Posts Tagged ‘Movies’
Gina Prince-Bythewood Will Be The First Black Woman To Direct A Super Hero Film
Gina Prince-Bythewood, the popular director of “Love and Basketball,” is back at it again, but this time with a “Marvel” film and she’s the first black female to ever do it. Read the article to see what she’s planning.
Read MoreBlack Holocaust Museum convenes diverse group for film/dialogue series
ABHM’s White Frame/Black Frame film and dialogue series brought together people of different races, ages and genders to discover the hidden roots of the very different realities experienced by black and white Americans and to talk about the role institutional racism plays in their lives.
Read More‘Fantastic Four’ Cast Handles Offensive Interview
Host Jason Bailey first asked what he claimed was an “obvious” question about how the two actors’ characters, Johnny and Sue Storm, could logically be brother and sister, as they have been in previous iterations of the story.
Read More12 Years a Slave Best Film of 2014
The big screen adaption of a Solomon Northup novel about an enslaved is the big winner of the 2014 Oscar awards.
Read More12 Years a Slave to Be Part of Public High School Curriculum
Montel Williams is using his celebrity to introduce 12 Years a Slave into educational settings where students can learn about history.
Read MoreABHM Presents “Created Equal”: Movies About America’s Civil Rights Struggle
America’s Black Holocaust Museum curated a list of movies that reveal American history and the Black experience.
Read More’12 Years a Slave’ Director and Actress to Be Honored at Hollywood Film Awards
The filmmaker and supporting actress will be recognized for their work in the movie at the Hollywood Film Awards.
Read MoreNew Mandela Film Well Received in South Africa
Mandela’s confidants and country have been receptive to a new film depicting his life produced by Anant Singh.
Read More‘The Butler’: Lifting the Veil on Black Life
Lee Daniels’ film pulls back the curtain on the experiences of the Black community in a racist and classist world.
Read MoreA Family Consents to a Medical Gift, 62 Years Later
Henrietta Lacks had no control when doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital used her cells in research that led to groundbreaking medical advances.
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