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ABOVE PHOTO: David Oyelowo (center) in a scene from Selma. Interview with Kam Williams David Oyelowo (pronounced – “oh-yellow-oh”) is a classically-trained stage actor who is working successfully and simultaneously in film, television and theater, and has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after talents. He was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for his stirring…

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UPDATE from the filmmaker, Ava DuVernay, who shared the following on Twitter, when asked about “Selma’s” SAG shut-out (or at least, what appeared to be a shut-out): “Film not done in time for nominating screeners. All good.”  Surprises? I really expected David Oyelowo would make the cut, especially after all the praise his performance as…

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By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act  A brilliant overview of the last century of film poster art that … every student of African-American history and culture should experience.’ – Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Just in time for the holidays, a new book for that cinephile on your shopping list that I may actually pick…

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As reported by the Huffington Post last week, four of CNN’s hosts are at the center of fiery criticism after boldly expressing their support of protests associated with the deaths of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager that was gun downed by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer, and Eric Garner, an unarmed black male that…

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Interview with Kam Williams Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Gates has authored 17 books and created 14 documentary films, including Finding Your Roots,…

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By Kendall Alexander The third time is definitely the charm when it comes to honing serious directorial and screenwriting chops for funny man Chris Rock in the new film, “Top Five.”  Centered on comedian turned b-list actor Andre Allen (Rock) he is working the media circuit to promote a new controversial movie in which he…

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ABOVE PHOTO: David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King in a still from Selma. By Jake Coyle associated press NEW YORK — The American Film Institute on Monday named the coming-of-age tale “Boyhood,” the sci-fi epic “Interstellar” and the civil-rights drama “Selma” among its top movies of the…

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associated press NEW YORK — Someone other than Kanye West is confirming his visionary status. The superstar rapper will receive the Visionary Award next month at the BET Honors. West – who has called himself a visionary and more – will be one of five luminaries honored at the eighth annual event, to be hosted…

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A family’s battle for control of a music legacy From Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Precious) and Emmy Award winner Danny Strong (Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Game Change), comes “Empire,” a sexy and powerful new drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner in a scene from Black and White. By Tambay A. Obenson Shadow and Act.com Relativity obviously sees Academy Award potential in the film, as the company will release the Kevin Costner/Octavia Spencer drama Black or White in a limited engagement, starting, December 3, 2014, to qualify for awards…

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