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2 Dec

Courtney Taylor On ‘The Invitation’ And Portraying An Authentically

Courtney Taylor On ‘The Invitation’ And Portraying An Authentically
As a horror fan herself, Courtney Taylor knows all too well the tropes that include Black people in scary movie situations. But together with her role in Sony Pictures’ latest gothic horror thriller, The Invitation, she’s helping change that narrative. “Stereotypically, the Black person dies at first,” Taylor laughed. “[This time] we get the possibility to see us fight.” As The Invitation opened primary on the U.S. box office this past weekend, thousands and thousands of moviegoers got the possibility to see not one, but two Black women get their probability to tough it out through the film’s runtime. Article continues after video. The film follows Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel), a recently orphaned artist with no other immediate family. After a DNA...
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12 Nov

WATCH: Netflix Releases The Trailer For The Recent Film,

WATCH: Netflix Releases The Trailer For The Recent Film,
Courtesy of Netflix Today, Netflix released the trailer for the upcoming film Beauty, set to premiere on the digital streaming platform on June 29. Written and produced by Lena Waithe, the film stars Gracie Marie Bradley within the title role, as she struggles to keep up her integrity and identity after she’s offered a profitable recording contract within the Nineteen Eighties, setting in place a clash between her family, the label, and her closest friend to find out who will guide her as she travels on the trail to stardom. “Do you already know what they do to stars? They construct you up, just in order that they can tear you down,” Nash says within the trailer. To which Bradley responds: “Can’t no...
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9 Nov

Ruth Carter Explains Why Costuming For ‘Wakanda Endlessly’ Was

Ruth Carter Explains Why Costuming For ‘Wakanda Endlessly’ Was
Ruth Carter is the blueprint, and you possibly can [at] me because I’m quite confident that there are hundreds of thousands of others who think the way in which I do. Fearless, confident, and gracious, the visionary that's the living legend, Ruth Carter. She is one in all one and has paved the way in which for a lot of. From the famed, Spike Lee joints School Daze and Do The Right Thing to BET’s Being Mary Jane and the highly-anticipated revival of Coming 2 America, the proud Hampton University graduate has amassed over 40 costume designing credits to her name and hasn’t shown any sign of slowing up within the near future. Actually, she was recently tapped to return...
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1 Nov

The Recent Film Festival On The Block – Essence

The Recent Film Festival On The Block – Essence
Sidra Smith is on a mission to seek out the following Ryan Coogler or Ava DuVernay—a.k.a. the following Black storyteller. And thru the creation of the inaugural ESSENCE Film Festival, she’s set to just do that. “That is one other dope thing that ESSENCE is bringing to Black culture,” says Smith, executive producer, Essence Studios. “We’re excited to proceed to serve Black women deeply.”  The vision for Essence Studios, when it was launched in 2020, was to construct a streaming platform filled with original programming to support emerging artists on a worldwide scale. But just because the team set to work on creating this robust digital hub, COVID-19 hit.    Join your favorite names in music, fashion, business, beauty, politics and more on...
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