Phylicia Rashad has been cast as a series regular in CBS’s drama “For Justice,” reports Variety. Based on James Patterson’s novel “The Thomas Berryman Number,” the project follows a female FBI agent (Rashad) working in the Criminal Section of the Department of Civil Rights Division who finds herself caught between her radical real family and […]
After failing to bring home any best picture wins at the Golden Globe Awards or the Critics Choice Awards, Selma did not win an Academy…
Director Ava DuVernay has only made four movies, but she’s already broken barriers in the film industry. The one-time film publicist harbored a desire to make her own movies, and finally did with the breakout success of her first film, I Will Follow, made independently on a limited budget. When she was faced with distribution […]
Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo brought Black excellence of the red carpet of the Berlinale Festival and Ireland, proving Black films can do well overseas.…
BERLIN (AP) — “Selma” director Ava DuVernay says she’s disappointed that star David Oyelowo’s performance as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wasn’t recognized with an Oscar nod. “I was hurt by the fact that David wasn’t nominated because I know what it took to get that performance,” DuVernay said at the film’s premiere in Berlin, […]
Momma Oprah heard your cries about the OWN Network’s lack of scripted original programming and she’s tapped Ava DuVernay to write, direct and executive produce…
Selma director Ava DuVernay is working on a new project for OWN. The Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee is set to adapt the…
LONDON (AP) — “Selma” star David Oyelowo has voiced his support for fellow British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who came under criticism for using the term “colored” in an interview. Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma,” said at the film’s European premiere in London on Tuesday that people should focus on what Cumberbatch […]
After it was revealed that the North Miami Beach Police Department had been using mugshots of African American men for target practice, many…
Ava DuVernay will direct her Selma and Middle of Nowhere star David Oyelowo in a third movie. The pair are teaming with Participant Media to develop a feature film chronicling a love story and murder mystery during the time of Hurricane Katrina, reports Variety. DuVernay will write, produce, and direct, while Oyelowo is in negotiations […]
It looks likes Ava DuVernay saw into the future, and we didn’t. Despite Selma and its director being a fan favorite, DuVernay knew she wasn’t going to be…
