Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today, in honour of her often overlooked contributions to Pop culture and the representation of African-Americans in a prejudiced world, we revisit Dorothy Dandridge‘s life by way of the 1999 biopic ‘Introducing Dorothy Dandridge’ which starred Halle Berry.

Unfamiliar with her remarkable story and her ties to the brilliant Harry Belafonte?

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The triumphant yet turbulent life of Michael Jackson is to be honoured with its very own Lifetime biopic.

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Excuse us while we do our happy dance at news that Queen Latifah is hard at work to reboot the popular 90’s series ‘Living Single.’

A staple in many of our homes during its run from 1993-1998, the show – starring Queen Latifah, Kim Fields, Kim Coles, Erika Alexander, and more – certainly left a mark on television (especially for women of color).  Now, with an unquestionable need for that type of representation on television, Queen took to ‘Watch What Happens Live’ with Andy Cohen to discuss where she is in the development of taking us back to a ’90’s kind of world.’

Hear it from her mouth below:

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On January 28th, Lifetime will explore the parallels of the notion of love in its original film, ‘Love By The 10th Date.’

Directed by Nzingha Stewart, romantic comedy follows Gabrielle Fateful (Meagan Good), who takes on the theory of 10 dates to find love and happiness. With the help of her trusted sister-circle Nell (Kellee Stewart), Billie (Keri Hilson) and Margot (Kelly Rowland), the journey to obtaining the gift of love nothing short of the typical shenanigans.

Ahead of its premiere, That Grape Juice brings you an EXCLUSIVE clip of the flick, which features Gabrielle (Good) on a hilarious dinner date.

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Welcome to Screen Juice, the TGJ original feature whipped up to keep you in the loop with all things Film and TV related.

Who makes up the ingredients of today’s entertainment smoothie?

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Fret not fans of ‘The Good Wife.’

The the legal drama had its curtain call last year after seven years on air, as such their were a river’s worth of tears shed when the final credits rolled.

However, in a rare move by network CBS, the story continues with official spin-off ‘The Good Fight.’

Due to debut on February 19th, the series centers on popular character Dianne Lockhart (played brilliantly by Christine Baranski).

Picking up a year after the events of May’s ‘Good Wife’ finale, the show sees Diane forced to start over at one of Chicago’s top law firms after a huge financial scam wiped out her entire savings.

She joins fellow ‘Good Wife’er Lucca Quinn (played by Cush Jumbo) at the company and sets sail on a whole new rollercoaster.

The first trailer whet appetites handsomely and now the extended sneak peek continues to pique interest. Check it out below…

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‘Prison Break’ returns this April!

The smash hit drama has been off-air for seven years yet remained popular thanks to its cult-like popularity (and Netflix).

Much to the joy of viewers, FOX confirmed in 2015 that a revival of the Wentworth Miller led show had been commissioned. Officially billed as a “special event” series, it functions as the show’s fifth season.

The plot had been kept under wraps, yet all of that changed today when a brand new trailer was unleashed.

With Michael (Miller) once again behind bars in Morocco, can his clan (led by brother Phillip) get him out?

Peep the extended sneak peek below…

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As if an ongoing Twitter dragging wasn’t enough to get the message across, now King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s family are chiming in to help slam upcoming British comedy, ‘Urban Myths,’ which features a white actor [Joseph Fiennes] portraying the music royal.

Jackson’s daugher and nephew, Paris and Taj, have both voiced their frustrations with the casting choices and echoed sentiments of a move many are calling “racially insensitive,” “disrespectful,” and even “shameful.”

Curious to see their weigh ins on the matter?  Read them below:

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Fans of Fox hit ‘Empire’ have ample cause to celebrate today.

For, the network have just announced the Lee Daniels music drama has been renewed for the 2017/2018 TV season.

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Last night, millions of Americans tuned in to watch President Obama offer them his farewell address before he parts ways with the White House to make way for his predecessor Donald J. Trump.

In it, he thanked his family for their support as he stood as leader of the free world and outlined the highs and lows of his presidency.

Fortunately, the praise he received for his speech was undisturbed by news of Trump’s alleged penchant for “Golden Showers” on social media.

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As we previously announced, ‘Dance Again’ diva Jennifer Lopez is looking to do just that with her new NBC reality dance competition ‘World of Dance.’

Acting as executive producer of the series, she’s joined by R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo and actor/choreographer Derek Hough on the judging panel to crown the show’s inaugural winner and hand the lucky dancer a cool $1 million prize.

And, while the show – akin to FOX’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ – is not set to premiere until Spring 2017,  Lopez took to Instagram today to give fans their first look at what they should expect when it arrives.

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The 74th annual Golden Globes, hosted by ‘Tonight Show’ host/funnyman Jimmy Fallon, was greeted by a much needed ratings spike after see two consecutive years of decline.

Viewers anxious to see who would take home the coveted trophies amongst television nominees ‘Atlanta’ (FX), ‘Scandal’ (ABC), and ‘Black-ish’ (ABC) as well as film nominees ‘Hidden Figures’ (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer), ‘Fences’ (Denzel Washington, Viola Davis), and ‘Moonlight’ (Mahershala Ali) were thrilled to see their favorites take the gold.

Curious to see just how many tuned in?  Find out below:

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