Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Despite shows like ‘King Shaka’ and ‘The Wood’ being axed at Showtime, the upcoming movie Heist 88, which is inspired by true events finds a new home at Showtime As to why this film was picked up, is because it falls into one of the three new programming lanes that Chris McCarthy, President and CEO […]
Being in a relationship is hard enough. Even healthy relationships have their hurdles. But somehow these married actors find a way to add more chaos to their coupledom by working together. The long hours, many reshoots, and all that, that goes into making a great film or series doesn’t affect the love these couples have […]
Despite shooting season 2, AMC is no longer moving forward with 61st Street and the network no longer plans to air it. 61st Street is one of the few shows affected by the cost cutting measures announced by AMC in December 2022. Moonhaven and Invitation to a Bonfire — which shot 4 episodes of its […]
Courtney B. Vance, Keesha Sharp, Keith David and more are set to star in Heist 88, which is inspired by true events. The film will tell the story of one of the largest bank heists ever to occur in the United States. Bentley Green, Xavier Clyde, Nican Robinson and Precious Way are also set to […]
Anthony Hemingway is directing The Preacher’s Wife remake that will also see original cast member Courtney B. Vance reprising his role. The film, which is described as a “reimagining” of the 1996 film will “creatively evolve the story in a new direction.” “Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. To be re-imagining […]
Aunjanue Ellis and Andrene Ward-Hammond join Courtney B. Vance in the AMC series 61st Street. This casting reunites Ellis, Vance, and Ward-Hammond, who all starred in HBO’s Lovecraft Country. Also, cast in the series 61st Street as regulars are Tosin Cole, Bentley Green, Holt McCallany, and Killian Scott. Michael B. Jordan and Alana Mayo of […]
Being in a relationship is hard enough. Even healthy relationships have their hurdles. But somehow these married actors find a way to add more chaos to their coupledom by working together. The long hours, many reshoots, and all that goes into making a great film or series doesn’t affect the love these couples have […]
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ NY Times bestselling novel Between The World and Me is going from a stage play into an HBO adaptation. Angela Bassett, Phylicia Rashad, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Pauletta Washington, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Oprah Winfrey are the first to be cast in Between The World and […]
10 underrated actors whose talents don’t get talked about enough and so we’re here to talk about it. There’s Denzel Washington and Will Smith. There’s Angela Bassett and Regina King. These are just four of the actors who have put in decades of work to become household names. And yes strides have been made so […]