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Flash Flood Watch expires at 7:00 PM on 5/21, issued at 9:29 AM Kiamichi Christian Mission, OK Harry Potter actress Elarica Gallagher has been cast as Marvin Gaye's wife in director Julien Temple's much-anticipated biopic about the tragic soul legend.

Manhattan Theatre Club presented their annual Spring Gala last night, May 20 at Cipriani 42nd Street .

The award-winning Broadway spectacular Kinky Boots played host to a trio of very famous faces over the weekend of May 17.

Genre: Comedy Directed by: Tina Gordon Chism Starring: Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, S. Epatha Merkerson, Tyler James Williams I suppose that I could say that Peeples is harmless - well, apart from a peculiarly adolescent view of lesbians - but I'm not sure I personally feel that charitable toward it.

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's database.

The romantic comedy 'Peeples' by first time Director Tina Gordon Chism 's debuted this weekend.

The Tyler Perry name-brand provokes an impulsive knee jerk response. Either you're on the bandwagon or you're vehemently against.

Taking a page from Cannonball Adderley, who had a remarkable ability to take the complex and make it feel approachable, Christian McBride's new album is as relatable as it is intense, as ebullient as it is substantive.

Despite its engaging cast, "Peeples" is just a rip-off of "Meet the Parents," with an all-black cast.

BLACK POWER : Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, Mario Van Peebles and David Alan Grief star in Peeples .

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton -Rating: PG-13 -Genre: Drama -The gist: Baz Luhrman's The Great Gatsby is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby.

Craig Robinson proves he's The Man among "Peeples." I laughed myself silly, for the most part, and it had nothing to do with director Tina Gordon Chism's garden-variety script.

Tyler Perry produced this one. He didn't write or star. It probably would have been a stronger film if he did.

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's database.

"Peeples" Tyler Perry produced this kitchen sink comedy about a social climber who shows up unannounced at his girlfriend's family's summer home in Sag Harbor to ask her uptight father for her hand in marriage.

Below, get a first look at Jessie L. Martin as Marvin Gaye in Julien Temple's upcoming biopic, SEXUAL HEALING , from Focus Features International.

The film follows a man crashing a family reunion to ask his girlfriend's father for her hand in marriage.

On Friday, May 10, Lionsgate will release Peeples in theaters and we got a chance to talk stars Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier and S. Epatha Merkerson about the Tina Gordon Chism comedy.

Manhattan Theatre Club will present their annual Spring Gala on Monday, May 20 at Cipriani 42nd Street .

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's database.