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by Julie Walker onJanuary 31, 2011
For nearly 30 years, the Sundance Film Festival has been the undisputed champion of independent filmmaking. Precious got its start there. This year, there was a record representation of black films. Is Sundance becoming "Blackdance"?
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by Nsenga Burton onDecember 14, 2010
Young director Tanya Hamilton has attracted major buzz for her new film, Night Catches Us. She talked to The Root about getting Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie and the Roots involved in her project and what it's like being a black female director.
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by Nick Charles onNovember 22, 2010
The director of Faster, starring Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton, talks about Cooley High, blaxploitation movies, Tyler Perry and making the African-American experience universal.
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by Abdul Ali onNovember 4, 2010
The men of For Colored Girls betray black women at every turn. One writer wonders where all the positive roles for black men have gone.
