In the pilot for Empire, Lucious Lyon was pure evil, more of a straight-up villain than an anti-hero. This meant he had a long way to go to be likable. Lucious had the greatest potential character arc and the most tragic flaws to overcome, including homophobia. The writers have so far succeeded in making him one of…
The peak moments of last night's Empire were undoubtedly Cookie's gif-able ass flash and the surprise cameo in the final scene. But this episode also tackled a very real phenomenon: the dilemma of the aging artist. Enter Courtney Love.
Knowing how to make an entrance is a crucial part of being a pop cultural icon. When Fox's nighttime soap Empire debuted three weeks ago, Taraji P. Henson's character Cookie stole the show the instant she sashayed out of jail and started wreaking havoc in whatever room she entered. She's been stealing it ever since.…
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Cookie Lyon's bossed-up wardrobe is one of the reasons she's the real star of Empire. She's never seen on screen without some over-the-top fur or leopard garb. The show's costume designer Rita McGhee is the woman who keeps Taraji P. Henson's character and the rest of the cast properly flossed.
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Someone find Lee Daniels, Kenya Barris, Shonda Rhimes and Jennie Snyder Urman and hug them: their television successes with Empire, Black-ish, How to Get Away with Murder and Jane the Virgin are opening doors for other diverse shows. Give thanks!
After previewing the sloppy yet moderately intriguing pilot for Empire, a drama about a dysfunctional music-business family, there's one reason I'm giving it a shot. Cookie. Although Terrence Howard is billed as the star (he plays the rotten record label magnate Lucious Lyon), Taraji P. Henson is a bigger draw as the…
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People of color are taking over … the fall television schedule. From Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis to Octavia Spencer and Tracee Ellis Ross, it’s a long overdue change on network TV.
On Sunday evening, I went to see Think Like A Man Too. I was alone and a little tipsy. My mission: To absorb all of the bad relationship advice in the film and share it with you, dear readers.
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Black actors are in demand — well, they’re starring in a string of television pilots — and I will praise the Lord for all of it.
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Viola Davis, director Tate Taylor, and Octavia Spencer at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards. Images via Getty.
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How do stars know which events are compulsory? Like, how do they hear about an "Evening of Cocktails and Shopping to Benefit the Children's Defense Fund" and know everyone will be there, looking fabulous? Maybe there's some secret cabal of mind-melding managers...
Rosario Dawson makes simple neutrals stunning. …], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--ZunU5Y_Q--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_358,q_80,w_636/18iykzmc1s11rjpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--tog-_t0P--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_180,q_80,w_320/18iykzmc1s11rjpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--bkzsmXCj--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/18iykzmc1s11rjpg.jpg, (large)])
The 2011 Jenesse Silver Rose Auction and Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel honored Halle Berry, so obviously she was the star of the show — with a great supporting cast.
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The semi-annual trade show known as New York fashion week started yesterday, and after doing the rounds of shows, I managed get into a party at the Stella McCartney store. It was sponsored by PETA, and Tim Gunn, Olivia Munn, and Taraji P. Henson were the guests of honor. I walked in, collected a glass of red, ate a…
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The Heart Truth fashion show — at which celebs don red dresses for women's heart health — is always fun to watch, sort of like a mega-wedding where every bridesmaid gets to choose her own dress. And this was the best one yet.
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3...2...1...Boobs! Well, in star-land, anyway. Plus some inarguable cuteness from Kirsten Dunst and a Labyrinth-inspired turn from Rashida Jones...
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Today in Tweet Beat, Lydia Hearst says that she's not signed on to star in a movie based on Lindsay Lohan's life. Plus, Meghan McCain is not happy about HBO turning Game Change into a miniseries.
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When the geese head south, the stars head north: to Canada, for the Toronto Film Festival.
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Today, even those celebrities whom we don't think of as political expressed their joy at the overturning of California's Proposition 8. Well, most of them...
