If Criterion24/7 hasn’t completely colonized your attention every time you open the Channel––this is to say: if you’re stronger than me––their May lineup may be of interest. First and foremost I’m happy to see a Michael Roemer triple-feature: his superlative Nothing But a Man, arriving in a Criterion Edition, and the recently rediscovered The Plot Against Harry and Vengeance is Mine, three distinct features that suggest a long-lost voice of American movies. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Antiwar Trilogy four by Sara Driver, and a wide collection from Ayoka Chenzira fill out the auteurist sets.
Series-wise, a highlight of 1999 goes beyond the well-established canon with films like Trick and Bye Bye Africa, while of course including Sofia Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorsese, and Claire Denis. Films starring Shirley Maclaine, a study of 1960s paranoia, and Columbia’s “golden era” (read: 1950-1961) are curated; meanwhile, The Breaking Ice,...
Series-wise, a highlight of 1999 goes beyond the well-established canon with films like Trick and Bye Bye Africa, while of course including Sofia Coppola, Michael Mann, Scorsese, and Claire Denis. Films starring Shirley Maclaine, a study of 1960s paranoia, and Columbia’s “golden era” (read: 1950-1961) are curated; meanwhile, The Breaking Ice,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Get ready for an enlightening episode of “Toon in With Me” as Season 1 explores “Black History in TV & Film.” Tune in on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 7:00 Am on MeTV.
In this special episode, filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira joins Bill and Toony to celebrate and honor the remarkable achievements of African Americans in the world of television and film. From groundbreaking performances to influential contributions behind the scenes, this episode shines a spotlight on the rich and diverse history of African American representation in entertainment.
Viewers can expect insightful discussions, fascinating anecdotes, and memorable clips highlighting the significant impact of African Americans in shaping the landscape of TV and film. Whether you’re a fan of classic cinema or contemporary television, this episode promises to be both educational and entertaining.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, celebrate, and appreciate the extraordinary legacy of African Americans in TV and film on “Toon in With Me” on MeTV.
In this special episode, filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira joins Bill and Toony to celebrate and honor the remarkable achievements of African Americans in the world of television and film. From groundbreaking performances to influential contributions behind the scenes, this episode shines a spotlight on the rich and diverse history of African American representation in entertainment.
Viewers can expect insightful discussions, fascinating anecdotes, and memorable clips highlighting the significant impact of African Americans in shaping the landscape of TV and film. Whether you’re a fan of classic cinema or contemporary television, this episode promises to be both educational and entertaining.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, celebrate, and appreciate the extraordinary legacy of African Americans in TV and film on “Toon in With Me” on MeTV.
- 2/14/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
International Film Festival Rotterdam has revealed that Belgian cinematographer Grimm Vandekerckhove will be the recipient of the fifth annual Robby Müller Award, which pays homage to the craft of artists working behind the lens in the spirit of the celebrated cinematographer.
Vandekerckhove is “known for delicately capturing the inner lives of characters,” the festival said, such as a cleaning lady on a late-night journey in “Ghost Tropic” or the encounter of a foreign construction worker and a moss researcher in “Here,” both directed by Bas Devos. He also shot Stephan Streker’s “A Wedding,” about a teenager forced into an arranged marriage.
“With profound commitment and a wondrous tranquillity he captures details and hidden shades of everyday existence in his own singular way that mirrors the emotionally moving images of Robby Müller,” the jury stated.
In other announcements, the festival, which runs Jan. 25 – Feb. 4, revealed that the jury for the...
Vandekerckhove is “known for delicately capturing the inner lives of characters,” the festival said, such as a cleaning lady on a late-night journey in “Ghost Tropic” or the encounter of a foreign construction worker and a moss researcher in “Here,” both directed by Bas Devos. He also shot Stephan Streker’s “A Wedding,” about a teenager forced into an arranged marriage.
“With profound commitment and a wondrous tranquillity he captures details and hidden shades of everyday existence in his own singular way that mirrors the emotionally moving images of Robby Müller,” the jury stated.
In other announcements, the festival, which runs Jan. 25 – Feb. 4, revealed that the jury for the...
- 12/12/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Titles for the Limelight, Harbour, Cinema Regained and Focus strands have been added to the line-up.
Marco Müller, who headed International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) from 1989-1991, is returning as part of the 2024 Tiger international competition jury.
He is being joined by Bosnian-Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević,producer, industry expert and founder of Easy Rider Films, Nadia Turincev; Hong Kong filmmaker Herman Yau; and LA Rebellion film movement figure and filmmaker Billy Woodberry, whose title Mário will have its world premiere in the Harbour strand.
They will choose the winners of the Tiger award, worth €40,000, and the special jury awards, worth...
Marco Müller, who headed International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) from 1989-1991, is returning as part of the 2024 Tiger international competition jury.
He is being joined by Bosnian-Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević,producer, industry expert and founder of Easy Rider Films, Nadia Turincev; Hong Kong filmmaker Herman Yau; and LA Rebellion film movement figure and filmmaker Billy Woodberry, whose title Mário will have its world premiere in the Harbour strand.
They will choose the winners of the Tiger award, worth €40,000, and the special jury awards, worth...
- 12/12/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
February, marking both Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, is the kind of stretch from which a programmer can mine plenty. Accordingly the Criterion Channel have oriented their next slate around both. The former is mostly noted in a series comprising numerous features and shorts: Shirley Clarke and William Greaves up to Ephraim Asili and Garrett Bradley, among them gems such as Varda’s Black Panthers and Kathleen Collins’ Losing Ground; a six-film series on James Baldwin; and 10 works by Oscar Micheaux.
Meanwhile, the 23-film “All You Need Is Love” will cover the blinding romance of L’Atalante, the heartbreak of Happy Together, and youthful whimsy of Stolen Kisses; four Douglas Sirk rarities should leave their mark, but I’m perhaps most excited about three starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Perhaps more bracing are 12 movies by Derek Jarman and four by noir maestro Robert Siodmak. Also a major...
Meanwhile, the 23-film “All You Need Is Love” will cover the blinding romance of L’Atalante, the heartbreak of Happy Together, and youthful whimsy of Stolen Kisses; four Douglas Sirk rarities should leave their mark, but I’m perhaps most excited about three starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Perhaps more bracing are 12 movies by Derek Jarman and four by noir maestro Robert Siodmak. Also a major...
- 1/26/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Like so many indie filmmakers of the late 20th century, Ayoka Chenzira is not as well-known as she should be, nor has she made as many films as her talent warrants. But the ones she’s made remain impactful.
Her short “Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People” is celebrated as a first from a Black woman animator, and its focus on Black hair remains as timely as ever. And now “Alma’s Rainbow,” her 1994 feature-film debut centered on Black womanhood, returns to US theaters in a new 4K restoration.
Written, directed and produced by Chenzira — who has gone on to guide a new generation of filmmakers and new-media creators at Spelman for more than 20 years — “Alma’s Rainbow” captures the dynamic between mother and daughter during a pivotal turning point in the younger woman’s life. Like Leslie Harris’s debut feature, 1992’ “Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.,” “Alma’s Rainbow” is...
Her short “Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People” is celebrated as a first from a Black woman animator, and its focus on Black hair remains as timely as ever. And now “Alma’s Rainbow,” her 1994 feature-film debut centered on Black womanhood, returns to US theaters in a new 4K restoration.
Written, directed and produced by Chenzira — who has gone on to guide a new generation of filmmakers and new-media creators at Spelman for more than 20 years — “Alma’s Rainbow” captures the dynamic between mother and daughter during a pivotal turning point in the younger woman’s life. Like Leslie Harris’s debut feature, 1992’ “Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.,” “Alma’s Rainbow” is...
- 7/28/2022
- by Ronda Racha Penrice
- The Wrap
"Explores the interior lives of Black women with loving acuity." Kino Lorber has revealed the latest official US trailer for a 4K re-release of an indie coming-of-age film titled Alma's Rainbow, originally released in 1994. The film is a comedy-drama about three African American women living in Brooklyn, Alma's Rainbow explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (played by Victoria Gabrielle Platt) as she enters womanhood and navigates standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights women have over their bodies. Director Ayoka Chenzira's acclaimed film highlights a multi-layered Black women's world where the characters live, love, and wrestle with what it means to exert and exercise their agency. This new 4K restoration was done by the Academy Film Archive, The Film Foundation, and Milestone Films - supervised by Mark Toscano. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. This new edition and 4K re-release will play in limited art house cinemas around the US,...
- 7/19/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Alma’s Rainbow” made history in 1993 as one of the first 35mm American features to be directed, written, and produced by a Black woman. Director Ayoka Chenzira’s unsung gem about three women living in Brooklyn is now primed for rediscovery thanks to a 4K restoration from Kino Lorber and Milestone Films. IndieWire has the exclusive trailer for the re-release below.
The coming-of-age comedy explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (Victoria Gabrielle Platt), who is entering womanhood and navigating conversations and experiences around standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights Black women have over their bodies. Rainbow attends a strict parochial school, where she studies dance, and is just starting to become aware of boys. Meanwhile, she lives with her strait-laced mother Alma (Kim Weston-Moran), who runs a hair salon in the parlor of their home.
But when Alma’s free-spirited sister Ruby (Mizan Kirby) shows up from Paris after 10 years away,...
The coming-of-age comedy explores the life of teenager Rainbow Gold (Victoria Gabrielle Platt), who is entering womanhood and navigating conversations and experiences around standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights Black women have over their bodies. Rainbow attends a strict parochial school, where she studies dance, and is just starting to become aware of boys. Meanwhile, she lives with her strait-laced mother Alma (Kim Weston-Moran), who runs a hair salon in the parlor of their home.
But when Alma’s free-spirited sister Ruby (Mizan Kirby) shows up from Paris after 10 years away,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
BAMcinemaFest, which is returning with an in-person event June 23 – 30 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, announced today the complete 2022 edition slate. The film opens with Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s Aftershock, a documentary about the the ways in which the US maternal health system fails Black women and families, and it closes with Ramin Bahrani’s Sundance premiere, 2nd Chance, a portrait of Richard Davis, who invented the modern bulletproof vest while being something of an independent filmmaker and fabulist. Among the restorations are Ayoka Chenzira’s 1993 first feature film, the coming-of-age dramatic comedy Alma’s Rainbow, about […]
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- 5/5/2022
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
BAMcinemaFest, which is returning with an in-person event June 23 – 30 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, announced today the complete 2022 edition slate. The film opens with Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s Aftershock, a documentary about the the ways in which the US maternal health system fails Black women and families, and it closes with Ramin Bahrani’s Sundance premiere, 2nd Chance, a portrait of Richard Davis, who invented the modern bulletproof vest while being something of an independent filmmaker and fabulist. Among the restorations are Ayoka Chenzira’s 1993 first feature film, the coming-of-age dramatic comedy Alma’s Rainbow, about […]
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- 5/5/2022
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The 2022 BAMcinemaFest has officially unveiled its lineup. IndieWire can exclusively announce that Sundance breakout documentary “Aftershock” will make its New York Premiere on the opening night of the festival, which kicks off June 23 and runs through June 30.
The fully in-person event will begin with Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s critically acclaimed documentary. The film exposes the failures of the maternal healthcare system that have led to a disproportionate amount of Black women dying in childbirth. “Aftershock” won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Fellow Sundance selection “2nd Chance” is set to make its New York Premiere, as well as breakthrough filmmaker Andrew Infante’s “Ferny and Luca,” a fresh take on the ebbs and flows of a young Brooklyn relationship.
BAMcinemaFest will also mark the world premiere of Amber Bemak’s performative documentary “100 Ways to Touch the Border,” which...
The fully in-person event will begin with Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee’s critically acclaimed documentary. The film exposes the failures of the maternal healthcare system that have led to a disproportionate amount of Black women dying in childbirth. “Aftershock” won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Fellow Sundance selection “2nd Chance” is set to make its New York Premiere, as well as breakthrough filmmaker Andrew Infante’s “Ferny and Luca,” a fresh take on the ebbs and flows of a young Brooklyn relationship.
BAMcinemaFest will also mark the world premiere of Amber Bemak’s performative documentary “100 Ways to Touch the Border,” which...
- 5/5/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Fox Entertainment has named HaJ, Allison Jackson, Michelle Lesley Johnson and Nicole Jones-Dion the Fellows for its 2022 Fox Writers Incubator initiative. The four writers were selected from over 1300 submissions.
The Fox Writers Incubator seeks to support diverse and creative voices and provide training the four writers across all genres ranging from comedy, drama and animation. Fox revealed the fellows on Thursday.
“The launch of the Fox Writers Incubator has led to a record number of submissions from aspiring writers with an incredible amount of talent,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, Fox Entertainment. “A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who submitted and we proudly congratulate HaJ, Allison Jackson, Michelle Lesley Johnson and Nicole Jones-Dion on their Fellowships. We’re confident their creative journeys and unique voices will further strengthen our pipeline of original storytellers.”
In the initiative, the Fellows will participate in a three-month workshop focused on honing writing skills, professional...
The Fox Writers Incubator seeks to support diverse and creative voices and provide training the four writers across all genres ranging from comedy, drama and animation. Fox revealed the fellows on Thursday.
“The launch of the Fox Writers Incubator has led to a record number of submissions from aspiring writers with an incredible amount of talent,” said Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, Fox Entertainment. “A heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who submitted and we proudly congratulate HaJ, Allison Jackson, Michelle Lesley Johnson and Nicole Jones-Dion on their Fellowships. We’re confident their creative journeys and unique voices will further strengthen our pipeline of original storytellers.”
In the initiative, the Fellows will participate in a three-month workshop focused on honing writing skills, professional...
- 3/10/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Mijke de Jong’s Along The Way was the only film to officially receive a physical screening.
Vanja Kaludjercic, festival director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), struck an upbeat note on the closing weekend of the 51st edition which included the physical world premiere of Mijke de Jong’s Along The Way, at cinemas in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Groningen.
She hailed the efforts made by her festival team in putting together an online edition for a second year in such challenging circumstances. The entire festival had to be re-thought as an online event at short notice when in late December,...
Vanja Kaludjercic, festival director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), struck an upbeat note on the closing weekend of the 51st edition which included the physical world premiere of Mijke de Jong’s Along The Way, at cinemas in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Groningen.
She hailed the efforts made by her festival team in putting together an online edition for a second year in such challenging circumstances. The entire festival had to be re-thought as an online event at short notice when in late December,...
- 2/6/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
The Gotham Awards were handed out on November 29 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. So who won at these annual indie film kudos from The Gotham Film and Media Institute, which streamed on YouTube and Facebook? Scroll down for the complete list of winners in all categories.
Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter” and “Passing” went in as the two most nominated films with five apiece, but that didn’t automatically mean they were the front-runners. Categories at these awards are judged by panels of just a handful of industry insiders, often leading to unexpected, under-the-radar winners. You can’t count anyone out at an event where unique juries review all the nominated material.
Seersvp now for November 30: Film producers panel with ‘Being the Ricardos,’ ‘Belfast,’ ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘tick, tick… Boom!’
That means these awards can be quite idiosyncratic — they’re independent thinkers, and not...
Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter” and “Passing” went in as the two most nominated films with five apiece, but that didn’t automatically mean they were the front-runners. Categories at these awards are judged by panels of just a handful of industry insiders, often leading to unexpected, under-the-radar winners. You can’t count anyone out at an event where unique juries review all the nominated material.
Seersvp now for November 30: Film producers panel with ‘Being the Ricardos,’ ‘Belfast,’ ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘tick, tick… Boom!’
That means these awards can be quite idiosyncratic — they’re independent thinkers, and not...
- 11/30/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
OWN has revealed additional casting for the cable channel's upcoming drama series, Delilah. In the show, Maahra Hill stars as Delilah Connolly, a headstrong, highly principled lawyer living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Others in the cast include Jill Marie Jones, Susan Heyward, and Ozioma Akagha. The series debuts at some point in March.
Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins have now been cast as series regulars. Meanwhile, Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh, and Amanda Tavarez will have recurring roles. Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson have been added as directors.
Here's more information about the casting and the characters that the actors will be playing:
OWN’S New Drama “Delilah” From Acclaimed ‘Greenleaf’ Creator Craig Wright Announces Additional Cast And Directors...
Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, and Braelyn Rankins have now been cast as series regulars. Meanwhile, Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh, and Amanda Tavarez will have recurring roles. Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson have been added as directors.
Here's more information about the casting and the characters that the actors will be playing:
OWN’S New Drama “Delilah” From Acclaimed ‘Greenleaf’ Creator Craig Wright Announces Additional Cast And Directors...
- 1/29/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for “Shadow and Bone,” and Amazon Prime Video announced the premiere date for “Tell Me Your Secrets.”
Casting
OWN announced Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, Braelyn Rankins, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez have joined its upcoming drama series “Delilah” in recurring roles. Additionally, OWN announced directors for the series will include Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle Roberson. The new series hails from Craig Wright and follows its titular character (played by Maahra Hill) after she leaves a prestigious law firm to raise her children. Now, she takes on oft-ignored cases, representing disenfranchised groups and going toe-to-toe with the powerful and privileged. But this time, she’s up against her best friend and fellow attorney Tamara (Jill Marie Jones).
Dates
MTV’s “Ghosted:...
Casting
OWN announced Lyriq Bent, Joseph Callender, Michel Curiel, Lamonica Garrett, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon, Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks, Joe Holt, Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson, Braelyn Rankins, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez have joined its upcoming drama series “Delilah” in recurring roles. Additionally, OWN announced directors for the series will include Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle Roberson. The new series hails from Craig Wright and follows its titular character (played by Maahra Hill) after she leaves a prestigious law firm to raise her children. Now, she takes on oft-ignored cases, representing disenfranchised groups and going toe-to-toe with the powerful and privileged. But this time, she’s up against her best friend and fellow attorney Tamara (Jill Marie Jones).
Dates
MTV’s “Ghosted:...
- 1/27/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has set additional cast for Delilah, its upcoming series from Greenleaf creator Craig Wright. Lamonica Garrett and Lyriq Bent are among 14 cast in the series. Additionally Ayoka Chenzira and Crystle C. Roberson have been tapped as directors, joining previously announced Charles Randolph-Wright and Cheryl Dunye.
The cast includes series regulars Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson and Braelyn Rankins, along with Garrett, Bent, Joseph Callender (Overcomer), Michel Curiel, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon (Black Boots), Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks (Outer Banks), Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez, who recur.
The series revolves around Delilah (Maahra Hill), who...
The cast includes series regulars Kelly Jacobs, Khalil Johnson and Braelyn Rankins, along with Garrett, Bent, Joseph Callender (Overcomer), Michel Curiel, Nigel Gibbs, Leonard Harmon (Black Boots), Candace B. Harris, Gray Hawks (Outer Banks), Joe Holt, Saycon Sengbloh and Amanda Tavarez, who recur.
The series revolves around Delilah (Maahra Hill), who...
- 1/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Animation house Black Women Animate (Bwa) will team with Cartoon Network Studios to launch the first ever Black in Animation Awards Show. The virtual ceremony seeks to celebrate Black people who have paved the way and continue to do so in the animation industry.
“Three years into our start up, we are continually dismayed at the lack of knowledge people have about Black legends in animation,” reflected Bwa Studios Founder and CEO Taylor K. Shaw and Founding and Managing Partner JLove Calderón. “Prior to this show, there was no place to really honor and acknowledge the incredible role that Black folx have had in the animation industry. Keeping to our motto: if you don’t see it, create it! Thus, the first ever Black in Animation Award Show was established.”
The inaugural ceremony honor Vanessa Morrison, President of Streaming at Walt Disney Studios with the Trailblazer Award; Bruce Smith, EP...
“Three years into our start up, we are continually dismayed at the lack of knowledge people have about Black legends in animation,” reflected Bwa Studios Founder and CEO Taylor K. Shaw and Founding and Managing Partner JLove Calderón. “Prior to this show, there was no place to really honor and acknowledge the incredible role that Black folx have had in the animation industry. Keeping to our motto: if you don’t see it, create it! Thus, the first ever Black in Animation Award Show was established.”
The inaugural ceremony honor Vanessa Morrison, President of Streaming at Walt Disney Studios with the Trailblazer Award; Bruce Smith, EP...
- 11/24/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
“Jurassic Park,” “My Fair Lady,” “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Shining” were among the 25 American films inducted into the National Film Registry, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Wednesday.
Selection to the registry will help ensure that these films will be preserved for all time because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s film heritage.
“The National Film Registry turns 30 this year and for those three decades, we have been recognizing, celebrating and preserving this distinctive medium,” Hayden said. “These cinematic treasures must be protected because they document our history, culture, hopes and dreams.”
Also Read: 'Titanic,' 'The Goonies,' 'Superman' Added to National Film Registry
This year’s films span 107 years, from 1898 to 2005. They include blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation and independent films. The 2018 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 750, a small fraction of the Library’s...
Selection to the registry will help ensure that these films will be preserved for all time because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s film heritage.
“The National Film Registry turns 30 this year and for those three decades, we have been recognizing, celebrating and preserving this distinctive medium,” Hayden said. “These cinematic treasures must be protected because they document our history, culture, hopes and dreams.”
Also Read: 'Titanic,' 'The Goonies,' 'Superman' Added to National Film Registry
This year’s films span 107 years, from 1898 to 2005. They include blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation and independent films. The 2018 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 750, a small fraction of the Library’s...
- 12/12/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
“Brokeback Mountain,” “Jurassic Park,” “My Fair Lady,” “The Shining,” “Hud” and “Monterey Pop” are among the best known titles among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
A place on the list — always made up of 25 films — guarantees the film will be preserved under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act. The criteria for selection is that the movies are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.
“The National Film Registry turns 30 this year and for those three decades, we have been recognizing, celebrating and preserving this distinctive medium,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “These cinematic treasures must be protected because they document our history, culture, hopes and dreams.”
The 2018 selections bring the total number of films in the registry to 750. Hayden will discuss the 25 new films with Leonard Maltin on Turner Classic Movies at 8 p.m. E.T. Wednesday.
The new titles...
A place on the list — always made up of 25 films — guarantees the film will be preserved under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act. The criteria for selection is that the movies are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant.
“The National Film Registry turns 30 this year and for those three decades, we have been recognizing, celebrating and preserving this distinctive medium,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “These cinematic treasures must be protected because they document our history, culture, hopes and dreams.”
The 2018 selections bring the total number of films in the registry to 750. Hayden will discuss the 25 new films with Leonard Maltin on Turner Classic Movies at 8 p.m. E.T. Wednesday.
The new titles...
- 12/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s roundup, “Queen Sugar” added new cast members and directors to its third season, and “American Idol” announced dates and cities for its summer auditions.
Award Shows
PromaxBDA will honor Debra L. Lee, Bet networks chairman and CEO emeritus, with its lifetime achievement award. The marketing, promotion and design association will present Lee with the distinction at the PromaxBDA Conference in New York on June 14.
Dates
ABC has announced the audition tour locations and dates for the second reboot season of “American Idol.” Starting Aug. 25, the “Idol” team will be traveling to 20 cities in search of its next amateur stars. This year’s tour stops include Orlando, Fla. and San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 25); Chattanooga, Tenn. and Scottsdale, Ariz. (Aug. 28); Charlotte, N.C., Albuquerque, N.M., and Seattle, Wash. (Aug. 31); Boise, Idaho (Sep. 2); Richmond, Va. and Plano, Texas (Sep. 3); Houston, Texas (Sep. 4); Austin, Texas, Philadelphia, Pa., and Oklahoma City,...
Award Shows
PromaxBDA will honor Debra L. Lee, Bet networks chairman and CEO emeritus, with its lifetime achievement award. The marketing, promotion and design association will present Lee with the distinction at the PromaxBDA Conference in New York on June 14.
Dates
ABC has announced the audition tour locations and dates for the second reboot season of “American Idol.” Starting Aug. 25, the “Idol” team will be traveling to 20 cities in search of its next amateur stars. This year’s tour stops include Orlando, Fla. and San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 25); Chattanooga, Tenn. and Scottsdale, Ariz. (Aug. 28); Charlotte, N.C., Albuquerque, N.M., and Seattle, Wash. (Aug. 31); Boise, Idaho (Sep. 2); Richmond, Va. and Plano, Texas (Sep. 3); Houston, Texas (Sep. 4); Austin, Texas, Philadelphia, Pa., and Oklahoma City,...
- 6/6/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: One week after Queen Sugar‘s two-part Season 3 debut on Own, the drama executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay has announced the final set of directors for the all-female-helmed series and widened its inclusion scope with new castings.
The new directors are Nijla Mu’min, Christina Choe, Ayoka Chenzira and Rachel Raimist, along with the return of Queen Sugar Season 3 showrunner Kat Candler. They join previously announced Season 3 helmers DeMane Davis, Patricia Cardoso, Shaz Bennett, Maria Govan and Lauren Wolkstein.
In addition, Vivien Ngo (Shameless), Tony Aidan Vo (Alternatino) and Elyse Dinh McCrillis (Spider-Man 2) will recur on the show as part of a narrative that focuses on New Orleans’ strong Vietnamese community and of course its interaction with the Bordelons family, friends and enemies.
If you haven’t been watching Queen Sugar, which you should, here is the detailed Season 3 logline to catch you up fpr tonight...
The new directors are Nijla Mu’min, Christina Choe, Ayoka Chenzira and Rachel Raimist, along with the return of Queen Sugar Season 3 showrunner Kat Candler. They join previously announced Season 3 helmers DeMane Davis, Patricia Cardoso, Shaz Bennett, Maria Govan and Lauren Wolkstein.
In addition, Vivien Ngo (Shameless), Tony Aidan Vo (Alternatino) and Elyse Dinh McCrillis (Spider-Man 2) will recur on the show as part of a narrative that focuses on New Orleans’ strong Vietnamese community and of course its interaction with the Bordelons family, friends and enemies.
If you haven’t been watching Queen Sugar, which you should, here is the detailed Season 3 logline to catch you up fpr tonight...
- 6/6/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The Very Eye of Night is a series of columns on nonbinary and female avant-garde film and video artists. The title refers to Maya Deren’s last completed film.Presented by the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the program An Affinity for Labor showcases Karimah Ashadu’s video King of Boys, on January 7, 2018. The screening is part of the series Affinities, or The Weight of Cinema, co-curated by Kevin Jerome Everson and Greg de Cuir Jr. Karimah Ashadu, 2017. Image by Kadara Enyeasi.Between the two worldsI was with youbut as the wind on the Caspian Sea I was with youin the ancient ruins of timeyou rode me hobby-horseinto the age of revolution Throughout the course of my existence& I have been here alwaysI saw everlasting death& the endlessweeping of women I saw you and your fatheryour mother &all your sistersfrozen staticin the autumnof the patriarch Afraid for...
- 1/8/2018
- MUBI
Kicking off today, Friday, February 6, 2015, is a must-attend series, presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center (NYC), titled "Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968–1986" - from the opener, Kathleen Collins' stately 1982 feature "Losing Ground" (read my review of the film here); to Ayoka Chenzira's humorous, though inciting short "black hair" travelogue, "Hair Piece A Film for Nappy-Headed People;" Camille Billops' devastating documentary on a young black woman's struggles to come to terms with her physically abusive father (dead at the time of the making of the film) as well as a mother, abused herself, unable...
- 2/6/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
I spent part of my weekend watching screeners for films that are included in this upcoming, awesome series, presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center (NYC), titled "Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968–1986" - from the opener, Kathleen Collins' stately 1982 feature "Losing Ground" (read my review of the film here); to Ayoka Chenzira's humorous, though inciting short "black hair" travelogue, "Hair Piece A Film for Nappy-Headed People;" Camille Billops' devastating documentary on a young black woman's struggles to come to terms with her physically abusive father (dead at the time of the making of the film) as...
- 2/2/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
As the conversation continues on the dearth of black representation in sci-fi cinema... An update on a multi-media project we first alerted you to in almost 2 years ago, in January 2013, from filmmaker/professor Ayoka Chenzira ("Alma’s Rainbow") - who, last year, also partnered with acclaimed best-selling author Pearl Cleage to adapt her novels to the screen - and her daughter and longtime collaborator, HaJ. It's an innovative sci-fi multimedia project that will incorporate film, gaming, and social media, to create an interactive storytelling experience, and it's called "HERadventure." At the heart...
- 11/18/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
As the conversation continues on the dearth of black representation in sci-fi cinema... We first told you about this initiative 2 months ago - filmmaker and professor Ayoka Chenzira (who also recently partnered with acclaimed best-selling author Pearl Cleage to adapt her novels to the screen) teamed up with her daughter and longtime collaborator, HaJ, to develop an innovative sci-fi multimedia (film, gaming, social media) project called HERadventure.Last week, at the SXSW Film Festival, HERadventure made its debut. Unfortunately, we weren't at the festival to see it. But a website for it is live, and I received the below preview of it, which gives you a glimpse at what to...
- 3/14/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
As the conversation continues on the dearth of black representation in sci-fi cinema, I receive an email with this announcement. When she's not partnering up with acclaimed best-selling author Pearl Cleage to bring her novels to the screen, in what has been dubbed The Pearl Cleage Film Project, filmmaker and professor Ayoka Chenzira is developing an innovative sci-fi multimedia (film, gaming, social media) project called HERadventure. I'll be interviewing her in a little bit about both her teaming with Cleage as well as on this newly-announced HERadventure project. In the meantime, the press release says it all... ...
- 1/10/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
On Monday, we announced the exciting news that filmmaker and professor Ayoka Chenzira had partnered with acclaimed best-selling author Pearl Cleage to bring her novels to the screen, in what has been dubbed The Pearl Cleage Film Project (www.pearlcleagefilmproject.com). The two Pearl Cleage novels that will get first looks are also 2 of her most popular: Babylon Sisters, which was featured on Essence's Book Club list, and What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, which was an Oprah's Book Club selection and stayed on the New York Times Best Seller list for nine weeks. I'm working to get interviews with both Cleage and Chenzira to expound...
- 8/22/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
We often lament the lack of novels by black authors attracting film producer interest - especially in Hollywood. So it's always wonderful to learn about initiatives like this one. Just how fantabulous is this? Courtesy of an email I just received from Bridgett Davis, professor at New York's Baruch College, and filmmaker as well (see Naked Acts, 1996)... I'll just give you the news for now, and we'll return later for a much more comprehensive look at this: Professor Ayoka Chenzira Partners with Pearl Cleage to Produce New Film Project New York Times best-selling author Pearl Cleage... has teamed up with award-winning filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira, Ph.D.,...
- 8/20/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Julie Dash's classic Daughters of the Dust turns 21 this year. The Black Women Film Network kicks off its Black Women Film Festival by celebrating this groundbreaking film. The original print will be shown at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, June 14 at 7pm. For tickets visit Landmark Cinema or www.blackwomenfilm.org. And by the way, Julie Dash herself will be present for the screening, and will be introduced by Dr. Ayoka Chenzira. A Q&A session will follow. For more information on the Black Women Film Festival, June 14-17 or the Black Women Film Network, visit www.blackwomenfilm.org or call 404-272-3385. The Black Women Film...
- 6/3/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
In case you haven’t heard… today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day!
And while you can visit the International Women’s Day website (Here) to network and learn about or share related news, events, resources, and much more, here at Shadow And Act, I’m making my small contribution to celebrate the occasion with a survey… yes, I’m making you work on International Women’s Day
But I think you’ll like the question and find it easy enough to answer, so here it goes… list your top 5 black feminist/black woman-centered films. Like I said, easy enough, right?
I suspect we’ll see some mentions of Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, Kasi Lemmons’ Eve’s Bayou, Cheryl Dunye’s Watermelon Woman, or Ayoka Chenzira’s Alma’s Rainbow, or maybe even Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, or really almost all of Tyler Perry’s films.
And while you can visit the International Women’s Day website (Here) to network and learn about or share related news, events, resources, and much more, here at Shadow And Act, I’m making my small contribution to celebrate the occasion with a survey… yes, I’m making you work on International Women’s Day
But I think you’ll like the question and find it easy enough to answer, so here it goes… list your top 5 black feminist/black woman-centered films. Like I said, easy enough, right?
I suspect we’ll see some mentions of Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust, Kasi Lemmons’ Eve’s Bayou, Cheryl Dunye’s Watermelon Woman, or Ayoka Chenzira’s Alma’s Rainbow, or maybe even Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, or really almost all of Tyler Perry’s films.
- 3/8/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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