Our favorite characters from the “Best Man” — Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs), Jordan Armstrong (Nia Long) and Lance Sullivan (Morris Chestnut) — are back for the second installment of the 1999 cult classic, “The Best Man Holiday.” The trailer for the film, which hits theaters November 15th, was revealed today and we can’t help but…
One of my all time favorite movies will always be “Porgy and Bess”. As a kid I was enamored by the 1959 film which starred Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge. Every Saturday I would sit and watch it, while singing “Summertime”. Did it matter that I couldn’t sing? Nope, not at all. I would belt that song out as if it…
The Evans family is heading to the silver screen. Sony Pictures is adapting Good Times into a feature film. The movie studio tapped Shaft producer Scott Rubin and Wreck It Ralph co-writer Phil Johnston to head the project. Good Times, which aired on CBS from 1974 through 1979, was a groundbreaking sitcom centering on James and…
Kerry Washington made history as the first black woman to play the lead in a prime time drama in 38 years. Her character on ABC’s “Scandal,” Olivia Pope, has been criticized by some, but many laud Pope’s sense of independence, poise, professional success and even her vulnerability. As Kerry Washington prepares to play a decidedly…
You know who’s preternaturally beautiful, even as she creeps up on age 50? Halle Berry. You know who has an Academy Award and an Emmy for two above-average portrayals of complicated women? Halle Berry. But you know who I wouldn’t let near an Angela Davis biopic, as anything other than an executive producer? Halle Berry….
I’m infatuated with romantic comedies. Like most cupid-crazed women seeking a soul mate, I purchase rom-coms with fervor, embracing the female heroine as she suffers through the various pangs of love. When the ending credits roll on movies from Legally Blonde to the iconic Pretty Woman, I feel satisfied, full even. These films reignite the…
For the past year we have highlighted a plethora of filmmakers and indie artists who aim to tell stories for and about black audiences. Because of the mainstream media’s inattention to our narratives, upstart directors and writers have been crafting their own stories and distributing them directly to the people. Christopher Dorrah is knows a…
First she received slack from portraying the ‘hired help’ in The Help, now Viola Davis’ current movie is receiving backlash from protesters. At the recent premiere of Won’t Back Down in Los Angeles, protesters showed up to express their anger about the film. Won’t Back Down is loosely based on The Parent Trigger law, which…
The sequel to the mega-hit film adaptation of The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, is rapidly scoring actors for its expanding cast, and yesterday it was announced that they’ve added veteran actress Maria Howell as Seeder. Seeder is a former District 11 (aka the predominantly black, sharecropping district) Hunger Games winner who will return…
Before I finally got around to seeing the acclaimed indie, Beasts of the Southern Wild, late last week, I read the only bad review of the film that entered my Twitter feed. If you’re late to the party like I was, stop reading here. There will plenty of spoilers from this point on. In a sea of…
