Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s Oscar Win Is Just the Start

By Clayton Davis | Variety | Photographs by Matt Sayles It’s the morning after the Oscars, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who was out celebrating her big win as best supporting actress until 5:45 a.m., looks as if she’d fall asleep for the rest of the day if she closed her...

David Alan Grier | The Film That Lit My Fuse

Grier explains how his movie influences helped his career path and shares stories about those In Living Color days, which propelled him and castmates like Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans to stardom.

The 8 Movies That Defined Denzel Washington’s Career

Throughout Denzel Washington’s acclaimed and varied career, a few select films stand as vital moments that made him the actor he is today.

UASE 12 Presents The Last Dragon 40th Anniversary Celebration

Join us at UASE 12 on Saturday, November 9, 2024 live in Times Square for The Last Dragon 40th Anniversary Celebration!

Directors on Directors: Michael B. Jordan & Ben Affleck

In their “Directors on Directors” conversation, Ben Affleck and Michael B. Jordan shower each other with praise for pulling double duty as directors and actors in “Air” and “Creed III.”

What Now? with Trevor Noah: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

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Actors on Actors: Taraji P. Henson & Jeffrey Wright

In their Actors on Actors conversation Taraji P. Henson (‘The Color Purple’) and Jeffrey Wright (‘American Fiction’) bond over their common D.C. history as well as what it’s like making films about the Black experience in America.

Sterling K. Brown Discusses ‘American Fiction’

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Jeffrey Wright – No Plan B

Despite being sent a list of Hollywood actors for his feature directorial debut, Cord Jefferson said he “just knew” Wright was the only one for the role

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Playing ‘Literary Indiana Jones’

Marking one of the first times Ellis-Taylor has been the lead of a movie, she says it was “a joy” to portray the famed author, who she cleverly describes as “a literary and journalistic Indiana Jones, who goes on a quest all around the world in search of a truth about who we are.”

Byron Allen Resubmits Bid For BET & VH1

Deadline has confirmed that Byron Allen is taking another run at BET Media Group in a $3.5 billion bid sent to Paramount Global for BET and VH1. The offer followed a report that Paramount is in talks to sell BET to a management-led investor group.

Charles D. King To Receive 2024 PGA Milestone Award

The Producers Guild of America announced that Charles D. King will be honored with the 2024 Milestone Award, citing “his immeasurable contribution to the film industry.” King will accept the award at the 35th Annual Producers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 25, 2024.

Tyler Perry Sets Film Deal With Netflix

Tyler Perry has formalized a new creative partnership with Netflix to write, direct and produce feature films under a multi-year, first-look deal. The pact spans eight pictures over four years.

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  • R.I.P.

Les McCann (1935-2023)

Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist, who fused jazz and R&B, best known for the protest song “Compared to What,” and who has been sampled countless times by the likes of Notorious B.I.G. and Snoop Dogg, died Friday, December 29, 2023, at the age of 88 in a Los Angeles area hospital.