This post is sponsored by Lunchbox to help spread the word about The Vaseline Healing Project. Did you know that the gift of service in a marriage is contagious? When you make a habit out of giving and serving your spouse, your spouse will reciprocate. I've tried it in my own marriage, and it works. As a wife, I think of small ways that I can serve and give to my husband … [Read more...]
Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in upcoming HBO Movie
Viola Davis will reportedly be playing Harriet Tubman in an upcoming HBO telepic. An article released Monday by Variety noted that Davis has been working to develop a project about the famous Underground Railroad conductor with Amblin TV and writer Kirk Ellis. The project is set to take its inspiration from the book Bound For The Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait Of … [Read more...]
Viola Davis Stars in Shonda Rhimes’ Newest TV Drama
ABC's fall line up will include a new suspense driven drama starring Oscar-nominee Viola Davis, and produced by Shonda Rhimes. The Scandal creator's new show is called How to Get Away With Murder. The series is centered around a criminal defense professor (Davis) and a group of law students who "become entangled in a murder plot that will rock the entire university and … [Read more...]
Viola Davis Delivers Commencement Speech at Alma Mater
Graceful beauty and Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis returned to her old stomping grounds to offer words of encouragement. The star of "The Help" delivered a commencement speech to graduating seniors of Central Falls High School in Rhode Island. Almost 30 years after receiving her high school diploma herself, Davis was inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of … [Read more...]
VIDEO: New Behind-The-Scenes Featurette With The Cast Of “The Help”
A new featurette about "The Help" hit the web recently, giving a more in-depth look at the story and the characters. The always-fierce Viola Davis (one of our favorite black and married celebs) gives a commanding performance as Aibileen, the southern maid with the courage to tell her own story in spite of the volatile racial climate. Are you planning to check this out when … [Read more...]
MOVIE TRAILER: “The Help” Starring Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer
Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, "The Help" stars Emma Stone ("Easy A") as Skeeter, Academy Award ®"“nominated Viola Davis ("Doubt") as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny"”three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing … [Read more...]