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Celebrate Multi-Cultural Voices in Film at the Drive-In
On Wednesday, July 15 you are invited to a celebration of multi-cultural voices in film as both Black Panther and Creed are screened at “A Night at the Drive-In,” hosted by Amazon Studios, Prime Video, and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society. This is a nationwide summer screening program featuring a wide selection of films celebrating multi-cultural voices in cinema. In an effort to evoke the nost...[Read More]
Focus Features Snares Justin Chon’s ‘Blue Bayou’ Out of Cannes
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to writer/director Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou, from MACRO and Entertainment One (eOne) out of Cannes’ virtual market. In addition to writing and directing the film, Chon (above), who has previously won multiple festival awards for Ms. Purple and Gook, also stars alongside Academy Award® winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Mark O̵...[Read More]
Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in Trailer for Respect
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice, starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin. Director Liesl Tommy makes her feature film debut with Respect. Tommy is the first Black woman ever nominated for a Tony award for Best D...[Read More]