Independent Powerhouse Codeblack Entertainment Enters Multi-Year Distribution Deal with AMC Theatres®

T.D. Jakes’ “Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On The 7th Day” to be first film released under new partnership LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan 19, 2012 – AMC Theatres®, the second-largest motion picture exhibitor in North America, and Codeblack Entertainment, a leading new media and film company helmed by Jeff Clanagan, today announced a multi-year partnership to [...]

Jan

30

KEVIN HART LAUGH AT MY PAIN – TO BE RELEASED ON DVD

“One of the most substantial indie success stories of the year.” – Peter Knegt, IndieWire “A non-stop thrill!” – Joshua R. Weaver, theroot.com COMEDIAN KEVIN HART AND CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT, DELIVERED ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BOX OFFICE FILMS OF THE YEAR  LAUGH AT MY PAIN  AND NOW LAUNCHES THE LAUGHS ON DVD January 17, 2012 [...]

Dec

08

Out To Show The World That Black Girls Rock!

When Beverly Bond started the organization Black Girls Rock!, her goal was to empower young girls of color and give them better images than the often negative depictions seen in the media.

Nov

04

Film Life, Inc Proclaims October Movie Month

NEW YORK, NY – September 28, 2011 – To increase awareness and bring the significant contributions of Black cinema to the forefront, Film Life, Inc. and Black Enterprise magazine have teamed up to present BLACK MOVIE MONTH (BMM).

Sep

28

Pain Relief

The Sept. 8 preem of Kevin Hart’s “Laugh at My Pain” didn’t begin on time, so Hart chatted up friends Snoop Dogg, Gabrielle Union and Jamie Foxx. “We’re starting late! It’s a black event!” he yelled to the crowd at the Pacific Design Center. The Codeblack Entertainment and Hartbeat Prods. pic covers the standup tour in [...]

Sep

18

“Laugh At My Pain” Wins $1.9M Opening Weekend

CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT AND HARTBEAT PRODUCTIONS’ THEATRICAL RELEASE OF LAUGH AT MY PAIN TAKES ON INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION AND WINS WITH $1.9 MILLION OPENING WEEKEND LAUGH AT MY PAIN Outperformed the #1 Ranked “Contagion” in Per Screen Average on only 97 Engagements LOS ANGELES – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – This weekend, Kevin Hart’s LAUGH AT MY PAIN [...]

Sep

13

Comedy The Best Therapy

Kevin Hart, star of the comedy concert film “Laugh At My Pain”, now playing at the Yorktown 17 in Lombard has found a way to craft his comedy act around his most shameful situations.

Sep

10

Codeblack Entertainment Breaks International Ground

CODEBLACK ENTERTAINMENT BREAKS INTERNATIONAL GROUND WITH THE THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION OF KEVIN HART’S “LAUGH AT MY PAIN” This Partnership with Silverbird Cinemas will Provide a Multi–Year Theatrical Distribution Deal Servicing East and West Africa LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 2011 — As the first independent film company to venture into a deal of this magnitude, Codeblack Entertainment breaks [...]

Aug

22

‘Little Jumpman’ Breaks Top 50 Worldwide

COMEDIAN KEVIN HART’S MOBILE APP ‘LITTLE JUMPMAN’ BREAKS TOP 50 WORLDWIDE ON iTUNES TOP PAID GAME APPS AND TOP 40 GAMES CATEGORY IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS OF LAUNCH LITTLE JUMPMAN Ranks #35 on iTunes Top 200 Paid Game Apps and #56 Overall LOS ANGELES, CA – August 15, 2011 – Kevin Hart’s LITTLE JUMPMAN [...]

Aug

15

Will Packer & Rob Hardy: Power Packed

For those that avidly follow the institution of entertainment so often referred to as Hollywood, then you should be highly aware of the seismic shift that is taking place with location and production of some of your more prominent black films, TV shows and programming over recent years.

Oct

01

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