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Codie Elaine Oliver
Codie Elaine Oliver is an American producer of television and film. She is known for directing ''Black Love'', which she co-created with her husband, Tommy Oliver. Select works *''1982'' (2013; executive producer) *'' Destined'' (2016; producer) *''Black Love'' (2017–2022; co-creator, director and executive producer) *'' Young. Wild. Free.'' (2023; executive producer) *''The Perfect Find ''The Perfect Find'' is a 2023 American romantic comedy film written by Leigh Davenport and directed by Numa Perrier. It is based on the book of the same name by Tia Williams. The film stars Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers, Aisha Hinds, D. B. W ...'' (2023; producer) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elaine Oliver, Codie Living people American film producers American women film producers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essence (magazine)
''Essence'' (stylized in all caps) is an American monthly lifestyle magazine covering fashion, beauty, entertainment, and culture. First published in 1970, the magazine is written for African-American women. History Edward Lewis, Clarence O. Smith, Cecil Hollingsworth and Jonathan Blount founded Essence Communications Inc. (ECI) in 1968. It began publishing ''Essence'' magazine in May 1970. Lewis and Smith called the publication a "lifestyle magazine directed at upscale African American women". They recognized that black women were an overlooked demographic and saw ''Essence'' as an opportunity to capitalize on a virtually untouched market of black women readers. Its initial circulation was approximately 50,000 copies per month, subsequently growing to roughly 1.6 million.Bynoe, Yvonne. ''Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip-hop Culture''. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2006, p. 263, . Gordon Parks served as its editorial director during the first three years of its circulation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Love (2017 TV Series)
''Black Love'' is an American docuseries created by filmmakers Codie Elaine Oliver and Tommy Oliver, featuring couples opening up about the joys, challenges and realities of love, marriage and romance in the black community. It premiered on August 29, 2017 on the Oprah Winfrey Network The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN, also known as the OWN Network) is an American multinational basic cable television network which launched on January 1, 2011, effectively replacing the Discovery Health Channel, which one month later merged with ... as the most-viewed unscripted series debut in the network's history. A fifth season premiered on May 14, 2021. The sixth and final season premiered on July 23, 2022. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2017) Season 2 (2018) Season 3 (2019) Season 4 (2020) Season 5 (2021) Awards and nominations References External links * * *Black Love Site {{Oprah Winfrey Network programs, state=collapsed 2010s American black television series 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Oliver (producer)
Tommy Oliver is aEmmywinning and Sundance Film Festival-winning American film producer, director, writer, cinematographer, photographer, financier, entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of Confluential Films, He directed, produced, shot, and edited AFI Film Festival audience award winner ''Juice Wrld: Into The Abyss'' (2021), ''40 Years a Prisoner,'' and ''1982 (2013 film), 1982'', and produced four Sundance Film Festival 2023 films including Young. Wild. Free., Fancy Dance (2023 film), Fancy Dance, To Live and Die and Live (EP), and the Grand Jury Prize winner, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project. He also produced ''The Perfect Find'' (2023), ''The Perfect Guy (2015 film), The Perfect Guy'' (2015) and Sundance Film Festival and AFI Film Festival audience award winner ''Kinyarwanda (film), Kinyarwanda'', and co-created and Executive Produced the documentary series ''Black Love (2017 TV series), Black Love.'' Oliver is also known for his photography including his 70+ photos in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The company is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Sherry Phillips is the current CEO of Forbes as of January 1, 2025. Published eight times per year, ''Forbes'' feature articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine is known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400, ''Forbes'' 400), of 30 notable people under the age of 30 (the Forbes 30 Under 30, ''Forbes'' 30 under 30), of America's wealthiest celebrities, of the world's top companies (the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWJ-TV
WWJ-TV (channel 62) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned and operated by the CBS television network through its CBS News and Stations division, alongside WKBD-TV (channel 50), an affiliate of The CW. The two outlets share studios on Eleven Mile Road in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, Southfield; WWJ-TV's transmitter is located in Oak Park, Michigan. Founded as WGPR-TV in 1975 by Dr. William V. Banks and the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons as an extension of WGPR (), channel 62 in Detroit was the first Minority ownership of media outlets in the United States, Black-owned television station in the continental United States. Though its ambitious early programming plans catering to the Black community were not entirely successful due to economic and financial limitations, the station still produced several locally notable shows and housed a fully-staffed news department. WGPR-TV helped launch the careers of multiple loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 (2013 Film)
''1982'' is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Tommy Oliver and starring Hill Harper. It is Oliver's directorial debut. The film is also semi-autobiographical. The film marked the final appearance of actress and activist Ruby Dee before her death in 2014. Plot The film is set in Philadelphia 1982. Cast * Hill Harper as Tim Brown * Sharon Leal as Shenae Brown * Bokeem Woodbine as "Scoop" * La La Anthony as Neecy * Quinton Aaron as "Turtle" * Wayne Brady as Alonzo * Ruby Dee as Rose Brown * Troi Zee as Maya Brown * Chaz Dausuel as Terrence Release The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and later made its multi-platform release in March 2016. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on nine reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. Sheri Linden of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Suitably low-key but sometimes under-realized, this drama is fuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destined (film)
''Destined'' is a 2016 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Qasim Basir and starring Cory Hardrict, Hill Harper, La La Anthony and Jesse Metcalfe. Cast * Cory Hardrict as Sheed / Rasheed * Jesse Metcalfe as Officer Holder / Dylan Holder * Robert Christopher Riley as Cal / Calvin * Margot Bingham as Maya * La La Anthony as Jada * Hill Harper as Mayor Jones * Jason Dohring as Nathan Miller / Officer Miller * Zulay Henao as Giselle Porter * Curtiss Cook as Mr. Davis Production The film was shot in Detroit. According to the ''Detroit Free Press'', the idea for the film was inspired by the 1998 film ''Sliding Doors''. While promoting the film in an interview with ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Hardrict said, "When I read the script, it felt scary, and if something scares me on the page, I have to do it." Reception The film has a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Awards Basir and Hardrict won the Best Director and Best Actor awards respectively at the 2016 American Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young
Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one's age is low, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American rock band * ''Young'', an EP by Charlotte Lawrence, 2018 Songs * "Young" (Baekhyun and Loco song), 2018 * "Young" (The Chainsmokers song), 2017 * "Young" (Hollywood Undead song), 2009 * "Young" (Kenny Chesney song), 2002 * "Young" (Place on Earth song), 2018 * "Young" (Tulisa song), 2012 * "Young", by Ella Henderson, 2019 * "Young", by Lil Wayne from '' Dedication 6'', 2017 * "Young", by Nickel Creek from ''This Side'', 2002 * "Young", by Sam Smith from '' Love Goes'', 2020 * "Young", by Silkworm from '' Italian Platinum'', 2002 * "Young", by Vacations (band), 2016 * "Young", by Vallis Alps, 2015 * "Young", by Pixey, 2016 People Surname * Young (surname) Given name * Young (Korean name), Korean unisex given name and name elem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perfect Find
''The Perfect Find'' is a 2023 American romantic comedy film written by Leigh Davenport and directed by Numa Perrier. It is based on the book of the same name by Tia Williams. The film stars Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers, Aisha Hinds, D. B. Woodside, La La Anthony and Gina Torres. ''The Perfect Find'' had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 14, 2023, and was released by Netflix on June 23, 2023. Plot Forty-year-old Jenna Jones, recently dumped by her long-time boyfriend Brian, finds herself starting over after her mother kicks her out. Moving back to New York City, she transitions into a career in beauty journalism. To secure a job, Jenna asks her frenemy, Darcy, for help and lands a position as Creative Director at Darzine on a three-month trial basis. One night, after a night out with friends, Jenna randomly kisses a man 15 years her junior. The next day, she arrives at work to meet Eric, the same younger man, who turns out to be Darcy’s son and the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
