Tag Archives: Chris Rock

WHY SISTAS ARE AFRAID OF ‘GOOD HAIR’…

Two years ago I was excited when I first learned there was a documentary being shot about Black Women and our hair. Then I heard Chris Rock was doing it and my excitement turned to curiosity. I mean Chris Rock? The dude behind Pootie Tang? The man obsessed with clear heels, Jay-Z and strippers? He [...]

IT’S OFFICIAL: MARLON WAYANS TO PLAY RICHARD PRYOR IN LONG-AWAITED BIOPIC…

Bet you didn’t see this one coming. After such comedic names like EDDIE MURPHY, DAVE CHAPPELLE and MIKE EPPS have been floated as possible headliners in a Richard Pryor biopic, in the end it was MARLON WAYANS who walked away with the role Murphy called ‘the chance of a lifetime.’
The Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) helmed film [...]

WAS GOOD HAIR STOLEN? PLUS IT PREEMS AGAIN…

Listen I’m not sure how many screening/premieres they’re going to have for CHRIS ROCK’S new film Good Hair. But last night was another one in NYC. Only this time around the comedy was shrouded in controversy.
Film maker Regina Kimbell is alledging that Rock stole her concept and is looking for payback. She’s filed a lawsuit [...]

GOOD HAIR PREEMS! NIA, MELYSSA, CLAUDIA, EVE & MORE…

So Good Hair FINALLY preemed (premiered) last night in LA and just about every weave/wig wearing black actress available came out to look fly and support!
From the documentary’s co-stars NIA LONG, MELYSSA FORD and RAVEN-SYMONE to GABRIELLE UNION, CLAUDIA JORDAN, ANGEL CROMWELL, ELISE NEAL, TAMALA JONES, EVE, JILL MARIE JONES, a very pregnant GOLDEN BROOKS [...]

SO DID THEflyGIRL SHAVE HER HEAD OR NOT?

So yesterday I got a call about a sponsored screening of CHRIS ROCK’S new film Good Hair just for bloggers. Now you guys know I’ve been very high on this film for a while now and love love love all the promo it’s getting. So I was super-excited. But then I was told that following [...]

VH1 HIP HOP HONORS…IS DMX REALLY BACK?

Should we call it a comeback? Last night VH1 taped this years Hip Hop Honors celebrating 25 years of Def Jam but the guy above is the performance we’re most excited about. With a new Ruff Ryders video and a few guest verses, could this be the return of DMX?

The rapper graced the stage and [...]

NIA LONG, LAUREN LONDON, RAVEN-SYMONE AND MEAGAN GOODE TALK WEAVES WITH CHRIS ROCK…

In what has to be one of the most brilliant publicity and advertising campaigns (known as P&A), CHRIS ROCK has taken to appearing at Hair Shows to promote his new documentary, Good Hair.

The documentary – that won the jury prize at this year Sundance – take a comical look at the world of black hair. [...]