4-1-1 ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 27TH, 2009

The debate rages on about who should be the first black “James Bond.” Well Idris Elba says it should be him. Elba is currently starring in the movie Obsessed with Beyonce. Elba is best known for his role as “Stringer Bell” in the HBO series The Wire. I think he should play 007. He’s sexy. He’s fine, and he can act. Sean “P Diddy” Combs wants to play the part, but I have two words for Puff: SIT DOWN!!! Elba should get it. A lot of people don’t know his true background because he plays an American so well, but Idris Elba is British. He’s currently in talks with producers to let him try out for the part.

Let’s ask a question about Elba’s movie co-star. Is Beyonce the new Box Office Queen? This past week, she was when her movie, Obsessed, took in over $28 million. So, what’s next for the megastar? She may have a role in the new Avengers movie. The movie is due out 2012. If she gets in, she would play She-Hulk and be all green. In the meantime, Beyonce is coming to Philly on June 26th. She’s in concert at the Wachovia Center.

Al B. Sure is getting ready to release his new project, Honey I’m Home. Sure is best known for the 80’s hits Nite and Day and Off On Your Own. He is currently working as a radio host at a station in Los Angeles. Recently, he’s been making gossip blogs because of his strained relationship with his son, Quincy. Quincy’s mother is Kim Porter. Whatever is going on, Al needs to rectify the situation and make amends with his son. This should be done privately, and not through internet blogs. Sean “P Diddy” Combs has raised Quincy, now it’s time for Sure to do what he has to do. The situation is giving his public profile a beating.

Whether she is pregnant or not, Jennifer Hudson is getting married this summer. Hudson is engaged to be married to David Otunga. He is training to become a professional wrestler. Otunga is best known for his role as Punk on the VH1 reality show I Love New York. Fantasia is going to serve as a bridesmaid, and Hudson’s sister Julia will be her maid of honor.

Look for Mary J. Blige in the season finale of the NBC comedy 30 Rock. Mary’s episode airs Thursday, May 14th.

Maxwell is back! The new single is Pretty Wings from the upcoming CD Black Summer Nights. The new CD comes out July 7th.

Will Michael Jackson look different when he hits the stage for his London concerts? The King Of Pop was seen leaving a Beverly Hills hospital, and his hair was wrapped. Jackson may have gotten a hair transplant because he is tired of wearing wigs.

Terrence Howard is still bitter about losing the role of “War Machine” in the new Iron Man movie. Contract negotiations did not go well, and Howard was released from the project. Howard says Marvel Comics made a big mistake by dropping him from the project. Howard says he is happy for Don Cheadle, who is replacing him in the movie, but Howard also says he was misled by producers.

We had some notable passings this week. The Godfather Of Gospel Music, the Reverend Timothy Wright succumbed to injuries from a car crash he was in earlier this year. Wright lost his wife and grandson in that accident. TV Legend Beatrice Arthur died from cancer at the age of 86 over the weekend. Bea Arthur was best known for her Emmy-winning roles as Maude in the 70’s and as “Dorothy” on The Golden Girls. Artist Ernie Barnes also died this week. Barnes had a great career as a pro football player, but it was his artwork that put him on the map. When you think of the classic album cover of Marvin Gaye’s I Want You and of course the TV show Good Times, you see the infamous painting The Sugar Shack. Barnes had a unique painting style that was known all over the world.

Singer/Actor Tyrese got some good news in court. Tyrese is not required to pay his soon to be ex-wife any additional money. Tyrese’s wife, Norma Gibson, has to abide by the prenup because they were married for less than a year. She gets no money, and she will have to move out his house. Tyrese and his wife have a young daughter.

Gloria Gaynor is best known for her disco anthem, I Will Survive. I call it the women’s national anthem. Well, Gaynor is getting ready for a comeback. She is working on a gospel album due out next year.

BeBe and CeCe Winans are reuniting. The popular brother and sister recording duo stopped recording together years ago, but they recently reunited for the song Close To You. CeCe is on her way to town when the McDonald’s Gospel Tour comes to Deliverance Evangelistic Church at 21st and Lehigh on May 14th.

The ABC Network is bringing back Ugly Betty. The popular comedy show was put on hiatus, and now it is back. Betty will also return for a new season in the fall.

Mike Tyson is being hailed for a new documentary about his life. Tyson, the larger than life boxer, talks candidly about his controversial life, and the many dumb decisions he has made.

What made Tyler Perry’s stalker snap? 36-year old Dawn Wilson faces 100 years in jail for stalking Perry. In addition to her menacing letters describing death, she would also hang around his Atlanta studios and not leave him alone. Wilson is currently in jail. She used to work for the government, and her former co-workers expressed surprise at her behavior. I’m sure the government did extensive background checks on her. Who knew she was off? Her co-workers say this is not the Wilson they know.

Oprah says stop hating on her hair. She doesn’t wear a weave. In a recent episode of her show, Oprah talked about her hair and how she doesn’t wear weaves, wigs or hairpieces. She says she has always had hair, and she showed never before seen photos to prove it.

Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson will be appearing in a new ABC money special called Unbroke. Unbroke is everything you need to know about money, credit cards, mortgages, the stock market and investing. The special airs May 29th on ABC.

The holiday classic Black Nativity is coming to the big screen. Director Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou) is adapting the production as a movie.

Taraji P. Henson will be teaming up with Rapper Common for the new movie Date Night. Date Night arrives in theatres next year and will also star Tina Fey (30 Rock), Steve Carrell (The Office), Mark Wahlberg and James Franco.

The Michelle Obama Stylebook is coming out next week. The First Lady will be featured in Michelle Style: Celebrating The First Lady Of Fashion.

Gladys Knight is coming out with a jewelry line. The singer/actress and business woman is exited about her new venture. The Gladys Knight Jewelry Line will be sold at major department stores and through The Home Shopping Network. The Gladys Knight Jewelry Line debuts in December. Also check her out in the new Tyler Perry Madea movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself, which opens in theatres in September.

Mo’Nique and Gospel Sensation Vickie Winans are all part of the new changes at the BET network. Mo’Nique’s late night talk show debuts in the fall, And Vickie Winans will host a gospel variety show, which debuts next year. BET is also introducing a new network for adults. Centric will be geared to adults 25-54 years old and launches in October. Execs at BET say the new adult network will compliment the original BET network, which celebrates 29 years on the air this year.

Teddy Riley says look for a Guy reunion later this year. Teddy along with Aaron and Damien Hall are going to try to get it together and put their differences aside. Guy was best known for the hits I Like, Goodbye Love and A Piece Of My Love. The guys have all experienced financial difficulties, so they should get back together and make some money.

“Mr. Big” will be back. The contract squabbling is over and Actor Chris Noth will be returning as “Mr. Big” in the new Sex And The City movie. In other Sex And The City news, congrats to Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick. They are expecting twin girls via a surrogate this summer. They already have a six-year old son.

After Dancing With The Stars, Football Great Lawrence Taylor wants to see his life on the big screen. “L.T.” had a great career with the New York Giants, but he also battled and conquered his demons with drugs and alcohol. He is currently in talks with producers to make the movie project happen.

Ruben Studdard wants his fans back. Twenty million people voted him as their American Idol, and now he wants them to buy his new CD. Love Is will be a collection of romantic ballads. The CD is due out May 19th. Love Is will be Studdard’s fourth CD and features production from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Studdard does some remakes, including Michael Jackson’s I Can’t Help It and Al Green’s For The Good Times.

At the movies this week, the X-Men’s Hugh Jackman stars as Wolverine, and Alfre Woodard, Charles S. Dutton and Nicole Beharie star in American Violet.

Bill Cosby has yet another big honor coming up this fall. He’s getting The Mark Twain Prize For American Humor. Previous winners of this award include George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal and Steve Martin.

For a record fourth time, Samuel L. Jackson will be hosting the ESPY Awards. Sports biggest night is set for July 19th on ESPN.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s new TV drama about nurses, Hawthorne, debuts in June on the TNT network.

The Norman Lear Collection, a boxed DVD set, is coming out on June 9th. Norman Lear is the famed producer behind the TV classics The Jeffersons, Good Times, All In The Family, Maude and Sanford & Son to name a few. The first seasons of those and other Lear classics will be included in the set.

The 2010 Grammy Awards are set for January 31st.

Denzel Washington’s new movie, with John Travolta and James Gandolfini, The Taking Of Pelham 1, 2, 3 hits theatres on June 12th. We have the exclusive trailer on our website at wdasfm.com. Just go to Patty’s Page and check it out. Let me know what you think. I can’t wait to see it. It’s a remake of the 70’s action thriller with Walter Matthau about a trio of bad guys who take a New York subway care hostage.

The Bynum Brothers are back with a new venture. They own Warmdaddy’s on Columbus Boulevard and had the old Zanzibar Blue in Center City. Their latest project is called RELISH at 7152 Ogontz Avenue. It replaces Sadiki’s. RELISH features live jazz music Thursday through Sunday. For more info go to relishphiladelphia.com or call 215-276-0170.

The Wendy Williams talk show is set to debut this July. The show is going nationwide, and will be seen locally on FOX 29.

The 15th Annual Essence Music Festival is set for July 3rd, 4th and 5th in New Orleans. Beyonce, John Legend, Eric Benet, Robin Thicke, Anita Baker, Bill Cosby and Maxwell are all on the bill. There will also be seminars featuring Prophetess Juanita Bynum and Roland Martin. Plus, there’ll be an all-star tribute to Bishop T.D. Jakes.

WHAT’S THE UNDERGROUND BUZZ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This Media Personality is doing everything she can to stay relevant. She is keeping up with the latest social networking sites. She has even befriended her enemies, but it’s still not working. No one is interested in her.