Staff | BET UPDATE: Former President Barack Obama published a powerful tribute to John Lewis on Friday night (July 17). In a post published on Medium titled “My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis,” Obama wrote, “I first met John when I was in law school, and...
By Derek Lawrence | Entertainment Weekly Idris Elba is ready to bring his signature character to the big screen. Over five seasons and 10 years, the...
https://youtu.be/CBmQE7WE4UE By Jake Kanter | Deadline Hollywood The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative...
by Jordan Simon | Shadow & Act Netflix has unveiled its list of 10 most-watched original movies and films on the list include Bird Box, Spenser Confidential, 6 Underground and The Platform. Arriving in second place is the Sandra Bullock and Trevante Rhodes-led...
https://youtu.be/bxWPPrDpqr8 Director: Peter Sullivan Writer(s): Rasheeda Garner, Peter Sullivan Starring: Nia Long, Omar Epps, Stephen Bishop, Aubrey Cleland, Maya Stojan, Kj Smith, Jason-Shane Scott, Carolyn Hennesy, Fredella Calloway, Estelle, Jacob Aaron Gaines,...
by Jordan Simon | Shadow & Act Viola Davis earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Aibileen Clark in the 2011 film The Help. After revealing in 2018 that she regrets starring in the film, she is speaking out about the film once again....
by Joe Otterson | Variety Idris Elba and his Green Door Pictures production company have signed a first-look deal at Apple, Variety has learned. Under the deal, Elba and Green Door will produce both series and features for Apple’s streaming platform, Apple TV Plus....
https://youtu.be/HsItWo7eF5s Director: Steve Franks Writer(s): Andy Berman, Steve Franks, James Roday Starring: James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, Kirsten Nelson, Corbin Bernsen, Sarah Chalke, Richard Schiff, Kurt Fuller, Jazmyn Simon, Kadeem...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7pMCUvZW6U Director: Giles Alderson Writer(s): Giles Alderson, Simon Cotton, Jonny Grant Starring: Richard Brake, Richard Short, Joe Egan, Olivia Bernstone, Stella Stocker, Ronan Summers, Stefan Boehm, Emily Haigh, Jennifer Matter, Ian...
Director: Unknown Writer(s): Kirk Ellis Starring: Viola Davis, Mike Gassaway Synopsis: The life of Civil War-era activist Harriet Tubman, who worked to liberate slaves in the American South by developing an a secretive system that allowed them to escape to freedom....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyzxu26-Wqk Director: Aaron Schneider Writer(s): Tom Hanks; C.S. Forester (novel) Starring: Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Elisabeth Shue, Michael Benz, Rob Morgan, David Maldonado, Jimi Stanton, Matt Helm, Tom Brittney, Manuel...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK-X2d0lJ_s Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Writer(s): Leandro Fernandez (comic book), Greg Rucka (comic book and screenplay) Starring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor,...