::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott have joined forces as Executive producers for the ultimate movie collaboration about the top-selling  gospel girl group of all time -- The Clark Sisters,  The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel.  The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel  recounts the story of the musical discipline and strict upbringing their trailblazing mother, Mattie Moss Clark ( Aunjanue Ellis ) developed in them. Credited with being pioneers n contemporary gospel, the five Clark sisters ( Christina Bell  as “Twinkie,”  Kierra Sheard  as “Karen,”  Sheléa Frazier  as “Dorinda,”  Raven Goodwin  as “Denise,”  Angela Birchett  as “Jacky”) overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal, and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame as icons of the Gospel music industry. VIEW THE TRAILER The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel  will air ...

Harriet , a screen adaptation of the life of  Harriet Tubman, the conductor of the Underground Railroad, has exceeded monetary expectations.  Debuting at #4 in box office sales over the first weekend, Harriet brought in $12 million -- $2 million over the projected range. Harriet , the Focus Featu res release stars Cynthia Enrivo acting and singing.  She co-wrote the theme song from the film with  Joshuah Brian Campbell , "Stand Up" and is already getting Song of the Year buzz and Best Actress Oscar buzz for her role. Directed by Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou, Black Nativity) the biopic played in 2,059 theaters across North America. The film also starring Leslie Odom, Jr., Janelle Monáe, Joe Alwyn, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Jennifer Nettles.  Choosing to  cast a Black immigrant in the role of an iconic Black freedom fighter when there were options among the American descendants of slaves was not view favorably by many African Americans.  ...

  TV ONE HOSTS BI-COASTAL PREMIERE SCREENINGS OF ORIGINAL MOVIE,  MEDIA , EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY RADIO ONE FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSON CATHY HUGHES Based loosely on the life of media mogul Cathy Hughes and her family, "Media" premieres on February 25.  Viewers will not be left hanging on the cliff as the film was turned into a series. SIL VER SPRING, MD.  - Feb. 24, 2017 - TV One's  new original film,  MEDIA  was debuted in a series of exclusive screenings in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., for journalists, industry-insiders, fans and influencers at the Pacific Design Center Silver Screen Theater in LA, the Baldwin Hills Cinemark Theater during the Pan African Film Festival and the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, MD. The red carpet events and Q&As featured  Radio One Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes , who executive produced the film, along with cast members  Brian White, Pooch Hall, Penny Johnson Jerald, Stephen Bis...

TheCaseForChristMovie.com SCOTTSDALE, AZ  — Lee Strobel’s worldwide best-selling book,  The Case for Christ , details his real-life journey from atheism to Christianity. Now, on April 6, for one extraordinary night, the backstory of the skeptic and the facts fills movie theaters as  THE CASE FOR CHRIST  becomes an exclusive cinema event, featuring author Lee Strobel, live, on big screens nationwide one night before the film’s wide release. The Case for Christ Live Event , premiering the theatrical release of Strobel’s story, showcases a Q&A after the film with Strobel and his wife, Leslie, and other special guests, on Thursday, April 6, live at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT and tape-delayed to 8 p.m. PT, from Fathom Events and Pure Flix. Tickets for this one-night event are available online at  www.FathomEvents.com .  For a complete list of theater locations, visit the Fathom Events  website   ( theaters and participants are...

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin Critics agree that "Fences" starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Viola Davis is one of the best films of 2016. However, because it was originally a Pulitzer Prize winning play some of the nuances and motifs that playwright August Wilson executed on stage were lost in the film adaptation some reviewers are saying. A film that explores the troubles of black manhood during 1950s Pittsburg in such an intricate manner and the impact it had on the family structure and black community at large deserves to be understood as it was intended. Denzel Washington ad Viola Davis in "Fences." The most obviously centered metaphor Wilson uses is a literal fence. For the woman of the house (Davis) who asked that it be built it is postive, protective. The son who is building it uses the fence as a barrier to keep her out emtoionally. One of the lessons in "Fences" is that not dealing with self-imposed or circumstantia...

buzzz worthy. . . WHERE DOES  EVERYTHING  COME FROM? DOCUMENTARY 'IS GENESIS HISTORY?'  EXPLORES THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS Dr. Del Tackett and Renowned Scholars and Scientists Seek the Truth  Behind Our Origins; In Cinemas Nationwide for One Night Feb. 23  IsGenesisHistory.com DENVER  –  In the enlightening new documentary,  IS GENESIS HISTORY? , Dr. Del Tackett takes audiences on a remarkable journey to explore evidence that supports historic claims of the Book of Genesis with renowned scientists and Bible scholars. IS GENESIS HISTORY?  comes to movie theaters nationwide for a one-night event, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, from Compass Cinema and Fathom Events. Following the film, there will be a moderated on-screen discussion with Tackett and a panel of scientists and theologians regarding Genesis’ impact on Christians today. Is Genesis History? In Cinemas Nationwide for One Night Feb. 23. Photo credit Compass Cinema, ...

Margot Lee, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughn are names you may not be familiar with yet, but will be soon.  They were a trio of  black women working at NASA who coded for the space program in the 1960's, a team whose history-making skills  helped  the first American astronaut, John Glenn orbit the moon.  Oscar winner Taraji P. Henson (Johnson) is joined by fellow Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (Vaughn) and singer, Janelle Monet (Lee) in leading roles. Enduring race and gender politics during the Civil Rights Era, this team  of women inspired others to believe intelligence has no bounds. On January 13, 2017, the untold story of  "Hidden Figures" will take audiences out of this world in a major motion picture release.   Buzz and excitement has already begun building since the trailer aired during the Olympics. Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, Mahershala Ali, and Aldis Hodge round out the cast of the Theodore Melf d...