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AAFCA Hails 2016 As The Best Year For Blacks In Cinema
An article about the African-American Film Critic's Association's announcement that 2016 is the best year for Blacks in cinema.
An article about the African-American Film Critic's Association's announcement that 2016 is the best year for Blacks in cinema.
Was Spike Lee's "The Original Kings of Comedy" red-lined? Lee doesn't think so. His concert film starring four black comedians opened last Aug. 18 to astonishingly good business, and some believed it was prevented from winning the number one spot at the nation's box office because it was released on only 847 screens, grossing $11 million. The weekend's winner, "The Cell," was on 2,411 screens, grossing $17.5 million.
