The Matrix: Reloaded, the sequel to the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix, will be shown out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, the second day of the festival. Also: Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise Rosie O'Donnell Steven Spielberg Michael Wayne Survivor Tim Story Barbershop 2 Date School Thomas Jane The Punisher
Brown Sugar, Barbershop, Antwone Fisher, Drumline and John Q were among the nominees announced Thursday in the motion picture category for the 34th annual NAACP Image Awards. The awards honor people and companies that support positive change for blacks in arts and entertainment.
Filmmakers the nation's No. 1 comedy Barbershop, which features Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer, have come under fire from black leaders for the film's barbs about Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and other figures in the black community.
News roundup for Sept. 24 - Producer of Barbershop apologize for the film's barbs against Civil Rights legends Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. Other celebrities include Lance Bass Nick Nolte Elvis Presley Jack Black Richard Linklater