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H.E.R, Leslie Odom Jr., Celeste & More to Perform at Oscars Pre-Show

This year, the Oscars is bookending Hollywood’s biggest night with music. H.E.R., Leslie Odom Jr., Celeste, Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén and Diane Warren will perform the five nominated original songs in their entirety for “Oscars: Into the Spotlight”, the lead-in to the 93rd Oscars, producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh announced today. One performance will be recorded in […] More

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Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Drops Song ‘Safe Where?’ for Police Accountability Project

Today Ava DuVernay‘s film collective, ARRAY, unveiled the song Safe Where? by Ra-Re Valverde in supports of its Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP). The song is the fourth artist commission for LEAP – a propulsive fund founded in the wake of the 2020 murder of George Floyd. The funds goal is to catalyze creative expression […] More

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David Oyelowo’s ‘The Water Man’ Drops Trailer

David Oyelowo, who is directing and starring in a new fantasy film that puts a Black family front and center, “The Water Man,” dropped the film trailer. “The Water Man” was written by Emma Needell and stars David Oyelowo, Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, and Maria Bello. David Oyelowo’s ‘The Water Man’ Drops Trailer The […] More

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Viola Davis Is Harvard’s ‘Pudding’ Woman Of The Year

Viola Davis was named Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, known informally simply as ‘The Pudding,’ is a theatrical student society at Harvard University, known for its burlesque crossdressing musicals. Some of America’s most prominent luminaries were first made famous by wearing drag on the Pudding stage, such as actress […] More

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Apple Films Announce Louis Armstrong Documentary

Apple Original Films will fund the anticipated Louis Armstrong documentary feature, “Black & Blues: The Colorful Ballad of Louis Armstrong” from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries to join its Academy Award-nominated feature film slate. Imagine Documentaries is the doc branch of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, makers of ‘D. Wade: Life Unexpected,’ ‘Inside Deep Throat,‘ […] More

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Everyone Wants LeVar Burton to Host ‘Jeopardy!’

Everyone’s favorite bibliophile, LeVar Burton, recently appeared on SiriusXM’s The Karen Hunter Show. During the show he discussed his dreams of hosting the game show Jeopardy!, the police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, and a personal encounter with law enforcement. LeVar Burton Jeopardy! Host During the interview host Karen Hunter and co-host Don Calloway campaigned for LeVar […] More

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Tidal & Epix Offer Bundle Subscription for ‘Godfather of Harlem’ Premier; The Late DMX Featured in Opening Credits

Epix’s breakout hit – Godfather of Harlem – is premiering this Sunday, April 18th and they have exciting news to pair with the long awaited second season. Today, global music and entertainment streaming platform, TIDAL, announced that they are partnering with EPIX’s streaming service, Epix Now for an exclusive subscription bundle. Beginning Sunday, April 18th, new […] More

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‘F9: The Fast Saga’: Cardi B Added to The Fold; Gets New Trailer

Global movie franchise, Fast & Furious, is back on the streets for its latest installment –F9: The Fast Saga. Justin Lin is back as director of F9, who also directed the third, fourth, fifth and sixth chapters of the series. Originally set for a May 22 debut, fans of the film will have to pump the […] More

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Where To Stream Past Best Picture Oscar Winners

The weekend is coming and so is the Oscars; we thought it was great to know that all of the films nominated for Oscar’s highest honor are available to stream from your home. Seriously, almost all of the Best Picture winners from the past nine decades are a mere click away on digital video platforms or streaming […] More

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Micheaux Film Festival Partners With OWN For Annual Fest

The Micheaux Film Festival has teamed up with the Oprah Winfrey Network and Sony Entertainment to host their 3rd annual film festival experience. Micheaux Film Festival Partners With OWN For Annual Fest Taking place on April 26th through May 2nd, The Micheaux Film Festival is a film festival that focuses on BIPOC creators, and celebrates diverse representation […] More

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Erika Dilday First Black Executive Director of American Documentary

National non-profit, American Documentary (AmDoc), has just named Erika Dilday executive director of the organization. The first Black woman to be appointed as executive director, Dilday, will also be serving as the executive producer of its award-winning documentary series POV on PBS and America ReFramed on WORLD Channel. Erika Dilday American Documentary Before landing the […] More

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Ali LeRoi to Direct Blumhouse’s ‘American Refugee’ for Epix

Ali Leroi – co-creator of Everybody Hates Chris – is set to direct American Refugee from Blumhouse. The movie will mark Blumhouse’s second television movie for Epix. The script was penned by Allison and Nicolas Buckmelter, which was awarded the Academy Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Executive producing the flic are Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, and Jeremy […] More

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The Black List & Hornito’s Tequila Are Giving $15k to Fund Emerging Screenwriters

Hornitos Tequila has partnered up with annual screenplay survey, Black List, for the 2021 Black List x Hornitos “Take Your Shot” Short Film Program. The program is on a mission to award five emerging filmmakers $15,000 grants to turn their screenplays into proof of concept short films accompanied with mentorship from the Black List. Black List Hornitos […] More

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‘Mortal Kombat’ Star Mehcad Brooks Would Be Humbled To Play DMX

‘Mortal Kombat’ starring Mehcad Brooks as Jax hits theaters and will be streaming on HBO Max on April 23. The 40-year-old actor who has faced off alien invaders, super villains and stood toe to toe with Lex Luthor, talked about his fights with martial arts legend Joe Taslim (“Fast & Furious 6”) in the upcoming […] More

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‘This Is Us’ Has Uncomfortable Conversation About Racism

On This Is Us Tuesday, the long-awaited conversation about racism between fan favorite characters Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Kevin Pearson (Justin Hartley) finally took place. In the scene Randall and Kevin are locked out of the house and forced to confront their childhood head-on in a conversation about racism straight on. ‘This Is Us’ has ‘uncomfortable’ […] More

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Lee Daniels Planning ‘The Wonder Years’ Remake for ABC.

Producer, Director Lee Daniels straight off the success of “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday,” released an image via social media from his upcoming The Wonder Years reboot pilot for ABC. Lee Daniels Planning ‘The Wonder Years’ Remake for ABC. The first picture for the potential series pilot shows Saycon Sengbloh, Dulé Hill, Laura Kariuki and Elisha “EJ” Williams […] More

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Tyler Dean Flores star of ‘Reefa’, from Harlem to Hollywood

Tyler Dean Flores star of ‘Reefa’, from Harlem to Hollywood blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona sat down with Tyler Dean Flores, star of ‘Reefa’ to talk about his role as the titular character, Israel “Reefa” Hernandez, Jr. In this interview, Flores discusses the significance of telling the true story of Colombian immigrant and prodigy Israel “Reefa” […] More

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Trailer: TT the Artist’s ‘Dark City Beneath the Beat’

Tedra Wilson A.K.A. TT The Artist marks her directorial debut with the critically acclaimed documentary-musical “Dark City Beneath the Beat”. The film highlights the Baltimore club music and dance culture scene. It boasts an original Baltimore club music soundtrack, featuring club artists, DJs, dancers, producers, and Baltimore’s budding creative community. “Dark City Beneath the Beat” […] More

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Ciara & Russell Wilson to Host Vaccination Special ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’

The vaccination television special, Roll Up Your Sleeves, is pulling out all the stops to get people to tune into the hour-long event. The special has now added power couple Ciara and Russell Wilson as hosts for the NBC special. The event is presented by Walgreens and created by ATTN: in partnership with Civic Nation’s Made […] More

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Trailer: Samuel L. Jackson in The ‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’

Samuel L. Jackson is the man that stays with a gig – this time he’s gracing the screen with Ryan Reynolds and Salma Hayek in the action packed comedy Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. Today, Lionsgate released the trailer for the follow up film to 2017’s The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which included the same star-studded cast with director […] More

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