By BGN Staff | Black Girl Nerds In this week’s episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we present a 2-part episode featuring actor Dennis Haysbert and author Nic Stone. Segment 1: Dennis Haysbert captured the attention of audiences and critics alike with his...
Bruce Haring | Deadline Hollywood Johnny Brown, best known for his role as the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on the TV show Good Times and a Laugh-In regular, has died at 84. No cause of death was given by his family, who announced his March 2 death on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u34gHaRiBIU Director: Matt Reeves Writer(s): Bill Finger and Bob Kane (Batman created by), Matt Reeves, Peter Craig Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwn9GqBiSY Director: Michael Feifer Writer(s): Lee Martin Starring: Drew Waters, Vanessa Evigan, Sam Ashby, Victoria Pratt, Cowboy Troy, Rob Mayes, Trace Adkins, Erin Bethea, Brock O'Hurn, Peter Sherayko, T. Graham Brown, Tucson Vernon...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFvupyiNEz0 Director: Damien Power Writer(s): Taylor Adams (novel); Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari, Scott Frank Starring: Havana Rose Liu, Danny Ramirez, David Rysdahl, Mila Harris, Dennis Haysbert, Dale Dickey, Benedict Wall, Nomi...
Willie D. Harris: A Black Hollywood stuntman of ‘Dirty Harry’ fame Willie D. Harris, born August 8, 1941 on the Clifton Plantation in the small Holmes County community of Mileston (6) East of Tchula, Mississippi, became one of Hollywood’s first Black stuntmen. Few...
Clayton Davis | Variety The celebration of Black cinema should be year-round and the focus on embracing Black creatives in the awards community is ongoing. While the Oscars often receive the brunt of criticism for their lack of diversity among its nominees, they are...
Nicole Avant | Variety My mother raised me to believe that the soul is everlasting. She simply did not believe that you could kill someone’s spirit. The physical body may go away, but the spirit — the Divine essence within us that makes us who we are — is something...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LD16Yzi2c Director: Ruben Fleischer Writer(s): Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Rafe Judkins, Jon Hanley Rosenberg, Mark D. Walker Starring: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Steven Waddington, Pingi...
https://youtu.be/hrkGNaYOv5k Director: Hamish Grieve Writer(s): Hamish Grieve, Matt Lieberman; Rob Harrell (graphic novel) Starring: Geraldine Viswanathan, Will Arnett, Stephen A. Smith, Terry Crews, Jimmy Tatro, Tony Shalhoub, Susan Kelechi Watson, Tony Danza,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPDAbEVCSTU Director: Coodie, Chike Ozah Writer(s): N/A Starring: Jay-Z, Ye Synopsis: Follows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand. READ REVIEW...
Tilane Jones | Variety For me, Black History Month is best illustrated by my 92-year-old grandmother Ella Queen Johnson’s recall of our family stories. She shares these stories knowing that the wider world lacks a true and full recognition of the African American...