from Shadow & Act Event: American Black Film Institute's New, Next, Now Legend Oscar Week gala Date: February 24, 2017 Location: Hollywood Loews Hotel, Los Angeles, California Angela Bassett will be honored with the “Reel Icon” award by the American Black Film...
Nominees were announced for the 48th NAACP Image Awards are in. Winners will be announced on February 11, 2017 at a ceremony airing live on TV One. Anthony Anderson will return as host. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Beyoncé Knowles Viola Davis Regina King Dwayne “The Rock”...
July 13, 2016 | shadowandact Today, the BFI (British Film Institute) announced a new initiative titled “Black Star,” an exhaustive program described as the UK’s largest ever season of film and television that will be dedicated to celebrating the range, versatility and...
https://youtu.be/yJaVR3ZXJjs Director: Babak Najafi Writer(s): Christian Gudegast, Chad St. John Starring: Alon Aboutboul, Waleed Zuaiter, Adel Bencherif, Mehdi Dehbi, Shivani Ghai, Martin Petrushev, Owen Davis, Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Wildman, Radha...
https://youtu.be/rGTuuj-aTJs Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee Starring: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson, David Patrick Kelly, D.B. Sweeney, Dave Chappelle, Steve...
...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...
Amanda N'Duka | Deadline Hollywood Whatever take one might have on Lifetime’s biopic Whitney, it is safe to say that it had an impact on people, which was quite evident at the Awardsline Emmy screening last night at the Landmark Theatre on Pico Blvd. The film marks...
https://youtu.be/yvkhoqo6QQ4 Director: James McTeigue Writer(s): Philip Shelby (screenplay) Starring: Paddy Wallace, Parker Sawyers, Bashar Rahal, Royce Pierreson, Ben Starr, Sean Teale, Regé-Jean Page, Jing Lusi, Antonia Thomas, Milla Jovovich, Dylan McDermott,...
https://youtu.be/aoAzGIPgD8c Director: Muta'Ali Muhammad Writer(s): Muta'Ali Muhammad Starring: Alan Alda, Michelle Alexander, Angela Bassett, Harry Belafonte, Akim Black, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Guy Davis, Nora Day, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, Cliff Frazier, Jenecia...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfhupIQ1JnE Director: Kasi Lemmons Writer(s): Kasi Lemmons, Langston Hughes (play) Starring: Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Tyrese Gibson, Jacob Latimore, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Luke James, Grace...
https://youtu.be/oXKVu8397hI Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer(s): Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Finley Jacobsen, Dylan McDermott, Rick Yune, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Phil...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDDv6pAbN_U Director: George Tillman Jr. Writer(s): Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker Starring: Jamal Woolard, Mohamed Dione, Derek Luke, Dennis L.A. White, Marc John Jefferies, Menyone DeVeaux, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Ricky...