Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been in the movie business for quite some time but it took the immense success of the critically-acclaimed Selma, to finally catapult her into the realm of success that ordinarily eludes female minority directors.
British director Danny Boyle, best known for his 2008 sleeper hit and Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire recently confirmed to Deadline that his next project will force him to go back in time.
Idris Elba may just have proven his ability to play the role of James Bond to perfection based on the harrowing tale he shares about that one time he almost lost his life while filming his upcoming film Beasts of No Nation.
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) recently confirmed what most wouldn’t find particularly shocking even though the stats are admittedly discouraging. According to Deadline, the latest data reveals that minority women are still lagging way behind Caucasian females and even further behind Caucasian males when it comes to garnering the opportunity to direct their very first episodic TV show.
Janet Jackson’s long-awaited return to the charts has been heralded with giddy approval from fans around the world and the iconic performer who has bequeathed us with enduring hits like “Pleasure Principle”, “Rhythm Nation”, and so much more, is enjoying her appropriate position in the spotlight.
Well, we certainly didn’t see this one coming. According to Deadline, Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett will be channeling the spirit of revered comedic actress Lucille Ball in an upcoming biopic. The script will be written by Aaron Sorkin who also penned the Michael Fassbender starrer Steve Jobs.
Idris Elba will be uttering the phrase: “The name is James…James Bond”. And it’s going to happen sooner rather than later. Sure, white males can’t fathom the notion that a black man could possibly be recruited to the elite position of protecting an old white lady who walks around with a crown of jewels on her head.
Sandra Bland haunts me day and night. From the moment her story streamed my timeline, I was captivated and alarmed even though the theme was grotesquely familiar. #BlackLivesMatter became a resounding anthem, a response to the chaos and mayhem that has consistently populated the nation with the senseless killings of young black men like Trayvin Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and countless others. But I will admit that Sandra Bland’s case hits a little too close to home.
At the time we reached out to Leslie Fields-Cruz, the long-time executive director of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the unfathomable tragedy that is now unfolding with the vile arrest and mysterious death of Sandra Bland hadn’t transpired.
I will try to keep this short and sweet because it won’t be a pleasant experience expressing my utter disbelief at the realization that the man that I used to pretend was my father has turned out to be the big bad wolf.
A big shaggy, frightful predator masked under the disguise of a well-groomed, well-spoken, well-choreographed representative who operated under the name, Bill Cosby. It was just by lucky strokes that I became a disciple of The Cosby Show. Born in the United States but bred in Lagos, Nigeria, my mother worked for the Nigerian Television Authority, and her duty was to secure programming from around the world. She did a magnificent job, I can attest to that. From The Beachcombers to Fawlty Towers, my world expanded and blossomed accordingly.