Movies & Television
Season Three of OWN’s Hit Megachurch Drama ‘Greenleaf’ Releases this Fall
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced this week that the third season of its hit megachurch drama “Greenleaf,” from global content leader Lionsgate, award-winning writer/producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet Under”) and executive producers Clement Virgo (“The Book of Negros”), Kriss Turner Towner (“The Romanoffs,” “The Soul Man”) and Oprah Winfrey will premiere on Tuesday, August…
Read MoreFilm Review: “Deadpool 2” Does What It’s Supposed to Do and Maybe That’s Good Enough
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic In the pantheon of comic book hero movies, “Deadpool” set itself apart from the herd. It was ultra-violent, pansexual, hysterical, unapologetically sarcastic and frenetic and broke the 4th wall down with a sledgehammer. The deeply droll and irreverent Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds played the vomit-faced superhero. The script…
Read MoreBlack Films and Artists Highlight the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival provided an urban showcase for 96 feature films. The fest’s documentaries outshined the narrative and international features, while a host of TV shows, shorts, tech seminars, immersive experiences and special events also filled out the programming. Black films, filmmakers, actors and artists basked…
Read More2nd Annual Charleston Civil Rights Film Fest Set for April 25-26
The second installment of the annual Charleston Civil Rights Film Fest will take place on April 25 and 26, 2018. Anticipation is high this year after the event debuted to wide acclaim in 2017, with the Charleston premiere of Stanley Nelson’s Tell Them We Are Rising in addition to an appearance by Danny Glover, who…
Read MoreFilm Review: “Pacific Rim Uprising” Solid Sci-Fi Flick
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic In case you were wondering if British Actor John Boyega had any star power outside of the Star Wars franchise, he does. He uses it to carry this likable sci-fi/action/fantasy film on his back. Pacific Rim Uprising is the kind of matinee movie you can send your tweens…
Read MoreJordan Peele Becomes First African American to Win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with Horror Sensation “Get Out”
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor “I just won an Oscar. WTF?!?” Jordan Peele tweeted after being handed the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Get Out” during the 90th annual Academy Awards. The film made $255 million at the box office on a $4.5 million budget. Director Jordan Peele, 39, a comedian and…
Read MoreThe Black Girl Magic of “A Wrinkle in Time”
By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service LOS ANGELES and ATLANTA — “Black cinema” and “blockbuster” are suddenly becoming synonymous. “Black Panther” is already nearing a billion dollars in global box office receipts and Jordan Peele just became the first African-American to win an Oscar for best original screenplay for his surprise 2017 racially-tinged hit…
Read MoreFilm Review: “Black Panther” Is Everything Marvel Needed
By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic The Black Panther character was first introduced into the Marvel Studios pantheon back in 1966. The launch took place in the comic book “Fantastic Four Vol.1” issue 52. So why did it take 52 years for that character to make its solo debut on the silver screen? Well,…
Read More#BlackPantherChallenge Raises $300,000; Enough To Send 23,000 Kids To The Theater
After raising over $46,000 on GoFundMe to take Harlem children to see Black Panther in theaters this month, New York activist Frederick Joseph launched the #BlackPantherChallenge. He called on others to start a GoFundMe in their community to take more kids to Black Panther. Over the last few weeks, the #BlackPantherChallenge has received support from…
Read MoreExtras Needed Locally for Second Season of AT&T AUDIENCE Network’s ‘Mr. Mercedes’
The AT&T AUDIENCE Network Series “Mr. Mercedes” is set to begin filming season two on Monday, February 12 in Charleston, SC. The series which will film until late June is in need of people all ages and all ethnicities to be paid extras. Those interested in submitting must be able to work as local to…
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