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Asbury Park: Local Filmmaker Releases Movie About Urban Life Starring Detroit City Youth | City.Life.Style. | The Michigan Chronicle
A local Detroit filmmaker recently released a new movie aimed at mental illness and police brutality while giving the city’s youth a chance to appear on the big screen. Filmed throughout the city, including titled street Asbury Park, the movie tells the story of four Detroit kids growing into
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8 Movie Grand Gestures That Are Awkward In Real Life
When it’s in the movies, we allow for shortened timelines, unlikely scenarios, and the idea that someone’s mind could be completely changed about something major (like who they marry), all because of one gesture. But we know that in real life we (hopefully) have a better grip on our hearts and
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Free Screening & Panel of Atlanta Black Tech Mecca Film Continues to Spotlight Excellence of Emerging Filmmakers in 2020 BHERC TV Virtual Film Festival - Los Angeles Sentinel
One of the best short film festivals featuring emerging and veteran filmmakers continues through November
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The New York Times Magazine and Pulitzer Prize Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones’ “1619 Project” to Become Docuseries at Hulu
According to Variety.com, a collaboration between Lionsgate Television, The New York Times, and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films will create a docuseries for streaming platform Hulu based on The 1619 Pr…
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Questlove Restores History With His Directorial Debut ‘Summer of Soul’ news -The Black Chronicle
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Questlove is speaking out about his directorial debut with “Summer of Soul,” a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969. LIKE US ON
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Sukali says film industry needs passion, patience | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Malawian multi-award-winning filmmaker and new president of the Film Association of Malawi, Gift Sukali, says the film industry requires passion, patience and collaboration. When asked what advice he would give budding filmmakers, Sukali said: “The film industry requires passion and patience. It
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“Candyman” Director Nia DaCosta to Helm “Captain Marvel” Sequel, 1st Black Woman to Direct a Marvel Universe Film
Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming MGM/Universal Candyman remake, will helm the sequel to Captain Marvel, becoming the first black woman to direct a film in…
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Nollywood meets Bollywood in love tale 'Namaste Wahala' - Stabroek News
LAGOS,  (Reuters) - Indian-Nigerian restaurant owner Hamisha Daryani Ahuja gave up her long-running business to pursue her dream of making movies. The article Nollywood meets Bollywood in love tale 'Namaste Wahala' appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Indian Cinemas Reopen With Old Releases – The Wilmington Journal
After seven months of being shuttered, cinemas across India reopened on Oct. 15 and will screen re-releases for the first few weeks of operations. A handful of films has been announced, but most, like 'Thappad,' [...]
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Fred McKinley Jones is certainly one of the most important Black inventors ever based on the sheer number of inventions he formulated as well as their
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Angelica Ross Set To Appear In ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’ news -The Black Chronicle
Angelica Ross is set to appear in American Horror Story: Double Feature. Though Ross did not return on FX’s Pose as Candy, the actress and activist is still booked and… The post Angelica Ross Set To Appear In ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’ appeared first on The Black Chronicle.
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Screenwriter With a Black Animation Screenplay That Rivals the Movie "Sing" is Seeking Representation
Nationwide — Leon Fowler, who has been writing for over 30 years, has come up with a screenplay for a major motion picture animation for children of color (something rarely seen in Hollywood) that will rival the highly successful movie
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Trinidadian Movie HERO Lands On Amazon Prime Video Today
PORT OF SPAIN — HERO, the film inspired by the extraordinary life of Caribbean-born Mr. Ulric Cross, will be available exclusively in Canada on Premium VOD in the Cineplex Store and Prime Video in the United States today. HEROopened to rave reviews at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Canada and played
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Nigerian animation movie Ladybuckit and the Motley Mopsters causes a stir - Voice Online
THE RELEASE of Ladybuckit and the Motley Mopsters has seen a resounding thumbs given to... The post Nigerian animation movie Ladybuckit and the Motley Mopsters causes a stir appeared first on Voice Online.
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DStv channels axed: Three major changes coming this month
DStv has pulled out some cost-cutting measures this week, announcing a substantial restructuring of its services. Here's what will change on the network.
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Documentary about Atlanta legend Herman J. Russell wins Honors  | Atlanta Daily World
Documentary About Atlanta’s Legendary Business Icon and Builder,  Herman J. Russell, Wins Honors    Two for Two – Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell Will be Featured at The BronzeLens Film Festival in August And Won a Silver Telly Award in July  ATLANTA (July 10, 2020) - Yesterday it
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Zim actor invades Los Angeles
BY FREEMAN MAKOPA LOS ANGELES-BASED Zimbabwean actor Rick Cosnett has disclosed that his journey to become a Hollywood star did not come on a silver platter, but he travelled a difficult road. Cosnett is popularly known for his performance as Detective Eddie Thawne on The CWs The Flash, and his
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Oscars: Academy lists inclusion requirements that take full effect in 2024
… • Hispanic/Latinx • Black/African American • Indigenous/Native American… Hispanic/Latinx • Black/African American • Indigenous/Native American… Hispanic/Latinx •Black/African American •Indigenous/Native American…
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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
In the following article historians Bruce Glasrud and Cary Wintz discuss their new book, The Harlem Renaissance in the American West which argues that the literary and artistic outpouring by African Americans during the third decade of the 20th Century was a national phenomenon which included the
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Trinidad Tribune
Director Frances-Anne Solomon’s Award-Winning Feature Film will be streaming in Canada, the US and the UK from May 21st For Immediate Release CaribPR Wire, TORONTO, Canada, Fri. May 21, 2021: HERO, the film inspired by the extraordinary life of Caribbean-born Mr. Ulric Cross, will be available
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15 Movies We Can't Wait To See This Summer
The summer is always good for three things: new music drops, fashion collaborations, and new movies. Summer movies always bring the most action-packed, drama-filled tear-jerking films. What makes it even […] The post 15 Movies We Can't Wait To See This Summer appeared first on Essence.
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Makeba’s song resonates with filmmaker
The powerful message in Miriam Makeba’s hit song Lakutshon’ilanga has inspired emerging filmmaker Phumi Morare to name her film after the song. Lakutshon’ilanga (When the Sun Sets), which made its world premiere last week at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, is a beautiful South African film
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Viola Davis Says She Betrayed Herself And Community With ‘The Help’ Role
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The African American Experience in Italy, 1852 to 2013
In the following article longtime BlackPast.org contributor and San Diego State University Librarian Robert Fikes discusses African Americanemigrants to and visitors in
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Kenya: Mbogi Genje Beat Sauti Sol to Win Group of the Year At Kisima Awards
[Nairobi News] When the last Kisima awards event was held, very few had heard of Gengetone.
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Screen times: Film coverage in the B.A.R. through 50 years, part 2 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
As the 1990s approached, films began to offer more positive portrayals of LGBTQ people, often as the loyal best friend, with characters beginning to be more fleshed out, having lives rooted in their sexuality but not necessarily ruled only by it.
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Long, Nate (1930-2002)
Nate Long was a filmmaker, television producer, director, stuntman, actor and teacher who worked both in Hollywood and the Pacific Northwest. Long was born in Philadelphia in 1930.  He joined the Air Force, became a military policeman and completed his service at Paine Field near
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Siree and Ayanna Morris, a couple from Newark, New Jersey, have opened a drive-thru movie theater called Newark Moonlight Cinema to bring entertainment to people while considering health precautions in the midst of the pandemic. The duo of filmmaker and real estate developer thought of the idea
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Gladys Knight
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the Empress of Soul,[1] [2] is an American singer–songwriter and actress. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner,[3] Knight is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group
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