Movies
One of the fastest men of all time will be the subject of an upcoming feature documentary about his life. Carl Lewis is a track and field legend. Only seven people ever have broken his 100 meters time of 9.86 seconds. His 9 gold medals at the Olympics aren’t the tip of the iceberg. He […]
Will Smith took the podium on Saturday to speak about his involvement in Antoine Fuqua’s new film Emancipation. The first screening of the film was shown during the Apple and NAACP hosted Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 51st Annual Legislative Conference. Shortly thereafter there was a conversation between Fuqua, Smith, Mary Elliot, and Angela Rye about […]
On May 20th, family and friends celebrated Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th birthday at Guastavino’s in NYC. Those in attendance included B.I.G.’s mother Voletta Wallace, his kids T’yanna and CJ Wallace, and the evening’s host Lil’ Kim. Fellow friends Lil’ Cease, members of Junior M.A.F.I.A., Havoc, Sway, Smif-N-Wessun, and others had to come out to the star-studded […]
Little Richard: I Am Everything has just been put into commission by the two media giants.
The King of Pop is ready to go to the big screen. Lionsgate has officially picked up the worldwide rights to the film. The Michael Jackson biopic titled, Michael, is set to move on right away with a full scale production. Michael has been in the works since 2019. Graham King and his production company […]
In March, Spike Lee is going to receive his 5th lifetime achievement award at the Directors Guild of America Awards. He has won previous lifetime achievement awards at the Academy Awards, Black Reel Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards and NAACP Image Awards. Although this time the award will be specifically be about Spike’s […]
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s story and art will never cease to amaze. In fall of 2022, SAMO LIVES will begin to demonstrate the life and celebrate the legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The film will take us through the ups and downs of the famed Haitian-Puerto Rican-American artist. The biopic will be directed by Nigerian-American Julius Onah who […]
West Philly’s own, Boyz II Men are getting their own movie shaped around their musical journey. Amazon Studios, Davis Entertainment, Blackmaled Productions and the R&B group are teaming up to create a coming of age movie-musical titled Brotherly. According to the movie’s synopsis, the movie will follow a group of men who “will return to […]