His portrayal of Bass Reeves is earning him rave reviews amongst critics but for the actor, whose extensive credits include “Red Tails,” “The Butler” and…
Omar Sy, Anna Diop, David Oyelowo to star in ‘The Book of Clarence’
BAFTA Winning Director Jeymes Samuel (“The Harder They Fall”) is set to write and direct the film which is set in Biblical times. Filming on…
Cynthia Erivo to receive ABFF’s Rising Star Award
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning actress and singer Cynthia Erivo has been tapped to receive the “Rising Star Award” at the 2020 ABFF Honors. The…
Ava DuVernay hosts a special screening for David Oyelowo’s new film
They worked together on “Selma,” a film which chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to secure equal voting rights and “Middle of Nowhere” a…
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…
‘I’ve played all these roles that are fairly quote-unquote important,’ says Gringo actor David Oyelowo
From a Botswanian Prince, a civil rights icon to a Tuskegee airman, David Oyelowo has tackled an incredible variety of serious roles. In his latest…
David Oyelowo plays Harold Soyinka in ‘Gringo’
He plays a Harold Soyinka, a mild-mannered Nigerian-American businessman who finds himself in over his head after traveling to Mexico and becoming entangled with some…
David Oyelowo: “As a Nigerian, I’m frustrated By How Little We See of the Real Face Of Africa In Western Movies.”
Finding actors to play characters based on real people is never an easy fete, but director Mira Nair’s first choice for the role of Robert…
Alicia Keys partners with Disney on new song featured in “Queen of Katwe”
Walt Disney Studios is partnering with 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist Alicia Keys (“Girl on Fire,” “No One”) on the studio’s upcoming film release “Queen…