Young “Joyful Noise” star shares tale of dreams come true

Photo by Van Redin “Joyful Noise,” starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah , is scheduled for a Jan. 13 release. I’m going to an advance screening tonight and interviewing some of the cast memb ...

AP photo Queen Latifah , who spent a good bit of time in metro Atlanta last year filming “Joyful Noise” with Dolly Parton , is here once again, this time working on the remake of  “Steel Magnol ...

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi shares details about her pregnancy and engagement to baby daddy Jionni LaValle in this week’s Us magazine . The 24-year-old reality star and her 24-year-old beau are rea ...

Check out the new trailer for 'Joyful Noise,' the movie filmed in Atlanta starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. The big concert scene was filmed at the Atlanta Civic Center. While in town, ...

A still from the movie "Contagion." Photo by Claudette Barius “Contagion,” a compelling bio-thriller starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law and Laurence Fishburne , hits t ...

I’m chasing down a few odds and ends today, but for now here are some star sightings to tide you over. Actress Sally Struthers , right, in town for her role as Miss Hannigan in “Annie,” checked ...

AP photo Robert De Niro , in town filming the moving “Killing Season,” dined recently with his wife in the St. Regis hotel’s elegant new restaurant, Astor Court. (He stayed in the Buckhead hote ...

Snooki Polizzi is said to be expecting a little Snooklet. The reality show star of “Jersey Shore,” who is also a published author, is reportedly expecting. The father is her boyfriend, Jionni L ...

Ben Stiller is auctioning a walk-on role in the movie he is filming now in Atlanta, “Neighborhood Watch.” Bidding ends Tuesday, and hopefuls have already run up the price past $20,000! Proceeds ...

A new reality show seeks hip hop dancing girls ages 10 to 14 – along with their moms. The show, which sounds a bit similar to the Lifetime show “Dance Moms,” isn’t identified in the casting cal ...

Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone cheered on the Braves at Turner Field this week. Photo credit: Pouya Dianat. Provided to the AJC by the Atlanta Braves Academy Award nominated actr ...

Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone cheered on the Braves at Turner Field this week. Photo credit: Pouya Dianat. Provided to the AJC by the Atlanta Braves Academy Award nominated actre ...

Phylicia Rashad , who is in Atlanta at the moment working on the remake of “Steel Magnolias,” will appear along with   Mekhi Phifer in a stage production of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” from ...

Vanessa Williams and Joe Gransden The weekend’s almost here. So, how about a few star sightings to sustain you until Friday. Actress turned author Vanessa Williams , who’s been in town on a boo ...

Happy Friday. I am sure you are all busy planning what you will do when you hit the Mega Millions jackpot tonight, so here are a few star sightings to help you pass the time. Jessica Alba and a ...

AP photo So Khloe Kardashian is not really a Kardashian? The ex-wife and the widow of the late Robert Kardashian have both come forward to Star Magazine/Radar Online to say Khloe is actually he ...

AJC file photo Rapper Ludacris knows something about restaurants. With plans to open a new spot at the airport, he’s just shut down Straits after four years on Juniper Street. ( Here’s a link t ...

The new film “Pariah” treads where few Hollywood features dare to go — detailing the coming out process of a young African-American lesbian. “Pariah” stars Adepero Oduye as Alike, a poetry-lovi ...