‘The Color Purple’ is reborn on the big screen this December.

Based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, which itself was an adaptation of Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the latest incarnation of the story is a musical movie led by Fantasia.

The multi-hyphenate talent is joined by a stellar cast that includes Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R, Halle Bailey, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Batiste, and Ciara.

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Audiences in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are singing the praises of ‘Dicks’ – the racy new musical starring comedians Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson as well as GRAMMY-winning rapstress Megan Thee Stallion (born Megan Pete).

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‘Basketball Wives‘ bounces back to screens October 9 for its highly anticipated season 11 premiere and this time the top-rated VH1 reality show is bringing company.

Welcoming back veteran cast member Evelyn Lozada to the fold, the polarizing reality diva will join main cast members Shaunie Henderson, Jennifer Williams, Jackie Christie, Brooke Bailey as well as new faces Brittany Renner, Vanessa Rider, Jac’Eil Duckworth, and Clayanna Warthen.

But wait; there’s more!

The long-rumored, Orlando-based spinoff was recently confirmed and will be toplined by former ‘Basketball Wives LA’ star Meghan James.

Leading a cast filled with names like Mulan Hernandez, Nique Brown,Ashley Snell, Danielle Miller, Lyndzie Marble, Mackenzie Hyatt, Morgan Bledsoe, and Nikki Nicole, the Sunshine State-set series is slated to debut just after the premiere ‘BBW: LA.’

Before viewers find out if it will be a ratings slam dunk like its predecessor, hop inside to see the trailer to both shows.

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Mia Thornton has been put on blast by her soon-to-be ex-husband Gordon Thornton.

As reported, the 38-year-old ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star announced that she is separated from her 71-year hubby after 11 years of marriage.

And while Mia asked for “privacy” after sharing the news, Gordon is turning the volume up on his side of the story – which is far from endorsing.

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Once a verbal deal has gone south, a funeral homeowner (portrayed by Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones) calls on a slick attorney (portrayed by Jamie Lee Foxx) to save his family business from a half-billion-dollar corporation attempting a takeover in the new Amazon Studios’ film ‘The Burial.’

A gripping tale of corporate corruption, racial injustice, and greed, the Maggie Betts-directed flick – based on Jonathan Harr‘s unforgettable 1999 ‘New Yorker‘ article of the same name – is based on the real life story of Doug Wright.

With a limited theatrical run starting Friday (October 6), ‘Burial’ – also starring Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, Pamela Reed,  Alan Ruck, and Bill Camp – premieres on Amazon Prime Video for streaming October 13.

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‘Filthy‘ hitmaker Justin Timberlake gets down and dirty in the sinister trailer for his new movie ‘Reptile.’

Directed by Grant Singer, the film follows a detective (Benicio Del Toro) who is working to piece together the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of a young real estate agent married to Timberlake’s untrustworthy character.

Also starring Alicia Silverstone, Ato Essandoh, Michael Beasley, Eric Bogosian, Michael Pitt, and more, the star-studded cast join forces to give viewers a thriller like none they’ve seen before.

“I wanted to get to the end as quickly as possible — just like a good book or suspenseful novel,” Justin said in an interview promoting the film. “I liked the idea of playing a character that has to constantly react to the unpredictability of what’s thrown in his direction.”

Ahead of the suspenseful flick’s Netflix premiere on October 6, hop inside to see the official trailer.

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The revered and very true tale of Tonesa Welch – one of the 80’s most prominent female figures in the drug game – comes to small screen courtesy of the BET+ original film ‘First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story.’

Directed by award-winning actress Vivica A. Fox, ‘First Lady’ tells the story of a middle-class woman in Detroit whose seduction of dealing drugs comes courtesy of a leading drug lord who gives her a taste of what the life of crime can yield.

Starring Michelle Mitchenor, Leon, Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore, Tobias Truvillion, Kellie Williams, Daphnique Springs, Tristin Fazekas, Faith Malonte, and more, hop inside to see the sizzling trailer ahead of the flick’s premiere on October 5.

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Another Hollywood couple has waved the flag on their marriage. And this time it’s Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson. 

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Tamar Braxton‘s whirlwind romance with JR Robinson has ended.

Because the attorney – who the songbird met on Peacock dating show ‘Queens Court‘ – has announced that the pair’s relationship is over.

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‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Mia Thornton has surprised fans by announcing that she and her husband of 11 years Gordon Thornton are separated.

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Almost four months after the death of DC Young Fly‘s partner Ms Jacky Oh, an official autopsy has relayed the official cause of her passing.

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