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Keys: Alicia Vikander, Brie Larson, Chris Rock, Concussion, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lady Gaga, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leslie Jone, Oscars 2016, Room, Sam Smith, Stacey Dash, The Danish Girl, The Revenant, Tracy Morgan, Whoopi Goldberg, Will SmithFeb292016
Oscars 2016: Chris Rock Turned #SoWhite into #SoBlack and Won the Night
Written by admin in at 6:27 pmThe 88th Annual Academy Awards plunged right into the reverie of #OscarsSoWhite and host Chris Rock returned amid the controversy to ensure that the much-hyped ceremony would be #SoBlack that the mostly white audience would be fumbling in the dark for the light switch.
Keys: 2016 Spirit Awards 2016, Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation, Brie Larson, Idris Elba, Kate McKinnon, Mya Taylor, Saturday Night Live, Spotlight, TangerineFeb282016The 2016 Spirit Awards: Idris Elba, Abraham Attah, ‘Tangerine’ Lead List of Winners
Written by admin in at 5:16 amThe 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday – in typical fashion – since it is of course, the day before the Oscars.
Los Angeles was sunny and bright and comfortably warm as the stars of the big screen gathered to celebrate the bold, the talented and the diverse.
Idris Elba and Abraham Attah
Keys: Aja Naomi King, Armie Hammer, Aunjanue Ellis, Ben Affleck, Birth of a Nation, Fox Searchlight, Gabrielle Union, Nate Parker, Penelope Ann MillerFeb252016‘Birth of a Nation’ Scheduled to Open Nationwide This Fall
Written by admin in at 7:19 pmAfter enjoying an immensely gratifying reception at the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival, where an intense bidding war culminated with Fox Searchlight emerging victorious after the studio dropped a whopping $17.5 million for rights of distribution, Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation is charged and roaring to go.
Keys: Amma Asante, Array, Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo, Frieda Pinto, Jessica Chastain, Juliette Binoche, Queen Latifah, Rosamund Pike, Selma, We Do It Together, Zhang ZiyiFeb252016A Bunch of Actresses, Including Queen Latifah, Jessica Chastain Spearheading New Production Company
Written by admin in at 6:33 pmThe issue of diversity in Hollywood has pretty much become a dominant topic of discussion in 2016, despite the fact this isn’t necessarily a recent development. But for reasons that could be rooted in the stimulus of social media – there has been a continuum which has led to an active need by members of the privileged community to put actions behind their words.
Keys: Ava DuVernay, Creed, Empire, Grey's Anatomy, Hannibal Buress, Jada Pinkett Smith, Janelle Monae, Jesse Williams, Jussie Smollett, Ryan Coogler, Selma, Spike Lee, Will SmithFeb242016Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler Will Spend Oscar Sunday Raising Money For #Flint
Written by admin in at 6:50 pmAva DuVernay (Selma) and Ryan Coogler (Creed) are undoubtedly part of the esteemed bunch of Hollywood directors that are making waves in an industry that has come under fire for not making allowances for people of color who have consistently proved their worth.
Feb232016Spike Lee Will Do The Right Thing and Vote For Bernie Sanders
Written by admin in at 6:04 pmAs Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders continue to find innovative ways to outshine each other in a bid to woo African-Americans and young women to their neck of the woods – it seems that most are taking notes and making their decisions accordingly.
Keys: ABFF Awards 2016, Anthony Anderson, BET, Centric, Creed, Diahann Carroll, Don Cheadle, Images Courtesy of Getty Images, Kerry Washington, Octavia Spencer, Regina King, Ryan Coogler, Will PackerFeb222016Ryan Coogler, Don Cheadle, Regina King, Among Honorees at The ABFF Awards 2016
Written by admin in at 11:10 pmThe American Black Film Festival Awards took place on Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, and the scene could be heralded as the prime reason why #OscarsSoWhite is currently one of the most used and relevant hashtags of 2016.
Kerry Washington, Anthony Anderson and Octavia Spencer mingle backstage at the ABFF Awards
Keys: 12 Years a Slave, Images Courtesy of Billboard.com, Jay Z, Kanye West, Steve McQueen, The Life of PabloFeb222016Kanye West is Exhausting in Released, ‘All Day/I Feel Like That’
Written by admin in at 7:55 pmIn the midst of what most have classified as a mental breakdown, which tends to plague self-professed geniuses from time to time, Rapper turned designer turned Kardashian – Kanye West is still reminding fans why his prolific delivery is second to none.
Keys: #OscarsSoWhite, Beasts of No Nation, Chi-Raq, Chris Rock, Concussion, Creed, Def Jam, Dope, Jada Pinkett Smith, Russell Simmons, Spike Lee, Straight Outta Compton, Will SmithFeb192016Russell Simmons Plans “All Def Movie Awards”, Scheduled Days Before The Oscars
Written by admin in at 8:24 pmFor better or worse – #OscarsSoWhite has become the anthem for this year’s awards season due to the realization that just like the year before – the pool of nominees in the major categories are all white – except for a handful of talent.
Keys:Feb192016‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Author Harper Lee, Passes Away at 89
Written by admin in at 6:53 pmThe unexpected death of author Harper Lee, the grand dame of the literary world, is inspiring a slew of acknowledgements for the woman who produced the most influentially viable gem of our time – To Kill a Mockingbird. She was 89.
Harper Lee
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