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Guess Whos Coming to Dinner -1967 Starring Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, "Guess Whos Coming to Dinner" made major waves upon release as it was one of the first major motion pictures to depict an interracial marriage in a positive light. It came out the same year that the Supreme Court ruled on Loving v. Virginia, which struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage.  The Wiz - 1978 Diana Ross, as Dorothy, carries her dog Toto in a scene for the Universal Studi...

Robert Daniels spotlights some of the most innovative and exciting names in filmmaking today, armed with just-released wonders (Judas and the Black Messiah), indie standouts, and mammoth franchise entries coming right up.

Roma (2018)Netflix 2021 could be the year that Netflix finally wins big at the Oscars. David Fincher’s black-and-white heavyweight Mank, Spike Lee’s war epic Da 5 Bloods and Aaron Sorkin’s zippy courtroom drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 are among the frontrunners for Best Picture. Meanwhile, Chadwick Boseman’s spirited last performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom seems a shoo-in for Best Actor, just as Vanessa Kirby’s take on a grieving mother in Pieces of a Woman does for Best...

50 Movies That Address the History of Racism in America By Elona Neal, Stacker News On 1/31/21 at 9:00 AM EST Movies give us perspective and allow us to watch certain events play out in front of our eyes. They can be educational and entertaining, making proper representation a significant factor in filmmaking. Black representation in Hollywood was almost nonexistent in the early 20th century, and when images of African Americans were shown, they were given negative stereotypes and criticized...

Deep Inside Hollywood Together Together’ hits Sundance with Patti Harrison, Tig Notaro Together Together, a new comedy making its debut at the 2021 very online Sundance Film Festival, is another push forward for trans actors. The movie’s co-star, comedian Patti Harrison (Shrill), is a transgender comedian who’s already got a reputation for turning perceptions about comedy upside down. In TT, she plays opposite Ed Helms as a young loner who goes to work for him, and their growing relations...

Nia DaCosta talks about getting the call from Jordan Peele, her work on Top Boy and the very under-wraps sequel to Captain Marvel

A24 How do you define a Sundance film? With dreamy cinematography, quietly moving performances and an experimental edge, so many of the releases that have debuted in Park City, Utah, in recent years have gone on to launch careers, win Oscars and push Hollywood to change course. As we approach the showcase’s 2021 edition, which runs from January 28 to February 3, we look back on the 15 best movies of all time to have premiered at the festival and scooped one of its top prizes. 1. (2004) Unbear...

CinemaBlend Promising Young Woman, which after a 17-day exclusive showing in theaters is coming to premium video-on-demand, thanks to Universal’s exclusive deals with movie theaters. If you’re a Mulligan fan, you’re likely eager to pony up the $20 to see her latest, but there are a lot of Carey Mulligan movies readily available on streaming to enjoy as well. Let’s take a look at which films from the Oscar-nominated actress are available to watch on streaming and where you ca...

Top 20 Worst Films of 2020 (#20 – 11) Welcome, one and all, to my Movies Year in Review for 2020! I’m your host Jeremy Thomas, and today we’ll starting a look at the best and worst films of the past 12 months. Keep in mind that this list is meant to be my personal opinion and not a definitive list. You’re free to disagree; you can even say my list is wrong but stating that an opinion is “wrong” is just silly. With that in mind, let’s get right into it! My 2020 movies year in ...

The number of Black people working at Netflix has doubled over the last three years, but the company admits it has work to do when it comes to adding Latinx staffers to its ranks.