Ludacris Partners With His Daughter to Produce Animated Netflix Series That Empowers Young Black Girls
The 40-episode series with 11-minutes screentime each will feature original music scoring created and supervised by Ludacris himself in collaboration with James Bennett Jr. and produced by Gerald Keys. The…
Chadwick’s final film, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ to premiere December 18
Netflix has confirmed the release date for its ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ featuring Viola Davies and deceased actor, Chadwick Boseman. The upcoming film which is an adaptation of August Wilson’s 1984…
Pidgin English now considered foreign language at the Oscars
Film executive, Mo Abudu reportedly wrote a letter of justification to the Academy which was recently approved. Nigerian movies in pidgin English may now have a fighting chance at the…
‘A Soldier’s Story II’: Watch the new teaser coming this December
Ahead of the release of the sequel to 2015 award-winning film ‘A Soldier’s Story’, comes an all new teaser. The Frankie Ogar directed romantic drama titled ‘A Soldier’s Story II’ will open…
Le Ballon d’or (The Golden Ball)
Bandian, an 8-year-old boy living in a small village in Guinea, dreams of playing soccer in the big leagues, but he is crushed when he learns that simply buying a…
Black Woman Director Makes History With Award-Winning Film and Stage Play
Marishka S. Phillips, a world-renowned actress turned acting coach, is now finding success as a director! Now that New York is slowly reopening for business, Ms. Phillips is set for…
Nha Fala (My Voice)
It has always been a firm conviction of the family that any woman who sings, will die. Now, while a girl is in France she becomes an international star. She…
Gabrielle Union to host “Friends” with an all-black cast
One of the most famous episodes of Friends is set to be re-enacted with an all-black cast hosted by 10 Things I Hate About You star Gabrielle Union. The Friends table read…
Sisters in Law
Sisters in Law captures the legal proceedings and courtroom drama surrounding several heartfelt stories. Six-year-old Grace was beaten by her depraved aunt. Young Sonita was raped by a neighbor, but she’s…
Baby Mamas
A comedy drama revolving around the daily lives and loves of four professional women who are all in different stages of their own real-life baby mama drama. We meet TOLI,…
Lupita Nyong’o writes moving tribute to Chadwick Boseman
Actress Lupita Nyong’o has written a moving tribute to her Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman, terming his death as “a punch to my gut”. Chadwick died on 29 August aged…
South African Film ‘Bogoshi Bjaka’ Scoops Two International Awards
South African film ‘Bogoshi Bjaka’ has won two awards for ‘Best Feature Film’ and ‘Best Women Filmmaker’ at the Crownwood International Film Festival. The Crownwood International Film Festival has awarded ‘Bogoshi Bjaka‘…
The Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee announces calls for feature film entries to the 93rd Academy Awards
According to the committee’s chairperson, Chineze Anyaene, the country’s first submission in 2019 represented a pivotal moment for the industry, as the committee has witnessed a rapid rise in the…
3 important lessons from the life of Chadwick Boseman
It’s not in the number of years we live but the amount of lives we touch that matters. Chadwick Boseman lived well. As a man who lived his life cheerfully,…
‘Ownership Changes Everything’ Tyler Perry Opens Up About Hitting Billionaire Status
Tyler Perry just hit billionaire status! Forbes estimates that with his mega-production studio in Georgia, plus his homes, and planes, Perry has earned more than $1.4 billion (pretax) since 2005. A…
Tyler Perry is officially a billionaire
American movie mogul, Tyler Perry has joined the club of billionaires in the world. According to Forbes, Perry has a networth of $1B and has earned more than $1.4B in pretax income since 2005….
Interview: How Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’ Makes Space for Black Creators
The cast of this groundbreaking British series tell us about making an unapologetically Black show. Michaela Coel knows how to tell her story her way. With I May Destroy You, her latest…
District 9
Set in a futuristic Africa occupied by extra-terrestrial beings, District 9 focuses on an alien race forced to live in terrible conditions on Earth. Imprisoned in a militarized internment camp…
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
This documentary delves into the events surrounding the mysterious murder of Sam Cooke, the musician and activist who died in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement in 1964.
Remembering some classic Ghanaian movies
Movie making, several decades after its interception into Ghana, has seen several changes and some amazing productions. Introduced in the early Gold Coast era, Film in Ghana can boast of…