To the consternation of her agents, the poet and novelist Sapphire refused to talk to Hollywood for five years after her acclaimed book Push was published. “I just felt that a bad or corny film could destroy it,” Sapphire says now. “It could do a lot of damage.” In the end, Sapphire says, she had to let [...]
Monday, March 8, 2010
A representative for Mariah Carey has shot down reports the superstar is expecting her first child with husband Nick Cannon. The Hero singer sparked pregnancy speculation at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on Friday when she told reporters, “I have a lot of new acting projects coming up… But there’s also something else [...]
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Harlem drama “Precious” won five prizes Friday at the Spirit Awards honouring independent film, including best picture and trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique and director Lee Daniels. Sidibe won best actress Friday for “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” playing an illiterate teen pulling herself out of an abyss of [...]
Thursday, March 4, 2010
A week long series in which we uncover some facts about this year’s Oscar nominated films that you (probably) didn’t know. 1. Helen Mirren was originally supposed to take the role of the social worker played by five-octave-spanning diva Mariah Carey. As director Lee Daniels told Essence, the much-decorated British thespian dropped out at the last [...]
Friday, February 12, 2010
Mariah Carey’s cold was a running theme at the singer’s Air Canada Centre show. “If you don’t mind, just have a little mercy. I mean, it’s not like you can just take a Theraflu while you’re onstage,” she languidly told the crowd, mimicking herself dozing off mid-concert. It’s a testament to her vocal talent, then, [...]
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Here is a quick update of Mariah Carey’s chart positions in Canada: Official Canadian Urban Albums Chart 26. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (down 5) Official Canadian Physical Singles Chart 65. Obsessed ( down 8 ) Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel is in stores now. Purchase Mariah’s new album TODAY from: iTunes Canada | Amazon Canada (CD) Source: Mariah Connection | Thanks to Ju [...]
Thursday, February 11, 2010
•At the Air Canada Centre •in Toronto on Tuesday It was getting late. The pre-concert music – Michael Jackson’s Greatest Hits – was nearly exhausted. Better be starting something, and quick. Then the giant purple curtains split in half and the skies opened, clearing the way for The Voice of Five (Some Say Four and a Half) [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Dazzling as ever, Mimi kept both a cold and a video shoot for new song “100%” in check. Editorial Rating: 3 Stars Though she’d plainly rather die than stop acting like a teenager, there isn’t a showbiz professional on Earth who couldn’t learn something from watching Mariah Carey operate. Sure, she’s had her share of Kanye moments, [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Given the so-so reviews of her current album and inability to sell out even half of the arena she once filled, you’d think Mariah Carey would be quick on the mark for last night’s Air Canada Centre concert. An hour before showtime her publicist put photographers and reviewers on alert that the songstress would be taking [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
RATING: 3.5 out of 5 After reading about her starting late and indulging in other diva-like behavior on the Canadian leg of her Angels Advocate tour, I was expecting the worst from R&B-pop superstar Mariah Carey as she touched down at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night. And while she did appear about 45-minutes later than [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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