Nate Parker’s ‘American Skin’ Added to Venice Film Festival Slate
The L.A.-set drama is Parker’s first feature since 2016’s “The Birth of a Nation”
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Paul Benjamin, ‘Do The Right Thing’ Actor, Dies at 81
Benjamin also appeared in “Across 110th Street,” “Escape From Alcatraz” and “The Station Agent”
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Black Filmmakers From the ’90s Call Out Hollywood Prejudice and Getting Stuck in ‘Director’s Jail’
“It’s like they set us up to fail — all they wanted was to be able to pat themselves on the back like they did something,” Darnell Martin tells The New York Times
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Spike Lee Says Hollywood Should ‘Shut It Down’ and Boycott Georgia
“You’ve got to be on the right side of history, and the state of Georgia and those other states, they’re wrong,” filmmaker says
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‘See You Yesterday’ Film Review: Sprightly Teen Time-Travel Comedy Reveals Dark Truths
Tribeca 2019: What starts as a “Back to the Future” homage eventually becomes a look at police violence against black Americans
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TheWrap Lands 14 SoCal Journalism Awards Nominations, Including Best Website
L.A. Press Club will announce the winners at June 30 ceremony
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John Singleton Appreciation: Pioneering Storyteller Who Anticipated the Black Lives Matter Era
The filmmaker was passionate about disrupting overwhelming whiteness on screen by highlighting the diverse world we live in
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John Singleton in ICU After Suffering a Stroke
The two-time Oscar nominee wrote and directed films like “Boyz n the Hood”
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Twitter Meme Turns ‘Green Book’ Into Well-Meaning But Racist White Person
“Some of Green Book’s best friends are black movies” jokes NBC reporter Alex Seitz-Wald
