https://youtu.be/e7t4pTNZshA By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act In 1925, Hattie McDaniel, became one of the first African American women on the radio. In 1934, she landed her screen acting break in "Judge Priest." In 1940, she became the first African American to...
https://youtu.be/CMher2CqEuw Director: Sterling Milan Writer(s): Sterling Milan, Cameron J. Ross Starring: Sheria Irving, Akintola Jiboyewa Synopsis: When deciding to celebrate a night of black cinema instead of the Oscars, two actors find themselves caught between...
Dave McNary | Variety “Spotlight” took home top honors at the 2016 Spirit Awards, winning best feature, best director, best screenplay, best editing and best ensemble. Earlier in the afternoon, Brie Larson took home the prize for best lead female for her performance...
By Rob Keyes | ScreenRant Despite being canceled after its first season originally and suffering saw a location, title, and major cast changes near the end, Baywatch was one of the longest-running and most successful TV series ever. It helped further popularize David...
https://youtu.be/TEavB4f2tD0 Director: Adam Alleca Writer(s): Adam Alleca Starring: Thomas Jane, Laurence Fishburne, Ella Ballentine, John Tench, Jim Watson, Ted Atherton, Joanna Douglas, Laura de Carteret, Craig Porritt, Darcy Roy, J.J. Dimichele Synopsis: Carter, a...
by Patrick Hipes | Deadline Hollywood EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant is in the process of rounding out it main cast ahead of production, which is now being eyed to start next month. Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo and Callie Hernandez have signed...
Dave McNary | Variety Hollywood’s failure to present more diverse casts in movies and television is potentially costing the industry billions of dollars, according to a new report issued by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. The report,...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Queen Latifah has teamed up with actresses Jessica Chastain and Juliette Binoche, and director Catherine Hardwicke to launch a production company called We Do It Together (WDIT), which will focus on producing films and TV...
https://youtu.be/IJBnK2wNQSo Director: Alex Proyas Writer(s): Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Starring: Brenton Thwaites, John Samaha, Courtney Eaton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Paula Arundell, Alia Seror-O’Neill, Emily Wheaton, Elodie Yung, Rachael Blake, Bryan Brown,...
https://youtu.be/BfQvGdUMrwQ Director: John Hillcoat Writer(s): Matt Cook Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Gal Gadot, Norman Reedus, Teresa Palmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Clifton Collins Jr.,...
Gordon Cox | Variety “The Birth of a Nation,” the Nate Parker film that was a buzz-magnet sensation at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, has been positioned for an awards-season release this fall from Fox Searchlight. Written, directed by and starring...
By James Roberts | Screenrant The current Hollywood obsession with remaking the hits of yesterday poses many questions about the state of the industry today. While some questions are more practical (“Has Hollywood run out of ideas?”) others tend towards the...