Movies
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Report: Apple TV+ and Oprah Winfrey Announce #MeToo Documentary with Russell Simmons Accuser as Primary Subject
Trigger Warning: The following article contains details of an alleged sexual assault. The lineup for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival was announced on Wednesday and there is one particular mysterious project that stands out. According to an Apple TV+ press release, the untitled Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering documentary, executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and…
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No Time To Die: Hell Yeah, Lashana Lynch Is a 00 Agent
The name’s Lynch—Lashana Lynch. The first official trailer for the next Daniel Craig-led James Bond franchise film No Time To Die has arrived. The film’s synopsis, according to IMDb: Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto…
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Black Woodstock: Questlove to Direct Documentary on Untold Story of the Harlem Cultural Festival
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots (sidenote: for all the times The Root, the publication, gets mistaken for The Roots, the band, it would be dope if one time we, The Root, hosted a meta panel with live sounds from The Roots) will be making his directorial debut in the upcoming feature documentary titled, Black…
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A Michael Jackson Biopic Is Coming and the Estate Authorized Use of the King of Pop's Music
There are two films chronicling Michael Jackson’s life that always seems to cause discussion in the black community: the amazing miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream and whatever Flex Alexander was doing in Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story. Well, it looks like we’re about to get yet another Michael Jackson biopic, which…
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Eddie Murphy Will Return as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop Sequel to Be Released on Netflix
Eddie Murphy is winning. Seriously, I could end the article there and it would be accurate, but let’s specifically celebrate his latest win! According to Variety, Murphy is continuing his profitable relationship with Netflix (following the critic- and consumer-embraced Dolemite Is My Name) and will be starring in a Beverly Hills Cop sequel set to…
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'It’s a Classic, Leave it Alone': Vivica A. Fox Isn't Feelin' Issa Rae's Upcoming Set It Off Remake
Vivica A. Fox has a strong opinion and she just—wait for it—set it off. In an exclusive interview with ET, Fox expressed her feelings about the in-development Set It Off remake (which has actually been referred to as a “reimagining”), which will be produced by Issa Rae. Rae is also reportedly set to star in…
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We've Finally Found the Prince Eric Who Will Be Part of Halle Bailey's World in The Little Mermaid
Following an “under the sea”-storm of back-and-forth casting news, Halle Bailey’s Ariel has finally found her prince in the upcoming live-action film rendition of The Little Mermaid. Sidenote: Let us rejoice in the fact that the televised stage play version of The Little Mermaid has come and gone because the casting confusion was beginning to…
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Jayme Lawson Reportedly Lands Role in The Batman, Signals Barbara Gordon/Batgirl Speculation
Gotham City has just gotten even more interesting. According to Collider, Jayme Lawson has landed what is considered to be a role of a lifetime in Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman. No, we don’t know what role she’ll be taking, but the speculation is flying as high as her presumed character. As Jeffrey Wright has…
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Let's Talk About This Lifetime Salt-N-Pepa Biopic—It's Actually Authorized!
Oh, Lifetime. Here they go, here they go, here they go, again. According to Variety, a Salt-N-Pepa biopic is coming and the project has found its leads. G.G. Townson (In the Cut) will be portraying Cheryl “Salt” James and Laila Odom (The Bobby DeBarge Story) will be portraying Sandra “Pepa” Denton in the film with…
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Watch: Pixar Will Be Bringing Some Soul With Its First Black Lead Character
Pixar has been known to snatch our thug, whether it’s in the first few minutes of Up (still in awe over how they accomplished this) or with the heartwarming reveal in Coco, and I’m here for it each and every time. Pixar has the concept of “emotional core” on lock. With its new film, Soul,…