Tim Gray | Variety Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, for her third consecutive term. In addition, Jeffrey Kurland was elected first vice president; John Bailey, Kathleen Kennedy and Bill Kroyer were...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act TV One announced today the production on two new holiday movies: "Royal Family Thanksgiving" and "Royal Family Christmas." With an ensemble cast led by Vivica A. Fox, Romeo Miller, and Debbi Morgan, both films will follow a middle...
Q&A with Omar Sy of SAMBA. Moderated by Lesley O'Toole. SYNOPSIS SAMBA reunites The Intouchables’ acclaimed directing duo, Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, with award-winning actor Omar Sy in a richly entertaining chronicle of an undocumented kitchen worker...
https://vimeo.com/165225171 Director: Dax Brooks Writer(s): Aireka Muse Starring: Jessica Williams, Michael McCusker, Shannon Kane, Brandon P Bell, Courtney Shier, Ruth Washington, Dila Andersen, Lexi Hart, Jorge Usatorres, Ishmel Sahid, Julian McCullough, Patrick...
By Sergio | Shadow and Act Actor Omar Sy challenges the long-standing industry belief that black stars don’t sell overseas. One of the major reasons why he was cast in "Jurassic World" is because he is one of the biggest movie stars in France, and Europe overall, and...
by Rebecca Ford | Hollywood Reporter The Darius Films project centers on a man who attempts to reconnect with his family after his father's death, but soon discovers that his family wants to kill him. Actor-director Bill Duke has signed on to direct Killing Daniel for...
...Film That Never Was, But Could Still Be & Other Films on the Haitian Revolutionary By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act When I spoke to Danny Glover about his long-in-development Toussaint L'Ouverture film in late 2011, this is what he had to say: "We're still...
https://youtu.be/3agaVwt0tb8 Director: Tarsem Singh Writer(s): David Pastor, Àlex Pastor (screenplay) Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Melora Hardin, Michelle Dockery, Sam Page,...
https://youtu.be/pXwaKB7YOjw Director: Christopher McQuarrie Writer(s): Bruce Geller (characters), Drew Pearce (story and screenplay), Will Staples (story) Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Simon McBurney,...
by Nellie Andreeva | Deadline Hollywood HBO has signed a new overall first-look deal with producer Russell Simmons and his new media company All hbologoDef Digital (ADD), for the Def Jam Records co-founder and his team to create and develop new television projects for...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Talk about a formidable one-two punch! I've previously teased the possibility of Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira working together on the same project, but I didn't expect it to happen on stage (this is a film blog after all). No...
https://vimeo.com/148031554 Director: Nijla Mu'min Writer(s): Nijla Mu'min Starring: Crystal Cotton (Tara), Kobie Dozier (Rashawn), Kevin Hunter (Bronson), Donna Simone Johnson (Rashawn’s Mother), Ka’ramuu Kush (Marcel), Mayumi Rhone (Tanji), Aramé Scott (Dream),...