Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate the magic of cinema.

Today, we revisit the gem that is ‘Eve’s Bayou‘ which explores the traumatic yet fantastical nature of memories. In it, Jurnee Smollett plays a young girl named Eve Batiste whose life is changed when she witnesses a traumatic scene which she is asked to bury by “reimagining” what happened.

It isn’t long before the truth about what she sees and what is out there decides that it is no longer willing to hide in the dark.

Memory is a selection of images – some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain. The summer I killed my father, I was ten years old.

Revisit the picture with us below…

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‘We’re back!’

Exciting words from Grammy-winning Pop star Justin Timberlake as the star revealed his readiness to reboot the postponed ‘Man of the Woods’ tour after a highly publicized battle with vocal cord issues.

Less than a month ago we reported the 37-year-old pressed the brakes on the successful jaunt due to doctor’s advisement.  Now, after weeks of vocal rest, it appears the ‘Mirrors’ maestro is looking to give kick his new year off on the good foot!

Hear his announcement inside:

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If its commercial performance on sales charts is to serve as indication, it’s pretty clear #TeamBreezy isn’t undecided on how they feel about Chris Brown‘s latest single.

Produced by Scott Storch (who is also responsible for Brown’s 2005 breakout single, ‘Run It’), ‘Undecided’ – released just Friday (January 4) – has already zoomed to the top of iTunes sales chart…

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#Ariantors are apparently more than ready to see their fave, Ariana Grande, take the stage at the 2019 Coachella festival.

As we reported here, Grande – who, at 25 years old, made history as the fest’s youngest headliner – is sharing billing honors with rapper Childish Gambino.  Together, the twosome (alongside Khalid, Janelle Monae, Solange, H.E.R., Anderson.Paak, Diplo, and other featured performers) have sent concertgoers in a frenzy and caused a quick sellout.

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Don Lemon doesn’t feel Ellen DeGeneres was wrong for urging the general public to forgive Kevin Hart for his homophobic remarks because she, as far as he sees it, wasn’t the offended party.

Many of Hart’s tweets were directed at gay men of colour which left many feeling that Ellen found it easy to forgive and forget because she isn’t/wasn’t on the receiving end of his supposed vitriol.

Watch Don, and others, break it down below…

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R. Kelly’s efforts to silence his sexual abuse victims have fallen flat once again thanks to Dream Hampton and the millions who are tuning in/engaging with her docu-series ‘Surviving R. Kelly.’

Now, the performer (who is said to be riddled with wild sexually transmitted diseases) has learned that the heat he is facing for his horrific acts is to intensify in the coming week.

Why? Because the marriage certificate he forged to force the late Aaliyah to sign when she was a minor has surfaced online.

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As social media commenters continue to discuss ‘Surviving R. Kelly,’ the jaw-dropping Lifetime documentary that premiered this week to highlight the longstanding sexual abuse allegations that surround singer R. Kelly, the debate for who is to blame rages on.

From fingers pointed to the alleged victims’ parents to members of Kelly’s entourage and more, the conversation – which is also fueled by a segment of the program dedicated to the ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ star’s documented relationship with the late songstress Aaliyah when she was underage – recently took an interesting turn thanks to unearthed archived footage of another of her producers – Timbaland (born Timothy Mosley).

Mosley, who credits his contributions to the singer’s 1996 album, ‘One In a Million,’ as his breakthrough work, also revealed in a 2011 episode of E!’s “True Hollywood Story” that he fell in love with her shortly after their initial meeting.  The problem?  She was only 16…

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After finessing their way to a top 5 hit courtesy of the 90’s-inspired ‘Finesse,’ Grammy-winning singer Bruno Mars and chart-topping rapstress Cardi B are set for a redo if new reports are to be believed.

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Mary J. Blige, Jay Z, Lady Gaga, John Legend, and Dave Chappelle are among the names reportedly approached by ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ producer, Dream Hampton, to contribute some form of commentary to the 3-part docuseries, airing exclusively on Lifetime.

While Legend reports he accepted the invite without hesitation, his counterparts all declined.  Among the names making headlines most for the refusal is The Roots star Questlove (born Ahmir Thompson).  Taking to Twitter, Thompson revealed his reason for opting out of the documentary – a move that garnered a swift clap back from its producer, Dream Hampton.

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Chris Brown‘s newest single may be christened ‘Undecided,’ but his longtime record label are more than sure of the potency of their partnership with the star.

For, they’ve re-upped with the singer in a major way.

Details below…

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#Fighters who missed the chance to catch Christina Aguilera on 2018’s ‘Liberation’ tour – her first Stateside jaunt in a decade – got a taste of what the ‘Genie In a Bottle’ is serving up these days courtesy of her headlining slot at this year’s ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin Eve’ special.

Soldiering through a rain storm on Monday (December 31) in New York City, the diva took to Times Square to belt out hits ‘Come On Over,’ ‘Fighter,’ ‘Ain’t No Other Man,’ and many more before the clock struck 12.

Initially only available on TV broadcast, the performance has now been released online.

Curious to see how she fared? Look inside:

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In disheartening news that ironically comes as little surprise, R. Kelly – presently at the center of a media firestorm thanks to the scathing Lifetime documentary ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ – is still enjoying the fruit of the very labor designed to bring him down.

The three part docuseries, which features interviews and cameos from the Grammy winner’s alleged sexual abuse victims as well as people who claim to have witnessed said perversion, premiered last night and set social media alight with its jaw-dropping accusations.  And, while the debate that accompanied the hashtag #SurvivingRKelly saw a number of commenters disgusted by the evidence presented in the documentary, there were certainly a fair share of defenders of the ‘Bump N’ Grind’ star.

Their collective defenses obviously escalated from words to action as real time iTunes and Spotify charts both report INCREASED activity surrounding some of Kelly’s most popular titles.  Details below:

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