It was recently announced that The Craft actress Rachel True has been cast in the lead role for the supernatural-psychological thriller The Last Call. Starring alongside True is Tony Award nominated and multiple Emmy Award winner Keith David (Greenleaf) and Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Bruce Davison (Willard). After what appears to be a cult mass suicide, […] More
The new Neo-Western film from lauded South African writer/director Jenna Bass (Love The One You Love, High Fantasy), Flatland, is set to premier in the UK courtesy of Bohemia Media on August 17 on the Bohemia Euphoria followed by a digital release on August 23. In Flatland, Bass brings a clever contemporary spin to the Western genre in her […] More
First Run Features just announced the premier date of the new fiction feature film The Land of Owls will begin on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Written and directed by Patrick Letteri, The Land of Owls, follows a pair of Brooklyn couples working through their relationship issues at an upstate retreat. In the isolation of the Catskill Mountains, the retreat leader pushes […] More
The hit drama – The Chi – is receiving its fifth season from Showtime. Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Twenties, Boomerang) and executive produced by Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Common (Selma). The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who […] More
Finding Kendrick Johnson, the feature documentary looking into the case of the mysterious death of high school athlete, Kendrick Johnson, is debuting in theaters and on demand today. The film is a product of a 4-year undercover investigation into the facts of the 2013 mystery case, From the creator of Stranger Fruit, this new documentary […] More
WORLD Channel, the multicast service with a mission to bring greater diversity to public media audiences through news and documentary programming, will be saluting the Olympic Tokyo Games with the premiere of filmmaker Mike Todd’s Road Runners. The channel will debut the film on Sunday, August 1, at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT as part […] More
Tribeca’s 2021 breakout black comedy, All My Friends Hate Me, has been recently struck a deal with Super Ltd. The boutique label has acquired North American rights to Andrew Gaynord’s (Netflix’s The Characters) feature directorial debut. Mason Speta negotiated the deal for Super Ltd with Endeavor Content on behalf of the filmmakers. The buzzy title […] More
Actor, Comedian and Entertainer, Lil Duval, is set to release his debut comedy special, “Living My Best Life”, on RZA’s platform, 36 Cinema, tonight, July 30, at 6P PST / 9P EST. In celebration of this partnership, the premiere will feature an intro by the star and special guest Erica Duchess, followed by an exclusive Q&A after the […] More
House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott, is inspired by the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it’s worth, and how far a family will go for control. Watch HOUSE […] More
‘Rewind with Ellen‘ hosts Ellen J. Wanjiru and Rougét Carter discuss new feature film ‘EYIMOFE‘ (This Is My Desire) — A Nigerian Story, An African Story, A Migrant Story, A Human Story. Co-directed by Nigerian twin brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri. A triumph at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival, the revelatory debut feature from […] More
Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, recently announced several new cast members joining the service’s revival of the groundbreaking series THE GAME, including Adriyan Rae (“Chicago Fire”) as Brittany Pitts, the daughter of Jason and Kelly Pitts; Vaughn Hebron (“Tyler Perry’s The Oval”) as Jamison Fields, an undrafted free agent; and Analisa Velez (“Sneaky Pete”) […] More
Today, Searchlight Pictures announced the full cast and crew for the recently completed feature production See How They Run. Directed by BAFTA award-winning director Tom George (This Country), the film comes from producers Damian Jones and Gina Carter and is based on an original screenplay by Mark Chappell. The film is set to debut in theaters […] More
Snowpiercer – TNT‘s hit drama series – just celebrated the wrap of season three production, paired with the announcement of a season four pickup from the shows star, Daveed Diggs. Produced by Tomorrow Studios, Snowpiercer seasons one and two are currently available to stream on the TNT app, with season three set to premiere on […] More
Academy Award-winning actress, producer, comedian and author Mo’Nique has recently struck a deal with Endemol Shine North America to develop unscripted TV projects. It was announced today by Cris Abrego, Chairman of the Americas, Banijay, and President and CEO, Endemol Shine Holdings. Endemol Shine North America, a Banijay Company, and Hicks Media, Mo’Nique and her […] More
Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru speaks with Christina Milian about her lead role in Resort to Love, a romantic comedy directed by Steven Tsuchida and produced by Alicia Keys. The gravitas and elegance in Milian’s portrayal of a woman faced with difficult love and career decisions and the subsequent choices she has to make, reaffirms why she […] More
The 2021 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF) will be returning in-person to Martha’s Vineyard. The 19th Annual Festival, will run from August 6-14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center (MVPAC), 100 Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road, in Oak Bluffs, MA, with screenings from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Amongst the stars joining the fest are Oscar Winning Director Spike […] More
BET announced recently that Nadja Webb’s role has expanded to Executive Vice President Programming Business Operations, reporting to BET President Scott Mills. In addition to her existing scope, Nadja Webb will now lead BET’s Scripted Programming functions, including Development, Casting and Current for BET and BET+. Nadja Webb will lead BET’s enormously talented scripted creative […] More
The Sports Emmy Award winning series The Shop: Uninterrupted returns with all-new edition episode Friday, July 30 (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Joining Maverick Carter are NBA All Star from the Atlanta Hawks Trae Young; Grammy-winning DJ, record executive and author DJ Khaled; rapper, songwriter and activist Meek Mill; NFL Defensive Rookie of […] More
It was recently announced that She’s Gotta Have It star, DeWanda Wise, will star in the Showtime original series Three Women. Wise will play Sloane, a glamorous entrepreneur in a committed open marriage until two sexy new strangers threaten their aspirational love story. The series also stars Emmy and SAG Award nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and is based on the blockbuster nonfiction No. 1 bestseller by Lisa Taddeo, who is also a writer on the series. The announcement was made today by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. Three Women is an intimate, haunting portrayal of American female desire, in which three women are on a crash course to radically overturn their lives. In addition to Sloane, there is Lina, a homemaker in suburban Indiana who is a decade into a passionless marriage when she embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming and transforms her life, and Maggie, a student in North Dakota who weathers an intense storm after accusing her married English teacher of an inappropriate relationship. Gia(Woodley), a writer grieving the loss of her family, persuades each of these three spectacular “ordinary” women to tell her their stories, and her relationships with them change the course of her life forever. Principal photography is set to begin in the fall. Three Women is executive produced by Lisa Taddeo, showrunner Laura Eason, Kathy Ciric and Emmy Rossum. Louise Friedberg has signed on to direct the first two episodes, which she will also executive produce. Wise has previously starred as Nola Darling in the television adaptation of She’s Gotta Have It, and her other […] More
Building off of his wildly successful 2018 single, “Smile (Living My Best Life),” Lil Duval employs his special brand of humor as he takes an intimate and hilarious look at life, sex, relationships, and the world in his first stand-up special. Filmed before a star-studded, live audience in Atlanta, Georgia – the hourlong special also […] More
