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Flavor Unit Entertainment
Flavor Unit Entertainment is an American entertainment company originally launched in Jersey City, New Jersey, but is now based in Miami, Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ..., United States. The company was founded by Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere in 1995. The company produces films and television shows. In February 2013, Netflix signed an exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Flavor Unit Entertainment. Netflix will have its pick of movies produced by Flavor Unit Entertainment to debut on its streaming service. In April 2014, Flavor Unit Entertainment entered into an exclusive programming partnership with BET Her, Centric to re-brand the cable television channel as the first network designed for the black woman. The deal includes bringing Flavor Unit En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream (TV Series)
''Scream'' (also known as ''Scream: The TV Series'') is an American anthology slasher television series developed by Jill Blotevogel, Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie for MTV and Brett Matthews for VH1. It is based on the slasher film series created by Kevin Williamson. The series is produced by Dimension Television and MTV Production Development, and was formerly filmed in Louisiana, in locations such as Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Blotevogel and Jaime Paglia originally served as showrunners during the first season before being replaced by Michael Gans and Richard Register in the second season, because of creative differences. The first two seasons were situated in the fictional town of Lakewood, where a string of murders took place. At the center of those murders was Emma Duval (played by Willa Fitzgerald), a teenage girl who is somehow tied to the town's dark past. The series premiered on MTV on June 30, 2015, and concluded its first season on September 1, 2015. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanaa Hamri
Sanaa Hamri (; born November 19, 1977) is a Moroccan-American film, television, and music video director. She has directed music videos for musicians including Prince, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, and Sting. She is known for her 2010 film '' Just Wright'' and the 2008 movie '' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'', as well as for her music video for the Nicki Minaj song " Super Bass". Hamri made her directorial debut in 2006 with the romantic comedy '' Something New''. Scholar Shelley Cobb has credited Hamri's work as " fferingalternative representations of black women that productively engage with and even challenge usual stereotypes, even as they use and conform to mainstream cinematic conventions". Early life Hamri was born in Tangier, Morocco, to Moroccan Muslim Mohamed Hamri and Jewish Moroccan Blanche "Blanca" Hamri. Her father came from the town of Jajouka and was a painter and author. Hamri's mother was a teacher. Both of Hamri's parents were part of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Wright
''Just Wright'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sanaa Hamri, starring Queen Latifah and Common. The film tells the story of a physical therapist, Leslie Wright, who falls in love with a professional basketball player, Scott McKnight. It received mixed reviews from critics. The film was released in the United States on May 14, 2010. Plot Leslie Wright, a physical therapist and die-hard basketball fan, is searching for a boyfriend but keeps being told by men that they see her only as a friend. After buying a house, Leslie allows her impulsive and irresponsible godsister Morgan Alexander to stay at her home; Morgan dreams of becoming an NBA trophy wife. Following a game between the New Jersey Nets and the Orlando Magic, Leslie helps the Nets' star player Scott McKnight at a gas station. They share a friendly conversation about basketball and jazz, and Scott invites Leslie to his birthday party. Leslie attends the party but also brings Morgan who quickly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Hudlin
Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was President of Entertainment for Black Entertainment Television, Black Entertainment Television (BET). Hudlin has also written numerous graphic novels. He co-produced the 88th Academy Awards ceremony in 2016 as well as other TV specials. Hudlin's breakout film was 1990's ''House Party (1990 film), House Party''. He also directed the 1992 film ''Boomerang (1992 film), Boomerang''. Alongside Warrington, he executive produced the 1994 Anthology film, anthology television film ''Cosmic Slop (film), Cosmic Slop'', and directed the first of the film's three segments, "Space Traders". Hudlin worked as a producer on the 2012 film ''Django Unchained'', directed by Quentin Tarantino, which received an Academy Awards, Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson George
Nelson George (born September 1, 1957) is an American author, columnist, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Biography George attended St. John's University. He was an intern at the '' New York Amsterdam News'' before being hired as black music editor for ''Record World''. He later served as a music editor for ''Billboard'' magazine from 1982 to 1989. While there, George published two books: ''Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound'' in 1986, and ''The Death of Rhythm & Blues'' in 1988. He also wrote a column, entitled "Native Son", for the ''Village Voice'' from 1988 to 1992. He first got involved in film when, in 1986, he helped to finance director Spike Lee's debut feature '' She's Gotta Have It''. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, New York, George still resides in the Fort Greene section of the borough. Literary work George has authored numerous non-fiction books, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Support (film)
''Life Support'' is a 2007 American drama television film directed by Nelson George and starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real-life story of Ana Wallace, an HIV-positive woman. The film premiered on January 26, 2007, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and premiered on HBO on March 10, 2007. Plot Ana Wallace (Queen Latifah) was diagnosed with HIV 11 years ago. She got the virus from shooting cocaine with her boyfriend, Slick ( Wendell Pierce). Slick had the virus first but did not tell Ana he had it. Ana is devoted to her work at Life Support, an AIDS outreach group, but she struggles to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter, whom she lost custody of 11 years ago due to her drug addiction. Cast * Queen Latifah as Ana Wallace * Anna Deavere Smith as Lucille * Wendell Pierce as "Slick" * Rachel Nicks as Kelly Wallace * Evan Ross as Amare * Gloria Reuben as Sandra * Tony Rock as Ness * Darrin Dewitt Henson as "MJ2" * Tracee Ellis Ross as Tanya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perfect Holiday
''The Perfect Holiday'' is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Lance Rivera, starring Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Charlie Murphy, and Terrence Howard, and is produced by Academy Award-nominated actress Queen Latifah, who also serves as narrator. The film was released on December 12, 2007. It was also the first film by Destination Films to receive a wide release since ''Beautiful''. Plot Benjamin (Morris Chestnut) is an aspiring songwriter who attempts to break into the music business by giving a copy of his recording track of a Christmas album to a rap artist named J-Jizzy ( Charles Q. Murphy). Nancy (Union) is a divorced mother, who is too busy taking care of her three children to take care of herself. Her daughter Emily (Khail Bryant) overhears her mother say that she wished for a compliment from a man, and the daughter tells the local mall's Santa Claus about her mother's wish. The Santa Claus turns out to be Benjamin, who notices Nancy. Later, while sitting in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bille Woodruff
Bille Woodruff is a director of film, television and music videos, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists since the mid-1990s. These artists include Joe, for whom Woodruff has directed 9 music videos since 1994, and Toni Braxton, with whom he has worked 10 times since 1996. Woodruff directed the videos for some of Braxton's biggest singles, including " Un-Break My Heart", " You're Makin' Me High", and " He Wasn't Man Enough". Film and television career Woodruff directed the 2003 film ''Honey''. Rumors stated singer and actress Aaliyah was originally slated to play the title role, but died before filming began. However, Woodruff said, "That’s incorrect. It was supposed to be Beyoncé. That’s been widely reported but it’s incorrect. She couldn’t do it because of her touring schedule for her first album '' Dangerously in Love''." She was replaced by Jessica Alba. The film was released on December 5, 2003 and opened at #2 at the US Box Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Shop
''Beauty Shop'' is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Bille Woodruff. The film serves as a spin-off of the ''Barbershop'' film series, and stars Queen Latifah as Gina Norris, a character first introduced in the 2004 film '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business''. This film also stars Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Mena Suvari, Kevin Bacon and Djimon Hounsou. Released theatrically in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on March 30, 2005, ''Beauty Shop'' received generally mixed reviews from critics. The film grossed $37.2 million worldwide against a $25 million production budget. Plot Widowed hairstylist Gina Norris has moved to Atlanta so her daughter Vanessa can attend a private music school. After a disagreement with her domineering Austrian boss Jorge, she quits and sets up her own shop, purchasing a run-down salon with the help of a loan officer. The shop is old fashioned and needs a lot of work, so Gina hires an electrician named Joe to help bring i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Rivera
Lance "Un" Rivera is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter, record producer, and music executive. Career Lance Rivera began his musical career when he met neighborhood rapper Christopher Wallace, who performed under the name Biggie Smalls. After hearing him perform, Rivera offered to finance his musical career. Undeas Recordings and Untertainment In 1994, Rivera and his business partner, The Notorious B.I.G. founded Undeas Recordings. Rivera received a cash advance of US$200,000 from Atlantic Records to launch the label. An eighth of the budget was allocated towards the debut studio album of Junior M.A.F.I.A., which was formed the year prior. Junior M.A.F.I.A. released their only album under Undeas/Atlantic, ''Conspiracy'' in 1995. The album received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in less than a month and spawned two singles: " Player's Anthem" and " Get Money"; both of which gained way for the breakout solo career of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cookout
''The Cookout'' is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Lance Rivera, written by Ramsay Gbelawoe & Jeffrey Brian Holmes, and story by Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, and Mikey Martin. The film introduces Quran Pender (credited as "Storm P") as Todd Anderson and stars Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Jenifer Lewis, Meagan Good, Jonathan Silverman, Farrah Fawcett, Frankie Faison, Eve, Danny Glover, and a special appearance by Latifah. It tells the story of a basketball player who has joined the New Jersey Nets which his parents celebrate with a family cookout at his new home while a former classmate comes up with a devious plot. This was the last film for both Carl Wright and Farrah Fawcett before their respective deaths in 2007 and 2009. The film was met with negative reviews. In 2011, there was a sequel called ''The Cookout 2''. Plot Todd Andersen (Quran Pender) has just signed a 5-year/$30 million contract with his hometown basketball team the New Jersey Nets. He purchases many new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |