little fires everywhere
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From Scratch: Director Nzingha Stewart Tapped for New Limited Series From Netflix
Nzingha Stewart, one of the directors of Hulu’s Emmy Award-winning Little Fire’s Everywhere, will be flexing her directorial skills once again for an upcoming limited series starring and executive produced by Zoe Saldana. Per Deadline, the series titled From Scratch, will be based on the 2019 bestselling memoir from Tembi Locke and is being described…
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Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts Are Co-Starring in a Film for the 1st Time in 27 Years, and They Will Leave The World Behind
Are y’all ready for a very timely and relevant film starring two major celebrities? Always! According to Deadline, Netflix has won a major bidding war to acquire the world rights for Leave The World Behind, a feature based on the upcoming novel by Rumaan Alam. The film, directed by Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot), will star…
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If Damon Lindelof 'Doesn't See It' for Watchmen Season 2, 'It's a No’ for Regina King, Too
Yes, fans are still watching Watchmen—and not only the TV show itself but watching out for possible Season 2 news, despite the slim chances of that happening. Regina King and Reese Witherspoon recently appeared on Variety’s longtime Actors on Actors interview series (a series I’ve enjoyed binge-watching since before I knew that was a term)…
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I Just Finished Little Fires Everywhere Last Night and Now I Have Answers to My Questions!
(Unlike yesterday, spoilers like a motherfucker in here) 1. Who set the fire??? White people. Which makes “We Didn’t Start The Fire” both cruel irony and elaborate subterfuge. 2. Does anyone else say “Here comes a little fire” to themselves whenever there’s a confrontation? I think that’s just me. 3. No? Yeah. 4. A first…
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I'm Halfway Through Little Fires Everywhere and I Have so Many Questions!
*I will try very, very hard to avoid them, but there will be light spoilers here.* 1. Who set the fire??? 2. Does anyone else say “Here comes a little fire” to themselves whenever there’s a confrontation? 3. No? 4. A first date to a junkyard van? Really? Who does that? Are junkyard vans the…
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There Are Little Fires Everywhere—and Tiffany Boone Has Been Set Ablaze
In a wistful warble under the sea, The Little Mermaid’s Ariel once queried, “What’s a fire and why does it—what’s the word—burn?” Though it’s meant to be more of a rhetorical question, I think I’ve found the answer: Hulu is the reason why. And Little Fires Everywhere, its original miniseries adapted from Celeste Ng’s novel…
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Little Fires Everywhere: We Play a Fire Game of 'Never Have I Ever' With Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon
Little did we know that shows like Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere would be extra necessary as we settle into our new social distancing normal for the time being, but here we are! Via Hulu’s press release: Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and…
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'Feeling Grateful and Free': Tiffany Boone Makes Statement Regarding Exit From The Chi and Jason Mitchell Allegations
Tiffany Boone is reclaiming her narrative. The actress had exited The Chi in 2018, prior to the series’ second season premiere. The following year, in May, the former showrunner, Ayanna Floyd, gave a detailed statement to The Hollywood Reporter regarding allegations of misconduct against Jason Mitchell. Floyd said she and Boone had filed a complaint…
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2020 So Black: 20 Black Films And TV Worth Looking Forward To
We made it, y’all! It is the year 2020 (twenty twen twennnnn!) and though we still don’t have flying cars like The Jetsons teased, we do have some black-ass film and TV to look forward to this year. As we’re in the ’20s (which, feels weird to say), I decided to keep up with the…