Originally titled Bandes des Filles (“band of girls” or “gangs of girls”) in its native France, Girlhood‘s story specifically follows Marieme. We’re introduced to her as…
All hopes for a big screen sequel to Terry McMillan’s “Waiting to Exhale” have been squashed by the author herself. Chatting with S2Smagazine.com, McMillan confessed that no progress has been seriously made since the 1995 original. Among the reasons cited was Whitney Houston’s unexpected death in 2012. “I don’t think that’s going to happen. I […]
“Selma” may still have a chance to win some Oscars, but the Ava DuVernay directed film about the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery that ended in bloodshed was shut out of big Golden Globes wins. Common and John Legend did pick up a Globe for best original song “Glory,” the movie’s theme song. They […]
Moviegoers in Chicago and Baltimore will get a New Year’s Day present from Paramount as it extends the limited release of “Selma” into the two cities on Thursday (Jan. 1). Media sources report the studio announced the extended run Tuesday as it revealed that “Selma will play exclusively in one theater, in both cities, before […]
It’s that time of year. With every award season comes inevitable questions about the accuracy of factual-based contenders. This season, the target is shaping up to be Paramount’s Selma. The Golden Globe nominee for Best Film and Best Director follows the 1964 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]
Comedian/actor JB Smoove knows how to surround himself with good people. He’s been on Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Millers and other TV and film projects and now he’s in Top Five with Chris Rock. Smoove says when you get a lot of comedians together as Rock did in this movie, it can be chaotic, but in […]
Tim Gordon of FilmGordon.com has been reviewing movies for 22 years so he’s seen a LOT of movies so you don’t have to. We caught up to this film expert to find out what he liked among this year’s Black film releases. Here’s his list of the best Black movies of the year and as […]
While promoting his new film Top Five, Chris Rock spoke about some current events with Frank Rich of New York Magazine, with topics ranging from Bill Cosby to President Obama to the meaning of “racial progress” in America today. Asked how he’d cover the ongoing crisis in Ferguson as a journalist, Rock suggests, “I’d do a special […]
Gabrielle Union plays a self-absorbed, self-obsessed reality TV star in Chris Rock’s upcoming film Top Five, and a little digging below the surface reveals some common ground between the character and the actress. “With my character, and also with me in real life, it’s an addiction to please, and to want to be liked, and to […]
David E. Talbert is taking a different approach to casting for his next film. Instead of holding a typical casting call in L.A., he tells…
Acclaimed filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood has one of the hottest, most talked about movies headed to screens November 14 because she did not take ‘no’ for an answer. Prince-Bythewood, who engaged and delighted moviegoers with Love & Basketball and The Secret Life of Bees, was told by studios that they would not touch her Beyond the […]
For iPhone: In his new film, Nate Parker stars as a regular guy who falls for a singing superstar played by Belle star Gugu Mbatu-Raw. It’s the first film for director Gina Prince Bythewood since her classic Love and Basketball. So expecations are high but so is the anticipation given the array of talent […]
