Tag: Movies
Director John Singleton hospitalized with stroke
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — “Boyz N the Hood” director John Singleton suffered a stroke last week and remains hospitalized, according to his family....
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
APRIL SHOWERS AND MAY FLOWERS!!
TODAY
LIVE JAZZ EVERY THURSDAY, 9 p.m. at Jazzi’s on 3rd.
TASTE OF BESSEMER AND BUSINESS EXPO, 4-8 p.m. Call...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
CELEBRATE WOMEN’S MONTH!
TODAY
BILLY STRINGS at Saturn.
THE LAST CHANCE RIDERS, NOBODY’S DARLINGS, THE GREAT DYING and NAKD at The Nick.
COMEDIAN ERIC DA SILVA...
Birmingham Library closes out Black History Month with 19 programs through...
www.bplonline.org
The Birmingham Public Library will host a series of events over the next week at 14 different locations to culminate its 2019 celebration of...
BlackStar Film Festival highlights cinema of resistance
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
Associated Press
Filmmakers joined the national conversation about race, policing and social protest, and gathered last week in Philadelphia to showcase stories...
Movie studios look to young, diverse audiences for growth
By Lindsey Bahr
AP Film Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The future of Hollywood movies is in the hands of young and diverse audiences
At CinemaCon Tuesday, studio...
26 films, TV shows and documentaries that are lessons in black...
By Alec Harvey
Special to The Times
History comes alive in movies, and over the years some fine films about black history have been released. Some,...
The art of ‘Cosplaying While Black’
By Reggie Allen
Special to the Times
Cosplaying, or the practice of masquerading as one’s favorite movie, book or cartoon character, is a key component in...
Actor Devon Terrell almost perfect as a young ‘Barry’
Ricardo A. Hazell
©2016, The Shadow League
There comes a time in every person's life when he or she must decide precisely what type of person...
‘ Loving’ tenderly explores the human side of a landmark...
By Lindsey Bahr
AP Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Look at me,” Ruth Negga says in between sniffles. “I’ve only been doing this for two...