Tag: Oprah Winfrey

On Hulu, the Oprah Winfrey-produced Black Cake is an epic eight-episode adaptation of the bestselling novel by Charmaine Wilkerson, packed with the perennial juiciness of murder, mystery, and family secrets unfolding from the grave. At the center is Atlanta native Mia Isaac, who brings both insight and heart to the role of Covey. We caught up with the rising star to learn more.

Tyler Perry marked the opening of his new, 330-acre Tyler Perry Studios at Fort McPherson with a gala that brought a monumental number of stars, including everyone from Oprah to Hank Aaron to Beyoncé to Andrew Young.

In the 25 years since Alisa Barry founded her award-winning artisan food company, Oprah has twice named Bella Cucina one of her Favorite Things. Barry remains owner and CEO, but her business card reads “creative director” because creating is what energizes her. She is at once entrepreneurial, expressive, and adventurous.

Publications as geographically and ideologically diverse as the Guardian, Fox News, Variety, the Hill, and others ran stories or segments about Oprah Winfrey’s campaign appearances with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Yet regardless of the depth of coverage, the two events held in auditoriums in the Atlanta suburbs likely impacted the local crowds in a much deeper way than what could be conveyed to national viewers.

Tayari Jones, a Spelman College graduate, is the author of four novels—her latest, An American Marriage, was handpicked for Oprah’s Book Club earlier this year. Amid months of book tour stops and after years immersed in New York’s publishing world, the prolific author is moving back to her hometown. Our Q&A with her.

Stranger Things starts production on its third season, and a new YA book-to-movie adaptation, Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets, features a teen getting therapy from an imaginary pigeon.

A remake of Super Fly, Netflix's Ozark, and the final season of Being Mary Jane are just a few of the movies and TV shows filming in Atlanta this month. Plus—Georgia's latest "religious freedom bill" is sparking cries for a boycott of the Hollywood of the South.

Back in Atlanta and standing in front of a packed ballroom, Jane Fonda inimitably distilled one of the benefits of turning 80: “People don’t want to grope you!”

Our latest roundup of what's filming in Atlanta, including Spider-Man, HBO film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, MacGyver, and more. Plus, several Atlanta-filmed movies and TV shows are making pop culture waves. (You've heard of Stranger Things, right?)

Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me, a spinoff to Fox's Empire titled Star, and The Originals are among what's filming in Atlanta this month. Plus, get the scoop on what to expect in 2016, and find out which made-in-Georgia films are headed to theaters soon.