Movies
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The 10 Most Significant Black Cultural Institutions or Entities That Never Actually Existed, Ranked
Ever since Ricky Baker caught a few 12-gauge shells to the legs and back in 1991’s Boyz N The Hood—holy shit it turns 30 this year!!!!!!—and moved on up to that deluxe apartment in the sky, he’s been part of the Black consciousness. Boyz N The Hood plays constantly, even in 2021, on TNT and…
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Coming to America Questions That Need Answers: Was McDowell's Better than McDonald's? An Examination
This week at VSB, in dedication to and preparation for Friday’s release of Coming 2 America, we’ll be digging deep-ish and having fun with the original, 1988’s Coming to America. I don’t remember the first time I saw Coming to America. Considering that it was released when I was 9 years old and very early scenes…
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Marked Man: Winston Duke to Portray Marcus Garvey in Upcoming Feature From Amazon Studios
Black Panther and Us star Winston Duke will be stepping into the role of political activist Marcus Garvey soon, The Root has learned. Deadline reports that the upcoming drama, titled Marked Man, was partially inspired by Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey, a biography written by Colin Grant. Acclaimed playwright…
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Mike Tyson Speaks Out Against Hulu’s Upcoming Series Based on His Life, Calls It ‘Tone-Deaf, Cultural Misappropriation’
Just hours after Hulu announced the news of its limited series order about the life of Mike Tyson, the heavyweight boxing champion is speaking out against the streaming platform. Variety reports that the series, titled Iron Mike, received an eight-episode order and is set to explore Tyson’s “wild tragic, and controversial life and career.” The…
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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! Nah, It’s Ta-Nehisi Coates Writing the Script for the Next Superman Movie
Look, I’m not saying I yelled “LET’S FUCKING GO, BAYBEEE!” when news broke that Ta-Nehisi Coates has been tapped to write the next Superman movie. But I’m also not saying that I didn’t. Shadow and Act reports that Coates is set to write the script for an upcoming Superman film set in the DC Extended…
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The Mothership: Halle Berry to Star in, Executive Produce Upcoming Sci-Fi Feature for Netflix and MRC Film
Halle Berrrrrry, Halle Berry! (For all my Hurricane Chris fans, that was for you.) Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry will be going on a sci-fi adventure in a new film for Netflix and MRC Film, The Mothership. Per Deadline, the movie will see Berry in the lead role of Sara Morse, a woman still grappling with…
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Spike Lee and Stefon Bristol Team Up for New Feature, Gordon Hemingway & The Realm of Cthulhu for Netflix
Spike Lee will once again be back in his movie-making bag for Netflix, this time partnering up with See You Yesterday director Stefon Bristol for a second time. Deadline reports that the two filmmakers, who both have projects currently featured on the streaming platform, will be working together again to bring Hank Woon’s original screenplay…
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Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron to Star in School of Good and Evil for Netflix
Little Fires Everywhere star Kerry Washington and The Old Guard star Charlize Theron will be facing off in School of Good and Evil, a new feature from Paul Feig, The Root has learned. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming film is based on the New York Times bestselling children’s book by Soman Chainani and will…
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I Got a Story to Tell: Netflix to Air New Documentary on the Life of Legendary Rapper Biggie Smalls
To all the ladies in the place with style and grace—and everyone else without it: Netflix has announced a new upcoming documentary covering the life of legendary rapper and influential hip-hop icon Biggie Smalls, titled I Got a Story to Tell. According to a press release sent to The Root, the documentary is set to…
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New Jordan Peele Project We Know Nothing About Has a Release Date, Stars Keke Palmer and Maybe Daniel Kaluuya
Akeelah, spell “leading lady!” Y’all, the much-anticipated new film from director-producer-writer Jordan Peele has found its new star and it’s Keke Palmer! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel Kaluuya, who worked with Jordan in Get Out (and may become a true muse of the filmmaker) is in final negotiations to co-star. Plus, the project already…