Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer has been linked to a new project and we’re particularly excited about it. According to Variety, Spencer has signed on to executive produce an independent movie about Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman.
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Grace Jones on a Lifetime of Doing Whatever She Pleases | The New York Times
The documentary “Bloodlight and Bami” showcases the 69-year-old music and fashion icon at her most fierce and most vulnerable.
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw: on Oprah, race and Hollywood | The Guardian
Already one of Britain’s most promising actors, Gugu Mbatha-Raw is now joining the A-list and working with the likes of Oprah, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon
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These 9 Films Prove Caribbean Cinema Is On the Rise | OkayAfrica
A recap of nine standout films hailing from the Caribbean featured at this year’s Pan-African Film Festival.
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The Film Adaptation of “Native Son” Is Coming, and It’ll Probably Win an Oscar. | Garage
Brooklyn-based contemporary artist Rashid Johnson will bring a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks to life, with the help of “Moonlight” star Ashton Sanders.
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Ava DuVernay’s Fiercely Feminine Vision for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ | The New York Times
She made the movie she wanted, about a multiracial world and the loss of a beloved parent. “I know it’s $100 million” for Disney, she says. “They’ll be fine.”
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The ‘Get Out’ Posters You Didn’t See at the Movies | The New York Times
The teacup. The wide-open eyes frozen in fear. The sunken place. That deer.
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AMC, Color of Change to Provide Free A Wrinkle in Time Tickets to Underprivileged Kids | The Root
Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, and AMC Theatres are working together to give underprivileged children a chance to see screenings of A Wrinkle in Time for free.
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Black Panther Production Designer Hannah Beachler | Slate
On bringing Wakanda to life and what it’s like working with Ryan Coogler and Beyoncé.
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Netflix Releases Trailer For ‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Biopic On Legendary Rapper, Roxanne Shanté | Essence
Netflix has released the trailer for Roxanne Roxanne, which follows the career of Queens-born rapper Roxanne Shanté.
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