Trendy was backstage at AAFCA’s 10th Annual Awards as they handed out trophies to winners and special honorees who included Quincy Jones, Jason Blum and…
Dramatic Date Night at DBDT Cultural Awareness
Dallas Black Dance Theatre – DBDT salutes the “Queen of American Folk Music” and the “High Priestess of Soul.” Two women of courage influenced the…
Film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and ‘Black Panther’ Costume Designer, Ruth E. Carter, Honored by AAFCA
Hollywood’s award season festivities continued Saturday with the largest black film critics organization honoring several industry trailblazers at their annual awards luncheon. From director John…
Talking Miss Bala: “This is a big movie with a new kind of hero,” says Gina Rodriguez
She plays a makeup artist, who becomes embroiled with a Mexican drug cartel after a visit to Tijuana, and for Gina Rodriguez who starred for…
Taraji P. Henson Honored in Hollywood
Taraji P. Henson received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. She’s enjoyed a successful film career for over two decades and her first role of…
“It’s a blessing to open the festival this year with Amazing Grace,” says PAFF co-founder Danny Glover
A concert documentary on the Queen on Soul has been tapped as the opening film for the Pan African Film Festival. Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace”…
Spike Lee Receives A Best Director Oscar Nomination
Legendary director Spike Lee has finally received an Oscar nomination for directing. His first nomination in a directing category and his fifth overall, he was…
“Films Unbreakable, Split and Glass” honor each other as brothers and sisters,” says director M. Night Shyamalan
Director M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense”) is known for his supernatural plots and signature surprise endings and in his latest offering, he brilliantly weaves…
“This is not your typical Kevin Hart movie,” says ‘The Upside” producer Jason Blumenthal
Inspired by the 2011 film, Les Intouchables, about a handicap millionaire and his ex-con caretaker who become best buddies, this Hollywood version stars Kevin Hart…