African Film Festival, Inc., Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) and Doc Watchers present Untold Stories from Africa and the Diaspora Fall Film Series at Maysles Cinema in NYC. You might remember our announcement of the first film in the series - Lupita Nyong’o’s feature documentary In My Genes, which took place on October 1. Here’s what’s coming for the remainder of the series: [...]
NYC Film Series Showcases ‘Untold Stories from Africa and the Diaspora’
October 24, 2012 | Posted by
2012 Summer Movie Season Started with a Bang, Ended with a Whimper
September 2, 2012 | Posted by
Enjoy your Labor Day weekend and the end to Summer 2012′s movie season. It started out strong with Marvel’s The Avengers (which Disney expanded into about 1,700 theaters this weekend and added $365K Friday to help its worldwide gross push past $1.5B sooner) and is now finishing weak on what is traditionally one of the softer weekends of the year. Saturday’s grosses in [...]
R.Kelly’s Ex-Wife From ‘Hollywood Exes’ Denies Film Destroyed Marriage
July 13, 2012 | Posted by
Ryan Gosling’s film “The Notebook” is not responsible for R.Kelly’s marriage ending says his ex-wife Andrea. The R&B veteran remembered the moments after watching the romantic film, “As the film credits started to roll, I couldn’t move. I burst into tears. People walking past me patted me on the back, trying to console me. The [...]
Steve Harvey’s ‘Think Like A Man’ Given the Green Light for Sequel
June 30, 2012 | Posted by
Due to the unexpected success of the “urban” romance comedy Think Like A Man, Sony Screen Gems has begun pre-production on a sequel for the film. Think Like A Man is the adaptation of Steve Harvey’s relationship advice book. In terms of the cast, at this point it’s not clear who will be returning. The original Think Like a [...]
Michael K. Williams Cast in ‘Twelve Years A Slave’
June 26, 2012 | Posted by
Every time a new cast member is added to “Twelve Years a Slave,” we continue to be more and more impressed. The latest actor that director Steve McQueen has snagged for his upcoming flick is Michael Kenneth Williams, better known as Chalky White in “Boardwalk Empire” and Omar Little in “The Wire.” The news comes [...]
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Cast In Mad Max: Fury Road
June 17, 2012 | Posted by
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Cast In Mad Max: Fury Road After becoming an easy replacement for Megan Fox in Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon, supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley had planned to focus more on her modeling career. It seems that plans have changed now that, according to Deadline, the British star has signed on to the cast [...]
Trailer for Chris Rock’s ’2 Days in New York’
June 16, 2012 | Posted by
The official U.S. trailer has arrived for Julie Delpy’s romance drama, 2 Days In New York. The movie, a sequel to the hilarious 2 Days In Paris, stars Julie Delpy as Marion and Chris Rock as her live-in boyfriend, Mingus. 2 Days In New York continues to follow the worrisome and disorganized Marion, who moved from [...]
New Trailer for ‘Django Unchained’
June 14, 2012 | Posted by
Django Unchained has released a new, full-length trailer, that builds on the promise of the earlier teasers to deliver a blood-soaked hit of premium Tarantino goodness. The new footage gives us a more thorough introduction to Dr. King Schultz, his initial rescue of Django, and his general badassery with a six-shooter. If Jamie Foxx made [...]
‘Avengers’ Beats ‘Battleship’ To Remain No. 1
May 20, 2012 | Posted by
“The Avengers” continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival “Battleship” and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney’s superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third-straight weekend and took in more than the three big newcomers combined. Overseas, “The Avengers” added an additional $56 million. The film [...]
Hot Times This Summer at The American Black Film Festival in Miami
May 4, 2012 | Posted by
Hot city + Hot weather + Hot bodies + Hot parties + Hot films = Hot times this summer at the American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach. The ABFF, the premier Black film festival in the world, is entering its 16th year and is stronger than ever thanks to considerable corporate support, a desirable [...]
