‘The Harder They Fall,’ ‘Insecure’ lead 2022 NAACP Image Awards nominations
Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall and Issa Rae’s final season of Insecure led the 53rd NAACP Image Awards nominations for film and television today... Read More
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The nominations for the 22nd Annual Black Reel Awards were announced today and Jeymes Samuel’s all-Black western The Harder They Fall broke all records with... Read More
Interview: ‘Respect’ hair and makeup designers Stevie Martin and Lawrence Davis on transforming Jennifer Hudson into Aretha Franklin
Stevie Martin and Lawrence Davis are two very well-established makeup and hair designers, having traversed the worlds of film and television with equal success and... Read More
African American Film Critics name Top 10 Films of 2021: ‘The Harder They Fall,’ ‘Passing,’ ‘West Side Story’ and more
The Harder They Fall headlined the African American Film Critics Association’s annual list of the top 10 films of the year. The film, directed by... Read More
Jennifer Hudson to receive Chairman’s Award from the Palm Springs International Film Festival
The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced on Monday that two-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Academy Award-winning actress, Emmy Award-winning producer, and best-selling author Jennifer Hudson... Read More
Jennifer Hudson’s renditions of Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits seem to have quite the audience. The soundtrack to the Queen of Soul’s biopic Respect, starring Jennifer... Read More
‘Respect’ review: Jennifer Hudson honors Aretha Franklin and belts out another Oscar-worthy performance
Liesl Tommy’s Respect opens in Detroit, in the home where Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) lived for much of her childhood. It is 1952, and “Re,” the family’s sobriquet... Read More
Locarno and Karlovy Vary Film Festivals lineups include ‘Respect,’ ‘Free Guy,’ ‘ Martin Scorsese retrospective
With Cannes starting in less than a week, more European film festivals are announcing their lineups ahead of it. Locarno and Karlovy Vary will host... Read More
Jennifer Hudson and Carole King collaborate on new song for Aretha Franklin biopic ‘Respect’
Academy Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning recording artist Jennifer Hudson revealed today a new original song entitled “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)”—co-written with 4-time Grammy Award winner, Kennedy Center Honoree, and... Read More
Jennifer Hudson hits high notes in official trailer for Aretha Franklin biopic ‘Respect’
“You have a talent they call genius.” MGM has released the official full trailer for Respect, which follows the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from... Read More
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
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