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It was like stepping into the past at the screening for The Lost Book of Rap. Young men were adorned head-to-toe in Adidas a la Run DMC; and DJ Ron G kept classics from A Tribe Called Quest and Naughty By Nature playing in the background, as rap pioneers like Grandmaster Caz and Kangol Kid […]
Back in the 1990’s, Tommy Losurdo (Mike DiGiacinto) ruled the Jersey club scene. Nowadays, Tommy runs an Italian deli to support his family. With a receding hairline and a fading fashion, Tommy is forced back into the scene after finding out that his fiance’ Stefi (Afroditi Kontos) has had an affair. Written and directed by […]
The world of filmmaking is one difficult nut to crack for many, so the independent route becomes the way to go for them. One filmmaker making some waves on the underground movie scene is Ron Elliot. The son of a Jamaican immigrant and sharecropper from North Carolina, the East New York native has dropped his […]
Movement On Big Screen Adaptation Of Crime Novel ‘Respect the Jux’ – Author Takes Initiative
Here’s an update on a project we first alerted you to in 2011. First, a quick refresher… In 2011, it was announced that F. Gary Gray had acquired the rights to the debut novel from New York City-based writer Frank Matthews, titled, Respect The Jux. The novel was published on September 21st that year, with a synopsis that reads as follows: […]
Today we’d like to introduce you to Ron Elliot. Thanks for sharing your story with us Ron. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I got my start in the promotions department of Def Jam Records and ventured into filmmaking a few years later. I have worked with industry […]
After what was reportedly an intense bidding war, Netflix has landed the rights to an Ava DuVernay-directed documentary on the late rapper, Nipsey Hussle. The film is a co-production between DuVernay’s ARRAY and Hussle’s Marathon Films. Netflix took the rights in the deal, which is supposedly worth eight figures and in the teens. Deadline’s report […]
Tyler James Williams: Non-Black Writers, Stop Writing Black ‘Slang’ Dialogue
Are you tired of non-Black writers writing bad film or television dialogue for Black characters? So is Tyler James Williams. The actor tweeted about his frustration with writers, garnering over 7,000 retweets and over 37,000 likes. In his tweet, Williams asked non-Black writers to “please stop writing Black ‘slang’ dialogue for your Black characters. It always […]
‘Queen Sugar’ And ‘Watchmen’ Announced As Television Academy Honors Recipients
The recipients of the 13th annual Television Academy Honors were announced Wednesday the honors include Watchmen and Queen Sugar. Starring Regina King, HBO’s Watchmen is set 34 years after the events of the comic book of the same name. The HBO adaptation also deals with racism and racial violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Created by Ava DuVernay, Queen Sugar chronicles the Bordelons, […]
The coronavirus pandemic has led to Universal and MGM moving Candyman to Sept. 25 from its original June 12 release date. Candyman‘s move to Sept. 25 puts the Will Packer-produced musical Praise This off the 2020 calendar, at least for now. It is currently undated. The Candyman move is one of many studios have been making while trying to make sense of […]
AMPAS Makes $6M Donation To Help Motion Picture Employees Impacted By COVID-19
Amanda Schwab/Starpix/Shutterstock The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pledged $6M to help those motion picture industry employees and their families who have been effected by the financial strain of the coronavirus. Of that amount, $4M will be dispensed to The Actors Fund, which helps below the line workers and performers, and the Motion Picture […]
