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08/03/2022

‘All Rise’ for actress Simone Missick, now executive producer of hit show

'All Rise' for Simone Missick!

By Zon D’Amour, Contributing Writer | Los Angeles Sentinel In the opening scene for the third season of “All Rise,” viewers are made to believe that Lola Carmichael, played by […]

08/02/2022

Opinion: Mary Alice Should Have Been A Household Name. But She Wasn't A Part Of White Hollywood.

The great Mary Alice....

The Tony Award winner, who passed away Thursday, led an acting career that never quite reached the height of her talents. This wasn't her fault: Hollywood is built this way.

06/13/2022

Downtown Urban Arts Festival 2022 - Building for the Arts

Downtown Urban Arts Festival 2022. https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/downtown-urban-arts-festival-2022/?fbclid=IwAR327Hycsf_9IgHNh5VLoXYi5LBUz_khpP_8OUSCC8J6h0kUMixHHpOx4ag

Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) is a five-week annual multi-disciplinary arts event with cultural offerings in theater, film, music and poetry held during the spring at renowned venues in downtown Manhattan, NYC. DUAF treats New Yorkers, East Coasters and tourists to the best of new groundbreaki...

06/13/2022

Downtown Urban Arts Festival 2022 - Building for the Arts

https://bfany.org/theatre-row/shows/downtown-urban-arts-festival-2022/?fbclid=IwAR327Hycsf_9IgHNh5VLoXYi5LBUz_khpP_8OUSCC8J6h0kUMixHHpOx4ag

Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) is a five-week annual multi-disciplinary arts event with cultural offerings in theater, film, music and poetry held during the spring at renowned venues in downtown Manhattan, NYC. DUAF treats New Yorkers, East Coasters and tourists to the best of new groundbreaki...

06/13/2022

Trekking Through TV: The Past and Future of TV Writing

Treking through TV: The past and future of TV Writing.

The ISA Events page is a listing of screenwriting / screenplay events worldwide including the ISA's own Third Thursdays monthly mixers. ISAConnect Members receive a minimum $5 off all event fees over $20. Event organizers post for no upfront charge and pay only when the page records entries.

06/01/2022

‘Star Wars’ Defends Moses Ingram Against Racist Harassment From ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Viewers

We're in a post-racial society they say.

The franchise stepped in to support the actor, telling fans, “Don’t choose to be racist.”

05/23/2022

Lorraine Hansberry Statue to Be Unveiled in Times Square

Lorraine Hansberry Statue to be Unveiled in Times Square.
https://bway.ly/dzd637?fbclid=IwAR1s0q7HUxOGSW81uG0fY6h9PpCO4CrDo8JNQGvFh3VPOw-Irm-DYUYTGik#https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/19/arts/design/lorraine-hansberry-statue-times-square.html

A life-size likeness of the pioneering playwright will be unveiled in June as part of a new initiative to honor her legacy.

05/20/2022

Stono: On Demand | 2021-22 Season | New Victory Theater

Stream Step Afrika! STONO now until May 22!

Stono fills the stage with music and dance to honor the artistry and activism borne out of the body as a percussive instrument. Streaming through 5/22!

05/18/2022

FYI this Saturday for the Youth!

04/20/2022

Reel Impact: Movies and TV That Changed History: 'The Birth of a Nation' – Writing Lies with Lightning

Movies That Change History- Birth of a Nation.

Frank Deese explores how the NAACP, only a few years old in 1915 and dealing mostly with local issues in the South, mobilized nationwide protests with other prominent leaders against theaters showing D.W. Griffith's blockbuster film 'The Birth of a Nation' turning it into an efficient and effective....

04/06/2022

Dream in Color grant. https://fb.watch/cdsz3ggE_0/

03/29/2022

Will Smith, Ariana DeBose And Questlove Nab Big And Historic Wins During 2022 Oscars - Shadow and Act

Beyond the Slap- Historic wins at the 2022 Oscars.
https://shadowandact.com/will-smith-ariana-debose-and-questlove-nab-big-and-historic-wins-during-2022-oscars?item=4

The 94th Academy Awards took place Sunday night and featured some historic winners during the ceremony. The night saw the likes of Will Smith, Ariana DeBose and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson take home Oscars in historic fashion. Smith won Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the father of....

03/23/2022

NAACP Report Finds Hollywood’s Scarcity of Black Executives Has Created A Culture “Harming The African American Community”

NAACP report on the scarcity of Black Executives in Hollywood. https://deadline.com/2022/03/naacp-hollywood-black-executives-report-2022-1234974799/

A new report from the Hollywood Bureau of the NAACP has found that the scarcity of Black executives in Hollywood has led to a plethora of films and TV shows that “are harming the African American c…

03/21/2022

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02/14/2022

New York gives Robert De Niro-backed movie studio the green light

Robert Deniro & Co are opening a new mega-studio in Queens.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/robert-de-niro-wildflower-studios/index.html

A sprawling $600-million movie studio led by Hollywood star Robert De Niro has been given the go-ahead by New York planning authorities.

02/08/2022

Denzel Washington just broke his own Oscar nominations record

Congrats Denzel. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/entertainment/denzel-washington-oscar-academy-award-record-cec/index.html

Denzel Washington picked up his tenth Academy Award nomination, this time for best actor in "The Tragedy of Macbeth" -- making him the most nominated Black actor in Oscar history.

02/01/2022

Prentice Penny To Direct & Exec Produce Adaptation Of Jerry Craft’s Graphic Novel ‘New Kid’ For Universal; Taps Eli Wilson Pelton To Write The Script

Prentice Penny will direct and exec produce "New Kid" . https://deadline.com/2022/02/prentice-penny-to-direct-adaptation-of-new-kid-graphic-novel-for-universal-1234924137/

Prentice Penny (Insecure, Uncorked) has signed on to direct an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel New Kid for Universal Pictures, tapping Eli Wilson Pelton (Insecure, Bridge…

01/26/2022

'Saint X' Television Adaptation Set At Hulu, Dee Rees To Direct And Executive Produce - Shadow and Act

Check Out This Article: 'Saint X' Television Adaptation Set At Hulu, Dee Rees To Direct And Executive... https://shadowandact.com/saint-x-television-adaptation-set-at-hulu-dee-rees-to-direct-and-executive-produce

Dee Rees will serve as director and executive produce for Hulu's upcoming series Saint X , based on the book of the same name by Alexis Schaitkin-- Shadow and Act has confirmed. The show hails from ABC Signature. The series is a sprawling tale involving a young woman's death that is only the tip of....

01/22/2022

Spike Lee to Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award From Directors Guild

Spike Lee to be honored by The Directors Guild. https://www.theroot.com/spike-lee-to-be-honored-with-lifetime-achievement-award-1848384320?fbclid=IwAR0aMJf2wKSoKeWzuHY7wpFIhO4YuaT_DXHByR1EKNhGD9n7-x5Ma_oMgsE

The Directors Guild of America will present Spike Lee with a Lifetime Achievement Award at its ceremony on March 12.

01/08/2022

Academy Award Winner Sidney Poitier Dies At Age 94: Reports

RIP to the great, legendary Sidney Poitier. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sydney-poitier-dies_n_586d44d5e4b0eb58648ba9b5?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

The trailblazer won an Academy Award for his work in 1964.

12/28/2021

Eddie Murphy Inks Three-Picture, First-Look Film Deal With Amazon Studios - Shadow and Act

Eddie Murphy inks 3-picture deal with Amazon Studios. https://shadowandact.com/eddie-murphy-inks-three-picture-first-look-film-deal-with-amazon-studios

Amazon Studios has announced its new three-picture and first-look film deal with Eddie Murphy . Under the deal, Murphy will star in three Amazon Studios films as well as develop original films for Amazon Studios and Prime Video. He will also have the potential to star in these projects. Murphy's dea...

11/17/2021

The Black TV & Film Collective Merges With The Parity Project

The Black TV & Film Collective Merges With The Parity Project
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/the-black-tv-film-collective-parity-project-1235110793/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=810088ac-b3af-4b20-a392-024da3923928

The Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) is merging with The Parity Project, a data-driven organization founded by Black Writers Guild of America (WGA) union members. Both parties, who have worke…

11/10/2021

Will Smith Paid 'King Richard' Cast Bonuses To Make Up For Film Releasing In Theaters And On Streaming On Same Day - Shadow and Act

Nice Will Smith...https://shadowandact.com/will-smith-paid-king-richard-cast-bonuses-to-make-up-film-releasing-in-theaters-and-on-streaming-at-same-tiime

Will Smith made sure his King Richard co-stars got paid what they're worth. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Smith dove into his own pockets to pay bonuses to the King Richard cast after WarnerMedia began using the day-to-date release model. The bonuses were to compensate for the amount of mone...

11/05/2021

AFM: Black Filmmakers Look to Capitalize on International Demand for More Diverse Stories

AFM: Black Filmmakers Look to Capitalize on International Demand for More Diverse Stories
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/afm-2021-black-stories-going-mainstream-1235042193/=6387ee2f2e31a188c95c21ddd63a1d8f695da044f3b63efb68c7c6f34d3bdecc

"As black content producers, find our 'Squid Game' and find those big projects that make studios realize that we are worth investing in."

11/04/2021

AFM: Will the Box Office Bounce-Back Help Indies?

AFM: Will the Box Office Bounce-Back Help Indies?
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/afm-2021-independent-films-box-office-struggles-1235041550/=6387ee2f2e31a188c95c21ddd63a1d8f695da044f3b63efb68c7c6f34d3bdecc

Studio blockbusters like 'Dune', 'No Time To Die' and 'Venom 2' dominate the box office, while independent and specialty titles struggle to draw a theatrical audience.

10/15/2021

Why Hollywood Workers Are Threatening A Massive Strike

A walkout by film and TV crews on Monday would be the biggest private-sector strike in the U.S. in 14 years. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-hollywood-workers-are-threatening-to-strike_n_6169c42ae4b079111a49c4bc?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

Matthew Loeb, president of the IATSE union, says film and TV crews are burnt out on long days and no rest — and the streaming era has made it worse.

09/27/2021

Support! Conch Shell Productions presentation of
"AFTERSHOCKS"- Caribbean-American stories post-pandemic Online Screenings- October 14-16th!

09/27/2021

2021 Tony Awards: The Complete Winners List

2021 Tony's Complete Winner's List https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2021-tony-awards-winners_n_6150c58be4b03d83bad48fcd

The much-delayed ceremony will honor the musicals and plays that opened in a Broadway season cut short by the pandemic.

09/22/2021

Melvin Van Peebles, Pioneering Black Filmmaker, Dead At 89

Rest in Peace, film pioneer Melvin Van Peebles!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/melvin-van-peebles-filmmaker-dead_n_614ba70ee4b01dff4b69012a

The groundbreaking director ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced many filmmakers.

09/14/2021

Toronto: ‘Attica’ Director Talks Reframing American History With Black Experience

'Attica’ Director Stanley Nelson talks reframing American History With Black Experience.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toronto-attica-director-reframing-american-history-black-experience-1235012263/

"We now can't deny it," Stanley Nelson said of African American stories like the 1971 Attica prison rebellion that he chronicles in Showtime's 'Attica,' which has premiered at TIFF.

09/10/2021

TIFF 2021: All the highlights from the 10-day film festival

TIFF 2021: All the highlights from the 10-day festival. Sept. 9-18, 2021 https://twitter.com/i/events/1422191366818308105

The 46th annual Toronto International Film Festival returns September 9 through September 18 with an in-person and digital presence featuring close to 200 films from around the world and events with acclaimed industry guests. Attendees are required to show proof of full vaccination or to provide a n...

09/08/2021

Michael K. Williams Critic’s Appreciation – The Hollywood Reporter - FREE REACTOR

RIP to the one and only, Michael K. Williams
https://freereactor.com/2021/09/07/michael-k-williams-critics-appreciation-the-hollywood-reporter/

My favorite scene in The Wire is partially built on a lie. It’s the second-season sequence in which Omar Little is put on the witness stand and shady lawyer Maurice Levy tries to assault his credibility. Omar turns the tables on Levy by declaring that they’re both part of the same hypocrisy, fam...

09/03/2021

Lashana Lynch Joins Viola Davis And Thuso Mbedu In 'The Woman King' Film On Dahomey Amazons - Shadow and Act

More news on "The Woman King" film... https://shadowandact.com/lashana-lynch-joins-viola-davis-and-thuso-mbedu-in-the-woman-king-film-on-dahomey-amazons

Lashana Lynch has been tapped to star in TriStar's The Woman King . She joins the previously-announced Voila Davis and The Underground Railroad 's Thuso Mbedu. Gina Prince-Bythewood is the director. Dana Stevens wrote the original screenplay and did a rewrite with Prince-Bythewood. As we reported ba...

09/01/2021

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions Moves Overall TV Deal to Universal

Jordan Peele's MonkeyPaw TV deal moves to Universal.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jordan-peele-monkeypaw-productions-overall-tv-deal-universal-1235006822/

The 'Us' and 'Get Out' filmmaker previously had a first-look pact at Amazon.

08/30/2021

‘Candyman’ Wasn’t Available to Stream When It Opened in Theaters. Did That Make a Big Difference?

Congrats Director Nia Da Costa! https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/candyman-box-office-theatrical-only-release-1235051346/

“Candyman,” the updated take on Clive Barker’s terrifying urban legend, continues a positive pandemic-era box office trend: It’s the latest theatrical-only offering to beat …

08/26/2021

Tracee Ellis Ross and Kenan Thompson Weigh in on the State of the Black Family Sitcom and Shepherding the Next Generation

Tracee Ellis Ross and Kenan Thompson Weigh in on the State of the Black Family Sitcom and Shepherding the Next Generation
https://variety.com/2021/tv/features/tracee-ellis-ross-kenan-thompson-blackish-state-of-sitcom-1235028869/

Some people get upset when you toss around the world “icon” too freely, but “veteran” doesn’t seem strong enough to describe either Tracee Ellis Ross or Kenan Thompson…

08/10/2021

A Snapple Corner Story – Directed by A$AP Ferg

Check out "A Corner Story"-- short film by ASAP Ferg. Sponsored by Snapple.
https://youtu.be/i3laIb5Rplo

Join A$AP Ferg and Snapple as they shine a light on bodega culture and the important role that corner stores play in their communities.The film features stor...