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Black America Web
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Katt Graham on Lifetime's "If I Run" and Staying Inspired
Source: Reach Media / Urban One Y'all already know Kat Graham brings that energy wherever she goes, but when she pulled up to 'Posted on The Corner,' she was serving authenticity and inspiration like only she can. The multi-talented actress is back on our screens with Lifetime's 'If I Run,' premiering August 2nd, and sis is not playing around. 'The movie's a faith-based film, so I don't mind talking about it,' Graham shared, breaking down how her spiritual foundation shapes everything she does. 'I always meditate every day, I pray every day. I'm somebody that, you know, I don't play with my peace.' In 'If I Run,' Kat steps into the role of Casey, a character running from the law – a complete flip from her previous role in 'Duplicity' where she was holding law enforcement accountable. 'I love, as a black woman, playing different characters that show different sides of who we are,' she explained, emphasizing how representation matters in every role she takes. We care about your data. See our privacy policy. But it's not just about the acting for Kat. She's tapping into real pain to bring authenticity to her performances. After losing her brother in 2021, she's learned that 'grief doesn't have a time. It'll just hit you randomly, and it comes in waves.' That raw emotion? She channels it into her craft, making every scene hit different. Living in Atlanta keeps her grounded and inspired, away from the 'flaky' LA energy. She's about that meditation life, daily prayer, and surrounding herself with kindness – because as she puts it, 'kindness and being kind to people just gives you a different kind of protection.' For young black actresses coming up, her advice is simple but powerful: 'You just got to be your most authentic self and bring your truth to everything that you do.' Kat Graham isn't just acting – she's living her purpose, ten toes down. READ MORE STORIES: Katt Graham on Lifetime's 'If I Run' and Staying Inspired Turk Opens Up About Joseph, Hot Boys Legacy, and Overcoming Adversity Cam'Ron & Omar Gooding Back-And-Forth Beef Continues To Escalate SEE ALSO
Hindustan Times
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Madea Destination Wedding trailer out: When and where to watch Tyler Perry's iconic character's new film
Tyler Perry's iconic character, Grandma Madea, marked her 20th anniversary this year. On this occasion, Madea is now set to travel to the Bahamas in the new film Madea's Destination Wedding. The film is set to stream on Netflix on July 11. It will be Perry's 13th movie as Madea, as per Variety. (Also read: Tyler Perry's legal thriller Duplicity to debut on Prime Video on this day) As per the trailer, the plot kicks off when Brian (Madea's nephew and Joe's son, also played by Perry) and his ex-wife Debrah (Taja V. Simpson) learn that their daughter Tiffany (Diamond White) is engaged to Zavier (Xavier Smalls), a rapper she met on a yacht. In the trailer, she announces to the family that the wedding is in two weeks. At the beginning of the trailer, Madea refuses to go to the Bahamas, saying, "I am illegal in 92 countries. I cannot go all the way to the Bahamas. " However, when she is reminded that there will be an open bar, she confirms her arrival. "We will be there," said Madea in the trailer as quoted by Variety. As per the trailer, Madea (Tyler Perry) and her crew, including Cassi Davis Patton's Aunt Bam, Tamela J. Mann's Cora, David Mann's Brown and Joe, find themselves island-bound, despite being cramped in coach on the flight. Like all Madea movies, this project is also expected to have humour and a social message. The trailer also showcases all the pre-wedding festivities, including the wild bachelor and bachelorette parties. The viewers also expect a lot of drama before the couple makes their way down the aisle, reported Variety. In the trailer, Madea also discusses the importance of trust in marriage, indicating the complications between the couple. "She's up to something. You know something ain't right about this. Something ain't right about it at all. If you don't have trust in a marriage, you don't have nothin," says Tyler Perry as Madea in the trailer, as quoted in Variety. Tyler Perry shared the trailer through his Instagram handle. Madea's Destination Wedding is produced by Perry, Angi Bones and Yolanda T. It is directed by Tyler Perry. (ANI)
Los Angeles Times
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Why ‘Elsbeth' creators Robert and Michelle King still watch dailies. All of them
Elsbeth was created as a deus ex machina. Back in 2010, on 'The Good Wife,' the writers kept painting our characters into corners, finding dilemmas they couldn't escape, and then finding ways for them to do so. Elsbeth Tascioni was such an escape. We wanted Alicia Florrick, our lead, to have to rely on a character who was the exact opposite of her: a quirky and confused lawyer with no color sense who was intuitively brilliant. In other words, a female Columbo — someone Alicia didn't know she needed until she arrived. It was a character meant to last only three episodes. Then we met Carrie Preston. Our casting director, Mark Saks, mentioned Carrie as someone who was available coming off of 'True Blood,' but we remembered her even more from a small part she had in the excellent Tony Gilroy movie 'Duplicity.' She played one of the only honest and vulnerable characters in it. And what was remarkable is she made honesty and vulnerability funny. The first scene we shot with Carrie was her introduction on the show. She entered Alicia's apartment and got the better of a cop who underestimated her. The scene had no obvious comic beats. It had some character shading but not much more. But one of the most valuable things a showrunner can do is to watch dailies. All of them. It's the best way to see how an actor tweaks a character, plays with inflection, finds comedy in lines you never thought were funny. That's what we saw in Carrie. The next episode we started writing toward those tweaks, finding the comic pauses she played up, never aiming straight toward a punchline, giving her an offbeat line or two, letting Carrie find the comedy. Almost immediately, Carrie made the character her own, bringing in a sort of aw-shucks Midwestern sweetness. But also there was a cunning there. Elsbeth knew she was being underestimated by her foe and she wasn't offended. She used it. And that goes to the core of what's fun about Elsbeth. It's never completely clear when her innocence is real or faux. We still watch Carrie in dailies, 15 years on, and love the way she makes Elsbeth both sweet and cunning. On 'The Good Wife' and 'The Good Fight,' we always thought of Elsbeth as a spice — an oddball character who strolls in every eight or nine episodes and offers a contrast to the more serious plot. Then the pandemic hit and we decided to catch up on all the streaming shows we missed. But we realized so many of the 'prestige' serialized shows felt like homework: too much backstory, too many episodes you had to absorb to be up to date. At the end of the day, we decided we just wanted to watch another episode of 'Columbo.' And we realized we missed Elsbeth, we missed Carrie Preston, and she would make a great female Columbo. And that's how it started. We talked to Fred Murphy, our director of photography on everything we've ever done, and discussed the usual cliches of New York police shows. They're gritty and grungy and handheld. We wanted just the opposite for 'Elsbeth': blue skies, a picture-postcard view of New York — Elsbeth's view of New York. We talked to Dan Lawson, our wardrobe designer on everything we've ever done, and we discussed how Elsbeth has to be the stranger in New York. All the New Yorkers had to be stylish, cool, all wearing versions of the same muted palette. Only Elsbeth didn't get the Upper East Side memo, wearing every wild color on earth. Those collaborations led the pilot and series toward its final iteration. Elsbeth was the ultimate tourist, ignoring every trash can and alleyway, seeing only the beauty of New York. Even the murders she sees as classy and pretty. We were running another show at the time, 'Evil,' a streaming series that couldn't have been more different. It was very odd to be on one call about the prettiest tourist locale to best sell Elsbeth's love for New York and another call about what a demon's guts should look like when Andrea Martin's Sister Andrea pops them like a pimple. The answers: Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink and red oatmeal. That's where Jon Tolins came in. Jon is a writer-producer and excellent playwright who we've worked with ever since 'Braindead.' He had Elsbeth's voice and attitude down perfectly, so we asked him to run 'Elsbeth' after the pilot. He's been running the show ever since. One of the joys about writing for TV is how much it's not a lone experience. It's an accumulation of great work from talented collaborators and friends. We'd love to take sole credit, but like the best TV, it's a group effort. And we still watch the dailies.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This Action-Packed Heist Movie Is The Top Film On Netflix Right Now
'Den of Thieves 2: Pantera' is currently the most popular movie on Netflix, according to the platform's public ranking system. The heist film premiered in theaters on Jan. 10 to mixed reviews from critics and subsequently joined the streaming service on March 20. It's a sequel to 2018's 'Den of Thieves.' Starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr., the movie follows a police officer who aims to team up with a professional thief for a big diamond heist in Europe. Read on for more trending movies of the moment across streaming services, including Hulu, Max, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. And if you want to stay informed about all things streaming, subscribe to the Streamline newsletter. 'Tyler Perry's Duplicity' premiered on Amazon Prime Video on March 20. The new legal thriller stars Kat Graham as a high-powered attorney who takes on the case of the fatal police shooting of her best friend's husband. Tyler Lepley, RonReaco Lee, Meagan Tandy and Joshua Adeyeye also appear in 'Duplicity.' The most popular movie on Hulu right now is the buzzy Academy Award winner 'Anora.' Written and directed by Sean Baker, the movie tells the story of a New York stripper who marries the son of an ultra-wealthy Russian oligarch. 'Anora' won five Oscars ― Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. Another Academy Award winner, 'Wicked,' began streaming on Peacock on March 21. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star in this film adaptation of the hit 2003 Broadway musical, which was inspired by Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel. 'Wicked,' which won Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, offers a backstory for the famous 'Wizard of Oz' characters the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. Yet another Oscar movie is trending on Max. 'Sing Sing' is the second most popular film on the platform at the moment. Based on a true story, the plot centers on inmates at Sing Sing maximum security prison as they participate in a theatrical program and put on stage shows. Starring Colman Domingo, 'Sing Sing' features both professional actors and formerly incarcerated people who took part in the real-life program. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song. Tyler Perry's New Movie Is A Disaster 'Wicked' Feels Disturbingly Relevant During Trump's First 100 Days 'Snow White' Is A Strange, Hot Mess
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tyler Perry is 'tired of people taking movements' and 'hijacking them' for financial, political gain. His new movie 'Duplicity' takes the issue head-on.
Tyler Perry hopes his "twisted" new movie Duplicity "will entertain you," and if audiences resonate with the racial injustice message at its core, then that's an added bonus. During an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Perry said not everything in the film needs to be so deep and political. "If you get something from [the movie], great. If you don't and you were entertained, then that's great too," he said. Tyler Perry's Duplicity follows high-powered attorney Marley, played by Kat Graham, who investigates the shooting of her best friend's husband, an unarmed Black man killed by a white police officer. As Marley looks into his death, she's taken on a wild ride and realizes not all is as it seems. "I was tired of people taking movements and hashtags and hijacking them for financial gain, for political gain," said Perry, who wrote and directed the film. "I wanted to just kind of make people think maybe we should look a little deeper at both sides of this to see where the truth is, because that's where the help is," he continued. "That's where the change will come. So that's what I was thinking when I started to write it, but then when these people, crazy-ass [characters] start getting more and more twisted, I was like, 'Whoa, this is something.' I've been on stage for 30 years with my audience and I know this kind of story really resonates and moves us." Perry knows true-crime dramas and documentaries click with audiences, but he "didn't want to do one of those" with this subject matter. "I wanted to have a fictional character so you can just watch and feel without realizing that this is actually a person that you're watching, as if you're in a true-crime documentary or watching a true-crime story," he said. "For me, what I hope people will take away from it is it's just entertainment." At the end of the film, Graham's character gives a powerful speech about racial injustice and how it's become such a political hot-button. If there's a message to take away from the thriller, she sums it up in the final scene. "I think every answer we need is in the middle," Perry said of writing her speech. "Either extreme is too bad. Every answer we need is right in the middle, no matter what it is. If we can meet in the middle, have the conversation, that's where the change is going to happen. So that's what was important to me." Perry is one of the busiest people in Hollywood, but at some point, he'll be looking to slow down and enjoy his billion-dollar empire. What's keeping him inspired right now are the young actors coming through his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. "[They] have incredible work ethic, they're seeing themselves in a business that they never thought they could be in. They're coming to the studio, coming through the gates, eyes bright and bushy-tailed and they get this moment to actually live out their dream," he said. "That's what's keeping me going at this point, because at 55 and having done everything I wanted to do, I'm looking for the exit and I want to be able to pass it on to so many of them who are ready for it." is now streaming on Prime Video.
