By Aramide A Tinubu | Shadow and Act Though Nichole Galicia began her career as a high fashion model strutting across runways around the globe, it was her breakout role in Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film “Django Unchained” that got everyone buzzing about her. In the...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Before Spike Lee made his mark, Michael Schultz was the most prolific African American filmmaker since Oscar Micheaux, directing around 12 feature films between 1970 and 1990 (and much more if I included TV movies and serials)....
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act I really loved this! It looks like it was as fun to make as it is to watch. It actually gave me some ideas for a series I've been thinking about. But in short, Lupita Nyong'o, who is featured on the October cover of Vogue...
by Ashanti Scott | Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Ethosheia Hylton’s latest film LIA is one of 41 films directed by women of color that will be screened at Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series on Oct. 24-25 in Brooklyn at LIU. Tickets:...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act And so it begins... I've long wondered what distribution company would pick this up. Question answered! RLJ Entertainment has announced its acquisition of all North American rights to “Nina,” the Nina Simone biopic that Zoe...
Ramin Setoodeh | Variety Idris Elba nearly plunged to his death filming Cary Fukunaga’s “Beasts of No Nation.” The indie drama, about an African tyrant known as “the commandant” who recruits an innocent boy into his army of youth soldiers, took Elba into the depths of...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act It may come as a surprise to some that Spike Lee, despite a 30-year-long career as a filmmaker, and over 20 feature films, has never won an Academy Award (unless you count the Student Academy Award he received in 1983 for his NYU...
By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Viola Davis, who won a Tony award for her performance in the 2010 Broadway production of "Fences," has revealed that she will appear in a screen adaptation of the August Wilson play. “They are making 'Fences,' August Wilson’s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hz2GIowLII By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter, here's the 4th part of its annual Emmy season roundtable chats that we all love so much, released leading up to the September 20 Primetime Emmys this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW5htgBElYI Fandango MovieClips Trailers presents: I Love Movies - Where celebrities sit down to talk about their favorite films and how movies have impacted them personally and professionally. This Week: Darius Rucker explores why he...
Q&A with Keegan-Michael Key, Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his performance in Key and Peele. Moderated by Mark Peikert, Editor-in-Chief, Backstage. SYNOPSIS The hit five-time Emmy-nominated sketch series and Peabody winner Key &...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9reYw-sDjk Fandango MovieClips Trailers presents: I Love Movies - Where celebrities sit down to talk about their favorite films and how movies have impacted them personally and professionally. This Week: Evander Holyfield discusses how...