Tessa Thompson is widely known for her roles in Selma, Dear White People, For Colored Girls and Veronica Mars (her first acting job). But it’s her role as Bianca in Creed, that shows a different side of the Hollywood starlet. Creed tells the story of Adonis Johnson, the son of Rocky Balboa’s late friend and former rival Apollo […]

The cast of Creed hit the black carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the boxing film, that follows the boxing journey of Apollo Creed’s son, played by Michael B. Jordan. Tessa Thompson, who plays Michael’s love interest in the film, made a fashionable statement in a mini Valentino gown complete with tulle sleeves. And of course the heavyweight himself, […]

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 […]

First-time writer/director Justin Simien’s highly anticipated film “Dear White People” debuted in very limited release this weekend, just 11 theaters, but that didn’t stop it from drawing…

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Sundance’s 2014 award-winning film (U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent), Dear White People released an official red band trailer. (That NSFW trailer is available online, the one above is the official theatrical trailer.) Justin Simien‘s directorial debut focuses on black students at a predominantly white Ivy League university. A riot occurs after an African-American-themed party is planned by […]