5 Reasons ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Shot Down Box-Office Records
“Straight Outta Compton,” the biopic about iconic rap group N.W.A connected with older moviegoers as well as hip-hop fans, and it crossed racial lines this weekend at the box office, fueling a $60.2...
View ArticleSuge Knight’s Lawyer Slams ‘Straight Outta Compton’ as ‘Exaggerated and Silly’
“Straight Outta Compton” shattered box office records and won rave reviews over the weekend, but not everyone is buying what the movie had to sell. Attorney Thomas Mesereau, who represents Marion...
View ArticleDr. Dre and Ice Cube Want Out of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dr. Dre and Ice Cube are asking to be dropped from a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a deadly incident that occurred during promotional shooting for the N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton,”...
View ArticleThe Muppets Lip Sync N.W.A’s ‘Express Yourself’ (Video)
Ever wondered what one of N.W.A’s biggest hits would look like if it was rapped by the Muppets? Well now is your chance to find out. While the biopic “Straight Outta Compton” is dominating the box...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ Will Cruise Past Trio of Newcomers at Weekend Box...
Any doubt that “Straight Outta Compton” is not your typical hip-hip movie should be erased this weekend, when the R-rated tale of the gangsta rap group N.W.A is expected to steamroll Friday’s three...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ Goes Gangsta on Newcomers With $26 Million at Box...
“Straight Outta Compton” kept the pedal to the metal, cruising to $26.7 million and its second straight triumph, but three wide-opening movies ran out of gas and the summer box office slowed to a crawl...
View ArticleMTV VMAs Reveal Britney Spears, Ice Cube, Rebel Wilson in Full Lineup of...
Britney Spears, John Legend and Ice Cube will be among the presenters at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, the television channel said Friday. The full lineup for the 2015 award show was revealed,...
View ArticleWatch ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Trailer Recut to Ben Folds’ Cover of Dr. Dre...
“Straight Outta Compton” just got a significantly less gangster trailer. YouTube user Kern Saxton recut scenes from the blockbuster biopic to make a 4-minute trailer set to Ben Folds’ cover of Dr....
View ArticleLarry Brezner, ‘Ride Along’ Producer and Manager, Dead at 73
Manager and movie producer Larry Brezner, a principal at Morra Brezner Steinberg & Tenebaum Entertainment and a man who loved to laugh, died Monday night after complications from leukemia. Brezner...
View ArticleN.W.A, Janet Jackson, Nine Inch Nails Among 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
Nominees for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced on Thursday, and the rap group profiled in Universal’s hit biopic “Straight Outta Compton” are on the list. N.W.A — founded by...
View ArticleConan, Ice Cube, Kevin Hart Smoke a Ton of Weed During Student Driver Lesson:...
Conan O’Brien set out to teach staff member Diana Chang how to drive just in time for her license test — but what ended up happening was much funnier and significantly more illegal. The TBS remote bit...
View ArticleAlicia Vikander, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Geza Rohrig to Receive Virtuosos...
Alicia Vikander, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Géza Röhrig have been added to the roster of Virtuosos Award honorees at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, SBIFF organizers announced on Thursday....
View ArticleWhy Kevin Hart, Ice Cube’s ‘Ride Along 2’ Can Take Down ‘Star Wars’
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” probably won’t be able to hold off Kevin Hart and Ice Cube‘s “Ride Along 2” from taking the No. 1 spot at the box office next weekend. The Disney’s blockbuster rallied...
View ArticleIce Cube Gives ‘The Bachelor’ Dating Advice: ‘Hennessy and Condoms’ (Video)
Ice Cube has some dating advice for “The Bachelor” Ben Higgins: Hennessy and condoms. In case you missed it on Monday night, or were simply content doing something better with your time, the “Ride...
View Article‘Ride Along 2’ Review: Kevin Hart and Ice Cube Are Mugging in Miami in This...
One of the biggest laughs in “Ride Along 2” comes early, and it’s a wholly unintentional one — the opening credits reveal that the script (by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi) is “based on characters by Greg...
View ArticleIce Cube ‘Not Pissed’ About ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Oscars Snub (Video)
N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton” was one of the notable shutouts at the Oscar nominations on Thursday morning, when it received just one nod for Best Original Screenplay and was totally snubbed in...
View Article‘Ride Along 2’ Stars Kevin Hart, Olivia Munn Turn ‘Lip Sync Battle’ Into a...
Kevin Hart and Olivia Munn are co-stars in the buddy comedy “Ride Along 2,” but on Thursday’s “Lip Sync Battle” they were mortal enemies. The pair’s competitive nature was in full effect before either...
View Article‘Ride Along 2’ Cruises to $1.26 Million at Thursday Night Box Office
“Ride Along 2” cruised to $1.26 Million at the Thursday night previews. Starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, the sequel to 2014’s “Ride Along” is tracking to open a little under $41 million — that’s the...
View Article‘Ride Along 2’ Is ‘As Funny as Lead Poisoning,’ And 8 Other Ruthless Reviews
With a score of 15 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, critics are calling “Ride Along 2,” the sequel to 2014’s film starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, “as funny as lead poisoning” and “a painfully unfunny...
View ArticleKevin Hart, Ice Cube Comedy ‘Ride Along 2’ Cops Top Spot at MLK Box Office
“Ride Along 2,” the buddy cop comedy starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, has knocked “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” out of the No. 1 spot at the box office, and is heading for a $39.5 million triumph on...
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