Amazon MGM Studios is developing Vineyard Haven, a romantic drama feature written by All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll, The Hollywood Reporter reports exclusively. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Michael McGrath will produce through Berlanti Schechter Films, with Okoro Carroll also serving as executive producer. The film follows two teenagers who share a memorable summer […]
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A Bishop Honors His Late Wife’s Wish in Holiday Movie Christmas Owes Me Nothing, Coming to Prime Video November 1
Fruit Bearing Studios’ Christmas Owes Me Nothing, the production company’s fifth feature, premieres on Prime Video November 1, distributed by Indie Rights. Written by Kyria Williams and directed by Derrick Mullen, the film follows the Malone family through their first Christmas without the matriarch who brought them together. Honoring his late wife’s final wish, Bishop […]
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Deji LaRay on Going From Child Actor to TV Show Creator, and Why Human Stories Still Matter | Interview
Long before creating television, Deji LaRay was learning it from the inside. At 13, the Atlanta native was on stage in The Shadow Box, guest-starring on New York Undercover, and flying to New York solo for auditions. Three decades later, the résumé includes The Shield, Charmed, Without a Trace, and Bosch, but the most compelling […]
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Meet the Students of Bentley Kyle Evans’ HBCU Comedy ‘New State of Mind’ [Trailer]
AspireTV has released the official trailer for New State of Mind, the network’s first-ever original scripted comedy series, confirming a January 7, 2027 premiere at 8 p.m. ET. The series was previously announced under the working title Savannah State of Mind, set at a campus called Oakwood Heights; the show is now set at a […]
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BANKABLE: ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ and the $1 Million Case for Prioritizing Your Audience
For weeks, If I Go Will They Miss Me kept showing up on my feed. There were talkbacks, community screenings, and collaborations with people I already follow. The cast was out there pushing it. Posts announced which city the film was going to next. It didn’t feel like a movie being sold to me. It […]
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Release Date and Cover Revealed for Nia Long’s Memoir, Which She Calls Writing It “The Most Healing Thing”
Nia Long has officially announced her debut memoir, The Sound of Purpose, set for release May 25, 2027, through Gallery Books and its 13A imprint. The 256-page book is now available for preorder. The memoir traces Long’s path from 1970s Brooklyn to a small town in Iowa, where she was one of only four Black […]
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‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Documentary Screens Free Across NYC This Weekend Thanks to Mayor Mamdani and NEON
Neon has partnered with Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office to host four free screenings of Once Upon a Time in Harlem across New York City this weekend. Screenings take place Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25, at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem, Film Forum, and Film at Lincoln Center, with RSVPs available online. CLICK HERE TO […]
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Aja Naomi King Boards Prime Video’s Horror Thriller ‘Stillwater’ as a Series Regular
Aja Naomi King has joined Prime Video’s new horror thriller series Stillwater as a series regular, Deadline reports, alongside fellow cast members Ben Hardy, Lauren Cohan, Mark O’Brien, Mia Tomlinson, Tom Hollander, and newcomer Beau Young. Stillwater is an adaptation of the Skybound graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez, led by Hardy […]
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‘Love & Hip Hop: The Final Chapter’ Looks Back at 15 Years With New Limited Series [TRAILER]
Love & Hip Hop: The Final Chapter, a six-part VH1 original limited series looking back at 15 years of the franchise, premieres Tuesday, November 10 at 8 PM ET on VH1, with new episodes simulcasting weekly across BET and MTV. Since its 2011 debut, Love & Hip Hop has followed the intersecting worlds of music, […]
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‘School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls’ to Offer Free High School Streaming Access Before Live-Streaming Its Final Week on Broadway
Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway production of School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play will stream as-live during its final week of performances, running Tuesday, November 10 through Sunday, November 15, with a 24-hour replay available after each stream. The League of Live Stream Theater returns as MTC’s streaming partner, building on prior streamed productions […]