Comedy legend Eddie Murphy has signed a three-picture and first-look film deal with Amazon Studios and it makes me ask the question, "Wait, he didn't already have one?" Under the pact, Murphy will star in three films for Amazon Studios and develop original film...
The Rebecca Hall-directed Passing may be based on a book written by Nella Larsen in 1929, but the topic is quite relevant in the 21st century. The story follows two Black women, Irene Redfield (Tessa Thompson) and Clare Kendry (Ruth Negga), who can “pass” as white...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM3hsVrBMA4 The new trailer for Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth doesn't have much dialogue. However, stars Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand's presence alone says, "Give me another Oscar." Chances are you read Macbeth in...
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains minor details about Blue Bayou. Read at your own risk! With Blue Bayou, actor and filmmaker Justin Chon isn't just giving us a family drama, he is giving a bookend to a family saga that's epic in emotion but very intimate in...
Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Releasing is teaming with iconic Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima for a 4K restoration of his groundbreaking 1993 film, Sankofa. The film about the untold history of Black resistance, developed from 20 years of research into the trans-Atlantic...
John Cameron Mitchell's second feature Shortbus broke ground when it was released in 2006 at the Cannes Film Festival. It garnered critical acclaim for its boldness and exuberance. Oscilloscope managed to get a hold of the original film negative and restored and...
https://youtu.be/Ke1n2JtwCZM Say his name: Michael Brown. Before the explosive global uprising condemning the murder of George Floyd, there was a small town in Missouri that erupted in protest after the Aug 9, 2014 killing of unarmed Black teen Michael Brown Jr. by...
Today marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month and we should expect a lot of celebration of the Latino and Hispanic culture -- although it should be said that there is a distinction between the two communities (read here). Nonetheless, as corporate entities...
The first trailer for the Lana Wachowski-directed The Matrix Resurrections brings us back to the red and blue pill of it all with Keanu Reeves leading the charge -- but it seems like he doesn't know he's Neo. But Yahya Abdul Mateen II sure as hell knows he is...
