Make it a Double Feature: ‘Daughters of the Dust’ and ‘Eve’s Bayou’
Black History Month is not only a month where we acknowledge pivotal Black figures throughout history, and a form of acknowledgment that should be year-round,... Read More
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Toronto Film Festival announces digital details; reveals new festival ambassadors Hirokazu Kore-eda, Tatiana Maslany, Brie Larson, Gael García Bernal and more
TIFF Media Inclusion Initiative returns for its third year, offering connection and access for under-represented journalists TIFF announced today the new digital look of its Industry... Read More
Oscars: Academy’s Board of Governors elections begin; here’s who’s running
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), who put on the Oscars, have revealed the actors, writers, sound designers and more that are... Read More
TV Review: ‘Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker’
Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was an independent, wealthy businesswoman; a pioneer not only in Black Hair Care but invented the direct sales method... Read More
Trailer: Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer as haircare millionaire Madam C.J. Walker in ‘Self Made’
“I didn’t come here to make sandwiches, I came here to do business.” Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer stars as Madam C.J. Walker, the trailblazing... Read More
Interview: ‘Harriet’ director Kasi Lemmons and producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg on bringing a never-told tale to the big screen
It’s hard to believe but there has never been a narrative feature film about one of the most iconic names in US history – abolitionist,... Read More
Toronto Review: Not even Cynthia Erivo’s performance can save the deeply formulaic ‘Harriet’
Kasi Lemmons’ latest is a disappointing, uninspired biopic that fails to engage and whose subject deserves better Just because a film is about one of... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)
There’s a bit of déjà vu happening in Best Director right now. Go back with me, if you will, all the way back to the... Read More
The same day the film was announced to world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival, Focus Features has released the first trailer for... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (July)
Having a hard time moving the top four on my Best Director predictions anywhere at this point. Placeholders? Maybe one or two, unless they’re all... Read More
79th BAFTA Film Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Best Film, Director; Robert Aramayo Wins Best Actor 
53rd Annie Awards: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Makes History with Clean Sweep of 10 Wins 
6th Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) Awards: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Take Top Honors 
76th Berlin Film Festival Awards: ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film; ‘Queen at Sea’ Nabs Two Among Festival Unrest Over Politics