Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’ Crime Drama Unveils Its Leading Men
Chris Chalk (Gotham) will play Adult Yusef Salaam; Newcomers Freddy Miyares and Justin Cunningham will play Adult Raymond Santana and Adult Kevin Richardson, respectively. Together,... Read More
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Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’ Adds Niecy Nash, Aunjanue Ellis, Storm Reid and more
Niecy Nash, Aunjanue Ellis and Storm Reid join ‘Central Park Five’ from Ava DuVernay [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In what is already an embarrassment of... Read More
Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Ava DuVernay top 2018 BET Awards Winners
The 2018 BET Awards were held last night and Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and Ava DuVernay came away winners in Female Hip Hop Artist, Album... Read More
‘Star Trek’ gets first female director in ‘Jessica Jones’ helmer S.J. Clarkson
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Paramount Pictures announced at CinemaCon today that its Star Trek series will get its first female director, S.J. Clarkson. This fourth... Read More
Casting Search Begins for Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’ Miniseries for Netflix
A casting call has gone out to find the four leads of Ava DuVernay’s five-part Netflix miniseries based on the Central Park Five. The ‘Central... Read More
2018 Cannes: Ava DuVernay, Kristen Stewart, Denis Villeneuve Among the Jury of the 71st Cannes Film Festival
Award-winning actors, filmmakers and musicians will join jury president for the 71st Cannes Film Festival, among them Ava DuVernay, Kristen Stewart and Denis Villeneuve. They... Read More
‘The Shape of Water’ is the 2018 Producers Guild of America (PGA) Motion Picture Winner
The Shape of Water has won the 2018 Producers Guild of America award for Motion Pictures with Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale as its... Read More
49th NAACP Image Awards: Girls Trip, Get Out, black-ish and Idris Elba win big
The 49th NAACP Image Awards, handed out over two nights (Sunday and Monday) reveal their winners tonight in Motion Picture and Television and Entertainer of... Read More
Get Out, Girls Trip, Marshall Top 49th NAACP Image Awards Nominations
The nominations for the 49th NAACP Image Awards have been announced and in the Motion Picture section Get Out, Girls Trip and Marshall lead the... Read More
Ava DuVernay Re-Teams with Netflix for Central Park Five Limited Series
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] After scoring an Oscar nomination for her documentary feature 13TH, Ava DuVernay (with Participant Media, Harpo Films and Tribeca Productions) will... Read More
10th Alexander Valley Film Festival to Feature ‘Tuesday,’ ‘Thelma,’ ‘Ghostlight,’ Tribute to Sound Designer Ben Burtt and more 
28th American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Lineup Featuring New Films Starring Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lynn Whitfield and Jason Mitchell 
Interview: With the Tennis Romance ‘Challengers,’ Writer Justin Kuritzkes Serves Up the Hottest Film of the Year 
84th Peabody Awards Nominations for Documentary, News, Public Service, Radio/Podcast Announced
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