When it comes to back excellence in film, there’s so many names to talk about. But there’s one we’ve been missing- Gary Wit Da Tea! Special K reveals…
Gabrielle Union is looking to make some new holiday memories. The actress will be starring in the Will Packer (Ride Along) drama, A Myers Christmas. The…
Dana “Queen Latifah” Owens has been a staple in the entertainment industry since we first heard her put a microphone into submission on the 1988…
In “Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club,” five single mothers from very different walks of life whose children all attend the same exclusive prep school…
The science fiction genre has been an enduring staple in American culture. Playing with infinite possible outcomes of humanity’s evolution (or destruction), moviegoers open their…
2013 was a win-win for Black cinema with both critically acclaimed movies (“12 Years A Slave,” “Fruitvale Station”) and in the box office (“Best Man…
2013 will go down in history as the year Black cinema forever turned a corner. While mainstream outlets like the NY Times declared 2013 the “breakout year in Black film” and BuzzFeed cynically observed “we’ve been here before” (we haven’t), moviegoers ultimately had the final say at the box office. First time directors like Sheldon Candis […]
The love train for “12 Years A Slave” came to a full stop Monday night at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, held at Cipriani Wall…
With the Valentine’s Day weekend upon us many folks will be looking for a flick to cuddle up with. But what are the choices? The sad fact is that seeing two Black people in love (or even lust) on the big screen is becoming more and more rare. Remember when it felt like we had […]
Before Barack Obama became the first African-American President (sorry, Bill Clinton does NOT count) the only time we saw a Commander-in-Chief of color was in the movies. Sometimes the portrayals were dignified (Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact) other times they were not (Terry Crews in Idiocracy), but nine times out of ten the world was […]
