Film

Cannes Film Festival is now testing for COVID-19 using an extensive spit test. On Monday, a new intern, Olivia Wilson, working at the American Pavilion underwent the test. Wilson estimated she spit about 15 times and that it was difficult to produce saliva after awhile. Variety reported: “The annual Cannes Film Festival launches this week […]

Monday, director Richard Donner died at age 91. Following his death Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson and Danny Glover gave heartfelt tributes. Donner directed the “Superman” film, “The Goonies,” and the “Lethal Weapon” series. Spielberg, who wrote the story for “The Goonies” told Variety: “Dick had such a powerful command of his movies, and was so […]

On June 29th, Filmmaker, Dees Rees’ debut feature, “Pariah,” joined the Criterion Collection and made history. Dees’ film was nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy making her the first Black woman to be included. Rees stated: “It feels like a formal acknowledgment of the film’s impact to the canon and being a part of the […]

The latest “Fast & Furious” movie, “F9” finally debuted on June 25th after many delays due to the pandemic. The film opened to $70 million, the biggest start for a movie since 2019’s “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Variety reports: “The big-screen homage to hulking men, speedy cars, gravity-defying stunts and, of course, family […]

Samuel L. Jackson and Danny Glover will receive honorary Oscars, from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Glover will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in recognition of his philanthropic efforts. Samuel L. Jackson will receive honorary Oscar statuettes for their contributions to the industry along with Elaine May and Liv […]

Vin Diesel reached out to Cardi B to the Fast and the Furious movie franchise, over three years, she’ll finally see herself on the silver screen this weekend.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) On Friday June 25 2021, the film is finally making its debut at […]

On Friday, Mary J. Blige’s new documentary titled My Life hit Amazon Prime. In this new documentary, this legendary R&B singer opened up about sharing such challenging moments on screen. This documentary is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth. It explores Blige’s early days in the music industry and the making of the iconic 1994 […]

This Fall, “The Harder They Fall” will be making its debut on Netflix. This highly anticipated film has an all-star cast of Black gunslingers. The cast includes Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Lakeith Stanfield, Delroy Lindo, Zazie Beetz, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, and RJ Cyler. Jeymes Samuel, also known as The Bullits, directs a […]

Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle, and George Clooney are just a few of the Hollywood stars co-founding a public film school in Los Angeles. The star-studded advisory board is spearheading a magnet program to provide students with curriculum, and  practical training. Plus, Internships centered around the television and film production industry. Superintendent Austin Beutner said the initiative […]

Warner Bros will be doing a biopic on music legand Marvin Gaye. “What’s Going On” will be directed by Allen Hughes, and produce with Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Andrew Lazar.  The studio acquired a script by poet-playwright Marcus Gardley. The Gaye’s estate and Motown will as be apart of the deal so there will be […]