NNPA NEWSWIRE — Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate films from British director/writer Steve McQueen (“12 Years a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — DuVernay, who took on the project after Santana suggested it to her via tweet, wants to dramatize what the criminal justice system and...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The 41-year-old actor admits it feels “amazing” to be part of the Lion King reboot.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Artists in the ’70s and ’80s like Curtis Mayfield wrote about and sang about the centuries we have spent in this country –...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The crime caper revolves around a trio of widows who opt to follow in their late husbands’ felonious footsteps in the wake...
(USA Today) – One year ago, 12 Years A Slave triumphed as Oscars’ best picture — the first time the top prize went to a film directed...
NEW YORK (AP) — People magazine has named Lupita Nyong’o as the “World’s Most Beautiful” for 2014. The 31-year-old actress, who won a best supporting...
NEW YORK (AP) — The fashion and beauty industry’s love affair with Lupita Nyong’o continues: The Oscar winner has been named the new face for Lancome....
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Now, the world knows something of the story of Solomon Northrup, a “free” Black American from New York who...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has printed a correction for misspelling 161 years ago the name of a black man who was sold...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The captivating 2013 drama “12 Years a Slave,” a harrowing tale of a freed Black man kidnapped into...
JESSICA HERNDON, AP Film Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — There wasn’t a dry eye in the house Thursday when Lupita Nyong’o delivered an emotional speech...
Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American A landmark year for black filmmaking meant that it was a tight race for the 45th Annual...
‘Gravity’ Wins 6 Prizes LONDON – The force of “Gravity” was strong at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday — but it was unflinching drama...
by Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News The Golden Globes, second only to the Academy Awards in importance and appeal...
JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer The harrowing historical epic “12 Years a Slave” and the con-artist caper “American Hustle” led the 71st annual Golden Globes with...
The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nominees for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign...
JESSICA HERNDON, AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve McQueen’s historic saga “12 Years a Slave” topped the nominations list for the 20th annual...
by JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has heard this story before. A wave of high-profile films about black people receives...
[BBC] Slavery is a dark chapter in US history. And surprisingly few Americans seem to know the full horror of what the country’s slave population had...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic As the New York Film Festival (http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff2013) kicked off its 51st year, African heritage films were few and far between,...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic For decades Black films, actors and directors have made the pilgrimage to the Toronto International Film Festival and they’ve become...
