A project I've been curious about for a while now is the television adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's book series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. We first heard about it when it was planned as a movie directed by Anthony Minghella; now, almost two years later, it's been turned into a seven-episode series for the small screen that will premiere March 29 on HBO. Before his death, Read more

We've been hearing about Disney's first black princess for a while now, and today they've released a brief teaser trailer that introduces us to both princess and frog in the animated Princess and the Frog. The story is described as "a fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans' French Quarter during the Jazz Age." Tiana is voiced by Dreamgirls's Anika Noni Read more

This year we've seen two network TV shows, Cashmere Mafia and Lipstick Jungle, that have tried to recreate the magic of HBO's Sex and the City, with mixed results. By contrast, HBO itself is moving on, leaving SATC for the big screen and once again developing interesting and unexpected female-driven projects. Jill Scott and Anika Noni Rose will star in Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella's Read more

Dreamgirls' Anika Noni Rose will star in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Anthony Minghella's take on the Alexander McCall Smith books, Zap2it reports. NBC will be airing the final episodes of "Kidnapped," says the Futon Critic — but you'll have to be really dedicated to catch them at midnight on Sundays. NBC has also canceled its "Friday Night Lights" repeats, but the network still might Read more

Avril Lavigne's album The Best Damn Thing debuts at No. 1, Billboard reports. Rainn Wilson will play a lonely geek who hires a prostitute to pretend to be his girlfriend in the comedy Girlfriend Experience, says Variety. MySpace and Mark Burnett are trying to find potential presidential candidates to compete on a new reality show, USA Today reports. E! reports that Anika Noni Rose will be the Read more