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Today, Film Life announced that it is seeking exceptional narrative feature and documentary films made by or about people of African descent for consideration for the 18th annual ABFF (American Black…

I am a self-proclaimed film festival junkie. There is nothing better than the ambiance of all that is cinema. Festivals contain a plethora of events such as mixers, Q&A's, screenings, semin…

The 90s and early 2000s was a major era for Gregg Araki.  I would like to refer to it as the Araki Indie Era of cinema. Seriously. Gregg Araki was one of the most innovative independent filmmakers o…

Prepare to break out the tissues for this one, because the floodgates of tears will soon follow… It has been 15 years since The Best Man (1999) debuted on the Hollywood screen and the reunion could n…

From Essence.com There's still time to become the next top filmmaker. On November 1st, ESSENCE invited aspiring filmmakers to showcase their own inspiring images reflecting the truths and triumph…

I would like to share with you an interview I conducted with Ava Duvernay a few years ago when her film I Will Follow premiered at the North Carolina Black Film Festival in Wilmington, NC.  I ran a …

I once ran a couple of film blogs and had a weekly recurring series called Trailer Trash.  It comprised of film clips from my favorite movies recut into completely different genres!  For example, the…

Lee Daniels presents a film directed by Sean Baker, about a hustler named Lucky isn't so lucky when he unexpectedly finds out he has a son he never knew.  He is now in the uncompromising position…

Believe it or not there are Black female filmmakers who are creating horror films and have an eminent voice in the horror film community. Tananarive Due and Kristina Leath-Malin spoke with us as we …

Tananarive Due is the Cosby Chair in the Humanities at Spelman College. She also teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Antioch University Los Angeles. The American Book Award winner and NAAC…

ESSENCE wants to know: Are you ready to be the next top filmmaker? The #1 media brand for African-American women has chronicled Black women's stories for more than 40 years with a strong legacy o…

Philadelphia, February 22, 2014: Philly Loves Women In Horror We are happy to announce the one of a kind, second annual Philadelphia Women in Horror Month event, Philly Loves Women In Horror schedul…

As a fan of both the book and film version of The Shining , there are a few differences between the two.  Besides Kubrick's more subdued characterization and focus on the psychological horror of …

Ever wonder why Black characters in horror movies are never really diverse? At a very early age, I came to terms with the stereotypical characters in horror films. That definitely includes an under…

One of the most exciting things about being an undergraduate in college was discovering that I could turn my passion, interests, and hobbies into serious, introspective research projects. With guidan…

You don’t have to be a fan of Jay-Z to enjoy the insightfully entertaining documentary, Made in America . But chances are, even if you don’t dig his music, this film will make you a Hova believer …

So I screened "Gravity" earlier this week. Yes, I thought the cinematography was excellent, and yes, it definitely delivered on the thrills and chills. But no, I did not have a "come …

As a first wave-Millenial, I'm not entirely well versed on just how much 1970s Blaxsploitation, in particular the genre's horror re-interpretations have struck a chord with the mass film goin…

I’m not much of a scaredy cat. Seriously. I remember watching Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13th movies as a child and instead of feeling frightened I was laughing at the stilted performances and c…

Childhood reflection is merely a collection of moments. It's the brain's way of scrap booking. As you get older, you're more likely to sustain a long-term memory of both joyful experience…