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First 5 minutes of TV series The Breaks online – show based on 1990’s hip hop biopic

VH1 will premiere its TV show The Breaks on Monday. The show is based VH1’s film of the same name, chronicling the lives of young musicians in 1990’s New York City, trying to make it big in the music industry. The Breaks was created by Seith Mann, with episodes directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and ….

Release date and first cast photo revealed for Straight Outta Compton biopic

Access Hollywood reports that Straight Outta Compton, the long-in-development N.W.A. biopic, has finally been cast and now has a release date. Ice Cube updated his Twitter followers on the film, even including the first cast photo. On Wednesday, Universal Pictures announced Straight Outta Compton will hit theaters on August 14, 2015. Along with the announcement, ….

Oscar nominee Angela Bassett to direct Whitney Houston biopic

Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut with a Lifetime Original Movie centering on the life of Whitney Houston, according to Variety. The film, which has the working title “Whitney Houston,” is scheduled for a 2015 world premiere. Shem Bitterman wrote the script for Whitney Houston, which chronicles the headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, ….

Star Trek live concert tour kicks off this May

Star Trek is about to be seen and heard in a brand new way. CBS Consumer Products, Paramount Pictures, 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, IMG Artists and the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency will launch Star Trek: Live in Concert featuring the 2009 Star Trek and 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness films. The events will celebrate the extraordinary collaboration between ….

Chozen creators sponsoring “Dope Rhymez” hip hop music contest for chance at recording deal

To celebrate the series premiere of FX’s new animated comedy series Chozen, the network is sponsoring a contest where aspiring rappers can submit hip hop lyrics for the chance to record their track under the guidance of professionals in a New York City music studio. The “Dope Rhymez” contest ends on January 15th, 2014. Chozen ….