Where's the love? 'Crazy Rich Asians' could usher in a new era of romantic comedies
Romantic comedies have not received a lot of love at the box office lately, but that could change this weekend with "Crazy Rich Asians." The Warner Bros. film opened at $5 million on Wednesday and is expected to bring in …
Spike Lee Says He Hopes His New Film, 'BlacKkKlansman,' Makes Donald Trump a One-term President
Spike Lee hopes his new movie, "BlacKkKlansman," inspires Americans not to vote President Donald Trump into office for a second term.
Creed II Starring Michael B. Jordan Coming to Theaters Soon
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures have debuted the first official film stills from CREED II.
Filmmaker Rick Famuyiwa Set to Produce Disney Live-Action Fairytale About an African Princess, Titled “Sadé”
Shuri may have new company as a Disney princess with Disney having acquired a live-action fairytale film pitch.
Spike Lee Gets Rights to Use Unreleased Prince Song in New Film, ‘BlacKkKlansman’
While Spike Lee’s upcoming BlacKkKlansman movie has already received critical acclaim ahead of its August 10th release, viewers are in for a treat at the end of the movie when a Prince song plays; something the award-winning director believes was …
Octavia Spencer, LeBron James Limited Series About Madam C.J. Walker Lands at Netflix
It’s official: Octavia Spencer and LeBron James’ limited series about entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker has landed at Netflix. The streaming outlet made the announcement at its Television Critics Assn. press tour session Sunday.
'Star Wars: Episode IX' cast will include Carrie Fisher
Disney has announced the cast for the next chapter from the galaxy far, far away -- and it will include the late Carrie Fisher.
American Black Film Festival’s Greenlighters Academy Returns to Los Angeles for 2nd Year July 22-25 to Help Train Future Filmmakers
ABFF Ventures, parent company of the American Black Film Festival, recently announced the current class of student fellows accepted into its 2018 ABFF Greenlighters Academy. The second annual event, sponsored by Turner, is a pipeline program designed to give students …
US Premiere of Mission: Impossible - Fallout in Washington, DC
Cast and filmmakers attend the US Premiere of Mission: Impossible - Fallout at Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater at the Smithsonian the National Air and Space Museum on July 22, 2018, in Washington, DC.
TV One's Original Movie "Down for Whatever" Premiers Sunday, July 22 at 8/7C
TV One's original film and 2017 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) winning screenplay, DOWN FOR WHATEVER, premieres Sunday, July 22nd at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. Written and directed by Tim Folsome, the film stars LeToya Luckett (Greenleaf), Hosea Chanchez …
Marvel to Launch ‘Black Panther’ Comic Book Series Spinoff ‘Shuri’ in October
Marvel Entertainment is preparing to launch a new comic book series centered around T’Challa’s sister, Shuri, months after the character stole the show in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther movie.
'Whitney' brings heavy hand to Whitney Houston's troubled life
"Whitney," the second feature-length Whitney Houston documentary in 10 months, has the advantage of being produced with cooperation from Houston's estate, providing greater access to those closest to her, including multiple relatives. The overall message, though, is much the same …
US box office has record quarter thanks to a string of summer hits
The US box office made a record high of $3.3 billion in the second quarter of 2018.
The Academy invitees include "Girls Trip," "Black Panther" stars
Tiffany Haddish, Regina Hall and Jada Pinkett Smith are among those taking a girls trip to the ranks of the Academy. The "Girls Trip" stars are among the 928 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and …
'Incredibles 2' crushes animation box office record
"Incredibles 2" flexed its muscles at the box office this weekend. The Disney and Pixar film premiered to an estimated $180 million at the domestic box office this weekend. The sequel to the popular 2004 computer animated film soared past …

