American Black Film Festival Plans Hybrid 2021 Event (Exclusive)

Angelique Jackson Film and television producer Will Packer will serve as the jury president for the 2021 American Black Film Festival (ABFF).The annual festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a hybrid model, with live events held Nov. 3-7 in Miami Beach, Fla., followed by a week of virtual events on abffplay.com (available from Nov.

isn't always the worst thing, it turns out. Josh Gad seems to be among the many fans who didn't agree with some of the judges' recent eliminations.On Sunday — as Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan whittled down the field of contestants in the first of two nights of the Showstoppers round — a young musician named Murphy got cut from the competition.Many fans took to Twitter to say it wasn't fair, and argued that Murphy should already have a career.

is really starting to narrow the field.

American Gods has been cancelled by network Starz, just over a week after the airing of the third season finale.As reported by Deadline, Starz has axed the show, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman, and it will not be renewed for a fourth season.However, it is also being reported that there are discussions of an event season or television movie to help wrap up the series.

American Idol means laying it all on the line. Singer Colin Jamieson is taking big risks to try and make his dreams come true.In this exclusive sneak peek from Monday's new Showstopper round, Jamieson opens up about his life and his backstory before showing off his rocker chops with his big swing.«In my early teenage years, I was in a boy band,» shares Jamieson, who performed with a group called Kik-It.

Casey Bishop wowed the “American Idol” judges on Sunday’s show.

With vaccines getting distributed pretty damn fast in the US, we’re starting to see some cities begin to recover and make plans for in-person events in the summer and fall. In the world of film festivals, it appears that the first event to really attempt a full in-person experience is going to be this year’s Tribeca.

Regina King directed Viola Davis in “Black Americana: A Photo Essay on Love and Pain” for W Magazine.

The Tribeca Film Festival will have in-person screenings, something no North American fest has done since the start of Covid-19.

began whittling down the competition in a big way on Sunday, and this left some viewers with strong feelings about the season.Sunday's began a new round of Showstopper Performances, and marked the start of the judges' unenviable task of cutting the wide field of hopefuls down to just the Top 24.One of the night's many lucky ones was 17-year-old Hannah Everhart, who grabbed people's attention for her uncanny resemblance to Katy Perry, as well as her seemingly unpolished, take-no-gruff

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs a critic committed to maintaining a certain professional distance with those whose work I might review, I don’t often play the fan in the presence of filmmakers.

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Kaia Gerber is the latest addition to the cast! The series' executive producer, Ryan Murphy, made the announcement via Instagram Tuesday, saying that he's «very excited» to have the 19-year-old model join the family.«Very excited to announce that Kaia Gerber is joining the family.

brought on the duets round on Monday, which resulted in quite a few big surprises. However, one moment that shocked everyone had nothing to do with the performance.This week, contestants were divided into pairs, picked by the judges, to perform duets.

troubled TikTok teen’s first official “American Idol” competition performance came with its own one-woman cheering squad: Her mom, former Trump administration spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway.Claudia appeared to have taken judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie’s previous advice to silence all the “negativity that surrounded her” so she could focus on her vocal potential — and what she wanted out of her suddenly high-profile existence.The newly raven-haired 16-year-old told viewers on

Claudia Conway returned to the stage yet again on Sunday, and she came to impress.

Spike Lee will head up this year's competition jury for the Cannes International Film Festival, organizers announced on Tuesday. He had been tapped to head up the jury for the 2020 festival, which ended up getting canceled due to the pandemic.

Gengahr have shared a new song, written for the Amazon Prime Video TV show American Gods.It’s the London four-piece’s first new music since the release of their third album ‘Sanctuary’ early last year.Featuring “words and music directly inspired by the mythology and fantasy of American Gods,” the new track comes complete with a video featuring a series of dramatic scenes from the show’s third season.Speaking of the process of writing the track in tandem with the show, Gengahr frontman Felix

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Writers Guild of America West and East today unveiled a line-up of presenters scheduled to appear at the 2021 Writers Guild Awards joint virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21.Among the presenters are Oscar contenders Riz Ahmed (“Sound of Metal”), Sacha Baron Cohen ( “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”) and Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”)Also presenting are Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs.