12 Years A Slave scribe John Ridley has been enjoying the success of his Emmy-winning and critically acclaimed series, American Crime and things are about to get even better for the man who famously butted heads with famed director, Steve McQueen over ownership of the script for the film that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2014 and also garnered an award for Ridely based on the brilliantly constructed screenplay.
The Perfect Guy, a film that dominated the box office this past weekend is a black film with an appealing cast and a story that for all intents and purposes would draw a hefty crowd that would comprise of a mostly black audience. Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut have enjoyed a relatively successful career but their ability garner replicate that success in mainstream movies hasn’t been an easy feat despite their lengthy and substantial resumes.
Spike Lee will back to helm another undoubtedly controversial film and Amazon Studios is already onboard to produce.
Essence magazine held its annual Black Women in Hollywood luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire on Thursday and the room was filled to the brim with women of color who have the talent, looks and drive to run the world.
The 19th New York African Film Festival is currently underway in New York City, and one of the films being heralded this year is Relentless, a gritty and edgy thriller by Nigerian born and Paris based director, Andy Amadi Okoroafor.
Sundance 2012 is currently underway, it runs from Jan 19th to the 29th, and the menu for this year looks pretty healthy and appetizing with the capacity to satisfy a wide range of palettes.