Gina Torres has been cast as one of the leads of ABC’s upcoming Dracula reimagining, The Brides. The show comes from the team behind Archie Comics TV series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale and Katy Keene. The show is described by Variety as a “female-led vampire soap opera pilot” that focuses on three immortal women […]
The family of late Good Times star Ja’Net DuBois claims that the star’s biological father was jazz pioneer Cab Calloway. According to TMZ, DuBois’ death certificate stated that her full name was Jeannette T. Calloway-DuBois and listed Calloway as her father. However, DuBois’ father has been thought to be Gordon Dubois, as listed in her […]
Bruce William Smith is a black animator who works for Disney and has worked on many tv shows and movies. Some including Thundercats, Sliverhawks, Rock-A-Doodle, Bebe Kids, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Proud Family, Tarzan, Emperor’s New Groove(The Movie), Space Jam, Winnie The Pooh and Princess and The Frog, Hair Love, Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph. […]
Viola Davis is confirmed to play former First Lady Michelle Obama for the upcoming series First Ladies. The show will reportedly “peel back the curtain on the personal and political lives” of past First Ladies, according to Variety. It will focus on the East Wing, “where many of history’s most impactful and world changing decisions […]
This has been an excellent decade for the progression of Black images on screen and Black people behind the scenes. These Black filmmakers helped usher in a new era of Black cinema and defined the 2010s. 10) Tyler Perry Tyler Perry has left an indelible mark on cinema in the past decade. He began the […]
The 2019 blockbuster hit “Breakthrough” was nominated for an Academy Award on Monday, putting faith-based content on a platform where it’s rarely recognized. The movie, which is based on a true story, was nominated for Best Original Song for the emotional tune, “I’m Standing With You,” performed by lead actress in the film Chrissy Metz […]
King expressed her disappointment after the network shared a small portion of her interview with Bryant’s friend and former WNBA star Lisa Leslie, focusing on the late basketball player’s rape trial. Gayle King on Thursday morning took to social media to express her disappointment in CBS after the network shared a small portion of her […]
The pic is planned for release later this year. Participant on Friday revealed that Spike Lee is set to direct a filmed version of the theatrical concert David Byrne’s American Utopia. The film, which will include live performance from the Broadway show, is planned for release later this year. Meanwhile, the stage production, which opened […]
Hanelle Culpepper, the first African American woman to direct an episode of a Star Trek series, grew up about as culturally distant from Hollywood as, well, Earth is from Mr. Spock’s home planet of Vulcan. As a child in Troy, Alabama, Culpepper didn’t know any professional actors, directors, or producers. But even from a young […]
The former Backstage Theater, the 102-seat primary theater on the studio’s Culver City lot, had been renamed the John Singleton Theater. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which released John Singleton’s breakthrough first film, is honoring the late filmmaker by renaming a movie theater after him. On Friday SPE announced that the former Backstage Theater, the 102-seat primary […]
