Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s T-Street banner and MRC are behind the project based on the 2001 novel ‘Erasure’ by Percival Everet and starring Jeffrey Wright

Well, this should be interesting! ~ V Orion Pictures — the MGM label headed by Alana Mayo — has acquired the feature directorial debut of Watchmen writer Cord Jefferson. Jeffery Wright stars in the project from Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s T-Street and MRC. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, the movie centers on Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a writer and English professor whose … Continue reading Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s T-Street banner and MRC are behind the project based on the 2001 novel ‘Erasure’ by Percival Everet and starring Jeffrey Wright

HBO Max Orders Issa Rae Comedy Series ‘Rap Sh*t’

The show will follow two estranged high school friends from Miami who reunite to form a rap group. Insecure may be ending but Issa Rae is already setting up her next comedy series.HBO Max has doled out an eight-episode order to a new half-hour series from her that’s tentatively titled Rap Sh*t. The show will follow two estranged high school friends from Miami who reunite to … Continue reading HBO Max Orders Issa Rae Comedy Series ‘Rap Sh*t’

Regina Hall on the Two Hollywoods, Spirituality and Success

Since the start of her career in the late 1990s, Regina Hall had been the kind of actress who maybe didn’t have the pull to get films made, but whose vital, unshowy performances very often made the films in which she appeared. Then came the surprise one-two of 2017’s hit comedy “Girls Trip” and 2018’s critically acclaimed indie “Support the Girls” and, with it, something … Continue reading Regina Hall on the Two Hollywoods, Spirituality and Success