“New Jack City” director Mario Van Peebles will be directing Lifetime’s highly anticipated 3-hour biopic on the female rap group Salt-N-Pepa. The series which stars…
“I knew Cynthia Erivo could play Harriet Tubman for she is a force of nature,” says Harriet director Kasi Lemmons
It’s virtually impossible not to be moved by this story of Harriet Tubman’s life. A film, which begins with her as a young slave on…
‘It’s all about trying to find a way of doing it,’ says Maleficent II actor Chiwetel Ejiofor
Directed by Joachim Rønning, the film picks up several years after the events of the first film which was released in theaters in 2014. It…
Talking Miss Virginia: ‘Uzo Aduba has a certain quality that the real Virginia has,’ says director R. J. Hanna
She embodies all the strengths of the real-life Virginia Walden Ford who spent her lifetime fighting to create new educational opportunities for children and gives…
“Trick is a unique spin on that classic horror genre,” says Omar Epps
There’s a psycho killer on the loose slashing characters in elaborate ways each Halloween and on his sordid trail is a dogged detective determined to…
“Gemini Man’ is definitely going to change how movies are made and seen,” says Will Smith
An aging assassin is suddenly pursued by a younger, even more lethal antagonist who turns out to be his 23-year-old clone. That’s the premise of…
“I’d never really had an experience like this one before,” says ‘Joker’ actress Zazie Beetz
Best known for her role as Donald Glover’s on-and-off-again girlfriend Vanessa in FX Networks’ Golden Globe-winning series “Atlanta,” Zazie Beetz is a German-born, Emmy Award-nominated…
PAFF partners with YouTube to find African Storytellers
The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF), in partnership with YouTube and The Africa Narrative at USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, today announced the opening of…
Celebrity judges announced for John Singleton Film Competition
Friends of the late iconic filmmaker, John Singleton, have agreed to serve as judges and advisors for a film competition honoring the director. Among the…