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Processing the WTF*ck Factor of Jordan Peele’s US | SXSW ’19
Peele is following in the footsteps of Oscar winner Barry Jenkins by having his sophomore film knock it out of the park!!! At the end of the day, US is…
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Queen of Katwe
Enter Phiona Mutesi, a young girl from the streets of Kampala, Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess by soccer coach and former…
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Review: NON-STOP
As a huge fan of action-adventure flicks and Liam Neeson, my excitement at seeing his latest venture – “Non-Stop” was off the charts!!! It’s a plot twist we’ve seen before…
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2014 Essence Awards Luncheon
As reported by Essence Magazine… Just a few days ago…ESSENCE held its 7th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon to honor the top African American women in the film industry this year.…
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2014 Independent Spirit Award Winners
Here are the results of the 2014 Indepenedent Film Spirit Awards as reported by Steve Pond at THR… On the eve of the 86th Annual Academy Awards, Steve McQueen’s “12…
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Countdown to Oscar: Best Picture Prediction
As we countdown to Oscar Sunday, it is safe to say that everyone has a good idea of what their list of winners will be. Mine? I choose “12 Years…
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Countdown to Oscar
With the countdown to Oscar officially here… Thought I would share this article from Variety… Eye on the Oscars: Nominees Luncheon Studio http://variety.com/gallery/eye-on-the-oscars-nominees-luncheon-studio/ via @Variety My favorite quote from this…
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Lupita Nyong’o Oscar Contender with 12 YEARS A SLAVE
However, there were some Americans that could not accept that law and resulted in "blackbirding". Blackbirding was an illegal method of recruitment/kidnapping of freed slaves in the North and transporting…