Why the Jussie Smollett hoax is bad for blacks, gays, Democrats, the media and the country
From an article on Thursday: “It’s been roughly 12 hours since the last time we wrote about the racist and homophobic attack launched against Empire star Jussie Smollett on the streets of Chicago last More...
Peter Max honors and remembers Martin Luther King Jr with three new colorful and powerful portraits
Martin Luther King Jr. has been honored and remembered and artist Peter Max has painted portraits of the great civil rights leader for over 20 years. Below you’ll find the latest of his beautiful and impactful More...
‘A Wrinkle in Time’ trailer sells more stunning visuals and hints at strong characters
Disney has released a new trailer for the upcoming adventure film A Wrinkle in Time, an expensive and eye grabbing adaptation of the popular book. Based on the beloved Madeleine L’Engle book of the same name, More...
Cinematographer Bradford Young discusses getting the ‘Han Solo’ job
While Cinematographer Bradford Young will certainly be considered Oscar nomination for his latest work on Arrival,which should excite fans of Star Wars as Young landed the Han Solo project after a ton of praise More...
‘The Man in the High Castle’ season 2: Stephen Root revealed to be cast as titular character
Amazon Studios confirmed that Stephen Root has landed the title role in The Man in the High Castle, its adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s alt-history novel about life in the former United States after the Allied More...
WHICH MOVIES ARE SET FOR POTENTIAL OSCAR WINS IN 2017?
With the festival season already spewing out an impressive line-up of films, performances and all round movie goodness it comes as no surprise that already we are already eagerly looking ahead to see just which More...
SDCC 2016 unveils new ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ poster
Fans attending the San Diego Comic-Con may have picked up a special piece of memorabilia for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The new, exclusive poster stars Eddie Redmayne as the wizarding More...
Cecile Richards equates Planned Parenthood, abortion industry to fight against racism
The president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, compared abortion advocacy as women’s rights to the fight against racism during her speech on at the nation’s oldest Catholic university, Georgetown. More...
‘Creed’ star Tessa Thompson joins ‘Thor Ragnarok’
Creed star Tessa Thompson is joining the expanding Marvel Universe, first with an appearance in Thor: Ragnarok and likely returning for several other films. The Wrap reported the news while Natalie Portman is More...
Will Smith, Spike Lee, Jada Pinkett-Smith to boycott Oscars
The backlash against this year’s Academy Award nominations escalated Monday with announcements by director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith that they would boycott the Feb. 28 Oscars ceremony, citing More...
First trailer ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ returns fans to magical land
Four years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 closed out J.K. Rowling‘s original fantasy saga, Warner Bros. is bringing her new story from the franchise. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find More...
‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’: Eddie Redmayne talks JK Rowling, David Yates and ‘scale’ of films
Director David Yates is back in the Harry Potter universe with the prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them now in production since August and excitement is slowly beginning to build in anticipation More...
Anthony Mackie talks ‘Black Panther’ director, ‘job is to tell story’
While promoting his current film, Our Brand is Crisis, Anthony Mackie was asked about Marvel’s pursuit of a director for Black Panther. “I don’t think it’s important at all,” the actor told More...
Pope Francis evokes MLK, ‘new global forms of slavery’ and immigration topics
TRANSCRIPT VIA TIME: The challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the United States. The complexity, the gravity More...
‘Captive’ Review: David Oyelowo shines in God lacking faith-based film
During the surge of successful faith-based films, Captive recaps the true story of Brian Nichols and Ashley Smith, highlighting the impact of Rick Warren’s popular book: A Purpose Driven Life. Unlike the in-your-face More...
Ava DuVernay discusses turning down ‘Black Panther’ film, notes her different vision
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said that Marvel will soon choose directors for Black Panther and Captain Marvel and confirmed that Marvel had talked with Selma director Ava DuVernay about helming one of the studio’s More...
Alveda King joins Selma Project to protest illegal abortion practices, Dr Samuel Lett
Notable African-American activists Alveda King, Catherine Davis, Star Parker, Dean Nelson, Will Ford and more united for a special event called the Selma Project, a two day event focused on calling attention More...
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ adds ‘Selma’ star Colman Domingo
Fear The Walking Dead focuses on new characters and storylines, expanding the AMC universe, and now has added another cast member, Colman Domingo, according to a new report from Deadline. Filming in Vancouver and More...
John Legend, Common use ‘Selma’ platform to compare prisoners to slavery
Sharing the Academy Award for Best Original Song, rapper Common and singer John Legend drew parallels between the events portrayed in Selma and criminals in 2015, referring to prisoners under “correctional More...
‘Selma’ review: Great film, great script, David Oyelowo – all Oscar worthy
Selma, the latest project release from Harpo Productions, opens in theaters later this month. The film focuses on the timeline of events in 1965 leading up to the historic march led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. More...
