Nov 12, 2009

In America, a kid drops out of school every 9 seconds. What if they didn’t? This is the compelling question behind award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio’s newest project TEN9EIGHT, a thought provoking film which tells the inspirational stories of several inner city teens (of differing race, religion, and ethnicity) from Harlem to Compton and all points...

Oct 22, 2009

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 conversation with her, and hope you will, too. TBBO:...

Oct 15, 2009

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 conversation. Enjoy! TBBO: What movie influenced you...

Oct 15, 2009

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 about the real people that build the film...

Oct 15, 2009

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 found out in the short talk! Enjoy The...

Aug 26, 2009

One day, I got a direct message on Twitter from one of our followers, letting us know about a deal that was coming. This is not uncommon for us, but the source was. This wasn’t an agent, or manager, or actor, or contributing blogger, it was producer Will Packer, talking about a deal for a new movie based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book...

May 7, 2009

Today’s exclusive Conversation is with Kendra Carter, Director of NBC Universal Talent Diversity Initiatives. Kendra develops, produces, and supervises talent diversity initiatives for NBC. Most notable, NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity nationwide talent search, Short Cuts Film Festival, various talent scholarships and talent showcases. These programs create...

“The Conversation” is an ongoing series of interviews with fascinating people. This week, Troy Bernier and Eric Swain, active and early Black Box Office members and creators of “Longevity”, a 10-part original web series they wrote, directed, and produced. (Check out Episode one, to refresh your memory) In this conversation, we learn a bit...

When the 90′s started, you could really feel the beginning of a brand new movement comprised of independent filmmakers whose entrance on the scene seemed to announce a changing of the guard … a new movement where new movies crafted by independent filmmakers included the voices and visions of black artists . In January 1990 there was one movie in...