
Festivals & Awards
10 Upcoming Films That Could Shake Up Oscar Season
A look at ten films coming in the next few weeks that could still be Oscar contenders.
A look at ten films coming in the next few weeks that could still be Oscar contenders.
A look at who could be nominated for Best Director at the upcoming Oscars.
A news story highlighting the films in the Black Perspectives program, including acclaimed works like Bad Hair, One Night in Miami, MLK/FBI, and Farewell Amor.
A recap of the screenings and events at the 2015 Middleburg Film Festival.
Highlights of the live-action portion of 2015's D23, featuring "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Captain America: Civil War," and more!
At a panel hosted by Chaz Ebert, journalists and film industry members shared their thoughts on empathy.
"Selma" director Ava DuVernay and star David Oyelowo discuss their collaboration at the Film Independent Directors Close-Ups.
A highlights piece of the 2014 Urbanworld Film Festival with a focus on "Beyond the Lights," "Addicted" and "Selma."
Missing Roger's Oscars prognostications and his top ten lists. And making a list of my own.
The Oscars race has hit a holiday lull. It's a good time to pause and take stock of nominations.
By all accounts, 2013 has been a striking year for black film directors. But is the real story about black directors working in television?
Critics groups from around the country are giving awards. What impact do these awards have on the Oscar race, and how useful are they as predictors?
Matthew McConaughey talks about how he is dealing with the Oscar buzz around his "Dallas Buyers Club" performance.
"12 Years a Slave" and "The Butler" are part of a valuable subgenre of American film that dramatizes the fallacy of "Black respectability"—the notion that if African-Americans will only speak, dress and behave in a certain way, discrimination won't affect them, and they'll reap the American dream.
Lee Daniels, the director of "Lee Daniels' The Butler," discusses his personal stakes in the story and working with Forest Whitaker on the way the character grows and changes.
Jenji Kohan on why she can write women of color; a campaign to save drive-in theaters; Danny Boyle's 15 rules of moviemaking; Lee Daniels on how racism impacted funding for "The Butler"; memoirist Laura Bogart on writing and anger.