Movies
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TCM Exclusive Clip: Reflecting on the L.A. Rebellion Black Film Movement—an Alternative to Classic White Cinema
Being a Black person in the film industry often means having to create your own lanes in a highway filled with whiteness. The 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival is coming in May and one of the specials in its lineup will focus on the L.A. Rebellion. The L.A. Rebellion (also known as the Los Angeles…
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The Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Oprah Interview Cinematic Universe Continues…With a Documentary
The huge success of Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special means that every possible way to milk that content will be explored. Hell, The Root (and I’m sure many other outlets) has gotten multiple stories and clicks out of it (including this one)! In that spirit, Discovery+ has announced an upcoming documentary…
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Daniel Kaluuya's Reaction to Reporter's Misguided Question on Oscars Night Is an Eternal Mood
On Sunday night, Daniel Kaluuya took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Black Panther Party Chicago Chairman Fred Hampton in the Shaka King-directed film Judas and the Black Messiah. The moment, while both joyous and hilariously bizarre (thanks largely in part to that one acknowledgement in his acceptance speech)…
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Framing Britney Spears Producers Reportedly Working on Documentary About Janet Jackson Super Bowl Moment
My mama and aunties always said, “what doesn’t come out in the wash, will come out in the rinse.” Well, it looks like that may be true in the case of the 2004 controversy surrounding Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl halftime show. Though there were two people on that stage, let’s just say…
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Oscars 2021: Andra Day Never Lied [Updated]
Writer’s Note: I wrote this recap in real-time as the Oscars telecast aired on Sunday night. Therefore, this started out one way and ended up in a completely different direction. What is that feeling America constantly gives Black folks? It’s a combination of “not surprised, but still disgusted?” Yeah… that’s what happened on Sunday night.…
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Angela Bassett, Jamie Foxx, Halle Berry, and Kevin Hart Discuss Black Achievement in Film for New Documentary From Apple
There is no doubt that when it comes to the task of achieving excellence in the film industry, Black Hollywood has always understood the assignment. Whether that’s something as simple but menacing as Denzel Washington’s sneer in Training Day, Viola Davis’ heart-wrenching tears in Fences, or Jamie Foxx’s masterful mannerisms and vocals in Ray, it’s…
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ESPN Takes Us Inside the WNBA Bubble With New Documentary '144'
Thanks to a global pandemic crashing the party, 2020 was a year unlike any other. And for those curious about how athletes adapted during such an unprecedented time, ESPN will be giving us a glimpse with their upcoming documentary 144. After COVID-19 shut everything down, professional sports organizations throughout the world had two options: either…
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Thousands of Fans Are Apparently Petitioning to Get King T’Challa Recast, and No. Just No.
No. No. No. Nononononononononono. What we’re not going to do is this. I won’t stand for it. I don’t even want to entertain the thought of this but because it’s apparently a thing, here we go. According to People, thousands of Black Panther fans have put together and signed a petition asking for Marvel Studios…
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‘We Cannot in Good Conscience Provide Economic Support:’ Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua Pull Film Production Out of Georgia
Emancipation, the upcoming “runaway slave thriller” from Apple, Warner Bros., director Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith will no longer be filmed in Georgia, The Root has learned. This move reportedly comes as a direct response to the new voter law signed by Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp that imposes more restrictive voting policies that many…
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Kanye West Will Chronicle His Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Life in a Netflix Documentary 21 Years in the Making
Twenty-one years, twenty-one years… In his 2005 single “Gold Digger,” Kanye West lamented about the 18-year financial hold that child support has on a nigga to emphasize the length of time (“Eighteen years, eighteen years / She got one of your kids, got you for eighteen years”) and now it looks like we’re about to…