By Clayton Davis | Variety Dawn Porter didn’t set out to become a documentary filmmaker. She was as an attorney before she hit the scene with her directorial debut, “Gideon’s Army,” in 2013. In fact, Porter wouldn’t even call herself a “director” until that film...
by Jenelle Riley | Variety Variety has selected its 10 Actors to Watch for 2020, an honor the publication has bestowed since 1998. Past honorees include over 35 now Oscar winners and nominees, such as Mahershala Ali, Timothée Chalamet, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer,...
By Mike Fleming Jr | 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 influences and inspirations of...
by Jordan Simon | Shadow and Act For any actor or actress, assuming the role of a real-life historical figure is a heavy undertaking. Akin to assuming someone's skin, you are tasked with mimicking said person's style of dress, vocal patterns and body language. As the...
Aker Ajak, opinion intern | The Los Angeles Loyolan Tyler Perry is an anti-Black Black man. In a Refinery29 article titled “Yes, Tyler Perry Is Still Obsessed With Unstable Black Women," journalist Sesali Bowen claims that Perry is obsessed with painting Black women...
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By Charli Penn | Essence Magazine | Updated October 26, 2020 Once again, the sexy actor could do no wrong this year. Here's every single moment he made us weak in the knees. 01 That Time… He was just hanging out in Sydney, Australia. 02 That Time... He showed off his...
Etan Vlessing | The Hollywood Reporter The Anita Hill-led Hollywood Commission on Wednesday pointed to a wide gap in...
...Who Deserve Their Flowers (And Way More Roles) by Jordan Simon | Shadow and Act It's no secret that Hollywood suffers from the disease known as racism, but it also suffers from ageism as well. To say that there aren't enough leading roles film for Black women over...
By Ramin Setoodeh | Variety On the day Halle Berry shot the big fight scene for her new movie “Bruised,” in which she plays a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter, she cracked two ribs. Berry, 54, had injured herself on the set of a movie before — breaking three ribs...
By Nellie Andreeva | Deadline Hollywood Tia Mowry will be part of Lifetime’s original movie franchise for years to come. The Game and Sister, Sister alumna has closed a three-picture deal with the A+E network to star in and produce three holiday movies for their It’s...