Keenen Ivory Wayans to Receive Honor at Austin Film Festival
*Comedian/filmmaker Keenen Ivory Wayans will be among the honorees this year at the annual Austin Film Festival & …
New Trailer: Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar in ‘Louder Together: A Global Citizen Documentary’
*“Louder Together: A Global Citizen Documentary; New York to Mumbai,” which follows the 2016 Global Citizen Festivals in …
New Trailer: Mary J. Blige, Jason Mitchell in Dee Rees’ ‘Mudbound’
*From director/co-writer Dee Rees (“Pariah,” “Bessie”) comes her latest work, “Mudbound,” which premiered to great …
Blaxploitation VOD Service Brown Sugar Now Available on Amazon Channels
*Brown Sugar, the Netflix-style subscription VOD service for Blaxploitation movies, is now available on Amazon Channels. …
First Look Trailer: ‘Grace Jones’ to Open Toronto Film Festival’s Documentary Slate
*A first international trailer has been released for “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami,” a documentary about the singer …
Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing Acquires Teach Us All
*Acquisition: ARRAY announces the film distribution collective’s seventeenth feature film acquisition, TEACH US …
Faith Evans Talks A+E ‘Biggie’ Documentary: ‘Greatness Doesn’t Expire’
*Directed by Mark Ford, “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” is the first biography to be authorized by his estate and …
Real Love, True Love & ‘Black Love’ Premieres on OWN [VIDEO]
Black love-Eur Web-Red Carpet from EURweb on Vimeo. *OWN’s docuseries “Black Love” kicked off its premiere week with a …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Living Legends Support 24th Annual Pageant for Young Black Girls
*A highly successful choreographer/actress, Lisa Ruffin (“All My Children”) decided to reach back and help young black …
Telluride Gives Up Attempt to Screen Aretha Franklin Doc ‘Amazing Grace’ – For Now
*For the past two years, organizers at the Telluride Film Festival have been battling Aretha Franklin over their desire …
TV One’s “Bobbi Kristina” Biopic to Premiere October 8 (Trailer)
*TV One has set a date for its original movie “Bobbi Kristina.” Billed as “an honest and moving look at the young woman …
Spike Lee to Be Special Guest at Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville
*Spike Lee will be in Charlottesville, Virginia this fall to appear as a special guest at the 30th annual Virginia Film …
‘Shots Fired’ Star Stephan James Joins Barry Jenkins Film ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
*Stephan James is in talks to join the next project from the director of Oscar winner “Moonlight.” According to Variety, …
Ex NBA Star Baron Davis Developing Movie Projects With Issa Rae and Amy Pascal
*Former NBA star Baron Davis, via his newly-launched No Label Productions, is developing movie projects with “Insecure” …
Starz Developing Action-Drama ‘Black Samurai’ with RZA & Common
*Starz is developing an action-drama series under the working title “Black Samurai” with Jerry Bruckheimer and starring …
