WATCH: Trailer for Sci-fi Thriller ‘KIN’ Starring Zoe Kravitz HBR Media Team May 3, 2018 Film, Video Check out the trailer for the sci-fi thriller Kin starring Zoe Kravitz, James Franco, Myles Truitt, and Jack Reynor. According to the official synopsis, the film can be described as a pulse-pounding crime t... Read More
Issa Rae Joins ‘Black-ish’ Star Marsai Martin In Upcoming Film ‘Little’ K. Nicole Mills May 3, 2018 Film Powerhouse content creator, Issa Rae, has joined the cast of Universal Pictures’ comedy Little, starring Black-ish star Marsai Martin. Martin came up with the initial idea for the film, Tina Gordon is set to d... Read More
Nia DaCosta’s Feature Debut ‘Little Woods’ is a Fresh Take on the Modern Western Eboni Boykin May 2, 2018 Director to Watch, Film, Film Festivals Nia DaCosta’s feature debut Little Woods is a take on life as a single woman in a rural town ravaged by drugs, desolace, and desperation. Tessa Thompson plays half the powerful duo starring in this flick, as th... Read More
Lena Waithe Weighs In On the Impact of Jordans in Powerful Documentary ‘Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1’ Eboni Boykin May 2, 2018 Film, Film Festivals Powerhouse writer-actor-producer Lena Waithe weighs in on the influence of the AJ1 sneaker in the powerful documentary Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1. The doc focuses on the cultural phenomenon attached to the eve... Read More
Lupita Nyong’o Joins the Remake of 1989 Classic ‘The Killer’ HBR Media Team April 30, 2018 Film Fresh off the hit Marvel film Black Panther, Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has joined the remake of John Woo's 1989 Hong King crime classic The Killer. Nyong'o will be playing the role of the assassin, w... Read More
Leslie Jones Joins the Cast of ‘Angry Birds 2’ HBR Media Team April 20, 2018 Film Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live) has been tapped to voice a role in the sequel to the hit film The Angry Birds Movie. She will voice the top franchise alongside Rachel Bloom, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbe... Read More
Tiffany Haddish Graces the Cover of TIME 100 Most Influential People Issue K. Nicole Mills April 19, 2018 Awards/Events, Film, TV The rise of Tiffany Haddish can't be stopped, and we are 100% here for it! In addition to all of her recent accolades, she has landed the cover of Time's 100 Most Influential People issue. The issue inclu... Read More
WATCH: Zazie Beetz in Deadpool 2: The Final Trailer HBR Media Team April 19, 2018 Film, Video The Deadpool 2 final trailer is finally here and this one focuses on Domino, played by Atlanta star Zazie Beetz! Beetz stars in the film as the mutant Domino. Check out the trailer above to see her in acti... Read More
Leslie Jones to Star in Universal Comedy ‘Baby Nurse’ HBR Media Team April 18, 2018 Film Powerhouse comedian Leslie Jones is set to star in Universal Picture film Baby Nurse. She will star in the film alongside Colin Jost. The film will follow a special agent (Jones) assigned to the most humblin... Read More
WATCH: Official Clip from Powerful HBO Documentary ‘Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland’ HBR Media Team April 17, 2018 Film, Film Festivals, Video In 2015, Sandra Bland, a politically active 28-year-old black woman from Chicago was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas town. Three days later, Sandra was found hanging from a noose in her ja... Read More
Angela Bassett To Star In Netflix Feature Comedy ‘Otherhood’ HBR Media Team April 16, 2018 digital, Film Oscar nominated actress Angela Bassett is currently in negotiations to star in the Netflix feature comedy Otherhood. The story has been described as a romantic comedy about three Moms who leave their suburba... Read More
‘Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland’ to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival HBR Media Team April 13, 2018 Film, Film Festivals Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland is set to make it's world debut at Tribeca Film Festival. Sandra Bland was pulled over and arrested for failing to signal a lane change in Waller County, Texa... Read More
Wanuri Kahiu’s ‘Rafiki’ Makes History as the First Kenyan Feature Film to Screen at Cannes Film Festival HBR Media Team April 12, 2018 Director to Watch, Film, Film Festivals Wanuri Kahiu’s feature film Rafiki (also known as “Friend”) has officially made history as the first Kenyan film to debut at the Cannes Film Festival. Rafiki follows the story of two lesbian lovers, Kena and... Read More
WATCH: Female Driven ‘Ocean’s 8’ Trailer Starring Rihanna & More HBR Media Team April 12, 2018 Film, Video Check out the new trailer for the female driven film Ocean's 8 starring Rihanna, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Jaime King, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anne Hathway. ... Read More
Aunjanue Ellis, Amirah Vann, & Vanessa Williams Join the Cast of Indie Film ‘Miss Virginia’ K. Nicole Mills April 10, 2018 Film Quantico actress Aunjanue Ellis, Underground star Amirah Vann, and Ugly Betty actress Vanessa Williams have joined the cast of independent film Miss Virginia. Ellis and Williams join the cast including Emmy-wi... Read More
Sanaa Lathan Joins the Cast of The Film Adaptation of Richard Wright’s ‘Native Son’ K. Nicole Mills April 10, 2018 Film A feature film adaptation of Richard Wright's legendary book, Native Son, is in the works, and Sanaa Lathan has officially signed up to join the cast. Lathan joins a cast including Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qua... Read More
WATCH: ‘Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami’ Trailer HBR Media Team April 6, 2018 Film, Video Critically acclaimed documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami is set to premiere to American audiences on April 13th. Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami was directed by Sophie Fiennes, and explores the... Read More
Octavia Spencer to Exec Produce Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman Indie Biopic HBR Media Team April 3, 2018 Film Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer is officially attached as an executive producer on the biopic Mumbet. The film is based on the true story of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved women who ch... Read More
WATCH: ‘Night School’ Trailer Starring Tiffany Haddish & Kevin Hart HBR Media Team April 2, 2018 Film, Video Check out the trailer for the upcoming film Night School starring Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart! Based on a story by Hart, Night School follows a group of misfits who are forced to attend adult classes ... Read More
WATCH: Lena Waithe Picks Up her Vanity Fair Cover Issue with Levi Maestro HBR Media Team March 30, 2018 Film, Video Writer-actor-producer Lena Waithe’s star power is on the rise with her recent current hit Showtime series The Chi, her recent Emmy win, her current role in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, and her upcom... Read More
