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  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    A Diversity Record: Almost Half of Sundance 2020 Competition Films Have Black Leads

    The 2020 Sundance Film Festival has broken a record weeks before it begins: Of the 16 films in Dramatic Competition, seven tell stories primarily about the lives of black characters: “The 40-Year-Old Version,” “Charm City Kings,” “Farewell Amor,” “Miss …

    Source: Indie Wire
  • Published on 02:12 GMT

    Druggist was brought up on charges for opening Sunday

    Just a few little bits that captured the attention of the people of the Porcupine in late 1916… OK, I have to start with the police court because you find some of the oddest stuff there. Magistrate Atkinson dismissed charges that were put against Charles …

    Source: Timmins Daily Press
  • Published on Nov 30, 2019

    Apple’s Movie Launch Became a PR Disaster, and One That’s Not Easy to Prevent

    When it came to planning its first major theatrical release, Apple pulled out all the stops for “The Banker.” Starring Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson in the true story of two African American bankers who thwarted the racial limitations of the 1950s, …

    Source: Indie Wire
  • Published on Nov 29, 2019

    Harriet Tubman film does not deserve the Twitter hate

    When Harriet, the biopic about Harriet Tubman, debuted earlier this month, reviews were mostly favourable and it did better than expected at the box office, grossing $12 million its opening weekend. Several news stories have since overshadowed these …

    Source: Africa News
  • Published on Nov 28, 2019

    BOOK CORNER: Author chronicles evolving African-American film image

    “Hollywood Black, The Stars, The Films, The Filmmakers” is Donald Bogle’s ninth book about the role blacks have played in U.S. pop culture since his groundbreaking 1973 “Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks.” The 269-page “Hollywood Black” opens with …

    Source: Wave Newspapers
  • Published on Dec 4, 2019

    Elevatorgate, Sex Tapes And “Break” Babies: The Biggest Scandals Of This Decade, Including A Few You Probably Forgot ...

    And just like that, in the blink of an eye, we are approaching not only a new year, but also a new decade. Okay, so it didn’t happen out of the blue. Still, these last 10 years certainly feel like they zipped by in a blur, and because of that, a lot of the …

    Source: MadameNoire
  • Published on Dec 2, 2019

    Watchmen Episode 7 Review

    Like Watchmen’s stellar entry in episode 6 last week, a walk through the memories of Hooded Justice, this week’s “An Almost Religious Awe” keeps one eye on the past while exploring the mysteries of the present. It isn’t as smooth as its predecessor — in …

    Source: IGN.com
  • Published on Dec 2, 2019

    We Need to Talk About Last Night’s ‘Watchmen’

    Normally, we here at WIRED wait until a show’s season is over to really pick it apart, but last night’s Watchmen was such a doozy we couldn’t wait. The flashbacks! Angela’s treatment at Lady Trieu’s facility! The big reveal at the end! Unable to sit on our …

    Source: News
  • Published on Nov 28, 2019

    The Red Summer, 100 years later: The centennial Americans want to forget, but need to remember

    These events were in many ways the fevered culmination of the long campaign after the Civil War to reverse its outcome by putting the now-freed slaves in a continued state of submission by other means—violent ones. The centerpiece of this campaign was …

    Source: Daily Kos
  • Published on Nov 1, 2019

    Movie Review: ‘Harriet’ is overdue crowd-pleaser on heroic Tubman

    Cynthia Erivo (Broadway's "The Color Purple") stars as iconic Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman in the new biopic by writer-director Kasi Lemmons ("Eve's Bayou"). November 29, 2019 | WTOP's Jason Fraley reviews ' …

    Source: WTOP
  • Published on Oct 31, 2019

    Film For All!

    It's movie time in the Bluff City. The Indie Memphis Film Festival, now in its 22nd year, opens on several screens October 30th and runs through November 4th. Executive Director Ryan Watt says more than 12,000 people attended last year's festival, …

    Source: Memphis Flyer
  • Published on Nov 26, 2019

    Professor Spike Lee Gives Talk on ‘Do the Right Thing’’s Writing Process

    Tisch Alum and Professor Spike Lee discussed his generation-defining 1989 film at NYU Skirball Center. Charles Smith, Contributing Writer November 26, 2019 Filmed entirely on one block in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” …

    Source: Washington Square News
  • Published on Aug 21, 2019

    Venice Film Festival preview: Can ‘Joker,’ Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and ‘Birth of a Nation’'s Nate Parker continue ...

    A partial list: Kristen Stewart (star of “Seberg,” premiering out of competition, about actress Jean Seberg), Brad Pitt (“Ad Astra,” a competition title directed by James Gray); Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro (representing “Joker,” also in competition, …

    Source: Chicago Tribune
  • Published on Nov 26, 2019

    Jamaicans urged to preserve Chappie’s legacy

    For the sake of preserving Jamaica’s history, expertly captured on film by the late, great Franklyn ‘Chappie’ St Juste, his family members, students, mentees, and colleagues have been left with a mission – they must band efforts and walk, if they must, to …

    Source: Jamaica Gleaner
  • Published on Nov 25, 2019

    HBO's "Watchmen" trolls history and heroic whiteness in the most extraordinary episode yet

    "Know whence you came. If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.” – James Baldwin "I would also remark that save for a smattering of non-white characters (and non-white creators) these books and these iconic …

    Source: Salon
  • Published on Nov 25, 2019

    ‘Watchmen’ Episode 6 Recap: Retconning Under The Hood

    A beautifully shot episode. HBOLast episode saw Angela overdose on an entire bottle of Nostalgia, leading to the prolonged flashback of this week’s “This Extraordinary Being,” revealing the origin story of Hooded Justice, a character whose identity was …

    Source: Forbes
  • Published on Aug 24, 2019

    ‘American Skin,’ Nate Parker’s first film since ‘Birth of a Nation’ flap, to screen at same France film festival as ...

    “American Skin,” which stars Omari Hardwick (of “Power”), former “Hill Street Blues” actor Michael Warren, and “Sons of Anarchy” breakout Theo Rossi, centers on the story of a Marine veteran whose son is killed by a police officer — and decides to take …

    Source: New York Daily News
  • Published on Oct 21, 2019

    Twitch "Watch Parties" Let Me Stream Movies to the Viewers I Don't Have

    Ever since Amazon bought Twitch for a cool $970 million back in 2014, it seemed inevitable that eventually its catalog of movies and shows would make their way onto the streaming platform for live viewing get-togethers. It may have taken a hot minute, but …

    Source: Gizmodo
  • Published on Aug 7, 2019

    Shocker: Controversial Director of 2016 “Birth of a Nation” Bringing New Film to Venice Festival, Produced by Spike Lee -...

    Home Movies Shocker: Controversial Director of 2016 “Birth of a Nation” Bringing New Film... Nate Parker: in 2016, his “The Birth of a Nation” was going to be an Oscar contender. Then everything fell apart as it was revealed that Parker and two friends had …

    Source: Google

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