“It was a moment while shooting, I wanted to bring three of my passions together, real estate, filmmaking, and young people,” said Yoba. “I shared that idea with a woman who is now my Chief of Staff. Two days later she gave me a deck which said, ‘I rebuild New York,’ and she had articulated my vision.”
Nearly forty years after the film “The Color Purple” directed by Steven Spielberg was first released in theaters and became a cultural phenomenon, Ghanaian director Blitz Bazawule has taken the reins and made the musical adaptation his own.
Do you know the name Bayard Rustin? I admit that I did not before watching the new film “Rustin,” which is about one of the unsung leaders of the civil rights movement.
Media company Uninterrupted hosted its inaugural film festival. The festival featured screenings, panels and a live recording of Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green’s podcast.
Ballet dancer Misty Copeland has the great distinction of being the first Black female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT).
The applauded 2022 film, “The Inspection,” is just one of the notable credits on film and television producer Angela White’s resume. She was also a producer on the first season of the comedy series “A La Carte,” the crime drama series “Lace,” and the faith-based film “A Question of Faith.”
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry rose to prominence in recent years, but he was not projected to do so early in his career. The documentary “Stephen Curry: Underrated” captures his evolution from an unlikely Davidson stand-out to an NBA Champion.
Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history.
The documentary “The League” explains the history of Negro League Baseball. While it explains the big-name players and the cultural aspect of the league, it also displays the entrepreneurial and economic impact of the Negro Leagues.
Distinguished for his extraordinary achievements across the realms of both film and theater, Colman Domingo, an Afro-Latino actor of immense talent, is poised to receive the prestigious TIFF Tribute Performer Award.
Universal Pictures, the distributor for “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” appears to have missed a significant marketing opportunity that, in this reviewer’s opinion, could have capitalized on the Halloween season in October. At the time of writing, this horror film was struggling at the box office.
The stage is set for a captivating convergence of Hollywood’s finest, as the anticipation builds for the third annual Academy Museum Gala.
Undoubtedly, the enduring saga of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” will continue to grace our screens for generations to come. Such is the captivating power of a robust intellectual property that proves to be a perennial gold mine.
Actor Jay Hunter best known for his roles in “And Just Like That,” “The Rookie,” “Tyler Perry’s If Loving You is Wrong,” and “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” is comfortable revealing his highs and lows in Hollywood. In fact, he says he is more than willing to talk about it with anyone who might find inspiration in it.
A 71-year-old man linked to a crew of drug dealers blamed in the fentanyl-laced heroin death of “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams was sentenced Tuesday, July 25, to more than two years in prison at a proceeding in which the actor’s nephew recommended compassion for the defendant.