The American Black Film Festival is set to go ahead with a 10-day hybrid event amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, organizer ABFF Ventures said the film festival will return to Miami Beach for an in-person 25th edition to run from Nov.
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Wavelength Productions and The Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) has revealed their jury selection of six fellows for the inaugural year for The Black Producers Fellowship.
The fellowship, which kicked off in October 2020, awards a $25K production grant to each of the six emerging producers so that they can develop, produce and deliver short narrative films inspired by the Black experience of education in America. In addition to the grant, each participant will receive in-kind support and career
The American Black Film Festival is set to go ahead with a 10-day hybrid event amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, organizer ABFF Ventures said the film festival will return to Miami Beach for an in-person 25th edition to run from Nov.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAlamo Drafthouse Cinema is collaborating with Harlem Film House, the organizers of the Hip Hop Film Festival, to present a curated series of culturally significant Black films.Labeled the Vanguard Collection, the crafted slate will include important films about the Black experience and feature perspectives from voices of hip-hop culture.
Jimmy Fallon is putting his own unique spin on some of TikTok’s most well-known songs.
Sparks were flying while Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock filmed an intense fire scene on the set of their new movie, Bullet Train. The pair were spotted in Los Angeles on March 5, walking amid debris and flames, with the 57-year-old actor sporting some heavy-duty special effects makeup. The look included fake bruises, blood, and dirt, as he donned a white tee that was also covered in fake red blood, and grime. You can see the photos here.
Brad Pitt is having a very busy March as he's currently shooting for David Leitch's directorial Bullet Train with not one, but two of his female co-stars.
their very first film together this week in Los Angeles.In pictures obtained by, 57-year-old Pitt and 56-year-old Bullock are walking by a dumpster on fire while shooting a crash scene. Pitt rocks a ponytail and a dirty shirt with fake blood on it, while Bullock sports a layered 'do and a white button-up shirt and trench coat.
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the 2021 Golden Globe winners included three Black actors awarded in the film categories for the first time since 2007, and four Black winners overall, but showed no gains on the diversity front in TV.The first two winners of the night were Black performers, Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) for supporting film actor and John Boyega (“Small Axe”) for supporting TV actor, who was ultimately the only person of color to win in the small screen categories.As the broadcast continued, the
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Black Music Collective (BMC), a newly launched initiative by the Recording Academy, will host its inaugural Grammy Week event in celebration of Black creators’ and professionals’ contributions to the music industry.The event will feature performances by H.E.R., Yolanda Adams, PJ Morton and rapper and producer duo Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist.
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Bullet Train.As reported by Deadline, the Oscar-winning actor has joined Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Andrew Koji, Masi Oka and Michael Shannon for the film.The script, written by Zak Olkewicz, is based on Japanese author Kotaro Isaka’s novel Maria Beetle.
The Lost City of D, starring Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock, is set for 2022 release.
Blake Shelton made a virtual appearance on Friday’s edition of “The Late Show”, and host Stephen Colbert asked him about his weight-loss progress in preparation for his eventual wedding to fiancée Gwen Stefani, referencing Shelton’s recent admission during an interview on Luke Bryan’s Apple Music radio show that he wants to shed 10 pounds before the nuptials.
Blake Shelton made a virtual appearance on Friday’s edition of “The Late Show”, and host Stephen Colbert asked him about his weight-loss progress in preparation for his eventual wedding to fiancée Gwen Stefani, referencing Shelton’s recent admission during an interview on Luke Bryan’s Apple Music radio show that he wants to shed 10 pounds before the nuptials.
Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorRobert B. “Bob” Steuer, a longtime film sales executive with AIP, Film Ventures, 20th Century Fox and Premiere Entertainment Services, died Feb.
The 2021 Toronto Black Film Festival is here.
Bullet Train is shaping up to be an unmissable action-thriller to watch out for, owing majorly to the casting coup of our wildest dreams. Over the past few months, there have been various additions to the power-packed ensemble in the upcoming David Leitch directorial, which is being headlined by Brad Pitt.
Discuss: does director David Leitch have the best cast of 2022 with “Bullet Train”? Because on top of starring Brad Pitt and a slew of interesting, top-shelf actors, the action thriller just added Sandra Bullock to the cast.