Oct 11, 2011
James Reynolds is an extremely important part of television history. If you don't know James Reynolds then you should take a few minutes to read this.
Feb 4, 2010
Tweet A mother, the author of 25 books, the publisher of over 200 books by 60 authors, a producer, a screenwriter, owner of a record label, and the leader of a mental sexual revolution, Zane is what a 21st century businesswoman looks and sounds like. With all of these duties, she does a great job at maintaining a...
Tweet Shawn Levy is set to produce the children’s book, The Berestain Bears. The Berestain Bears is a series of books whose subject matters deal with real life childhood issues, character building and education. The books are generally stage one readers and are usually part of building a child’s first...
Tweet We first heard of this short from Latoya Peterson, at Racialicious. Her review intrigued us and like her, hoped the creator Wesley Du would share it, on the web. Today, Latoya responsibly moderates a thought provoking discussion about the short that has been posted on YouTube, and ask the viewer “How...
Oct 28, 2009
Tweet Maxwell Addae is a young writer/director based in Los Angeles, CA who is finalizing his premiere short film “The Man in the Glass Case” for festival release. From acquiring his BFA in Film and through his personal projects, a wealth of information about budgeting time and money was learned. He takes that...
Tweet By DAVE MCNARY Minorities, seniors and female actors have achieved few gains in the number of film and TV roles in recent years, according to casting stats just released by the Screen Actors Guild. “The diverse and multicultural world we live in today is still not accurately reflected in the portrayals...
Oct 23, 2009
Tweet According to Variety’s BFDealmemo Mr. Blomkamp will direct another science fiction film to begin production in 2010. Blomkamp says: “MRC is letting me make the film I want to make and that is by far the most important thing here,” he said. “The film will hopefully be commercial, but it is very much...
Tweet Tyler Perry gives an interview on 60 minutes this Sunday where he talks about his career, upcoming projects, and his future. Here is a clip where he defends himself against accusations from colleague Spike Lee, of taking Black cinema back to the days of Amos and Andy. Some people say Spike Lee is jealous....
Oct 22, 2009
Tweet Today we caught up with the very busy Aida Rodriguez. Aida is a fast rising star in the world of comedy. Hailing from the multi-cultural enclave of Miami, this bi-lingual Puerto Rican/Dominican Comedic Actress/Writer has her eyes on the prize and is quickly on her way to obtaining it. We really enjoyed our...
Oct 15, 2009
Tweet Lois Chada is the New Projects Manager for 1066 Productions and a good friend of The Black Box Office. One of the most polite people we know, she works on casting and production projects around the globe. We were able to sync up our international schedules and catch up recently. To follow is part of that...
Oct 15, 2009
Tweet The Conversation is a segment of www.TheBlackBoxOffice.com where we turn the spotlight on the community of movie makers and movie lovers. Everyone from movers and shakers in the financial world to bloggers. From mommies to moguls. The conversation is about YOU. It’s about every film lover. It’s...
Oct 15, 2009
Tweet From the day we first went online, Paul Perkins has been a supporter. For 11 years, Paul’s been reviewing films of all kinds. Paul owns and runs The King’s Room and always has a really interesting range of film interests. We talked to Paul to get to know the man, and we were surprised at what we...
Tweet Beyonce tells billboard that she is thinking about her own fitness Wii game. “I’d like to get involved in videogames since I really love Wii Fit,” the singer was quoted as saying. “I think it would be a great idea to incorporate choreography because for me my workout is way more fun...
Oct 9, 2009
Tweet Today we visited our friend Issa Rae and found this under her WTF? post. We love this part of her blog and wanted to share this post with you! Issa writes: I’m pretty intrigued by what films are killing the box office overseas. As a filmmaker and aspiring producer, it helps me gain some perspective about...