from Shadow & Act AARP announced today that actor, producer and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman will receive the 2016 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. The Movies for Grownups multimedia franchise was established in 2002 to celebrate and encourage...
from Shadow and Act Bounce TV, the upstart African-American broadcast television network, is expanding its business to now include a subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service called Brown Sugar, which launches today. Brown Sugar features an extensive...
from Shadow and Act Bolstering its robust content pipeline of compelling, high-quality original programming, TV One has signed a multi-year deal with Atlanta-based production company Swirl Films. The agreement was announced today by TV One Senior Vice President of...
from Shadow and Act On Thursday, Nov. 10, DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary film festival, running Nov. 10-17, will present Stanley Nelson with a Lifetime Achievement Award, given for his distinguished output of documentaries. Nelson will be honored along with...
from Shadow & Act “Moonlight” star Trevante Rhodes has booked his next gig; the actor has joined the cast of super producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s Afghanistan War drama, “Horse Soldiers,” which Bruckheimer Films and Black Label Media will produce. The film is based...
from Shadow & Act Over two years after they ended their relationship with Tyler Perry, Lionsgate is back in the Tyler Perry business – at least for another 2 films, in addition to the most recent, “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” which has been in theaters for almost 3...
by Anita Busch | Deadline Hollywood It happened on Wonder Woman and now it’s happening on The Flash. After Rick Famuyiwa stepped away from duties on Warner Bros.’ D.C. Comics hopeful $100M tentpole The Flash, word comes that the entire picture will be moved from its...
by Leo Barraclough | Variety Actress Naomie Harris, best known around the world for her role in the recent James Bond movies, will receive this year’s Variety Award at the British Independent Film Awards ceremony Dec. 4. The award recognizes a director, actor, writer...
by Ross A. Lincoln | Deadline Confirming months of speculation and recent rumors, Donald Glover has officially joined the cast of Disney and Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars Han Solo stand-alone spinoff film in the role of Lando Calrissian. The news was announced...
...unless you live in NYC Deadline | by Anthony D'Alessandro This just out of exhib-distrib confab ShowEast down in Orlando: the National Association of Theater Owners is reporting that the average ticket price for third-quarter 2016 is $8.51, which is down 3% from...
from Shadow and Act The Princess Grace Foundation-USA (PGF-USA) today announces that actress, singer, songwriter and producer Queen Latifah will accept the prestigious Prince Rainier III Award for her outstanding contribution to the Arts and her exemplary give-back....
from Shadow & Act Vivica A. Fox has been cast to play the President of the United States in the sci-fi film “Crossbreed,” which is being directed by Brandon Slagle. In the upcoming movie, Ms. Fox plays a USA president who sends war veterans on a mission to...