Blog

The 22nd Annual Pan African Film Festival Ready To Kick Off On February 6th, 2014

January 14, 2014 RGN staff

LOS ANGELES – Coming off a phenomenal year of black films, the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is raising the bar, and set to give movie goers a 12-day marathon of offerings from around the Diaspora. PAFF will celebrate its 22nd anniversary in grand style with a string of highly-anticipated films, which includes a controversial film, initially banned in South Africa; a […]

Oscars To Celebrate Movie Heroes

January 14, 2014 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The 86th Academy Awards® will be a celebration of movie heroes, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. Offering their first preview of the upcoming Oscar broadcast, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, the producers said the show will honor big-screen real-life heroes, super heroes, popular heroes and animated heroes, both past […]

2014 Student Academy Awards® Competition Now Underway

January 13, 2014 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The Academy is now accepting applications for its 2014 Student Academy Awards competition. Past Student Academy Award® winners have gone on to receive 46 Oscar® nominations and have won or shared eight awards. Winners include Pete Docter, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Trey Parker and Robert Zemeckis. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards, […]

Artist Shepard Fairey Unveils New Screen Prints At The LA Art Show 1/15-19

January 10, 2014 RGN staff

ARTIST SHEPARD FAIREY UNVEILS NEW SCREEN PRINTS AT THE LA ART SHOW 1/15-19 Artist Shepard Fairey will debut his newest works, a set of four screen prints titled ‘Power and Glory’ at the upcoming LA Art Show taking place at the LA Convention Center from January 15-19. Shepard Fairey’s works will be on display at the […]

Chris Hemsworth to Join Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs for Oscar® Nomination

January 10, 2014 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Actor Chris Hemsworth and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will announce the 86th Academy Awards® nominations on Thursday, January 16. The Oscars® will air Sunday, March 2, 2014, live on ABC. Boone Isaacs and Hemsworth will unveil the nominations at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference at […]

9 Mindful Steps To Living A Healthy Life

January 9, 2014 RGN staff

By: Monique K Chambers Although you must follow through with certain behaviors when you’re seeking to live a healthier life style, many experts believe that healthy behaviors have their roots in your mind. What you think and believe will determine how well you’ll follow through and apply the paradigm of a healthy lifestyle in your […]

John Legend To Perform At Governors Ball On Oscar Sunday

January 6, 2014 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA —John Legend, nine-time Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriter, will take the stage on Oscar Sunday, March 2, at the Academy’s official post-Oscars celebration, the Governors Ball. “John Legend is one of the industry’s most innovative and talented artists,” said Jeffrey Kurland, Costume Design Branch governor and chair of the Governors Ball. “We’re […]

Beautiful Textures Unveils Game-Changing Product at 2014 Upfront

December 20, 2013 RGN staff

(NEW YORK) – December 18, 2013 – Monday night, Strength of Nature, LLC hosted their 2014 Upfront for the Beautiful Textures Naturally Straight Texture Manageability System™ atARENA in NYC along with the 135th Street Agency’s Holiday Party. Special guests included Monami Entertainment’s Mona Scott-Young, beauty expert Tia Williams, Tina Davis of Phase Too Management, Atlantic Records’ Joi Pitts, Atlantic Records recording artist Justine Skye, Shaheem Reid, Michaela […]

135th Street Agency Closes 2013 with Festive Holiday Bash

December 20, 2013 RGN staff

(NEW YORK) – December 18, 2013 – Monday night, the 135th Street Agency and Strength of Nature, LLC hosted a holiday party and 2014 Beautiful Textures Upfront at ARENA in NYC. Hundreds packed the sexy venue, which was outfitted with festive white poinsettias, a silver Christmas tree and green and purple lighting. 135th founder/CEO Shante Bacon and Managing Partner Saptosa Foster were on hand to welcome friends, family and […]

289 Feature Films In Contention For 2013 Best Picture Oscar

December 16, 2013 RGN staff

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Two hundred eighty-nine feature films are eligible for the 2013 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. To be eligible for 86th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a […]