OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Sept. 21

'Dredd 3-D,' 'End of Watch,' '17 Girls' and more

2012-09-20

Kam Williams Special To the Skanner News

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun         Read the complete article

Selena Gomez: The ‘Hotel Transylvania’ Interview

'I do enjoy everything I’ve been doing, and I feel very, very blessed and lucky'

2012-09-18

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Here, she talks about her new movie, “Hotel Transylvania,” an animated adventure where she plays Dracula’s daughter Mavis who, over her father’s objections, falls in love with a mere mortal. Read the complete article

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OPENING THIS WEEK For Movies Opening Sept. 14

'Finding Nemo,' 'Resident Evil: Retribution,' 'Arbitrage' and more

2012-09-14

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun         Read the complete article

Atlanta Police Clear White Officers of Profiling in Tyler Perry Case

Report said officers thought mogul’s car resembled one on the list of stolen cars

2012-09-12

CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- Two white Atlanta police officers who pulled over and questioned entertainment mogul Tyler Perry have been exonerated of racial profiling by an internal investigation, according to documents released Tuesday. Read the complete article

Video: LeVar Burton on 'Legion' of 'Reading Rainbow' Fans

Actor starred in roles in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’, ‘Reading Rainbow’ and ‘Roots’

2012-09-11

Merv Teo CNN

(CNN) -- And for a generation of "Star Trek" fans (pun intended), watching LeVar Burton fix a warp core every week on TV might have even inspired you to get into the field of engineering or physics and dream of one day working at NASA. Read the complete article

Michael Ealy: The ‘Unconditional’ Interview

'It’s important to me to start challenging myself more as an artist'

2012-09-11

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Here, the versatile thespian talks about starring in Unconditional, an inspirational, faith-based feature based on actual events. In this bittersweet tale of redemption, he portrays Papa Joe Bradford, a guy with kidney disease who teams with a recently-widowed, childhood friend (Lynn Collins) to make a difference in the lives of needy kids in Nashville. Read the complete article

OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Sept. 7

'Bait 3-D,' 'The Words,' 'Bachelorette ,' and more

2012-09-06

By Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun         Read the complete article

Michael Clarke Duncan, RIP: The Last Interview

'What I have not done is play the lead in a romantic comedy'

2012-09-04

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Kam’s Final Interview with the Late Gentle Giant Read the complete article

Michael Clarke Duncan Planned to Marry Next Year

Oscar-nominated actor, who suffered a heart attack on July 13, died on Monday

2012-09-04

Alan Duke CNN

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Michael Clarke Duncan, the Oscar-nominated actor who died Monday, and reality-TV personality Omarosa Manigault planned to marry next year, Manigault's representative told CNN Tuesday. Read the complete article

'Last Flight to Abuja': Nollywood Thriller Campaigns For Safer Skies

High-octane action movie is based on a series of fatal air crashes that stunned Nigeria in 2006

2012-09-04

Vladimir Duthiers CNN

(CNN) -- For award-winning Nigerian film director Obi Emelonye, the London premiere of "Last flight to Abuja" in early June was supposed to be a celebratory event, a marquee moment introducing his suspense-filled airplane disaster thriller to the rest of the world with pomp and grandeur. Read the complete article