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Idris Elba
PAFF Hosts Black History Month Retrospective Series
February 9, 2022
Virtual retrospective celebrates 30 years of the Pan African Film Festival with ‘Best of PAFF’ from Feb. 15-28
Spike Lee’s children named Golden Globe ambassadors
January 14, 2021
Spike Lee’s daughter and son have been chosen as the Golden Globe ambassadors to assist with the awards ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday morning that Satchel and Jackson Lee will assume the ambassador roles for the 78th annual Golden Globes Awards in February.
Dear Black People: Coronavirus Will Kill You
March 26, 2020
Melanin is not Vibranium and America isn’t Wakanda even in the Marvel Universe
Idris Elba Says He Has Coronavirus: ‘No Symptoms So Far’
March 16, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The actor tweeted Monday that he has no symptoms so far and has been isolated since Friday when he found out about his possible exposure. Elba is the latest high profile celebrity to have tested positive for the virus. Last week, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson said they had also tested positively in Australia. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more
Head: Yardie Film Review
March 21, 2019
Elba Makes Directorial Debut with Jamaican Coming-of-Age Drama
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
March 15, 2019
For movies opening March 15, 2019:
WATCH: Idris Elba Says “NO” to James Bond Rumors at Yardie Premiere
August 24, 2018
Idris Elba puts rumors to rest about him being the next James Bond. Watch trailer of Elba’s movie Yardie.
His Name is Idris Elba, but will he be First Black Bond?
August 16, 2018
British actor Idris Elba is stoking speculation he may take over the role of James Bond when Daniel Craig steps aside
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
October 6, 2017
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun
Academy President Boone-Isaacs Leads Diversity Push
July 6, 2016
The academy says its invitees are 46 percent female, 41 percent minority and represent 59 countries.
Reel Talk 3.31.16
March 31, 2016
Global icon and former Movie Awards host Will Smith will receive the Generation Award during the 25th anniversary edition of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. The award show airs Sunday, April 10 at 8:00 PM outside the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank, California.
Screen Actors Guild Awards Gets It Right, Not White
February 4, 2016
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards showed the governors of the Academy Awards how nominations and wins are really suppose to go—with diversity. The wins of Queen Latifah, Viola Davis, Uzo Aduba and the entire cast of “Orange Is the New Black”, plus a two time win for Idris Elba showed that the SAG—union for actors—celebrated the diversity in last year’s entertainment.
Idris Elba returns for another murder case as ‘Luther’
December 16, 2015
“It’s unfinished business, it’s fertile ground,” he explains. “The character continues to challenge me.”
Detective Chief Inspector John Luther also challenges his fans, who are sure to greet him warmly for this, his fourth run, in the two-hour special airing at 9 p.m. EST Thursday on BBC America.
As usual, “Luther” finds its hero possessed by a grisly murder case: a serial killer with a cannibalistic bent.
Beasts of No Nation shines a light on child soldiers
October 8, 2015
Abraham Attah, who plays Agu, alongside Idris Elba, who plays Commandment in the film Beasts of No Nation opening October 16th. On October 16, Netflix will release its first original movie, a film set in war-torn West Africa that features stunning visual images and a heartbreaking personal narrative. Beasts of No Nation is the engaging, and often challenging film based on the novel of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala. Cary Joji Funkunaga spent nearly nine years writing and revising the script, he also serves as producer and director. Beasts follows the life of Agu, played by Ghanaian-born Abraham Attah,