The late James Baldwin was known for his brilliant mind in critiquing the American society during the civil rights era for the injustice and treatment of African-Americans. Him along with Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and others are responsible for the positive but difficult changes made in society. Filmmakers and brothers Raoul and Hebert Peck created […]
In an interview with Complex, actress Lauren London revealed that a sequel to the iconic movie ATL is in the works. According to The Source, she explains that there’s a part two that depicts her characters life in a rising acting career. She played New New alongside rapper T.I. who played Rashad the man she’s romantically interested in. The […]
Oh, snap! A new film featuring Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, T.I. and Demetrius Shipp Jr. are about to be in the same film together. Deadline.com reports that the three are starring in a film called Cut Throat City a film about four childhood friends who return home to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. They find their homes were taken away by […]
The American Film Institute has chosen Aaron Sorkin’s “Molly’s Game,” starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba, as its closing night gala screening on Nov. 16, replacing the Kevin Spacey-led J. Paul Getty drama “All the Money in the World,” reports Deadline. The closing night slot is a plum spot, having launched “The Big Short” to […]
The film Marshall looks at the life of a young Thurgood Marshall who went on to become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Chadwick Boseman whose known for the films James Brown and 42 plays Marshall. “Really really excited about it. It’s a young Thurgood Marshall,” said Boseman. “But it’s a lot of hope in the movie so I’m excited about it.” […]
Director Ryan Coogler, whose feature debut “Fruitvale Station” was released by The Weinstein Co., has released a statement denouncing Harvey Weinstein in the wake of his multiple sexual harassment and rape allegations. Saying he was “disturbed and saddened at the news,” Coogler felt he had a responsibility to comment on the issues raised by the […]
Anthony Mackie will step into the shoes of Johnnie Cochran in the upcoming film “Signal Hill,” which follows the budding legal hero’s unrelenting pursuit of justice in the Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981. Oscar-winning “Ray” director Taylor Hackford will helm the film, which takes place long before Cochran became known worldwide for defending […]
Former NBA star and now Chinese basketball sensation Stephon Marbury is relaunching his sneaker line The Starbury! He retired from the NBA and went to China to play. He has won three Chinese Basketball Championships! He’s starring in a new film called My Other Home, which explores his life and career as a basketball player in China. Bill […]
“Detroit” actor Algee Smith has joined “The Hate U Give,” Fox 2000’s adaptation of the Black Lives Matter YA novel of the same name from first-time author Angela Thomas. The story follows a 16-year-old girl named Starr who grew up in a poverty-stricken slum, but now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a […]
The Capital City Black Film Festival (CCBFF) today announced the premiere of the first full episode of OWN’s new docu-series Black Love and spotlight documentary COPWATCH. The four episode docu-series, Black Love, from filmmakers and real-life married couple Codie Elaine Oliver and Tommy Oliver (The Perfect Guy) and Confluential Films, will screen at CCBFF […]
DETROIT (AP) — The actors and filmmakers from “Detroit” walked the red carpet ahead of the film’s premiere in its namesake city Tuesday evening and talked about their hope that it will spur conversation about attitudes toward race. “(The film) created an opportunity to humanize the unthinkable and out of that, hopefully, creates empathy. And […]
It's going to be a very Tupac 2017.
