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Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates – P

Continuing our celebration of 100 Years of Black Cinema, the next part of “Within Our Gates”, an early work of one...

Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates – Part 5
posted on: Feb 5, 2010 | author: blackboxoffice

Oscar Micheaux’s Lying Lips ...

Continuing our look at 100 years of Black Cinema, here’s part 3 of another early work by Oscar Micheaux. Made in...

Oscar Micheaux’s Lying Lips – Part 3
posted on: Feb 5, 2010 | author: blackboxoffice

Oscar Micheaux’s Lying Lips ...

Continuing our look at 100 years of Black Cinema, here’s another early work by Oscar Micheaux. Made in 1939,...

Oscar Micheaux’s Lying Lips – Part 1
posted on: Feb 3, 2010 | author: blackboxoffice

Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates – P

Continuing our celebration of 100 Years of Black Cinema, a third part of “Within Our Gates”, an early work of one...

Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates – Part 3
posted on: Feb 3, 2010 | author: blackboxoffice

Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gat...

Continuing our celebration of 100 Years of Black Cinema, Part 2 of “Within Our Gates”, an early work of...

Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates – Part 2
posted on: Feb 2, 2010 | author: blackboxoffice

Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gat...

Released four years after D.W. Griffith’s “Birth Of A Nation”, Within Our Gates is a silent film...

Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates – Part 1
posted on: Feb 1, 2010 | author: blackboxoffice

African Cinema: Djibril Diop Mambéty&

In it’s fourth year, Black World Cinema is a showcase of seldom seen classic features and new films from around...

African Cinema: Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Hyenas playing July 2!
posted on: Jun 20, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

[CANNES] Hrithik Roshan and Barbara M...

(Mumbai) Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is screening his much-talked about film “Kites” with co-star...

[CANNES] Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori promoting ‘Kites’ – UPDATE!
posted on: May 15, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Bad idea #3,904,658,201: American Gla...

With an announcement apparently timed to support California’s proposal to legalize weed, Variety reports today...

Bad idea #3,904,658,201: American Gladiator – the movie
posted on: May 12, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Precious: Based on the novel “PUSH” b

There was some back and forth about this film, which isn’t rated yet, and will be released November 6. Mostly,...

Precious: Based on the novel “PUSH” by Sapphire – update!
posted on: May 8, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Youssou N’Dour: Return to Gorée

A musical road movie, Youssou N’Dour: Return to Gorée follows Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour’s...

Youssou N’Dour: Return to Gorée
posted on: Apr 6, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Ever seen “Chef”?

Chef! is a British sitcom starring comedian Lenny Henry (and based on an idea he had) that aired as twenty episodes...

Ever seen “Chef”?
posted on: Apr 1, 2009 | author: eddie_bbo

Have you seen “Black Joy”...

Directed by Anthony Simmons and starring Norman Beaton (who later became known from the TV series...

Have you seen “Black Joy”?
posted on: Apr 1, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Steve McQueen’s “Hunger&#...

HUNGER is the stunningly assured debut feature from Turner Prize-winning visual artist Steve McQueen. Winner of the...

Steve McQueen’s “Hunger”
posted on: Mar 17, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Movies That Made Us: FRIDAY!

“A lot can go down between Thursday and Saturday…” When you’re spotlighting important Black...

Movies That Made Us: FRIDAY!
posted on: Feb 27, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Movies That Made Us: Malcolm X

In the early 1990s, “Marketing Black” was very important in America. The biggest brand in the world was a...

Movies That Made Us: Malcolm X
posted on: Feb 26, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Movies That Made Us: Drop Squad

Drop Squad is a 1994 comedy about an underground militant group that kidnaps African-Americans who have sold out their...

Movies That Made Us: Drop Squad
posted on: Feb 24, 2009 | author: Exidor

Movies That Made Us: Putney Swope

“The changes I’m going to make will be minimal. I’m not gonna rock the boat. Rockin’ the...

Movies That Made Us: Putney Swope
posted on: Feb 23, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Movies That Made Us: Hollywood Shuffl...

If you were in film school or entering the entertainment industry in the late 80s or early 90s, you had a moment (or...

Movies That Made Us: Hollywood Shuffle
posted on: Feb 17, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Movies That Made Us: Basquiat

Here’s one of those strange films that makes the list even though it’s not exactly “Black...

Movies That Made Us: Basquiat
posted on: Feb 16, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Movies That Made Us: Love & Bask...

When we sat down and discussed what film were the best romantic films for the series, one movie title kept coming up...

Movies That Made Us: Love & Basketball
posted on: Feb 12, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice

Movies That Made Us: Daughters Of The...

Daughters of the Dust is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Julie Dash. It’s the story of three...

Movies That Made Us: Daughters Of The Dust
posted on: Feb 11, 2009 | author: blackboxoffice
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