BET.com got an exclusive look at the latest images from Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, which is in theaters Friday, November 5th. The film is based on the iconic 1974 play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange.

The movie is directed and written by Tyler Perry with a powerhouse cast that includes Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington and Macy Gray. It’s one of the biggest cast of Black actresses since Oprah Winfrey’s Women of Brewster Place in 1989.

Check out the exclusive images below!

Thandie Newton as Tangie, a role that was originally for Mariah Carey.

Oscar-winner Whoopi Goldberg as Alice, a religious woman and the mother of Thandie Newton’s character.

The legendary Janet Jackson as Jo.

Are you excited to see For Colored Girls?

If you are looking for new flicks to add to your DVD collection you have a diverse selection to chose from this week.

If you are a sucker for alien abductions films The Fourth Kind hits stores today, which  stars Milla Jovovich.

Synopsis: Set in the fall of 2000 and purportedly based on actual events, The Fourth Kind stars Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler, a Nome, Alaska-based psychotherapist whose videotaped sessions with her patients offer the most compelling evidence of alien abduction ever documented. Elias Koteas and Will Patton co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

You can keep down those vampire kids from Forks, Washington down. The Twilight Saga: New Moon is on DVD, which stars Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattison.

Synopsis: The supernatural tale of star-crossed lovers continues as the Cullen family flees Forks in order to protect Bella (Kristen Stewart), and the heartbroken high-school senior discovers that vampires aren’t the only creatures in town. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Need a little something for the whole family? Disney’s Oscar nominated film The Princess and the Frog is on DVD, which includes Anika Noni Rose as the first Black princess.

Synopsis: After being summoned back to the Mouse House by Pixar founder John Lasseter in 2006, Alladin and Treasure Planet directors Ron Clements and John Musker join forces once again for this traditionally animated 2-D fantasy for the entire family, set in New Orleans. Former Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose will voice the lead character Tiana, Disney’s first African-American heroine in their long heritage of fairy tale animated features. Also in the voice cast is Keith David, lending his baritone chords to the film’s villain, Dr. Facilier. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Some classic Kung Fu action is all packed in Ninja Assassin.

Synopsis: V for Vendetta director James McTeigue re-teams with that film’s producers Larry and Andy Wachowski for this action-packed tale of a skilled assassin who was trained by a mythical secret society, and patiently awaits the day he will avenge the death of his best friend. Swept off the streets as a young boy, Raizo (Korean pop star Rain) is transformed into an unstoppable killing machine by a secret society known as the Ozunu Clan. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Check out BET’s exclusive clip from Ninja Assassin!

Big congratulations to The Princess and the Frog for rocking the number one spot at the box office this weekend with over 25 million. According to Hollywood.com, Princess set a record for the “biggest debut for an animated film in December.”  The screen life will last throughout the holiday season so hopefully the Disney flick will reach the 100 million mark.

Here is a review of The Princess and the Frog and an interview with the princess herself, Anika Noni Rose.

In related news, Rose had a hot battle for the role of Tiana. According to The View, where Rose appeared this past Friday, the Tony winner beat out heavyweights like Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks (hmmmm…), Beyonce Knowles and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.

How do you think the other four would’ve worked as Disney’s first African-American princess?

Summary: The Princess and the Frog is the story of Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) from New Orleans, Louisiana, a childhood dreamer-turned-waitress who has aspirations of owning a swanky restaurant.  Her life is turned into Disney chaos when she is kissed by Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos), who was turned into a frog by voodoo and accidentally turns Tiana into a frog.  Naveen and Tiana travel through a colorful swamp to break the curse and eventually find themselves.

Review: The Princess and the Frog has received the critical eye since the moment the public heard Disney (finally) decided to do an animated film about an African-American princess — a first for the over 80-year-old corporation that is known for lily White images like Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, and fictional worlds where African Americans do not exist.  Disney has betrayed African Americans for decades (I am going to avoid ranting about the disgustingly offensive Song of the South and the producer of the 1946 film quoted as saying, “”The Negro situation is a dangerous one.”), so it shouldn’t be a shocker that some are unsure about this Disney concoction.

As the cliché goes, you can’t make everyone happy and The Princess and the Frog will surely feel the fire of that line.  There will be questions about the Southern accents, the toothless firefly, Tiana’s best friend (a diaphanous, privileged White girl named Lottie), the frog having more screen time than Tiana, Prince Naveen not being “brown enough” and other intricacies that I didn’t care to analyze.

More than anything, The Princess and the Frog avoids race as much as possible.  How could Disney properly tackle it? While some might find it cowardly, I am not sure how lessons of race could be entertainingly delivered to a movie that is geared toward children, who hopefully aren’t as tainted with discrimination as adults. The film is set during the Louisiana Jazz Age, which is the 1920s, but you won’t see Jim Crow, the horror of lynchings, or the reemergence of the Klu Klux Klan  — all things that were huge in the 1920s and especially Louisiana.  That said, the script definitely relies on the cultural bearings of African Americans; this animated flick has some soul and not just characters who “happen to be Black.”

Being realistic, Disney’s socially shaky structural underpinnings are not going to vanish with one movie that stars brown characters. In order to enjoy The Princess and the Frog, viewers need to let go of some of Disney’s history, which represents all things white as angelic and all things black as wicked. The Princess and the Frog is not offensive. This is a harmless, animated musical and as close to getting it socially right as Disney will ever get.

Setting aside the social issues, The Princess and the Frog is told in classic Disney style.  Even the smallest of children will be able to predict the moral lessons and the happy ending. But, the movie does its job in beautifully repackaging a redundant plot.  In addition, the hand-drawn 2D animation is refreshing in comparison to the overly polished animation of today’s movies.

The Princess and the Frog is packed with voices from well-respected actors like Jenifer Lewis, Anika Noni Rose, Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey.  Decorated with excellent musical numbers, The Princess and the Frog radiates on the screen, especially with some power vocals from Rose and Lewis.  Plus, there is Keith David, who is probably the most impressive as the voodoo villain, Doctor Facilier — adding a little grime to a sugary sweet film.

Will The Princess and the Frog have the same impact as Snow White or Aladdin? No. However, this is still a good animated film — too bad it’s about 40 years late.

The Princess and the Frog is in theaters Friday, December 11th.

Disney’s first Black princess, Tiana, is hitting theaters in December in The Princess and the Frog.  Disney provided BET.com with an exclusive image of the movie poster.

The voice of Tiana is Tony winner and Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose.  Other voices include Jenifer Lewis, Keith David and Oprah Winfrey as the princess’ mother.  As I’ve said before, I haven’t looked forward to a Disney film in years so be sure to check back here at BET.com for more info on the movie.

The Princess and the Frog begins exclusively at the Walt Disney Studios Theater in Burbank and Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on November 25th and arrives in theaters nationwide on December 11th.

Are you looking forward to The Princess and the Frog?