Film Archives - Hollywood's Black Renaissance

‘Girls Trip’ Becomes the Highest Grossing Comedy in 2017 & Makes History

August 18, 2017

It's official, Girls Trip is the first live-action comedy of 2017 to reach the $100 million+ mark. Starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Regina Hall, the film crossed the $100 million mark at the dom... Read More

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Acquires Little Rock 9 Documentary ‘Teach Us All’

HBR Media Team

August 16, 2017

digital, Film

Ava DuVernay’s film collective ARRAY has officially acquired the Sonia Lowman directed documentary, Teach Us All. Teach Us All is Lowman's feature debut and “examines the U.S. education system, from the histor... Read More

Ava DuVernay & Victoria Mahoney to Adapt Octavia Butler’s Novel ‘Dawn’

K. Nicole Mills

August 10, 2017

Film

Very exciting news! Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th) and Victoria Mahoney (Queen Sugar, Yelling to the Sky) are set to adapt Octavia E. Butler‘s sci-fi novel Dawn into a television series. The series will be produc... Read More

Pioneer Director Julie Dash Joins Spelman College as a Distinguished Professor in the Arts

K. Nicole Mills

August 9, 2017

Awards/Events, Film

Pioneer director Julie Dash is set to join Spelman University as a Distinguished Professor in the Arts this fall where she will certainly leave a mark on the next generation of future filmmakers, artists, and c... Read More

Oscar Nominated Actress Ruth Negga to Star in Sci-Fi Film ‘Ad Astra’

HBR Media Team

August 7, 2017

Film

Oscar-nominated actress Ruth Negga is set to star in New Regency's Ad Astra, based on James Gray's upcoming sci-fi epic. Negga will star alongside Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones. The film has been described ... Read More

‘Queen Sugar’ Scribe Kay Oyegun To Pen Angela Davis Biopic

K. Nicole Mills

August 4, 2017

Film

This is Us writer Kay Oyegun has been tapped to write the biopic of civil rights activist Angela Davis for Lionsgate. Nina Yang Bongiovi (Dope, Fruitvale Station) and Sidra Smith are set to produce the film ... Read More

Ava DuVernay & More Join Sundance Next Fest 2017 Lineup

K. Nicole Mills

August 2, 2017

Awards/Events, Film

The fifth Sundance NEXT FEST is set for Aug. 10-13, returning once again to the Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The weekend event has fast become a summer staple on the L.A. moviegoing calendar pr... Read More

Nicole Ari Parker Joins Indie Comedy ‘Headshop’

K. Nicole Mills

August 1, 2017

Film

Actress Nicole Ari Parker is officially set to join the upcoming indie comedy Headshop! Written and directed by Kim Bass the film revolves around therapist Dr. Latrice Monroe who, after a devastating loss, ... Read More

Simone Biles Biopic Heads to Lifetime This Fall

HBR Media Team

July 28, 2017

Film, TV

Lifetime has officially greenlit The Simone Biles Story (working title). The biopic revolves around Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles. Based on her book, Courage To Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in B... Read More

Dee Rees’ ‘Mudbound’ Heads to Toronto International Film Festival

HBR Media Team

July 27, 2017

Film, Film Festivals

The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled its first round of programming for its upcoming 42nd edition, and Dee Rees’ highly anticipated film Mudbound, based on Hillary Jordan’s 2008 nove... Read More

CCH Pounder Rejoins ‘Avatar’ Sequels

HBR Media Team

July 25, 2017

Film

CCH Pounder will return to her role as the spiritual leader Moat in the four upcoming Avatar sequels. She will join returning stars including Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, and Stephen Lang. ... Read More

WATCH: Baltimore High School Step Team Shines in ‘STEP’ Documentary Trailer

K. Nicole Mills

July 25, 2017

Film, Video

The new documentary Step revolves around a high school step team in Baltimore. The girls dream of winning dance competitions and getting into college, many of whom will be the first in their family to do so... Read More

WATCH: Tessa Thompson in ‘Thor Ragnarok’ Trailer

HBR Media Team

July 25, 2017

Film, Video

Tessa Thompson (Creed, Dear White People), is star in Thor: Ragnarok, the third installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) is the director of this pro... Read More

Loretta Devine & Kimberly Elise to Star in Indie Comedy ‘Headshop’

HBR Media Team

July 25, 2017

Film

Loretta Devine and Kimberly Elise are officially set to join the upcoming indie comedy Headshop alongside black-ish star Deon Cole. Written and directed by Kim Bass the film revolves around therapist Dr. Lat... Read More

Check Out the Trailer for Janicza Bravo’s Directorial Debut Feature Film ‘Lemon’

K. Nicole Mills

July 21, 2017

Director to Watch, Film, Video

Janicza Bravo and her husband Brett Gelman have officially released a trailer to their film titled Lemon. The film made it's debut at Sundance earlier this year and stars Gelman alongside Nia Long, Judy Gre... Read More

Viola Davis’s Production Company to Adapt Novel ‘Girls Like Us’

K. Nicole Mills

July 20, 2017

Film

Viola Davis and husband Julius Tennon’s company, JuVee Productions, is set to join forces with EveryWhere Studios to produce a movie adaptation of Rachel Lloyd’s critically acclaimed novel Girl’s Like Us. Th... Read More

WATCH: Octavia Spencer in the Trailer For ‘Dark Fairy Tale The Shape of Water’

HBR Media Team

July 20, 2017

Film, Video

Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer is set to star in the Guillermo del Toro film titled The Shape of Water alongside Oscar nominees Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon. The first trailer has offici... Read More

WATCH: Taraji P. Henson Stars as an Assassin in ‘Proud Mary’ Trailer

HBR Media Team

July 20, 2017

Film, Video

Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures, Empire) is set to star in upcoming Screen Gems thriller, Proud Mary. Henson will portray a hit woman who surprisingly find a maternal instinct through meeting a young boy, ... Read More

WATCH: The First Trailer for Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Has Been Released

HBR Media Team

July 17, 2017

Film, Video

Check out the teaser trailer and teaser poster for Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time. The film, which is an epic adventure based on Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless classic which takes audiences across dimensions of ti... Read More

New ‘Black Panther’ Photos Have Surfaced

K. Nicole Mills

July 13, 2017

Film

Quite a few new Black Panther photos have surfaced and reveal an unmasked T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), Michael B. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), the Wakanda warriors (Danai Gurira, Florence Kasum... Read More