By Cynthia Littleton | Variety John Singleton, writer-director of “Boyz n the Hood” and industry pioneer, who was the first African American to earn an Oscar nomination for best director, has died. He was 51. Singleton suffered a stroke after experiencing weakness in...
by Jessica McKinney | The Sun Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, the actor who played the dirty cop in John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood, has reportedly passed away. Ferguson's son, Jace, confirm the actor died last Friday (April 26) at their home in Palmdale California. He was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp96SKXAhkQ Director: Davy Rothbart Writer(s): Davy Rothbart, Jennifer Tiexiera Starring: Emmanuel Durant Jr., Akil 'Smurf' Sanford, Cheryl Sanford, Justin Sanford, Denice Sanford-Durant Synopsis: Using two decades of intimate home...
https://youtu.be/EgvE6c7-2ag Director: Carina Bijlsma Writer(s): N/A Starring: D'Angelo, Questlove, Dave Chappelle, Alan Leeds Synopsis: D'Angelo had it all: two platinum selling albums, a sold out world tour and a body chiselled to perfection. However, one day at the...
by Jordan Simon | Shadow and Act 2019 has seen some historic firsts for Black women on the film festival front. In February, Nigerian-American filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu became the first Black woman to win the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for her U.S....
Joelle Goldstein | People Magazine Larry “Flash” Jenkins, the actor best known for his roles in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Fletch, has died. He was 63. Jenkins died suddenly on Thursday in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack, according to The Hollywood...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhklHFwmBYw Director: Julius Amedume Writer(s): Julius Amedume, Graham Farrow (play) Starring: Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jack Coleman, Kathleen McClellan, Jay Acovone, Christian Oliver, Rya Kihlstedt, Robinne Lee, Kyra Jean-Louis, Cindy Cowan,...
https://youtu.be/pXww9NuqUDU Director: Roxanne Benjamin Writer(s): Roxanne Benjamin Starring: Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus, Miranda Bailey, Martin Spanjers, Matt Peters, Susan Burke, John Getz, Brodie Reed, John F. Beach, Ariana Campyloptera, Theresa...
https://youtu.be/TcMBFSGVi1c Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Writer(s): Jack Kirby (comic), Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay), Jim Starlin (comic) Starring: Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Brie Larson, Scarlett Johansson, Evangeline Lilly,...
https://youtu.be/g_2Igx7WdqA Director: Ant Timpson Writer(s): Ant Timpson, Toby Harvard Starring: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Simon Chin, Ona Grauer, Ryan Beil, Raresh DiMofte, Alla Rouba, Noam...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gSmcL1CJMQ Director: Jennifer Beamish, Toby Trackman Writer(s): David Eagleman Starring: David Eagleman, D.B. Weiss, Kelis, Tim Robbins, Michael Chabon, Nathan Myhrvold, Robert Glasper, Nick Cave, Bjarke Ingels, Grimes, Phil Tippett,...
By The Editors | Tribeca Official Site Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams' new film celebrates the historic New York City cultural landmark where musical legends were made. The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 18th edition...