Exclusive: Writer/Director Tayarisha Poe Talks Her Debut Film, “Selah And The Spades”

In her directorial debut, “Selah and the Spades”, writer and director Tayarisha Poe tells the story of Selah (Lovie Simone), the leader of The Spades, a faction at her elite boarding school, Haldwell… 

Exclusive: burning cane Director Phillip Youmans Talks his new film ‘november’ and his burgeoning film career

The last time I spoke with Phillip Youmans, it was in a restaurant in Lower Manhattan, a few weeks ahead of the release of his debut feature film, Burning Cane. He had just become the youngest winner of Tribeca’s Founder’s Award, at 19 years old, and the first Black director to achieve that feat...

New York Film Festival Review: ‘Dune’

The long-anticipated sci-fi/action epic had its North American premiere at New York Film Festival on October 7th. The film’s director, Denis Villeneuve, gave a brief speech and special thank you to the New York audience for being in attendance. He later was joined by...

Exclusive: Costume Designer Ruth Carter Talks ‘Black Panther’

Marvel’s Black Panther took the world by storm after it released in February. It became the third biggest movie of all time domestically with over $665 million – the first film in eight years to spend five weeks at No. 1 – and rose to the global top 10 of all time with over $1.3 billion…

White filmmakers need to mind their own business

White filmmakers trying to make art through the Black lens is not a new phenomenon. There are some who are able to do it well, however few, but most have not…

En Color Vivo: Bad Bunny (Versión Español)

“Muchas me quieren desde que yo canto, pero yo soy tuyo, na’ más” 

Es verdad. Desde el primer momento en el que escuché la voz de Bad Bunny (cuyo nombre es Benito), de él me enamoré…

Your favorite rappers as film directors

Missy Elliot and Guillermo del Toro feel like they’re cut from the same cloth. They both love to play with magical realism, del Toro setting his stories in fantastical worlds with never before seen creatures and Missy with her futuristic styling and music video concepts…

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An Island Excursion at Eighteen.

There are hills that kiss that sunset line sky as blue as seawater...

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An Island Excursion at Nineteen.

On our way to the edge of an island Where all the houses are built of concrete…

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Set Visit Report: Black-ish star Marsai Martin & Dad Josh Martin On Bringing 'Little' To Universal Pictures

When Black-ish star Marsai Martin was only ten years old, she walked into Universal with her father, Joshua Martin, and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, and pitched an idea for a film...

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Set Visit Report: Issa Rae On Filming 'Little' & Working With Marsai Martin

Insecure’s Issa Rae plays Jordan’s long-suffering assistant April, the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body just as everything is on the line…