51st NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo named Entertainer of the Year; Beyoncé, Marsai Martin, ‘Just Mercy’ big winners
Lizzo was named Entertainer of the Year at the 51st NAACP Image Awards tonight and also took home Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album. The two-hour live... Read More
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Box Office Analysis (Jan. 10-12) – ‘1917’ is no bomb but ‘Underwater’ drowns
2020 saw its first breakout opening in the form of a 2019 holdover with 1917, which opened above almost all expectations to a $36.5 million weekend... Read More
Black Reel Nominations: 'Queen & Slim' and 'Us' dominate
Newcomer Kelvin Harrison Jr., earns three individual nominations for Luce and Waves; three women nominated for Outstanding Director The gripping story of a couple on... Read More
African American Film Critics Association winners: 'Us,' 'Dolemite, 'Waves' and more
The African American Film Critics Association has chosen Jordan Peele’s blockbuster social thriller Us as the Best Film of 2019, also giving the film Best... Read More
‘Just Mercy,’ ‘The Two Popes’ win Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Awards
Destin Daniel Cretton’s Just Mercy, starring Michael B. Jordan and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, was chosen as the overall favorite among the 42nd Mill... Read More
‘Just Mercy’ to open 9th Napa Valley Film Festival
Clemency, Ford v Ferrari and Portrait of a Lady on Fire also set for the 9th annual NVFF Napa, California (October 10, 2019) – The ninth... Read More
Screen Actors Guild Predictions (Motion Picture)
What do we know about the Screen Actors Guild when it comes to nominations? First, the group represents about 160,000 actors, radio personalities, even puppeteers.... Read More
Destin Daniel Cretton’s new feature film is a model of restraint and grace in the social justice film genre Films about social justice have long... Read More
Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx shine in the true story of a man wrongfully imprisoned and the civil rights hero who fights for him... Read More
42nd Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup: ‘Waves,’ ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ ‘Just Mercy’ plus spotlights on Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and more
Highlights include JUST MERCY, THE IRISHMAN, HARRIET, MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, PARASITE, WAVES, FORD v FERRARI, JOJO RABBIT, THE LIGHTHOUSE, HONEY BOY, and MARRIAGE STORY The Mill... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 99 – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (Peter Jackson, 2001)