Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Can you believe it’s been 29 years since John Singleton released his classic film, Boyz N the Hood. The movie starred many new actors like Cuba Gooding Jr., Nia Long, Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Angela Bassett, and more who would go on to become big names in Hollywood. READ: 11 Coming to America Facts You Probably Didn’t […]
Apple Studios picked up the rights to Will Smith and Antoinque Fuqua’s Emancipation in a record-breaking deal. Apple picked Emancipation, a Civil War-era thriller starring Will Smith as a runaway slave, after a tense bidding war throughout the week. There were seven bidders when the package was brought to market last week as the signature […]
On This Day: TV and Film History on July 1st. History may be boring to some, but it’s what shapes us in life. Especially in film and TV. It allows us to celebrate the lives of celebrities who are entertaining us. READ: 11 Coming to America Facts You Probably Didn’t Know Aboutiss As well as […]
Gabrielle Union and Freida Pinto are teaming up for Dressed in Dreams adaptation. The duo are developing a series on Tanisha C. Ford’s memoir, Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion. Dressed in Dreams was released in 2019 by St. Martin’s Press to critical acclaim, landing on numerous notable lists […]
Rick Gonzalez to co-star in NBC pilot Langdon, the Da Vinci Code prequel opposite Ashley Zukerman, Sumalee Montano and Beau Knapp. The potential series is based on Dan Brown’s bestselling novel The Lost Symbol. READ: 11 Coming to America Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Written by Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie, Langdon follows the […]
Hollywood has a long history in which a white actor portrayed a person of color. I bet you if we all collectively tallied up how many times a white actor portrayed a person of color from on-screen to the writing room and voice-overs, we could come up with over 100 roles. 100 roles that could’ve […]
32 years ago Coming to America was released. It’s funny and full of iconic moments, yet we’re sure there are some Coming to America facts you probably don’t know. And as we await the sequel, that is underway, to be released, check out all the Coming to America facts and let us know which one […]
Oscar-winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry is directing comedy heist, The Come Up, a feature film for New Line. Jermaine Fowler created the movie, and Michael Starrbury penned the screenplay, which is like a Friday meets Oceans 11. “I am super honored to be working with Jermaine Fowler, Michael Starrbury, John Rickard, and New Line on […]
Lil Rel Howery is heading back to NBC, this time to host. Howery will executive produce and host the Small Fortune game show for NBC. This show will be the first time Howery has returned to the network following his co-starring role on The Carmichael Show. Small Fortune will see teams of three friends compete […]
Just yesterday we shared news that Common is starring in the Alice thriller alongside Keke Palmer and today we’re sharing that Sinqua Walls joins Alice thriller as well. Alice is based on a couple of different real events that happened in Georgia in the 1960s inspired Alice. However, the specifics of the individuals have changed. […]