Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will finally have a shiny theatrical biopic to call his own come Christmas day with the release of Selma. Written and directed by Ava DuVernay, the flick chronicles the events that led to the March on Selma, Alabama for voting rights in the spring of 1965. British actor David Oyelowo will portray King and Carmen Ejogo stars […]
With the Grammy nominations announced less than a week ago, the Golden Globes Awards was the latest award show to release a list of its nominees earlier this morning. MUST SEE: ‘Jane The Virgin’ Earns Golden Globe Nominations, Gina Rodriguez Scores Best Actress Nod Ava DuVernay just became the first Black woman to be nominated […]
“Sparkle” actress Carmen Ejogo was cast opposite David Oyelowo in “Selma.” Oyelowo will play the civil rights leader Martin Luther King while Ejogo takes a turn as King’s wife Coretta Scott King. The film “Selma” follows the journey of black protestors who marched from Selma to the state’s capital Montgomery, Alabama in 1965 to gain […]
Tim Story is one of Hollywood’s best kept secrets. While the fight for more Black directors behind the camera continues, Story has helmed a major superhero franchise (“Fantastic Four”) and cranked out comedic hits like “Barbershop,” “Think Like A Man” and the current #1 movie in the country, “Ride Along.” All together, Story’s movies total […]
Ava DuVernay’s upcoming “Selma” just got some major star wattage. Oprah Winfrey has signed on as a producer alongside Brad Pitt and Christian Colson. READ: Ava DuVernay on Directing “Scandal” And The Univerality of Black Film [EXCLUSIVE] “Selma” originally had Lee Daniels (“The Butler”) aboard to direct, but Daniels stepped away from the project and […]
Ava DuVernay dreams big and in color. After years of creating campaigns for big budget studio films, the former publicist took her life savings and in 2011, bankrolled her first feature film, “I Will Follow.” DuVernay’s career as a filmmaker has skyrocketed, making history as the first African-American woman to win the coveted Best […]
When it comes to independent black film making, AFFRM is leading the charge. Their distribution label ARRAY has recently gotten its hands on one of the biggest films on the independent circuit. AFFRM founder Ava DuVernay ARRAY, through its multi-platform, will be releasing the film “Big Words.” “Big Words” is a SlamDance Film Festival favorite […]
Award-winning director Ava DuVernay brings her feature length film chops to this engaging short, “The Door.” The vibrant and dense clip stars Gabrielle Union as a woman trying to get out of an emotional funk and gets visited by the ghosts of friendship present to help her get by. The symbolic centre of The Door […]
Our favorite “it” girl, Ava DuVernay, was honored with four awards this year by the African-American Film Critics Association. The writer/producer/director and co-founder of Hello Beautiful won the award for Best Music, Best Screenplay and Best Independent Film for “Middle of Nowhere.” Lead Actress Emayatzy Corinealdi also earned the award for Best Actress. DuVernay is riding […]
Omari Hardwick is who some would call a cunning linguist. At the end of 2011 Hardwick lent his seasoned spoken word talents to his friend Eric Roberson’s revealing lament, “Love’s Withdrawal” from his album Mr. Nice Guy. The song was a raw and vulnerable look into a man’s longing for a woman that transcends the […]
Known for her beautiful film I Will Follow, director Ava DuVernay is back with another romantic drama that questions if love can last while one person is behind bars. Middle Of Nowhere is a film that centers around a smart and beautiful medical student, played by newcomer Emayatzy Corinealdi, who puts her life on hold to […]
The second renaissance of black cinema continues in 2012, as director Ava DuVernay unveiled the new and improved website for the African American Film Release Movement (AFFRM). AFFRM, which celebrates fresh new voices in film, empowers and fosters new black indie talent and provide more truthful and contemporary images of the African-American community. AFFRM’s first […]
