Exclusive: Comcast NBCUniversal said Tuesday that it will exclusively premiere the documentary The Return, a film about the Hbcu experience. Will Packer is executive producer of the doc, which is directed by Ali Muhammad.
The documentary arrives Friday on the recently launched Black Experience on Xfinity Channel.
In 2020, the global Covid-19 pandemic put a pause on most large-scale college activities and sent students into virtual learning. After a year of lockdowns and sheltering in place, 2021 marked a return to campuses and the traditions that come with it. In the Hbcu world, the biggest of these traditions is Homecoming, an annual pilgrimage that brings thousands of alumni, students, family, and friends together in one place for a week-long celebration. The Return explores the Hbcu experience through the prism of these celebrations.
Packer, a magna cum laude graduate of Florida A&m University, is a longtime supporter of Hbcu initiatives.
Comcast NBCUniversal...
The documentary arrives Friday on the recently launched Black Experience on Xfinity Channel.
In 2020, the global Covid-19 pandemic put a pause on most large-scale college activities and sent students into virtual learning. After a year of lockdowns and sheltering in place, 2021 marked a return to campuses and the traditions that come with it. In the Hbcu world, the biggest of these traditions is Homecoming, an annual pilgrimage that brings thousands of alumni, students, family, and friends together in one place for a week-long celebration. The Return explores the Hbcu experience through the prism of these celebrations.
Packer, a magna cum laude graduate of Florida A&m University, is a longtime supporter of Hbcu initiatives.
Comcast NBCUniversal...
- 10/18/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Blueprint Group, through their company, Bpg Media, and Foundation Media, have formed a partnership bringing both companies together to expand their collective reach in film, TV, and music.
This union will enable both firms to execute together an expansive film and television development/production slate focused on cutting edge content. The new partnership will also bolster their collective roster of talent and allow both firms to capitalize on their entertainment positioning and provide a platform for strategic growth.
Foundation Media has been developing and executing an entertainment strategy in partnership with Build-a-Bear Workshop which has resulted in many multi-year deals including Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions for movie content, Warner Brother’s Arts Music Division for the creation of the Build-a-Bear Record label, The Hallmark Channel and Muse Entertainment, as well as the recently announced deals with iHeart Media for Build-a-Bear Radio and Warner Chappell for Build-a-Bear Music Publishing. Upcoming...
This union will enable both firms to execute together an expansive film and television development/production slate focused on cutting edge content. The new partnership will also bolster their collective roster of talent and allow both firms to capitalize on their entertainment positioning and provide a platform for strategic growth.
Foundation Media has been developing and executing an entertainment strategy in partnership with Build-a-Bear Workshop which has resulted in many multi-year deals including Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions for movie content, Warner Brother’s Arts Music Division for the creation of the Build-a-Bear Record label, The Hallmark Channel and Muse Entertainment, as well as the recently announced deals with iHeart Media for Build-a-Bear Radio and Warner Chappell for Build-a-Bear Music Publishing. Upcoming...
- 2/21/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Rapper Nicki Minaj has parted ways with Gee Roberson and Cortez Bryant and Blueprint/Maverick Management. She had worked with the pair for the majority of her career.
The decision was mutual and amicable, and there was no specific reason for the split. The rapper currently does not have a manager, variety.com reported an informed source as saying.
The split had happened before Minaj's guest appearance at Ariana Grande's headlining Coachella set last week, which was plagued with sound problems, the source added. It is unclear whether Minaj will appear with Grande again this Sunday during Coachella's second weekend.
The veteran rapper is frequently surrounded by drama.?
While her "Queen" album, released in August 2018, was a success, a planned co-headlining North American tour with rapper Future was postponed last August due to production issues and was bumped to this year; several dates on the European leg of the...
The decision was mutual and amicable, and there was no specific reason for the split. The rapper currently does not have a manager, variety.com reported an informed source as saying.
The split had happened before Minaj's guest appearance at Ariana Grande's headlining Coachella set last week, which was plagued with sound problems, the source added. It is unclear whether Minaj will appear with Grande again this Sunday during Coachella's second weekend.
The veteran rapper is frequently surrounded by drama.?
While her "Queen" album, released in August 2018, was a success, a planned co-headlining North American tour with rapper Future was postponed last August due to production issues and was bumped to this year; several dates on the European leg of the...
- 4/19/2019
- GlamSham
Weezy F Baby and the F is for future first-rounder ... 'cause Lil Wayne just signed Deandre Baker -- a projected top-10 NFL Draft pick -- to his Young Money Apaa Sports Agency!!! The legendary rapper made the announcement himself on Twitter, writing, "Welkome to the family @DreBaker1_ !! Lets Work!" Of course ... the signing is a huge one for Weezy -- Baker was a superstar at Georgia and mock draft experts already have him penned into...
- 1/24/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
On the heels of an Emmy Awards nomination for his role as Antonio D’amico in FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” Ricky Martin has signed with Maverick Management for representation. The company is headed by Guy Oseary, who in 2014 launched it as a collective of managers and superstar artists — among them Larry Rudolph, Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, Scott Rodger, Clarence Spalding (Jason Aldean) and Cortez Bryant — in partnership with Live Nation. Martin will be represented by Lee Anne Callahan-Longo, a former associate of Beyonce.
As a music artist, Martin has released ten studio albums including 1999’s seven-times platinum (in the U.S.) “Ricky Martin.” That album featured “Livin’ La Vida Loca” as its opening track. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remained for five weeks. “She Bangs,” released in 2000, peaked at No. 12 after 18 weeks on the chart. He first broke out as...
As a music artist, Martin has released ten studio albums including 1999’s seven-times platinum (in the U.S.) “Ricky Martin.” That album featured “Livin’ La Vida Loca” as its opening track. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remained for five weeks. “She Bangs,” released in 2000, peaked at No. 12 after 18 weeks on the chart. He first broke out as...
- 7/14/2018
- by Shirley Halperin
- Variety Film + TV
Live Nation has acquired Jonathan Wolfson’s Wolfson Entertainment, whose management roster includes Daryl Hall & John Oates, Loverboy and Nelson.
Wolfson’s firm now joins such Artist Nation management ventures as Guy Oseary’s Maverick (Madonna, U2), Wassim “Sal” Slaiby’s Sal&Co (The Weeknd), Gee Roberson’s, Cortez Bryant’s and Shawn Gee’s The Blueprint Group (Nicki Minaj, G-Eazy), and Ron Laffitte’s Patriot (Charlie Puth, Pharrell, Ryan Tedder, Backstreet Boys), among others.
“This is a great opportunity for the artists on my roster, and it’s very exciting to join the impressive Live Nation team,” says Wolfson,. “I’m grateful to Michael Rapino for bringing us into the fold, and we look forward to a long, successful partnership.”
Wolfson started his career in the music business as an assistant to public relations legend Lee Solters in 1995 before launching his own independent publicity firm with clients including Death Row Records,...
Wolfson’s firm now joins such Artist Nation management ventures as Guy Oseary’s Maverick (Madonna, U2), Wassim “Sal” Slaiby’s Sal&Co (The Weeknd), Gee Roberson’s, Cortez Bryant’s and Shawn Gee’s The Blueprint Group (Nicki Minaj, G-Eazy), and Ron Laffitte’s Patriot (Charlie Puth, Pharrell, Ryan Tedder, Backstreet Boys), among others.
“This is a great opportunity for the artists on my roster, and it’s very exciting to join the impressive Live Nation team,” says Wolfson,. “I’m grateful to Michael Rapino for bringing us into the fold, and we look forward to a long, successful partnership.”
Wolfson started his career in the music business as an assistant to public relations legend Lee Solters in 1995 before launching his own independent publicity firm with clients including Death Row Records,...
- 4/5/2018
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Lil Wayne is at the center of a new concert scam after a bogus promoter posing as his manager Cortez Bryant attempted to cash in on the rapper's newfound freedom by taking bookings for a fake comeback tour.
The "Lollipop" hitmaker walked free from prison in early November after serving eight months for weapons possession charges dating back to 2007. A Bryant impostor has been contacting independent event companies across the U.S. to set up live dates allegedly featuring performances by Wayne and his Young Money crewmembers, including Drake and Nicki Minaj.
But representatives for the real Bryant insist there are no plans as yet for Wayne to tour - and anyone offering such dates are con men. A statement issued to WENN reads: "It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant, and Bryant Management operations manager Nina Packer, for financial gain...
The "Lollipop" hitmaker walked free from prison in early November after serving eight months for weapons possession charges dating back to 2007. A Bryant impostor has been contacting independent event companies across the U.S. to set up live dates allegedly featuring performances by Wayne and his Young Money crewmembers, including Drake and Nicki Minaj.
But representatives for the real Bryant insist there are no plans as yet for Wayne to tour - and anyone offering such dates are con men. A statement issued to WENN reads: "It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant, and Bryant Management operations manager Nina Packer, for financial gain...
- 11/17/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
'Def Jam Rapstar' will come with Weezy's latest album for one week at participating Best Buy locations.
By James Dinh
Lil Wayne
Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images
If you're a gamer and hip-hop head, then you may want to purchase a copy of the latest "Def Jam Rapstar" video game: It comes with a copy of Lil Wayne's new album. Beginning Tuesday, fans will receive a copy of Weezy's I Am Not a Human Being with the purchase of the video game at participating Best Buy locations for one week only.
"The opportunity to partner our new video game, 'Def Jam Rapstar,' with Lil Wayne's new album, I Am Not a Human Being, is a historic moment for gaming, music and hip-hop," Kevin Liles, president and CEO of Def Jam Enterprises, said in a press release.
"When we approached Lil Wayne's management team, Gee Roberson of Hip Hop Since 1978...
By James Dinh
Lil Wayne
Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images
If you're a gamer and hip-hop head, then you may want to purchase a copy of the latest "Def Jam Rapstar" video game: It comes with a copy of Lil Wayne's new album. Beginning Tuesday, fans will receive a copy of Weezy's I Am Not a Human Being with the purchase of the video game at participating Best Buy locations for one week only.
"The opportunity to partner our new video game, 'Def Jam Rapstar,' with Lil Wayne's new album, I Am Not a Human Being, is a historic moment for gaming, music and hip-hop," Kevin Liles, president and CEO of Def Jam Enterprises, said in a press release.
"When we approached Lil Wayne's management team, Gee Roberson of Hip Hop Since 1978...
- 10/11/2010
- MTV Music News
Wow. After watching The Carter, the new all-access documentary on Lil' Wayne, one might consider recommending it as the best doc about a hip hop icon ever. The problem with this superlative lies in its limitation. Similar to labeling Lil' Wayne a rapper---even "the best rapper alive" as many profess---and leaving it at that, labeling this a great hip hop doc restricts it to the confines of a niche or genre coated in personal taste and stigmas. That is to say The Carter is foremost a fascinating portrait of a remarkable, modern artist and celebrity who has cooked most if not all bridges for comparison. In The Carter we experience the exact moment when Wayne calmly finds out, overseas and perma-high, that his latest album, Tha Carter III, has sold one million plus physical units in its first week. As his friend and manager, Cortez Bryant, tells the camera, Wayne...
- 11/22/2009
- by Hunter Stephenson
- Slash Film
Young Money boss Cortez Bryant is working with authorities to find person claiming to be him.
By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne
Photo: Sarah A. Friedman/Contour by Getty Images
Someone has apparently been trying to pass themselves off as Cortez Bryant, the manager of rappers Drake and Lil Wayne. According to a statement released by Bryant Management, "It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant for financial gain through false bookings of his clients, specifically the much buzzed-about recording artist Drake."
Bryant, who is also the president of Young Money Entertainment, claims that the impostor has created a false Twitter account and an official-sounding e-mail account in his name, "which he then utilizes to secure and pocket deposits for false bookings and club appearances." The individual is not named in the statement, and it was not revealed where the alleged incidents took place,...
By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne
Photo: Sarah A. Friedman/Contour by Getty Images
Someone has apparently been trying to pass themselves off as Cortez Bryant, the manager of rappers Drake and Lil Wayne. According to a statement released by Bryant Management, "It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant for financial gain through false bookings of his clients, specifically the much buzzed-about recording artist Drake."
Bryant, who is also the president of Young Money Entertainment, claims that the impostor has created a false Twitter account and an official-sounding e-mail account in his name, "which he then utilizes to secure and pocket deposits for false bookings and club appearances." The individual is not named in the statement, and it was not revealed where the alleged incidents took place,...
- 11/13/2009
- MTV Music News
Young Money boss Cortez Bryant is working with authorities to find person claiming to be him.
By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne
Photo: Sarah A. Friedman/Contour by Getty Images
Someone has apparently been trying to pass themselves off as Cortez Bryant, the manager of rappers Drake and Lil Wayne. According to a statement released by Bryant Management, "It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant for financial gain through false bookings of his clients, specifically the much buzzed-about recording artist Drake."
Bryant, who is also the president of Young Money Entertainment, claims that the impostor has created a false Twitter account and an official-sounding e-mail account in his name, "which he then utilizes to secure and pocket deposits for false bookings and club appearances." The individual is not named in the statement, and it was not revealed where the alleged incidents took place,...
By Gil Kaufman
Lil Wayne
Photo: Sarah A. Friedman/Contour by Getty Images
Someone has apparently been trying to pass themselves off as Cortez Bryant, the manager of rappers Drake and Lil Wayne. According to a statement released by Bryant Management, "It has come to light that an individual has been impersonating Bryant Management CEO Cortez Bryant for financial gain through false bookings of his clients, specifically the much buzzed-about recording artist Drake."
Bryant, who is also the president of Young Money Entertainment, claims that the impostor has created a false Twitter account and an official-sounding e-mail account in his name, "which he then utilizes to secure and pocket deposits for false bookings and club appearances." The individual is not named in the statement, and it was not revealed where the alleged incidents took place,...
- 11/13/2009
- MTV Music News
'We were like a fly on the wall in his life,' Quincy Jones III tells MTV News.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Mark Venema/ WireImage
New York — Lil Wayne lives by his own rules when it comes to recording music and, apparently, when it comes to making movies too.
The rapper is the subject of the forthcoming documentary "The Carter," set for a straight-to-dvd release Tuesday. The film, much like Wayne's records, is anything but conventional.
In fact, according to the project's producer, Quincy Jones III ("Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel," "Beef"), the Cash Money Records lyricist shunned the idea of a typical documentary in favor of a more raw, vérité look at his life.
"Typically, when we do documentaries, we sort of have a general understanding of what story we want to cover, and we'll go get interviews to cover the gaps in the story. And we'll do...
By Jayson Rodriguez
Lil Wayne
Photo: Mark Venema/ WireImage
New York — Lil Wayne lives by his own rules when it comes to recording music and, apparently, when it comes to making movies too.
The rapper is the subject of the forthcoming documentary "The Carter," set for a straight-to-dvd release Tuesday. The film, much like Wayne's records, is anything but conventional.
In fact, according to the project's producer, Quincy Jones III ("Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel," "Beef"), the Cash Money Records lyricist shunned the idea of a typical documentary in favor of a more raw, vérité look at his life.
"Typically, when we do documentaries, we sort of have a general understanding of what story we want to cover, and we'll go get interviews to cover the gaps in the story. And we'll do...
- 11/13/2009
- MTV Movie News
Premieres
To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, this section offers the latest work from American and international directors and world premieres of highly anticipated films.
Adventureland / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Greg Mottola)
In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader. World premiere
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After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin. World premiere
Earth Days / U.S. (Director: Robert Stone)
The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World premiere, closing-night film
Endgame / U.K. (Director: Pete Travis; screenwriter: Paula Milne)
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To showcase the diversity of contemporary independent cinema, this section offers the latest work from American and international directors and world premieres of highly anticipated films.
Adventureland / U.S. (Director-screenwriter: Greg Mottola)
In 1987, a recent college graduate takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park and discovers the job is perfect preparation for the real world. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader. World premiere
Brooklyn's Finest / U.S. (Director: Antoine Fuqua; screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)
After enduring vastly different career paths, three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin. World premiere
Earth Days / U.S. (Director: Robert Stone)
The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. World premiere, closing-night film
Endgame / U.K. (Director: Pete Travis; screenwriter: Paula Milne)
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- 12/4/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- Sundance got serious about fine-tuning their Park City at Midnight section this year. The section which I normally only dabble in to fill up voids in my scheduling has got enough worthy films this year that are potentially worth the detour - commencing with a film I mentioned last week -- Black Dynamite! Here are the 8 pack of films from directors like Sundance-regular Adam Bhala Lough, horror specialist Jonathan Liebesman and newcomer Ryan Shiraki. Black Dynamite / USA (Director: Scott Sanders; Screenwriters: Michael Jai White, Scott Sanders, and Byron Minns)—When 'The Man' murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to take him on. Cast: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Byron Minns, James McManus. World Premiere The Carter / USA (Director: Adam Bhala Lough)—An in-depth, intimate look at
- 12/4/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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