Film
Rapper Ice Spice is set to make her acting debut in the upcoming Spike Lee film “High Low,” where she will star alongside Denzel Washington. The news was announced on April 10, and the film is a collaboration between Apple Original Films and A24. Ice Spice, a Bronx native, has quickly risen to fame in […]
Halle Bailey, known for her role as Ariel in “The Little Mermaid,” has joined the cast of an exciting new musical project by Universal Pictures. This untitled project, a collaboration between Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry, is a coming-of-age musical set in Virginia Beach during the summer of 1977 and draws inspiration from Atlantis Apartments, […]
MonsterVerse is back at the Top of The Box Office! Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire took the No. 1 spot this week, beating Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The fifth film in the franchise exceeded expectations with an $80 million premiere this weekend, Comscore reports, narrowly missing Dune: Part Two’s $81.5 million opening. Internationally, The New Empire grossed an additional […]
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told, a new documentary from Jermaine Dupri, 21 Savage and Luther Campbell, is now on Hulu. The documentary shares the “untold story” surrounding the popular Atlanta parties that swelled to popularity in the ’90s. Taking viewers back to the roots, the documentary details how “Freaknik” started as a spring break picnic […]
Jeffrey Wright has been cast in Spike Lee‘s new film, High And Low. Deadline reports that the acclaimed actor will join Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in the crime thriller. The movie will be created for Apple and A24 and is an English-language reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s movie of the same name. Kurosawa’s original film was based on Evan Hunter’s (Ed McBain) 1959 […]
The 55th NAACP Image Awards, a celebration of Black excellence in music, television, and film, took place on Saturday, March 16th, with Queen Latifah hosting the event. The awards show honors achievements across 90 categories with top honors going to Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Quinta Brunson, The Color Purple, and Usher. Special awards were presented […]
Cord Jefferson is now an Oscar winner but wants others to join him in the winner’s circle. The filmmaker won Best Adapted Screenplay for 2023’s “American Fiction,” which stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Jeffrey Wright, Erika Alexander, and Sterling K. Brown. Jefferson, a former staff writer for The Root, saw his commitment to writing Black […]
Da’Vine JoyRandolph took home the Oscar on Sunday for her role as a boarding school head cook who is grieving her son. “The Holdovers,” set in the 1970s, features an eclectic cast of clashing personalities who have, for one reason or another, stayed over Christmas break at the mostly empty boarding school, where they learn […]
Rickey Minor, an Emmy Award-winning bassist, conductor, and composer, has been named the musical director for the 2024 Academy Awards, marking a significant milestone in his illustrious career. Minor, known for his work with notable artists and prestigious events, shared his journey from being inspired by the Jackson Five at a young age to becoming […]
The introduction of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (D.E.I.) rules at the Oscars has sparked a range of reactions within the film industry. Instituted in response to the national reckoning over racial justice, these rules require films to meet certain criteria in four main categories relating to both onscreen and offscreen representation, including the diversity of […]