Howard University announced today that they will be renaming the newly re-established College of Fine Arts after actor and alum Chadwick Boseman. The announcement was met with much praise from students and alum of the prestiges university, as many of the students of the College of Fine Arts circulated a petition shortly after the actors […] More
Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced changes to the 2021 membership review process. To ensure the necessary infrastructure, staff resources and environment to support all Academy members, this year’s growth in membership will be limited to roughly half that of recent years. This modification will enable steady future growth and allow […] More
On June 19th, one of the greatest comic voices of all-time, Dave Chappelle, will close out this year’s Tribeca Film Festival by world-premiering his documentary at the legendary Radio City Music Hall. Chappelle teamed up with Academy Award – winning filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, who also happen to be his neighbors, to create […] More
Genera+ion is back for a second season with three new episodes premiering Thursday, June 17 on HBO Max. The series continues with two episodes on June 24, two episodes on July 1 and one episode on July 8. These eight new episodes complete the sixteen-episode first season. Genera+ion is a dark yet playful half-hour series […] More
Film Synopsis CNN Films’ DREAMLAND: The Burning of Black Wall Street, executive produced by LeBron James, MaverickCarter, Jamal Henderson, and Philip Byron for The SpringHill Company, and Amy Entelis and Courtney Sexton for CNN Films, will premiere Monday, May 31 at 9:00pm Eastern on CNN and CNN en Español. Directed and produced by Salima Koroma, the cinematic documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of […] More
The official trailer for IMDb TV’s original series – ‘Timewasters’ is out! Seasons 1 and 2 of Timewasters will premiere on IMDb TV, Amazon’s free streaming service, beginning June 11. Watch the official trailer for IMDb TV’s original series – ‘Timewasters’ below! Created by BAFTA and British Screenwriting awards nominee Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Timewasters is a ½ hour comedy about a […] More
First look at the new two-part special OWN Spotlight event, “The Legacy of Black Wall Street” premiering Tuesday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 8 on discovery+ and primetime on OWN at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Watch trailer below! “The Legacy of Black Wall Street“ tracks the rise of Black Wall Street in Oklahoma’s Greenwood District up until the […] More
The Kings, a four-part docuseries chronicling four of boxing’s greatest prizefighters —Roberto Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard is set to premier on Showtime June 6 at 8pm PT/ET. The Kings spotlights boxing’s evolution from the end of Muhammad Ali’s era to the era of the Four Kings, set against the […] More
MTV Entertainment Studios and Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s production company – Bassett Vance Productions – announced today that Award-winning playwright Nathan Alan Davis will write a scripted original limited-series inspired by the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, considered the single worst incident of racial violence in American history. Bassett Vance Tulsa Massacre A […] More
HBO’s Emmy-nominated narrative sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show has been renewed for a third season. “Robin continues to break new ground in the world of sketch comedy. She delivered a hilariously sharp second season,” said Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Comedy Programming, “and we’re looking forward to seeing where Robin, Issa Rae and […] More
With the release of the third season of the Emmy-award winning Master of None that centers the relationship between Denise (Emmy Winner Lena Waithe) and Alicia (BAFTA Winner Naomi Ackie) along with the approaching Pride and Black Music celebrations in June, Netflix and Hillman Grad present “Moments in Love”, a live music experience featuring performances […] More
Showtime Releases Season Premieres of ‘The Chi’, ‘Black Monday’, and Series Premiere of ‘Flatbush Misdemeanors’ for FREE Showtime is offering a special preview for the season premieres of ‘The Chi‘ and ‘Black Monday‘, and the series premiere of ‘Flatbush Misdemeanors‘ all for free. ‘The Chi’ is in its fourth season, with season three ‘Black Monday’ […] More
Multi-hyphenate author-playwright-director Dennis Reed II and actor LeMastor Spratling sat down with blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona to talk ‘He Said She Said’. Reed shares his motivation to turn his book into a play and now feature film, his advice for creators, and upcoming projects. Spratling talks about his journey into acting through Reed’s discovery, finding […] More
Tune into Showtime series premiere of “Flatbush Misdemeanors” on Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 at 10:30pm ET/PT. Check out the trailer below: About Flatbush Misdemeanors: New half-hour comedy FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS, created and written by Kevin Iso (High Fidelity) and Dan Perlman (That’s My Bus!), who both star, is a raw comedy of city life following Dan and Kevin, who […] More
The entertainment community mourns the passing of Comedy Legend Paul Mooney who passed away this morning at the age of 79 from a heart attack. His passing was announced by cousin, Rudy Ealy, to CNN’s Roland Martin, who said Mooney died at his home in Oakland, CA. Mooney, who is known for his raw and […] More
New RESPECT Trailer, Poster Art and Movie Stills dropped today! OFFICIAL TRAILER Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin biopic, RESPECT, is set for release on August 13th, 2021, and stars Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Mary J. Blige, Tituss Burgess and Marlon Wayans. OFFICIAL POSTER ART FILM STILLS More
HBO Max has given an eight-episode order to the docuseries Project Greenlight from Miramax and Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Issa Rae, a reinvention of the critically acclaimed original Miramax and HBO series. Project Greenlight is a docuseries focusing on the next generation of talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Issa Rae will […] More
Zeus Network has announced the arrival of the new Bad Girls Club revamp reality series – Baddies: ATL – with a premier party and release of the shows trailer. In attendance were network founder, Lemuel “Lemmie” Plummer, the original badgirls Natalie Nunn, Tanisha Thomas, Janelle Shanks, Seven Craft, Sarah Oliver, Christina Salgado, Judi Jai, Mehgan James and newbie Sidney Starr were […] More
HBO Max has ordered the unscripted series Sweet Life: Los Angeles from Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Issa Rae (HBO’s Insecure and A Black Lady Sketch Show), set to debut this summer. “We’re so proud to present a grounded and fun slice of young Black LA life.” Says Rae, “We hope the HBO Max audience will relate to and fall […] More
Dana Walden, chairman of Entertainment, Walt Disney Television, announced today Onyx Collective, a new content brand on Hulu designed to curate a slate of premium entertainment by creators of color and underrepresented voices. Freeform president, Tara Duncan, will lead Onyx Collective and has been spearheading this effort since it was announced last year. Onyx Collective is a reflection […] More
