blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona sat down with Tonesa Welch, the First Lady of BMF, a legendary, cultural influential mover & shaker. Tonesa Welch talks her BET+ Trap Queens episode, and dove deep into what it’s like to have it all, and move on positively into the next phase of your life. Her non-profit foundation Sylent […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru sits with Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country, The Last Black Man in San Francisco) to discuss his portrayal of Nat Love, inspired by the real life story of the once enslaved Nat Love aka “Deadwood Dick,” and some of the personal decisions Majors made about how his character needed to be […] More
Regina King has cemented her legacy in Hollywood — literally. The Academy award-winning actress was honored with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 28, 2021, at the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre. King placed her hand and footprints and did a little happy dance as she stood barefoot in […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru chats with co-creator, executive producer and director Ava DuVernay about the authenticity behind each episode of Colin in Black & White and what it was like to direct Colin Kaepernick in his coming-of-age story. The six-episode limited series debuts Oct. 29 on Netflix. Focusing on Kaepernick’s adolescence and early football, basketball […] More
HBO recently released the official trailer for the adult animated series Gen:Lock. The series is executive produced by and stars Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Black Panther) and also executive produced by Alana Mayo. Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society, is co-producing the series alongside Ryan P. Hall and Dan Shorr for WarnerMedia’s Rooster Teeth. Gen:Lock takes place fifty years in the future […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen Wanjiru sits with William Jackson Harper to discuss the premiere of LOVE LIFE season 2 on HBO Max, what drew him to the project, and his character “Marcus Watkins” — a man who cares too much about what other people think, and who must learn to live for himself. Romantic comedy anthology series Love […] More
ABC recently announced the premiere date of the highly anticipated limited series Women of the Movement. The series is based on the true story of Mamie Till Mobley, who in 1955 risked her life to find justice after her son Emmett was brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett’s murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie […] More
The CW Network announced that film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs (All American), Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Ne-Yo and Grammy Award winning R&B singer/songwriter Eric Bellinger are uniting as “The Black Pack.” The trio will be hosting two original variety specials, The Black Pack: We Three Kings and The Black Pack: Excellence, Set to air November 29. […] More
Apple TV+ is excited to unveil a new sneak peek clip from the seventh episode of “Foundation,” titled “Mysteries and Martyrs,” premiering Friday, October 29. In episode seven, The Anacreons and their hostages board the fabled Invictus warship. The bond between Brother Dawn and Azura intensifies. The sneak peak clip below features T’Nia Miller (Haunting […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru chats with Jaden Michael (The Get Down, Wonderstruck, Paterson) about what it took to transform into the younger version of the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, in the limited series Colin in Black & White. Premiering Friday, October 29 on Netflix with six 30-minute episodes. Colin in Black & White […] More
Just in time for Halloween, EPIX releases the first look teaser trailer for their contemporary sci-fi horror series, From, and announces a February 20, 2022 premiere date. The series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru sits with Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2, The Joker, Atlanta) to discuss her kick-ass character, Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary, delivering one of many favorite lines, and the epic fight scene with Regina King’s character “Treacherous Trudy,” in the Black Western film THE HARDER THEY FALL. Debuting on Netflix November 3. […] More
Last night, Netflix hosted a star-studded premiere for the upcoming series Colin in Black and White, co-created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay. Check out the red carpet photos below from the premiere event, which occurred at The Whitby Hotel Theater in New York City, including photos of Colin, Ava, rap star J. Cole, and others. From co-creators Ava DuVernay […] More
BlackStar Projects and Xfinity announced the inaugural class of their partnership to uplift Black, Brown and Indigenous filmmakers for the Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab. The 2021 class includes Bettina Escauriza, Jasmine Lynea, Julian Turner, and Xenia Matthews. The year-long fellowship supports and uplifts Black, Brown and Indigenous emerging and mid-career artists and filmmakers in the Greater Philadelphia area by […] More
This December, Showtime will kick off Hip Hop 50, with the release of the documentaries Video Music Box (w/t), Ricky Powell: The Individualist and Rolling Like Thunder beginning Friday, December 3. Hip Hop 50 is a multiyear, cross-platform programming initiative between Showtime and entertainment company, Mass Appeal, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. Video Music […] More
Today, HBO announced the premier date of Black and Missing, a four-part documentary series from multiple Emmy winner Geeta Gandbhir and award-winning documentarian, journalist, author and activist Soledad O’Brien. The series will kick off a collection of four gripping documentary titles that debut on Tuesdays, beginning November 23. Exploring crime-related stories and the issues surrounding them. […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru chats with co-showrunners and executive producers Bridget Bedard and Rachelle Williams about the HBO Max season 2 premiere of the romantic comedy anthology series LOVE LIFE, how the series took shape and what they want viewers to know and expect from the upcoming season. Love Life returns with three episodes on THURSDAY, OCTOBER […] More
Actress Jennifer Esposito will make her directorial debut with the independent feature film Fresh Kills, a gripping drama that tells the story of the loyal women of an organized crime family that dominated some of the boroughs of New York City in the late 20th century. Like every mob movie you’ve never seen before, Fresh Kills follows the […] More
Got a favorite Jesus-themed movie or TV show? Some love the original Ben-Hur (1959), featuring an iconic performance by Charlton Heston. Others prefer The Robe (1953), another classic with unforgettable acting from Richard Burton and Jean Simmons. But – while both of these are connected to the story of Jesus, they aren’t “life of Christ” […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru chats with Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds, Red, Billions) about her portrayal of Colin Kaepernick’s mother (Teresa Kaepernick) in the Netflix limited series Colin in Black & White. Premiering Friday, October 29 with six 30-minute episodes. Colin in Black and White is a bold new dramatic limited series that chronicles Kaepernick’s coming of age story, […] More
