Movies
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Michael B. Jordan Takes the Lead in New Warner Bros. Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
The last two years have shown Hollywood that diversity in front of and behind the camera pays major dividends, both in quality and box office receipts. No surprise, then, when Warner Bros. launched a new policy aimed at bringing more underrepresented talent into their productions—and they’re tapping one of Hollywood’s top leading men, Michael B.…
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'Loving: But Make it Nazi?' New WW II-Era Amandla Stenberg Film Has Disturbing Implications
A trailer for a new WW-II era love story featuring Amandla Stenberg has us collectively scratching our heads. Where Hands Touch centers on Stenberg, who plays a mixed-race Afro-German during Nazi Germany. That bit sounds compelling enough, but let’s continue reading the official synopsis of the film (h/t The Playlist), shall we? WHERE HANDS TOUCH…
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Spike Lee Responds to Boots Riley's Critique of BlacKkKlansman: 'We Need Police'
More than a week after director and musician Boots Riley delivered a pointed and detailed critique of BlacKkKlansman and its portrayal of police officers, filmmaker Spike Lee has a response. Riley shared the three-page criticism on Twitter (warning: it does contain spoilers) on Aug. 17, citing Lee as a “huge influence” on his own filmmaking…
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African American Film Critics Association Teams Up With Turner Classic Movies for The Black Experience on Film
The African American Film Critics Association has partnered with Turner Classic Movies to create a month-long programming event that looks at the portrayal of African Americans in film throughout cinematic history from the 1920s through the 1990s. The Black Experience on Film will feature 13 acclaimed members of AAFCA as they look at and discuss…
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'Wakanda and Chill' Will Soon Be a Reality
In less than two weeks, Black Panther (and Killmonger, and Shuri, and M’Baku, and Nakia, and Okoye, and Forest Whitaker’s Zuri accent) will be available on Netflix, permanently killing any hope you had of finishing your Netflix queue. The beloved Marvel movie’s arrival to the streaming platform was officially announced on the Twitter account, “Strong…
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Pack Your Bags: Plans For Girls Trip 2 Are Already in the Works
The shenanigans the Flossy Posse got into at the Essence Festival in New Orleans last year are legendary, so how will they up the ante for their next Girls Trip? That remains to be seen, but actress Regina Hall confirmed to BuzzFeed News that a sequel is in the works. During a visit to AM…
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Viola Davis and Her Band of Widows Shine in New Trailer
Director Steve McQueen’s upcoming film Widows is one of the most anticipated films this fall, and in a newly released trailer, you get to see why. The film, which was written by McQueen and Gone Girl‘s Gillian Flynn, stars Viola Davis, Brian Tyree Henry, Colin Farrell, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Bernthal, Jacki Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia…
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Will Packer's What Men Want Is More Than a Mel Gibson Reboot With a Black Woman
What Women Want was a rom-com that came out in 2000 and starred Mel Gibson as this deplorable single playboy who was given the gift of hearing women’s thoughts. Fast forward 18 years later and there’s a reboot of the classic, What Men Want, starring Taraji P. Henson and now, she’s got the gift of…
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Ready for Their Closeup: What Crazy Rich Asians Means to the People Who Made It
Director Jon M. Chu thought he was done with crying over Crazy Rich Asians. In an interview with The Root, Chu divulged that he and the movie’s cast and crew “cried almost every day on set.” The history-making film is only one of a handful of Hollywood films to boast an all-Asian cast, and is…