Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
American film critic Elvis Mitchell’s documentary Is That Black Enough For You?!? examines the history of Black representation in cinema during the 60s and 70s. He also debunks the notion that Black cinema in that period only meant Blaxploitation films. “Black film reintroduced the ideals of glamour and heroism to the medium. And that one […]
Leon Addison, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeffrey Wright. and Alec Baldwin are among 14 cast in Will Parker’s mystery film Atrabilious. Mark Boone Junior, Lewis Black, Evan Jonigkeit, Joel de la Fuente, David Pittu, Andy Karl, Ward Horton, Hunter Parrish, Brooks Ashmanskas, and Dan Finnerty also star in the project. Atrabilious follows Steven Joyner (Brown) as he […]
Tamara Taylor is joining the cast of FX’s Snowfall for its sixth and final season. Snowfall comes from John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and showrunner Dave Andron. Set in Los Angeles in 1983, the series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the city. The series follows the stories of several characters whose […]
It has been 27 years since we were first introduced to the Friday franchise and still the question remains, “where’s the fourth Friday film?” For years — nearly years to be exact — fans have been waiting for the follow up to the hilarious Friday After Next. And since that time franchise staples John Witherspoon, […]
Check out the first look at Riches starring Deborah Ayorinde, Hugh Quarshie, Sarah Niles, Adeyinka Akinrinade, Ola Orebiyi, Nneka Okoye, and Emmanuel Imani star in the series. The six-episode series will arrive on December 2nd. Abby Ajayi created and wrote the series that follows the exploits of the brash, super-successful, and wealthy Richards family. It […]
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house there are robbers, hostages, and Santa Claus who is seeing red in ‘Violent Night.’ The film, which feels like a mix between Home Alone and John Wick, stars John Leguizamo as the head of mercenaries who breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, […]
Chadwick Boseman’s untimely death in 2020 was a complete heartbreaking shock to all, especially Black Panther director Ryan Coogler who reveals he almost quit filmmaking. READ: Must See: Chadwick Boseman Performing in Holler If You Hear Me Musical Workshop While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, the co-writer/director revealed Boseman’s death made him rethink his future in […]
There’s a new Michael Jackson documentary on the way, this time it will center on his biggest selling album of all time – Thriller. This will be the third documentary specifically focused on a Michael Jackson album. Spike Lee directed the previous two documentaries Bad 25 and Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the […]
Tika Sumpter, Mike Epps, Andrew Schulz and George Lopez are joining the cast of Snoop Dogg’s upcoming comedy The Underdoggs for MGM. Snoop will produce the project under his Death Row Pictures banner alongside Kenya Barris. The Underdoggs is based on an original pitch from Snoop Dogg and his longtime producing partner Constance Schwartz-Morini with […]
Rest in peace, Charles Fuller, the acclaimed playwright who received a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award and an Oscar nomination for A Soldier’s Play has passed away. He was 83 years old. He passed away from natural causes on Monday, Oct 3, 2022; his son, David, told The Hollywood Reporter. His most revered work, ‘A […]