Emily Longeretta | Variety When W. Kamau Bell got started, he just wanted to make people laugh. At 21, he began with a goal of being a stand-up comedian. Then everything changed. “We had a Black president, then we had an orange president,” he says. “I got motivated in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOKOtqD_Uik by Thomas N. Pointer Jr. On this episode of Forgotten Hollywood, we explore the career of extraordinary actress Rosalind Cash. She appeared in many groundbreaking movies, including Uptown Saturday Night directed by Sidney...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg3wfdceHPk&t DESCRIPTION: Quinta Brunson, the creator and star of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” and Adam Scott, of Apple TV+’s mind-bending drama “Severance,” have a connection we can’t quite put our finger on. After they speak about...
by Joe Otterson | Variety Salli Richardson-Whitfield has extended her overall deal with HBO and HBO Max for an additional two years. Under the terms of the deal, Whitfield will become an executive producer on the HBO basketball drama “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers...
by Clayton Davis | Variety From the heroes like Batman and Wolverine to the terrifying villains such as Joker and Thanos, superhero movies have proven to be box office juggernauts, with the likes of Marvel and DC films leading the way. However, the artists who bring...
Samuel L. Jackson and Viola Davis are both veterans of the New York theater scene, and embrace the opportunity to dig into their shared experiences before addressing their latest work on TV. On Apple TV+, Jackson takes the lead role in “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,”...
Emily Longeretta | Variety Nicole Byer never set out to be a host. For years, she was best known for being one of the hilarious comics on MTV’s “Girl Code” and later the star of “Loosely Exactly Nicole.” Fast forward to 2020, and she became the first Black woman...
Selome Hailu | Variety In 1958, Esquire published “A Great Day in Harlem,” a photo taken by Art Kane of 57 jazz musicians ranging from Thelonious Monk to Coleman Hawkins gathered together on a New York City stoop. In an homage to that historic picture, on June 5,...
Matt Donelly | Variety Oscar winner Viola Davis says social media has undermined her art form, especially as it relates to modern theatrical movies. The “Fences” and “The First Lady” actor delivered a blunt and juicy indictment of what it takes to market films...
Everyone loved the second season of “Euphoria” — even Spider-Man. (Well, at least one of the Spider-Men.) When Andrew Garfield sees Zendaya, he can’t stop raving about her tour de force as Rue in the critically acclaimed HBO series. Garfield is both a fan and a...
by Nigel Coutinho | Blavity Denzel Washington has made history several times. He’s the most Oscar-nominated Black actor in Academy Awards history, with 10 nominations and two wins. Washington is a trailblazer in many ways, including being the first Black actor to...
Bryce Dallas Howard and DeWanda Wise Became Summer’s Breakout Action Stars ByAngelique Jackson Photographs by Art Streiber “Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth.” That quip from Laura Dern’s Dr. Ellie Sattler in 1993’s “Jurassic Park” has been immortalized on...