Idris Elba reveals startling reason for never watching ‘Brown Sugar’
Acclaimed actor Idris Elba, known for his roles in “Luther” and “The Wire,” recently made headlines with a surprising confession: he has never seen the beloved Black classic film “Brown Sugar.” This revelation came from a resurfaced 2017 interview with Angie Martinez, where Elba candidly shared his reasons for avoiding the film.
Lil Rel Howery, Wendi McLendon-Covey & Dianne Houston Set For Honors At LA’s Micheaux Film Festival
EXCLUSIVE: LA’s Micheaux Film Festival will honor Lil Rel Howery, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Dianne Houston during its 6th edition, which runs October 21 – 27 at The Culver Theater. LeBron James Exec Produced Doc 'A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery' To Open LA's Micheaux Film Festival Lil Rel Howery, a Chicago native and veteran performer now best known for his scene-stealing turn in Jordan Peele’s Get Out, will receive the festival’s Oscar Micheaux Trailblazer of Excellence Award. The festival said the award honors “Howery’s significant contributions to the entertainment industry as a comedian, actor, writer, and director, celebrating his roots and the influence...
Middleburg 2024: How African Filmmakers Are Finding Opportunities in Streaming
The Middleburg Film Festival is tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains above Washington, D.C., but that didn’t stop it from engaging in a little diplomacy of its own. A delegation of filmmakers from Nigeria and Kenya, Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Lee Satterfield, and the department’s director of film, TV and digital programs, Catherine Collins, attended the festival.Stanley Tucci 'Couldn't Get a Job' After 'The Devil Wears Prada': I Had to Take Roles I 'Didn't Necessarily Want' It’s always important to have the old Kurt Vonnegut quote in mind and not mistake artistic expression for political capital, but...
How Afro-Latinx film and TV are reshaping Hollywood
With an estimated 6 million Afro-Latinos living in the United States — and many more throughout the globe — it’s important for stories on the small and large screens to represent this demographic. Trailblazing Afro-Latinx actors and creators are behind a variety of stories that demonstrate the cultural intersectionality of being Black and Latino. What’s more, they show individuals and families don’t have a single narrative, but diverse, complex, and compelling stories from more than 30 countries and territories under the umbrella of Latin America.