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WATCH: Is Denzel Washington’s Other Son About to Take Over Hollywood With This Black Classic?
The brothers discuss adapting the multi-Tony-nominated play for the big screen and finally working with each other after all these years.
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Here’s How Lil Nas X’s Coming Out Helped His Brother Come to Terms With His Own Sexuality
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero recently made it's debut at Toronto International Film Festival.
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‘None of My Children Are Disposable’: Gabrielle Union Opens Up About Playing Homophobic Character in The Inspection
'I always look at homophobes as trash. Google is free and I’m not doing free labor for you to figure out how to love your kid,' she explained.
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Here’s Why Tyler Perry Is ‘Extremely Excited’ but Concerned by Diversity Push in Hollywood for Black Actors
'I found situations that there are people being pushed into seats they’re not ready for,” he explained during his keynote at TIFF over the weekend.
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Viola Davis Tapped for Hunger Games Prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
'Meet your Head Gamemaker,' Davis captioned in a collaboration post on Instagram.
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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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MLK/FBI First Look Clip: How Martin Luther King Jr. Became the 'Most Dangerous Negro' After the March on Washington
Today, Martin Luther King, Jr. is lauded as an American hero—a direct contrast to the actual reality of an activist whose own country terrorized him. In the upcoming documentary MLK/FBI, that very contradiction is explored in depth. From the press release provided to The Root: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an…
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Toronto International Film Festival Taps Denzel Washington, Ava DuVernay and Barry Jenkins for Virtual Conversations
Like many other hallowed Hollywood events, the 20th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival will look very different this year. The popular festival is expected to be held virtually from Sept. 10-19 and will hold several virtual conversations with industry heavyweights. According to The Hollywood Reporter, TIFF booked Denzel Washington, Ava DuVernay and Barry…
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Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has some explaining to do. According to The Wrap, Nigeria’s Lionheart has been disqualified from the 92nd Academy Awards race. The film, directed by and starring Genevieve Nnaji, was vying for a spot in the Best International Feature Film category. Nnaji portrays Adaeze Obiagu, who “tries to…
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TIFF 2019: Harriet Isn’t the Epic, Raw Tale You’re Waiting For
“Harriet’s a film about freedom; it’s not about slavery,” director Kasi Lemmons mused amid the clinking and clanking of silverware as myself and several other black critics surrounded her during an intimate dinner at a swanky Toronto hotel. This line would stay with me as I warred with just how I felt leaving the theater…