Lena Horne, singer, actress and dancer, passed away Sunday night at the age of 92. To learn more about her life and work, please go to the following links: New York Times National Public Radio
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Happy Mother's Day Weekend
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Iris Film Festival: May 1, 2010
The Iris Film Festival showcases films and videos of Indiana University students and people around Bloomington, Indiana. Now in it’s fourth year, the festival will take place on May 1 at 7:00 pm in Fine Arts 015. The festival will feature about 20 films entries chosen by a committee of Communication and Culture graduate students. … Read more »
XXV Black International Cinema Berlin, May 4-8, 2010
Fountainhead® Tanz Theater presents the 25th Annual Black International Cinema Berlin: A COMPLEXION CHANGE – International & Intercultural Diplomacy The Magical Oasis Cinema Experience in cooperation with Commissioner for Integration, District Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin Fountainhead® Tanz Theatre, Black International Cinema Berlin, The Collegium – Forum & Television Program Berlin, in association with Cultural Zephyr e.V. are… Read more »
Deadline Approaching for Academy's 2010 Nicholl Screenwriting Competition
The deadline to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 25th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition is Saturday, May 1, 2010. The Nicholl Fellowships competition is open to any individual who has not earned more than $5,000 from the sale or option of a screenplay or teleplay,… Read more »
Tribeca Film Festival, April 21st – May 2nd
Get ready for the 9th annual Tribeca Film Festival! The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 in a response to the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan. Featured in the festival this year are Earth Made of Glass, a new… Read more »
Samuel L. Jackson spends time in Bondy, France
Samuel L Jackson met young people in a poor Paris suburb on Tuesday, spotlighting deprived areas that France’s mainstream cinema is accused, like its politicians, of neglecting. Bondy, France is known for its large population of immigrants and has experienced racial conflict. In 2005, Bondy and other similar neighborhoods were hit by a series of… Read more »
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, April 17th-25th, 2010
Spring in Seattle: Balmy and mild climate, abundant blooms on flowering trees and shrubs, and the annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival. The LHAAFF provides provocative films from independent Black filmmakers and works about the African American experience. The festival features panel discussions, screenplay readings, matinee screenings for middle and high school youth and… Read more »
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis to Star on Broadway
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis are heading back to the stage where they will star in the Broadway revival of Fences. Washington will portray the role of Troy Maxson, a middle-aged sanitation worker and sharecropper’s son living in 1950s Pittsburgh. Davis will play his steadfast wife, Rose. The 13-week limited engagement will play the Cort… Read more »
17th Annual New York African Film Festival, April 7th to May 31st
New York City — The place to celebrate! The NYAFF kicks off their 17th annual festival today! The New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) was established in 1993 with our festival co-organizer, the Film Society of Lincoln Center. This flagship program of screenings and panel discussions was presented bi-annually until 1998 and is now an… Read more »