director Gene Stupnitsky and co-stars Andrew Feldman, Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, Natalie Morales, Hasan Minhaj, Kyle Mooney, Scott MacArthur, Zach McClarnon, Jordan Mendoza, Matthew Nozska, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Amalia Yoo at the New York premiere of their new comedy on Tuesday.

John Phillips, Laura Benanti, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Gene Stupnitsky, Natalie Morales, Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Feldman and Matthew Broderick Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Feldman

I’m a Virgo premiere

Stars Jharrel Jerome, Brett Gray,...

What couple hasn't argued over a mysterious phone call?

Allblk's newest series, Judge Me Not, has many great things going for it, including the exploration of mental illness with its main character, psychological thrills, and zany characters.

But at the center of the series is also a romantic relationship between newly appointed judge Zelma Jay Johnson and her boyfriend, if that's a term you can even ascribe to him, Daryl.

TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at the all-new episode hitting the Allblk streaming network today!

And things get a bit intense for Zelma and Daryl.

Judge Me Not is one of the latest additions to the streaming network.

It's a series created, written, and executive produced by Divorce Court veteran Judge Lynn Toler, who has worked with AMC networks and We TV on series such as Marriage Boot Camp.

The series is very loosely based on and...

Judge Lynn Toler lived a live that has to be seen to be believed. That’s the goal of the new series “Judge Me Not,” which debuts Thursday, May 25 on Allblk. The show takes inspiration from the life of Judge Toler, a Black woman who rises above the difficulties in her life to become an eminent success. But even judges are not immune to the chaos life can bring. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Allblk.

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Loosely based on the life of the famed Judge Lynn Toler, Judge Me Not is the story of Zelma Jay Johnson (Chyna Layne), an exceptionally bright, young Black woman who struggles with mental health issues,...

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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Never Have I Ever, Beast, Day Shift and Secret Headquarters.

Beast premiere

Idris Elba premiered his new film alongside producer Will Packer and costars Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries at MoMA on Monday.

Idris Elba, Sabrina Dhowre, Heather Hayslett and Will Packer Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, Leah Jeffries and Idris Elba

Secret Headquarters premiere

Owen Wilson, Jesse Williams, Michael Peña and Jessie Mueller walked the red carpet on Monday in NYC for the premiere of their Paramount+ superhero family film.

Jesse Williams, Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost and Jessie Mueller Paramount CEO Bob Bakish and Owen Wilson

Five Days at Memorial premiere

On Monday, Apple TV+ celebrated the premiere of Five Days at Memorial...

The revolting children are singing up a storm in the first teaser for the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (premiering this holiday season).

Alisha Weir (Darklands) stars as the titular Matilda Wormwood, “an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results,” per the official synopsis. The cast also includes Emma Thompson (Years and Years) as awful school headmistress Miss Trunchbull; Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel) as Matilda’s kind teacher Miss Honey; and Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire) and Andrea Riseborough (Waco, Bloodline) as Matilda’s uncaring parents.

Netflix announced Tuesday that it will be premiering Ali Wong’s new comedy special, “Don Wong,” on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.

The special is Wong’s third with Netflix, following 2016’s “Ali Wong: Baby Cobra” and “Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife” in 2018. “Don Wong” was filmed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in New Jersey in November 2021, and features Wong discussing her deepest fantasies, the challenges of monogamy and her feelings about single people.

The project is the latest addition to a slate of projects between Wong and Netflix, including the 2019 film “Always Be My Maybe” and the upcoming series “Beef.” Wong also voices characters on animated shows including Netflix’s “Ask the StoryBots,” “Ada Twist,” “Scientist” and the Emmy-winning adult comedy “Big Mouth.”

“Don Wong” is directed by Nahnatchka Khan, with Wong serving as executive producer alongside Ravi Nandan, Inman Young, Alli Reich and Corey Deckler for A24.

Exclusive: Talent manager Johnny Webster has joined Beverly Hills-based management/production company Thruline Entertainment.

Webster moves to Thruline from Industry Entertainment, where he spent the last three years, after stints training at management companies Impression Entertainment and New Wave Entertainment. He began his Hollywood career in production and then casting.

Webster brings a client list to Thruline that includes J. Alex Brinson (All Rise), Tobie Windham (Just Roll With It), Corey Reynolds (Resident Alien), Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman), Chyna Layne (She’s Gotta Have It), Jake Borelli (Grey’s Anatomy), Catherine Haena Kim (Ballers), Henri Esteve (Grown-ish) and Natalie Hall (Unreal).

“We are in a growth-oriented mindset at the moment, and were so pleased when we had the opportunity to meet Johnny, said Thruline principals Chris Henze, Jb Roberts, Willie Mercer and Ron West in a joint statement. “The film and television marketplace is in a unique transition. More...

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Spike Lee is expected to shop She's Gotta Have It series to other outlets as he works on Da 5 Bloods for Netflix.

She's Gotta Have It season 3 is up for grabs. Netflix has canceled Spike Lee’s series less than two months after its season 2 premiere, according to Variety. The series, which was titled after the filmmaker's 1986 feature film debut, follows Nola Darling as a young sex-positive, polyamorous pansexual graphic artist based in Brooklyn.

“Spike Lee is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and we’re thrilled he brought the series She’s Gotta Have It to Netflix,” Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said in a statement. “While this is our last season, we’re very proud that it will be on our service for years to come, and excited to be working with Spike on his upcoming Netflix film Da 5 Bloods.

She’s gotta have it.. but Netflix apparently doesn’t.

Spike Lee’s series adaptation of his 1996 feature film has been cancelled at the streaming behemoth after two seasons. Lee will reportedly shop the comedy elsewhere.

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TVLine’s Streaming Renewal Scorecard has thusly been updated.

In Season 2, She’s Gotta Have It followed free-spirited artist Nola Darling (played by DeWanda Wise) as...

Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” is ending after two seasons at Netflix. Lee is expected to shop the series to other platforms, according to a person familiar with the situation.

“Spike Lee is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time and we’re thrilled he brought the series She’s Gotta Have It to Netflix. While this is our last season, we’re very proud that it will be on our service for years to come, and excited to be working with Spike on his upcoming Netflix film Da 5 Bloods,” said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix.

The series is a television adaptation of Lee’s 1986 indie film of the same name. Lee created and produced the series, which was his first foray into series television.

“She’s Gotta Have It” starred DeWanda Wise as Nola Darling, a woman in her late 20s living in Brooklyn juggling her job,...

How darling is Nola Darling, during the second season of the She's Gotta Have It TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like She's Gotta Have It is cancelled or renewed for season three. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the She's Gotta Have It season two episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here.

A Netflix comedy, She's Gotta Have It stars DeWanda Wise, Lyriq Bent, Cleo Anthony, Ilfenesh Hadera, Margot Bingham, Anthony Ramos, Chyna Layne, and Fat Joe. Set in the Fort Greene Neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the comedy-drama centers on Nola Darling (Wise), a modern black woman, full of love for her family,...

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A Netflix comedy, She's Gotta Have It stars DeWanda Wise, Lyriq Bent, Cleo Anthony, Ilfenesh Hadera, Margot Bingham, Anthony Ramos, Chyna Layne, and Fat Joe. Set in the Fort Greene Neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the comedy-drama centers on Nola Darling (Wise), a modern black woman, full of love for her family, her friends, her lovers, her art, her neighborhood,...

Nola Darling is going to need a longer summer. In the new Season Two trailer for Spike Lee’s Netflix show, She’s Gotta Have It, the Brooklyn protagonist (DeWanda Wise) declares a few not-so-modest goals to accomplish in three months: become a better painter, be a better romantic partner and “get that schmunny.”

Later in the clip, the character also reveals an equally ambitious goal: to expand beyond her painting and become a “multi-disciplinary” artist. But with the prospect of becoming a “broke artist” looming, she struggles with the...

Spike Lee, of course, has made TV before. But later this spring comes the first TV work from Oscar winner Spike Lee. Fresh off his “BlacKkKlansman” screenplay win and in anticipation of his upcoming movie with Chadwick Boseman, Netflix has released a trailer for Season 2 of “She’s Gotta Have It,” the ongoing series reworking of his 1986 breakout film.

Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise) is back, along with an array of friends and former lovers. While Season 1 prominently featured Nola’s shifting attitudes toward Mars (Anthony Ramos), Jamie (Lyriq Bent), and Greer (Cleo Anthony), this season seems firmly focused on her journey to find her own artistic voice. Along the way, she has help from her partner Opal (Ilfenesh Hadera) and other close friends Shemekka (Chyna Layne) and Clorinda (Margot Bingham).

Striving to find artistic success while navigating tricky corporate entanglements appears to be one of the running themes of the season,...

The New Founding Fathers of America are ready to make America great again in the first full trailer for The First Purge. Chyna Layne, Lex Scott Davis, Luna Lauren Velez, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, Y’lan Noel star in the fourth sequel to The Purge. The film was directed by Burning Sands filmmaker Gerard McMurray. Longtime Purge franchise scribe, James DeMonaco wrote the script. The film was produced by legendary horror house, Blumhouse Productions, home of instant genre classics Get Out and Paranormal Activity.

Jemele Hill is leaving her position as co-anchor of ESPN’s Sportscenter — but President Trump isn’t to blame.

Last fall, Hill was suspended from her position for two weeks after she tweeted that Potus is a “white supremacist”. The tweet caught the attention of the White House, who said that her actions were a “fireable offense.”

Hill, though, made clear on Twitter that her exit — to join ESPN’s sports/social/cultural issues site, The Undefeated, was purely her choice.

I have a few things to say … pic.twitter.com/tqEBXLajtp

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 26, 2018

It is unclear whether...

Chyna Layne (Precious), who recurred in the first season of Spike Lee’s Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2. Layne plays Shemekka Epps, a friend of Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise). The series, a contemporary update of Lee's groundbreaking 1986 indie film, centers on Nola (Wise), a Brooklyn-based sexually liberated, free spirited painter/mixed media artist in her late 20s. She’s a woman who’s struggling to define herself and…...

It’s been 30 years, but Spike Lee is returning to the world of “She’s Gotta Have It.”

Lee’s first feature film debuted in 1986 and helped launch one of the industry’s most significant directorial careers in the three decades since. Now, Lee is bringing those same characters to TV.

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DeWanda Wise stars as Nola Darling, an unapologetic young woman living in Brooklyn trying to figure out her social and professional lives. That pursuit brings another tricky aspect: navigating her relationships with three different lovers.

The newest trailer from Netflix touches on her relationships with Greer (Cleo Anthony) and Jamie (Lyriq Bent), while also featuring Anthony Ramos’ take on Mars Blackmon, the “She’s Gotta Have It” character who eventually became a cultural touchstone.

The “She’s Gotta Have It” cast also includes Margot Bingham,...

Nine months after Spike Lee announced a series adaptation of his landmark debut film, 1986's She's Gotta Have It, Netflix announced the show's release date and issued its debut teaser-trailer. The 10-episode project will launch on Thanksgiving, November 23rd.

Lee created, produced and directed the contemporary update of She's Gotta Have It, which marks his first TV project.

DeWanda Wise stars as Nola Darling, a late-Twenties Brooklyn artist navigating career, personal and romantic challenges. Greer Childs (Divergent's Cleo Anthony), Jamie Overstreet (The Book of Negroes' Lyriq Bent) and...

This Thanksgiving, fans of Spike Lee’s revolutionary debut film can feast on a series update of She’s Gotta Have It.

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Netflix announced that She’s Gotta Have It will release on Thursday, Nov. 23, with all 10 episodes directed by Lee. The series stars DeWanda Wise (Shots Fired) as Nola Darling (played in the 1986 film by Tracy Camilla Johns), a Brooklyn-based artist struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her friends, her job and her three lovers: cultured model Greer Childs (played by Cleo Anthony, Divergent), protective investment banker Jamie Overstreet (Lyriq Bent,...

Spike Lee’s first TV series, “She’s Gotta Have It,” will launch on Netflix this Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, the streaming giant announced Monday. The 10-episode series is billed by the company as a “contemporary update” of Lee’s 1986 debut film of the same name. DeWanda Wise (“Shots Fired”) leads the show as Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late twenties struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her friend group, her work, and her three lovers: Greer Childs (Cleo Anthony), Jamie Overstreet (Lyriq Bent) and Mars Blackmon (“Hamilton’s” Anthony Ramos). Chyna Layne, Ilfenesh Hadeara, Margot Bingha,...

She's Gotta Have It has some new company. Deadline reports Chyna Layne and Ilfenesh Hadera have joined the upcoming Netflix series.Based on the movie by Spike Lee, the show "centers on Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise), a Brooklyn-based sexually liberated, free spirited painter/mixed media artist in her late 20s struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her friends, her job and her three lovers, played by Lyriq Bent, Cleo Anthony and Anthony Ramos."Read More…...

Update 11/4/16: Chyna Layne and Ilfenesh Hadera have joined the cast of Spike Lee’s Netflix series adaptation of his feature film debut, “She’s Gotta Have It.” DeWanda Wise is starring as Nola Darling; Cleo Anthony will play Greer Childs; Anthony Ramos is… Continue Reading →...

Chyna Layne (Precious) and Ilfenesh Hadera (Baywatch) have joined the cast of Spike Lee's 10-episode Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, a contemporary update of Lee's groundbreaking 1986 indie film. The series centers on Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise), a Brooklyn-based sexually liberated, free spirited painter/mixed media artist in her late 20s struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her friends, her job and her three lovers, played by Lyriq Bent, Cleo…...

New Line Cinema and MGM have released a barnd new the trailer for "Barbershop: The Next Cut," the third installment of the Barbershop franchise.

The film stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Anthony Anderson, Jazsmin Lewis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Common, Regina Hall, Nicki Minaj, Chyna Layne, Michael Rainey Jr., Deon Cole, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lamorne Morris, J.B. Smoove, Tyga, Margot Bingham, and Isaiah John.

Film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee from a screenplay written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver.

It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop,...

New Line Cinema and MGM have released the trailer and poster for "Barbershop: The Next Cut," the third installment of the Barbershop franchise. The film stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Anthony Anderson, Jazsmin Lewis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Common, Regina Hall, Nicki Minaj, Chyna Layne, Michael Rainey Jr., Deon Cole, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lamorne Morris, J.B. Smoove, Tyga, Margot Bingham, and Isaiah John.

Film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee from a screenplay written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver.

It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin (Ice Cube) and his longtime crew, including Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop,...

Barbershop 3‘s cast continues to expand with the addition of Margot Bingham. Bingham, who joins fellow Barbershop newcomer Common, will play the character of Bree, described as “a natural beauty who wears her distrust of men on her sleeve.” She’ll appear as a romantic rival to Chyna Layne’s ‘Kayla’, and abhors a romantic vacuum. The joint New Line/MGM production is due for release February 19, 2016. Bingham has also recently been announced for the cast of the upcoming ABC…...

Back in June, I did an interview with up and coming Chicago based filmmaker Christopher Nolen (Here), which proved that you don’t have to be in N.Y. or L.A. to achieve your filmmaking dreams. His latest project, which he discussed in the interview, "72 Hours," with an ensemble cast featuring Harry Lennix, Timon Kyle Durrett, Erica Hubbard, Terri J. Vaughn, Cynda Williams, Brian Hooks, Chyna Layne, Brely Evans, Tangi Miller, and Thea Camara and is set to be released later this year. The first official trailer for the film was released yesterday and is embedded below. The film deals with a reformed womanizer (Durrett) living the good life with a...

'Class of 2010' issue is the answer to Vanity Fair's controversial 'New Hollywood' picks.

By Shaheem Reid

<i>Fearless Magazine</i>

Photo: Arian Simone Enterprises

The new magazine Fearless launches this month by answering Vanity Fair's "New Hollywood" issue with its "Fearless Class of 2010."

While Vanity Fair was criticized for featuring only white actresses on the cover, Fearless showcases women of color. Getting the front-page stamp for the mag's maiden voyage are Tia Mowry, Naturi Naughton, Monique Coleman, Jennifer Freeman, Kyla Pratt, Tiffany Hines, Chyna Layne and Lauren London.

London, who has a child with Lil Wayne, revealed that she will star in the VH1 movie "Single Ladies," which Queen Latifah is spearheading, and she also explained her spirituality. "I'm always a fighter. With God, no person can stop you," she told the mag.

Meanwhile, Mowry, who stars in the "The Game," said she lives her life like the name of the magazine.

This is a review of Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar and Chyna Layne, and directed by Lee Daniels. Despite being executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and featuring Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and talk show host Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, is no glitzy Hollywood outing. In fact, if anything, this is more Ken Loach by way of Harlem.

This is a Pure Movies UK competition to win the Blu-ray of of Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar and Chyna Layne, and directed by Lee Daniels). Despite being executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and featuring Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and talk show host Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, is no glitzy Hollywood outing. In fact, if anything, this is more Ken Loach by way of Harlem.

This video contains exclusive interviews with 82 women working in the film and television industry (one for every year of the Oscars) including Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple (1976: Harlan County USA, 1991: American Dream), actress Chyna Layne (Precious) and producer Neda Armian (Rachel Getting Married) to name just a few. This film was born six weeks ago, over dinner, as we discussed Kathryn Bigelow's nomination and wondered why there hadn't been more women nominated in the category of best director. The next week we set out to speak with 82 women -- one for every Oscar -- and asked them the following questions: If you had an unlimited budget to make a film, what would you make? What is your proudest professional accomplishment? Which women have inspired you? ...

'An Education'"An Education" is a wonderfully bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring a top-notch ensemble. Set in 1961 London, the film recounts what happens when Jenny (Carey Mulligan), a bright but bored high school student, falls in love with David (Peter Sarsgaard), an urbane older man who introduces her to chamber music, art auctions, late-night concerts, and sex. He is also a bit of a con man.Mulligan doesn't hit a false note, conveying the emotional life of a highly intelligent yet profoundly innocent 17-year-old girl. In Jenny's eyes, David is the romantic outsider, more so as he slyly seduces Jenny's reluctant parents—especially Jack, her irascible, buffoonish dad (Alfred Molina). Conceived in broad comic strokes, Jack borders on caricature, yet Molina makes him plausible and, in the end, sympathetic. Jack is misguided but he loves his daughter. Sarsgaard is fine as a warm and loving guy who can't help being a bastard as well.

Lest we forget, for all the talk this year about whether the New York Film Festival in particular and arthouse film in general have become elitist and unwelcoming to the general population, one of this year's major indie buzz films features no less a celeb for all demographics than Mariah Carey, in her fifth cinematic role.

Mimi and her man were out in full force at the festival's Lincoln Center screening of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire," an impressively star-studded event also saw costars Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Chyna Layne, Sherri Shepherd, Ephraim Benton and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe, who plays the title character, out on the red carpet. (Mo'Nique, despite the Oscar buzz her role in the film has generated, chose not to make an appearance.)

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Bobby Cannavale, Wendell Pierce and Steve Buscemi were amongst the other stars who came out in support of the film.

A couple days away from its theatrical release, "Madea Goes to Jail" has been given a red carpet treatment as Lionsgate Films threw a New York premiere on Wednesday, February 18. Held at AMC Loews Lincoln Center in New York, the special screening event was attended by movie stars and musicians among others.

From the cast ensemble, Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Aisha Hinds, Sofia Vergara, Vanessa Ferlito and Robin Coleman were all making an appearance on the evening. Joining them were producer Reuben Cannon and those making the cameo in the movie, including TV personality Sherri Shepherd and Judge Greg Mathis.

Aside from the cast and crew of "Madea Goes to Jail", the event also saw other actors, such as Chyna Layne of "Cadillac Records", Dennis L.A. White and Naturi Naughton of "Notorious" and Gabourey Sidibe of "Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire". R 'n' B singers,...

The cast of Cadillac Records brought their movie to New York City last night, highlighted by Beyonce Knowles and Jay-z. The newlyweds and longtime loves hardly ever do the red carpet together, so it's such a treat to see him out to support his wife looking so happy. They're always having a blast somewhere around the world, but with her opening up a little about their marriage and seeing them together here might mean a new leaf for B and J. They weren't the only ones at the premiere, Adrien Brody had Elsa Pataky on his arm as always while Gabrielle Union and Emmanuelle Chriqui looked gorgeous solo. The movie hits theaters this Friday and between the cast there's more than enough beauty to go around, though Beyonce swears we won't be able to recognize any Sasha Fierce in her Etta James. To see lots more from the premiere including Kelly Ripa,...

After a premiere in Los Angeles late November, "Cadillac Records" brought the glam to New York. On Monday, December 1, the drama musical saw a star-studded screening event being held at AMC Loews 19th Street in the Big Apple, where stars from Beyonce Knowles to Kelly Ripa were spotted.

Though missing out on the signature red carpet, the premiere extravaganza was still attended by Knowles' co-stars, Adrien Brody, Columbus Short, Eamonn Walker, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Gabrielle Union, Mos Def, Chyna Layne and Jeffrey Wright. Producer Sofia Sondervan and director Darnell Martin also made time to come to the event.

Beside all of the film's cast and crew, celebrity guest, like Akon, Ne-Yo, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Carmen Ejogo, Mark Consuelos, Tamara Tunie and Elsa Pataky, have also been seen among the attendees. Hip hop mogul Jay-z was also spotted coming to the evening event alongside wife Knowles.

"Cadillac Records" is directed and scripted by Darnell Martin.

A Los Angeles premiere event for "Cadillac Records" has been held on Monday, November 24, evening, at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California. Benefiting Phoenix House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those affected by addiction, the gala saw the film's stars dressing up for the special occasion.

While scruffy Adrien Brody walked down the red carpet wearing a black suit, his co-star Beyonce Knowles came to the premiere dressed in a black Dolce & Gabbana dress with puff sleeves. Brody was accompanied by Elsa Pataky, whereas Knowles brought her mother, Tina Knowles, to the special evening.

Other than Brody and Knowles, their other co-stars making an appearance at the event included Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Eamonn Walker, Columbus Short and Chyna Layne. The film's producer Andrew Lack as well as other guests, such as Etta James, Lauren London, Rachel Roberts and Sanaa Lathan were also seen on the red carpet.

"Cadillac Records...