Queen Latifah Gossip

Queen Latifah doesn’t get the shine that she deserves in hip-hop history. I wrote about this unfortunate fact when she was honoured by VH1 in 2016 Full Story

Yesterday at CinemaCon, the cast of Girls Trip made an appearance to talk about the film and introduce new footage. If you don’t know about Girls Trip, it’s the female-led raunchy comedy starring Jada Pinkett Smith Full Story

“Who you calling a bitch?” This line. It’s one of my favourite hip-hop lines of all time. With it, Queen Latifah cemented herself in hip-hop history. She was not a bitch or a ho. Full Story

Let’s start by acknowledging that I am a cynical asshole and not at all this movie’s target audience. Miracles from Heaven was not made for me but I have to review it anyway, and I do so knowing full well that what I identify as problems won’t register with the movie’s intended audience. Full Story

Queen Latifah won a SAG Award for her work in Bessie. And it doesn’t seem like she was expecting it, because, as she said, “I am in shock”. I had to rewind her speech a few times though to unpack what she said, very quickly, afterwards, because it stayed with me – did you catch it too? “I am in shock right now. Full Story

“…Hello, Dorothy!” I mean, come on.  Did you see that star? That alleged ‘rookie’, Shanice Williams? Did you see her kill this show, without breaking a sweat? What a blast that was to watch.  It’s not just people being nice (when have you ever heard of people being nice on Twitter?) Look at the reaction she got from the rest of the cast: Our new star @LuvbeingShanice Full Story

You’ve heard me rattle on all year about these televised musicals. The Wiz airs Thursday night on NBC, and it is going to be far better than the live musicals of the previous years, which is good for musical lovers but bad for live-tweeters. This article from the Hollywood Reporter Full Story

Taraji P Henson was named Best Actress in a Drama Series last night at the Critics’ Choice TV Awards. As you know, Empire was arguably the most successful series premiere of the season. And the critics have been quick to honour new talent and creativity – they were the first (and few) to recognise Tatiana  Maslany’s work in Orphan Black. Full Story

Come on. There was probably no one else at Pearson today with his pants hitched up higher than Christoper Walken's. Imagine - standing at the bar with Walken and Bill Murray at the same time...? I might want this more than I want Johnny and Winona to get back together.  Full Story

I love technology. I’m writing this in the car, on the sea to sky highway from Vancouver to Whistler, with my Rogers rocket stick, on my laptop posting to my blog. Dean and I talked about this a while ago. Some people say I wish I lived in this era, or back in that era, but Dean and I love living right now. Full Story

They’re loyal, that’s for sure. If it’s one thing that might offset the chill factor of their Xenu loving, it’s that the Smiths will get down for their friends. And maybe with them too… but those are maybe gaybe rumours for another day. Last night it was the premiere of the Secret Life of Bees in LA and Will and Jada, who are tight with Latifah, showed up to throw their full support behind the Queen. Full Story