Movies
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Let’s Talk About That One Night In Miami: The Trailer for Regina Thee King’s Highly Anticipated Film Is Finally Here
After much buzz and excitement, Amazon has just dropped the long-awaited trailer for the Venice Film Festival favorite, One Night In Miami. The film, based on the Kemp Powers stage play of the same name, will serve as the directorial debut for Regina King, who’s been having one helluva moment. (Looking at you, Emmy-winning Watchmen)…
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You Might Want to Stand Up for This One: Spike Lee Is Making a Musical About…Viagra?
In news that can only be described as ‘What the hell is this?’ Spike Lee and Studio Entertainment One have joined forces for a musical film on the origins of the breakthrough Pfizer drug, Viagra. Yup, you read that right and no, it’s not a headline from SNL’s “Weekend Update” (though those are based on…
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'There’s Only One Chadwick': Marvel Executive Producer Denies Rumors of a Digitized T'Challa in Black Panther 2
After hearing the tragic news that Chadwick Boseman had died after a battle with colon cancer, there naturally followed questions and concerns about the sequel to Black Panther. Arguably, those discussions came too soon, with some wondering who would replace him or how the story would continue without him. Apparently, one of the rumored discussions…
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Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker Trailer First Look: Debbie Allen Is Still Making You Pay in Sweat!
Remember Debbie Allen’s iconic line (as Lydia Grant) in Fame? “You’ve got big dreams, you want fame? Well, fame costs, and right here is where you start paying—in sweat!” Well, 40 years after the film’s debut, Allen still has that same energy. In her upcoming documentary, Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, from Shondaland and Netflix,…
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Danai Gurira to Star as The Fighting Shirley Chisholm, Film Will Follow Trailblazer's 1972 Presidential Run
As we watch history being made with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, we can’t help but uphold Rep. Shirley Chisholm’s name. Hell, when we talk about any woman (of any color) we have to honor Chisholm’s name. We’ve been “with her.” Chisholm not only made history as the first Black woman elected to the United States…
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Looks Like There's a New Monster Coming to Netflix; Kelvin Harrison Jr.'s Long-Awaited Indie Heads to Streaming
In news that may feel long overdue for some Sundance fans, Netflix has recently announced its decision to acquire the Kelvin Harrison Jr.-led indie, Monster, to its platform. (If that name sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because you’re still lowkey traumatized from his emotional performances in the 2019 films Waves and Luce. I know…
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Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt Are Teaming Up to Produce an Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Water Dancer
Another Ta-Nehisi Coates adaptation is on the horizon! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films, Brad Pitt’s Plan B (which has also produced notable works such as Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk) and MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) are joining forces to produce an adaptation of Coates’ debut novel, The Water Dancer. In case…
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Exclusive Extended Trailer: 'If You Are the Big Tree, We Are the Small Axe'
Small Axe, director Steve McQueen’s anthology collection of five films, three of which (Lovers Rock, Mangrove and Red,White and Blue) recently premiered at the New York Film Festival (NYFF), will soon be available to view for the public starting this month. “I dedicate these films to George Floyd, and all the other Black people that…
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Now You Can Be Confused at Home for the Holidays—Tenet Releases on Digital, DVD and Blu-ray in December
After weeks of release pushback followed by a timid domestic theatrical release, it looks like most of us will finally get to see Tenet and discuss how much we don’t get it. Then, watch 50-11 more times and try to dissect it, though we still won’t fully get it. As I expressed in my previous…
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Wesley Snipes Denies Claim That He 'Tried to Strangle' Blade: Trinity Director, Says It 'Never Happened'
Wesley Snipes is setting a rumored record straight. The 58-year-old actor has denied the claim that he tried to strangle Blade: Trinity director David Goyer. “Let me tell you one thing. If I had tried to strangle David Goyer, you probably wouldn’t be talking to me now,” Snipes told The Guardian in a recent interview,…