2013 NAACP Image Awards - TV

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2013 NAACP Image Awards - TV

By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist

The 2013 NAACP Image Awards

Was A Historical And Magical Evening!

Photos STC & NBC/NAACP

Host Steve Harvey on the Red Carpet

The 44^th Annual, 2013 NAACP Image Awards was broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angels on the NBC-TV network, Friday, February 1, 2013. The two-hour special was hosted by comedian/author/TV and Radio personality Steve Harvey. 

L-R: Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier

     The grand prizes of the night were awarded to singer/actor/civil and human rights activist Harry Belafonte who was presented The Spingarn Medal Award by his close friend, Oscar winning actor Sidney Poitier. 

Multi-Winner Kerry Washington

       NAACP President/CEO Benjamin Jealous and actress Diahann Carroll who was the first African-American female to lead a primetime network TV series with NBC’s “Julia” from 1968-71, presented The President’s Award to actress/activist Kerry Washington who is now the second African-American actress to lead a major primetime network show with ABC-TV’s “Scandal.” This basically was Washington’s night as she also won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for “Django Unchained” (The Weinstein Company) and her mega-hit TV show “Scandal” won Outstanding Drama Series. 

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michelle Howard

    Actor Dennis Haysbert with NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn Brock presented The Chairman’s Award to U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michelle Howard.

    

Jamie Foxx Entertainer of the Year

Gladys Knight Belts One Out

     Actor/comedian/singer Jamie Foxx was named Entertainer of the Year. The performances of the night included singer Gladys Knight giving a vocal rendition of “The Way We Were” for the in memoriam segment and singer Wyclef Jean and rapper/actor Common performed a version of Harry Belafonte’s “Day-O.” 

   Actor Dennis Haysbert was the show’s announcer for the night. Some of the major categories highlights included LL Cool J (“NCIS”: Los Angeles-CBS) for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series; Elle Varner (MBK/RCA) Outstanding New Artist; “Red Tails” (Lucasfilm) Outstanding Motion Picture; Denzel Washington (“Flight” Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and Viola Davis (“Won’t Back Down” 20^th Century Fox Picture) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.

KeKe Palmer

     The presenters included Archie Panjabi, Cedric The Entertainer, Common, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Keke Palmer, Lamorne Morris, Laz Alonso, LL Cool J, Meagan Good, Niecy Nash, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Jenkins, Tony Goldwyn, Tyler James Williams, Wanda Sykes, David Oyelowo, Dwight Henry, Eddie Cibrian, Garcelle Beauvais, current Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis and James Remar.

Youngest Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis and Samuel L. Jackson

     The multicultural NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. The show’s production team includes Executive Producers Reginald Hudlin and Brad Lachman, Supervising Producer Bill Bracken, Producer Byron Phillips, Director Tony McCuin and Melanie Massie as the Talent Executive. 

The “44TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS”

WINNER’S RESULTS

Category	Title/Name
Outstanding Comedy Series	"The Game" (BET)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Don Cheadle "House Of Lies" (Showtime)
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Cassi Davis "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Lance Gross "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (TBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Vanessa Williams "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series	"Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	LL Cool J "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Kerry Washington "Scandal" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Omar Epps "House M.D." (FOX)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Loretta Devine "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	"Steel Magnolias" (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Cuba Gooding, Jr. "Hallmark Hall of Fame's FIRELIGHT" (ABC)
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	Alfre Woodard "Steel Magnolias" (Lifetime)
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series	Kristoff St. John "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series	Tatyana Ali "The Young and the Restless" (CBS)
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)	"Unsung" (TV One)
Outstanding Talk Series	"The View" (ABC)
Outstanding Reality Series	"Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" (OWN)
Outstanding Variety Series or Special	"Black Girls Rock" (BET)
Outstanding Children’s Program	"Kasha and the Zulu King" (BET)
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program - (Series or Special)	Loretta Devine "Doc McStuffins" (Disney Junior block on Disney Channel)
Outstanding New Artist	Elle Varner (MBK/RCA)
Outstanding Male Artist	Usher (RCA Records)
Outstanding Female Artist	Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration	Mary Mary (Columbia)
Outstanding Jazz Album	"The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection" The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Legacy)
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)	"Go Get It" Mary Mary (Columbia)
Outstanding World Music Album	"All of Me" Estelle (Atlantic)
Outstanding Music Video	"Girl On Fire" Alicia Keys (RCA Records)
Outstanding Song	"I Look To You" Whitney Houston and R. Kelly (RCA Records)
Outstanding Album	"I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston" Whitney Houston (RCA Records)
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction	"The Reverend's Wife" Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing)
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction	"The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court " Jeffrey Toobin (Doubleday)
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author	"Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words" Darryl L. Lacy (Darryl L. Lacy (iUniverse))
Outstanding Literary Work Biography/Auto-Biography	"Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change" John Lewis (Hyperion)
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional	"Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide" Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, Hilary Beard (SmileyBooks)
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry	"Speak Water" Truth Thomas (Cherry Castle Publishing)
Outstanding Literary Work - Children	"What Color is My World?" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Author), Raymond Obstfeld (Author), A.G. Ford (Illustrator) (Candlewick Press)
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens	"Obama Talks Back: Global Lessons A Dialogue With America's Young Leaders" Gregory Reed (Amber Books)
Outstanding Motion Picture	"Red Tails" (Lucasfilm)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	Denzel Washington "Flight" (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Viola Davis "Won't Back Down" (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture	Samuel L. Jackson "Django Unchained" (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Kerry Washington "Django Unchained" (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture	"Beasts of the Southern Wild" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) "Red Tails" (Lucasfilm)
Outstanding International Motion Picture	"The Intouchables" (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)	"On the Shoulders of Giants The Story of the Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of" (Showtime)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series	Marc Wilmore "The Simpsons" - The Spy Who Learned Me (FOX)
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series	Cheo Hodari Coker "SouthLAnd" - God's Work (TNT)
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)	Elizabeth Hunter "Abducted: The Carlina White Story" (Lifetime)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series	Ken Whittingham  "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series	Paris Barclay "Smash" (NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)	Benh Zeitlin Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

 

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Jason Statham - Movie

 

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Jason Statham - Movie

By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist

Jason Statham

Packs A Wallop As Parker!

Photos Courtesy of Film District

     Being an action movie star is a peculiar idiom to navigate because it is a very deceptive art form. The moves, kicks, punches and body slams mixed with the tough, threatening dialogue are thrilling and exciting when flawlessly executed on the big screen but what the viewer doesn’t see is the countless, years, weeks and hours that go into the training for the actors to obtain and polish their fighting skills and the hours of fight choreography and rehearsals it talks to film it; not to mention that those fight scenes are really dangerous if a mistake is made.

Jason Statham as Parker

     Jason Statham has had his share of action movies and the former world-class diver for the British national team has a new one out now titled “Parker.” The Parker character debuted in 1962 from novelist and screenwriter Donald E. Westlake’s best-selling crime thriller “The Hunter.” Parker then became a world-wide, cult anti-hero via a series of two dozen books written with him as the central figure.

Jennifer Lopez (Leslie) & Jason Statham (Parker)

     Statham has had major success as an action hero with films such as “The Transporter” and “Crank” series as well as “The Expendables” series to name some. Which films stick out in his mind when he reflects on them? He goes back to his debut film “Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barres” (1998) and “Snatch” (2000). Both films were directed by Guy Ritchie. Statham says, “The Guy Ritchie stuff gave me a career. I was selling perfume and jewelry before that. The fact that, that kind of thing is something I’d like to go see myself. The comedy, the writing, the characters, I just love those films. I suppose they are the two I always look back at and I get more compliments on those than any others.”

     What was it like to book a film with Taylor Hackford an Oscar Award winning director? Statham lights up, “It’s amazing! We had a cup of coffee in over in Hollywood and you are aware of all the great films he’s done. It’s a meeting to see if he wants to work with you or not so the pressure is there. You just have to try and be yourself and not think about the things he has done and are you good enough to work with him. The great thing about Taylor is that he wouldn’t work anyone that he didn’t want to work with and he doesn’t compromise. As a film maker, if you get the part and you end up working together, you’re going to get something authentic and good. You’re in the best hands. Anyone who reaches that standard, they get there for the right reasons.”

     When asked about his career taking off and what it took to make that possible Statham explains, “Its things happening for the right reasons. You’re given an opportunity, you have a ton of luck and then the rest you got to do. So it’s a combination of a lot of things and having my first film be a good film. I mean a lot of people get an opportunity and they star in a film and no one sees it and it goes away and that’s the end of their career. So I was lucky to do two good films at the beginning to at least give me a chance to do another one or two and hopefully that would be good. But there are a lot of elements to it. You never lose sight of that. What goes up comes down as well. As easily as it came to you, it can go away that quick.”

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RJ2 Goldie - Music

RJ2 Goldie - Music

By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist

RJ2Goldie Live! A Tribute to Thee Rick James

RJ2 Goldie

    You are invited to a night of pure excitement as RJ2Goldie performs a Tribute to Thee Rick James on Friday, January 25th 2013 10:30pm at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. Morongo is located at 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, California 92230. 

        Enjoy the 12 piece band with musicians who’ve played and recorded with both Rick James and Teena Marie.The fans will also be celebrating a pre birthday party bash that Friday, honoring the King of Punk Funk’s contribution to Soul, R&B, Pop and Rock music. So all you Superfreaks come on down before we start this show off. And You and I and Mary Jane will be Bustin’ Out of L Seven Square and we’ll have Big Fun. 

TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW! CAR POOL ON DOWN AND PARTY ON!

    Happy February 1st Birthday RJ, we’ll get your party started on January 25thFor More Information Link to Show Details: 

 http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/entertainment

  Link to Morongo facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morongocasinoresort/events

Link to RJ2 Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/RefiGoldie

Link to RJ2 Information: http://refigoldie.com/Site/GOLDIE_.htmlRJ2Goldie Live! A Tribute to Thee Rick James.

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BET UNCF An Evening of Stars - TV

BET UNCF An Evening of Stars - TV

By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist

BET Presents

UNCF An Evening of Stars!

Photos Courtesy of BET UNCF

Usher Presenting

     The BET Networks will air the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) 34^th annual “An Evening of Stars” this Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27, 2013, 10PM ET/PT and 9PM C or check your area local listing for times. The show was taped in front of a live audience on December 1, 2012 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The entire evening from the red carpet arrivals to the performances was indeed “magical!”  This event was formerly known as “The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars” which first aired in 1979. During its 34 year history, the show has raised over $200 Million dollars that has helped hundreds of thousands of students attend college and has an astonishing 90% graduation rate among the recipients.

Anthony Anderson Host

  


   Actor Anthony Anderson brilliantly hosted the broadcast and kept the live audience in stitches laughing. 

Tatyana Ali  and  Keke Palmer Presenters

 The presenters included Tatyana Ali and Keke Palmer.

Keenen Ivory Wayans Kim Coles Presenters

Also Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Coles, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Shaun Robinson, Sheryl Underwood, Terrence J, Tracee Ellis Ross, Usher Raymond, Wayne Brady and the President/CEO of UNCF, Dr. Michael Lomax. 

Yolanda Adams Performer

    The performers included Yolanda Adams, Keyshia Cole, Melanie Fiona, Trey Songz, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Hamilton and Eric Benet. As good as the above mentioned talent was for the evening;

Faith Evans Got the house going!

Faith Evans got them going with an emotional performance and 

Charlie Wilson smokin' old school!

Charlie Wilson burned a hole in the stage taking them back old school. 

Chaka Khan, fine & sexy turns it out!

     Then of course the lady of the hour Chaka Khan not only came out looking as slim and fine as she did in the 70’s but she had every person in the house standing on their feet though out her entire set. In short; Chaka turned that mutha out!

Dr. Michael L. Lomax UNCF Pres & CEO

     Dr. Michael L. Lomax is the President and CEO of UNCF and was beaming with well earned pride on the star studded arrivals Red Carpet. When asked if the scholarship need increases every year, Dr. Lomax responds, “The need does get bigger. We’ll award 13,000 scholarships this year and we’ll have to turn down 100,000 people because we can’t support all of them who are worthy.” We are really trying to talk to other young people because we want them to get on the same journey that the young people are on that we are giving scholarships to hear. We make it real for the young people who will tune into this program that if they will get on this journey, make the sacrifices and work hard, that there will be people who support them.”
 

     For those high school and even middle school students who want to get involved with UNCF to assist in their college educational career where ever they may live in the country, Dr. Lomax expresses, “We are going to have a very active social network opportunity with this broadcast. So young people can decide that they want to be on the show next year and they want to receive a scholarship. They’ll be able to apply and tell their stories. There will be avenues for them. We want this show to help us build the show for next year. We will be taking our ‘Empower Me Tour,’ we will be having our website and there will be all kinds of ways for young people to get to know us over the course of the year and for us to get to know them and to help them get on the journey and hopefully bring a bunch of them to ‘An Evening of Stars’ next year. To financially support this most worthy cause with your tax deductible donations call the UNCF at 202-810-0200 or go to their website www.uncf.org to donate on line.

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