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Are we finally going to start seeing films from black directors that show a truly diverse view of black — and African - American — voices that stay the course and become part of the fabric of mainstream Hollywood?

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«What we hear often from companies is that people of color aren't applying,» says Mimi Fox Melton, director of community mobilization for Code2040, a nonprofit focused on developing black and Latinx leadership in tech.

When Fortune talked to them for this story, the two were fresh from their Black Corporate Directors Conference, which for 15 years has been an annual confab that's part power networking event and part activist training.

This strategy of searching for common ground before a meeting was particularly effective when a new contact was more obviously dissimilar from a director, for example when a young black woman meeting with an older white man spent time considering their career parallels before their get together.

Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue of diversity from many perspectives — as director of the office of federal contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration, as president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58 of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.

This week, we sit down with Hillsong United to discuss their upcoming documentary «Let Hope Rise» from filmmaker Michael John Warren (the director of Jay Z's «Fade to Black») and the global worship movement.

«It's definitely true that in many ways, white evangelicals and black Protestants or black evangelicals, or evangelicals from other racial and ethnic minorities have a lot in common,» the Pew Research Center's associate director, Greg Smith, told NPR for its exploration of the true number of evangelical voters.

Moonlight, which was adapted from the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue proves that with a compelling story, a visionary filmmaker (in this case, director Barry Jenkins) and talented cast, it's still possible to make movies that get recognition in modern Hollywood.

Recent and upcoming releases include the romance - horror hybrid Spring; the hotly - anticipated The Look Of Silence, Oppenheimer's companion piece to The Act Of Killing; The Connection, a 70's - set true crime epic and European flipside to William Friedkin's The French Connection starring Oscar ® winning Best Actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist); The Keeping Room, from director Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), based on Julia Hart's acclaimed Black List screenplay, starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington; the multiple Cannes award winning The Tribe, filmed entirely in Ukrainian Sign Language with a cast of deaf, non-professional actors; and a remastered re-release, in conjunction with Olive Films, of the 1981 disasterpiece Roar, the most dangerous film ever made, starring Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and a cast of 150 untrained lions, tigers and exotic animals.

Andrew Young, the executive director of Australian grain trader Plum Grove, said supply from the Black Sea was landing in traditional markets at $ US40 a tonne cheaper than Australian wheat of similar protein content.

From left to right: Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black, Georgia Organics Executive Director Alice Rolls, Cherokee County School District School Nutrition Director Tina Farmer, Georgia Department of Health Commissioner Dr. J. Patrick O'Neal, UGA Associate Dean for Extension Dr. Laura Perry Johnson, and Georgia State Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods.

Democrats for Education Reform President Shavar Jeffries, one of the charter school sector's most prominent black leaders, resigned from the Success Academy Charter Schools» board of directors earlier this summer after criticizing U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the vice president for administration and finance of CUNY's Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, Mary Coleman, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone President and CEO Kenneth Knuckles, Food Bank For New York President and CEO Margarette Purvis and Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Executive Director David Shuffler, will be honored by Rep. Jose Serrano and state Sen. Jose M. Serrano a Black History Month event; The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

Executive Director Greg Mays, former Gov. David Paterson and an official from an organization of black city firefighters, Vulcan Society Inc..

Progressive opposition to Diaz was splintered, with Elvin García, who served as de Blasio's Bronx borough director as well as his LGBTQ liaison, winning support from the Stonewall Democrats, while Amanda Farias, who has worked for Queens City Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley, snagged endorsements not only from the Jim Owles Club, but also from Planned Parenthood, Vote Pro Choice, the 504 Democrats, which advocates on disabilities issues, and Black Lives Matter New York.

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Besides from being famous as the ex-husband of Madonna and an accomplished movie director and screenwriter, Guy Ritchie has some major talents to brag about, one of which is represented by a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

«As a black woman myself, I was disheartened that black women have fewer options for healthier products when they are choosing from products specifically targeted to them,» says co-author Nneka Leiba, deputy director for research at EWG.

So, after my last trip to the cinema ended so well, I trucked back this week to check out the latest offering from Darren Aronofsky, the director of a slew of awesome flicks, Black Swan, The Fighter, Pi, Requiem for a Dream.

From his first great success in «MASH» to the wonderful «Cookie's Fortune» (1999), there are a lot of interlocking characters in his stories, and almost alone among white American directors he never forgets that a lot of black people live and work in town.

From pre-production to final cut, Jarecki follows the existential - minded director through the entire process of making a movie as Toback opens up to the camera to discuss a variety of deeply personal matters and explore just how they have manifested themselves in such films as Love and Money, The Big Bang, and Black and White.

This horrendously funny gross - out shocker from Lord of the Rings and King Kong director Peter Jackson is a brilliant black comedy and the ultimate gore movie.

That alone would be reason to get excited, and Coogler makes good on the landmark project's potential by featuring a predominantly black ensemble, casting some of the best young actors around — from Chadwick Boseman (who proved his dramatic chops playing James Brown, Jackie Robinson, and Thurgood Marshall in recent years) to Michael B. Jordan (even more buff, and twice as charismatic, than he appeared in the director's two previous features, «Fruitvale Station» and «Creed»)-- as well as such legends as Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett.

Despite the backstage turmoil, Brubaker was an acclaimed release and an Oscar - nominated, career - finale triumph for co-screenwriter Arthur A. Ross, creator of Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) and father of successful writer / director Gary Ross.

Related Reviews: Now in Theaters: Black Panther • Game Night • Ready Player One From the Director: The Hunger Games: Complete 4 - Film Collection Screenplay by Justin Haythe: Revolutionary Road • The Lone Ranger Jennifer Lawrence: mother!

Critics Consensus: It's sweetly amiable and solidly performed, but Black Nativity suffers from director Kasi Lemmons» heavy - handed treatment of its celebrated source material.

Critic Consensus: It's sweetly amiable and solidly performed, but Black Nativity suffers from director Kasi Lemmons» heavy - handed treatment of its celebrated source material.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967 - 1975 / Sweden, U.S.A. (Director: Göran Olsson)-- From 1967 to 1975, Swedish journalists chronicled the Black Power movement in America.

Director Kevin Macdonald runs through the making of Black Sea from developing the idea to finding the perfect sound effects for the film.

It's been nearly a decade since release of the last film in the Predator franchise — Predators, starring Adrien Brody and Alice Braga — but that's about to change with The Predator, a revival from The Other Guys and Iron Man 3 director Shane Black.

Ridley Scott's much anticipated prequel / sequel to his hit film Alien and the polarizing Prometheus will be moved from it's October release into the summer in August while «The Predator» will come out in March 2018 with the director of The Monster Squad and Shane Black returning to pare up for the sequel to the 1987 classic.

For all the talk of existential ennui and economic security among this cast of characters, the motivations of Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur ultimately ring clearest: He's shifting his Hollywood aspirations from the grime - crime of Tony Scott («Contraband» and «2 Guns») to the marriage of grandeur and intimacy preferred by Tony's brother, Ridley, in «White Squall,» «Black Hawk Down» or «Gladiator» (which also boasted «Everest» co-writer William Nicholson in its credits).

In honor of this week's release of «Black Panther,» the pick today is the previous film from director Ryan Coogler.

Elsewhere on the blog I review Black Orpheus (Criterion) and Orlando (Sony), and also released this week is L'enfance Nue (Criterion), the debut feature from French director Maurice Pialat, and this DVD debut includes Pialat's first film, the 1960 short L'amour existe, and the 1968 documentary Autor de L'enfance nue, among its supplements.

From British / Irish director Martin McDonagh, who'd already had massive transatlantic success with plays like «The Beauty Queen of Leenane» and «The Cripple of Inishmaan» and had already won an Academy Award for his short film «Six Shooter,» the hitman black comedy was not just the arrival of an exciting new director, but also marked a refreshing change of pace for Farrell, whose split personality of rugged charm, soulfulness and hair - trigger volatility found its most perfect vehicle to date.

The film comes from Creed director Ryan Coogler and screenwriter Joe Robert Cole, with Get On Up's Chadwick Boseman playing the iconic Wakandan protector, T'Challa, aka Black Panther.

Meanwhile, there's good and bad news for fans eagerly awaiting The Predator from director Shane Black.

«Amy» (July 3) This documentary film from director Asif Kapadia chronicles the life and career of late singer - songwriter Amy Winehouse, famous for her hits «Rehab,» «Tears Dry On Their Own,» and «Back To Black,» among others.

However, director Craig Johnson is from the camp of TV sitcom stars making solid indie films (See also: The Duplass Brothers), and Johnson co-wrote the script with Black Swan scribe Mark Heyman.

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Director Ryan Coogler, actors Lupita Nyong «o, Michael B. Jordan, Danai Gurira and Chadwick Boseman from Marvel Studios» «Black Panther» attend the San Diego Comic - Con International 2016 Marvel Panel in Hall H on July 23, 2016 in San... More

Set inside the mind of an 11 - year - old girl named Riley (Kaitlyn Dias), the latest from director Pete Docter (Up, Monsters, Inc.) focuses on the adventures of her emotions: Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith).

After making a striking debut with 2013's based - on - fact, tragically devastating drama Fruitvale Station and following that up with the stunning, Oscar - nominated Rocky spin - off Creed in 2015, the young writer / director was seemingly given the keys to the kingdom by Marvel as it pertained to Black Panther, the studio apparently feeling comfortable to let him do whatever he wanted with this story of an African superhero from the secluded fictionalized nation of Wakanda.

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Released: May 20th Cast: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice, Keith David Director: Shane Black (Iron Man 3) Why it's great: Birthed from»70s funk, covered in porn sleaze, and decorated with the English - language equivalent of shaggy neon carpet, this rollicking, Los Angeles - set noir is a comedy of groovy errors.

Ben - Hur Stars: Jack Huston (Ben - Hur), Toby Kebbell (Messala), Morgan Freeman (Sheik Liderim), Rodrigo Santoro (Jesus), Pilou Asbaek (Pontius Pilate), Nazanin Boniadi, Sofia Black D'Elia, Ayelet Zurer, Marwan Kenzari and James Cosmo Director: Timur Bekmambetov Scriptwriters: Keith Clarke and John Ridley from the novel «Ben - Hur: A Tale of the Christ» by Lew Wallace Composer: Mario Beltrami Cinematographer: Oliver Wood MGM Rating: R for violence including war, slavery, chariot racing Running Length: 125 minutes

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Production on Shane Black's The Predator is will underway in Vancouver and the director has shared another photo from the set.

Check out the latest teaser posters for the upcoming film «Men in Black III» aka Men in Black 3D from director Barry Sonnenfeld (Get Shorty, Men in Black II) stars Will Smith (Seven Pounds), Alice Eve (Dolly Dimple, Sex and the City 2), Tommy Lee Jones, Emma Thompson, Rip Torn and Josh Brolin.

In a press release the star said: «Marvel Studios» Black Panther is amazing, from its cast to its director»