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December 30, 2013 • This year's 11 top - grossing films starring black actors and by black directors almost doubles the number of last year's slate of comparable films.

Three years after the film exploded on contact, Chicago movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert used it on their popular TV show as Exhibit A for a serious discussion about why movies starring Black actors were mostly failing to find favour in white America.

Buirski illustrates these scenes of national consciousness - raising with snippets from race films, an American genre of interwar movies starring black actors and filmed for black audiences.

In this episode, we discuss the Royal Shakespeare Company's first production of Hamlet (2016) to star a black actor, the great Paapa Essiedu, as the melancholy...

While black superheroes have appeared in Marvel's films before, this entry stars a black actor in Chadwick Boseman, and features a predominantly black cast.

Not exact matches

This film, shot in black - and - white and starring French actor Jean Dujardin, was released in fewer than 2,000 theaters.

Set mostly in the fictional African nation of Wakanda, the film boasts a director and primary star who are both African - American men (director Ryan Coogler and actor Chadwick Boseman), while the cast also features numerous other notable black stars, such as Oscar winners Lupita Nyong» o and Forest Whitaker as well as Angela Bassett and Michael B. Jordan.

Black - ish is, in large part, the brainchild of actor and comedian Anthony Anderson, who is the show's star, narrator and executive producer.

Anthony can also be seen in the ABC sitcom, Black - ish, for which he was recently nominated for an Emmy ® award, in which he stars and produces, and which recently won two NAACP Image Awards for both Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.

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.

Young Ghanaian rising actor, Abraham Attah, has received yet another award, this time the rising star award, from the Black Film Critics Circle for his role in the movie, «Beasts of No Nation».

Daniel Kaluuya has appeared in two of the most influential movies in the past year — Get Out (which earned him a Best Actor nomination) and Black Panther — so it comes as no surprise that he looked like a total star at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

While the Black Brit has been tight - lipped in the past when it comes to his relationships, the star debuted his Idrissa Akuna Idris Elba OBE (/ ˈ ɪ d r ɪ s ˈ ɛ l b ə /, born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, producer, musician, and DJ.

This is really the actor's moment to shine after over a decade in the black wig, working that cape like America's Next Top Model, increasingly alluring visual - kei, Jrock star styling and short appearances in each of the films.

Handsomely mounted by Creed director Ryan Coogler and starring an enviable slate of black actors that makes cameoing comics godhead Stan Lee almost seem lost, the film is provocative and satisfying in ways that are long overdue, like its ornate, culturally dense production design and the deeper subtexts of honor, compassion and destiny.

Pairing the young star with two comic actors 10 years his senior (Jack Black and Steve Zahn), Saving Silverman followed in early 2001; with it, Biggs completed a triumverate of critical and commercial failures.Finding himself in need of a comeback at the ripe old age of 23, Biggs seemed poised to do just that later in the year, beginning with his reprisal of the bumbling post-adolescent Jim in American Pie 2.

«Hostiles» is a western with a solid pedigree: Adapted from a short story by the late screenwriter Donald E. Stewart («Missing»), it's written and directed by Scott Cooper («Crazy Heart,» «Black Mass») and stars Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike («Gone Girl»), the formidable Cherokee actor Wes Studi («The Last of the Mohicans»), and a terrific gallery of supporting players.

She won a Tony Award for her Broadway starring role in No Strings (1962) and later starred on the TV series Julia (1968 - 69), a TV breakthrough in that it was the first regular series to star (not co-star) a black actor.

Anthony has been nominated for 13 awards, 3 of which he won: Acapulco Black Film Festival's «Rising Star» in 2001, Black Movie Awards «Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role» in 2005 for Hustle and Flow and National Board of Review, USA's «Best Ensemble» for The Departed.

«Chadwick Boseman was only recently confirmed to be entering the Marvel universe as the emphatic superhero the Black Panther, and while such news left many a film fan scratching their heads as to who this young actor is, it should be a question that's easier to answer when James Brown biopic Get On Up has been released; such is the sheer brilliance of the electric performance by this talented star»... Read More»

The other actors starring this season are Andrea Riseborough («Birdman»), Andrew Gower («Outlander») and Kiran Sonia Sawar («Murdered by My Father») in the «Crocodile» episode; Georgina Campbell («Broadchurch»), Joe Cole («Peaky Blinders») and George Blagden («Versailles») in «Hang the DJ»; Maxine Peake («The Theory of Everything»), Jake Davies («A Brilliant Young Mind») and Clint Dyer («Sus») in «Metalhead»; Douglas Hodge («The Night Manager»), Letitia Wright («Black Panther»), Babs Olusanmokun («Roots») and Aldis Hodge («Straight Outta Compton») in «Black Museum»; and Jesse Plemons («Black Mass»), Cristin Milioti («How I Met Your Mother»), Jimmi Simpson («Westworld») and Michaela Coel («Chewing Gum») in «USS Callister.»

ET caught up with the 28 - year - old actor at the «Black Panther» premiere on Monday night, where he opened up about his Oscar nomination and starring in the new Marvel film, which hits theaters on Feb. 16.

«The Imitation Game» star Benedict Cumberbatch came under fire after using racist term «coloured» to address black actors on a PBS talk show, «Tavis Smiley».

by Walter Chaw The same kind of movie as Doug Liman's Mr. and Mrs. Smith but more so, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang marks the hyphenate debut of star screenwriter Shane Black, and it's the kind of movie his Last Action Hero would have been had they aimed it at adults (and cast actors).

Olivia Munn is an actor, author and activist and will next be seen on film, as the lead in the action - thriller Hummingbird and starring in Shane Black's The Predator opposite Keegan - Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown.

Actors Lupita Nyong «o, Chadwick Boseman and Letitia Wright star in the groundbreaking Marvel film Black Panther.

Along with his starring role in the upcoming Craig Brewer flick, «Black Snake Moan,» the veteran actor is also set to appear in the Stephen King horror film «1408,» the Doug Liman - directed sci - fi adventure «Jumper,» the thriller «Cleaner.»

Black Hat is a movie that relies on star power to make the film, Chris Hemsworth in the lead roll did a adamant job in his roll but he was about the only memorable actor in the film.

Black Panther, which stars actor Chadwick Boseman as the lead character T'Challa, made headlines for its 90 % African - American cast with the movie being based in Africa, Kenya.

Also in attendance at the party were Westworld «s James Marsden, Thor: Ragnarok «s Karl Urban, Star Trek: Discovery «s Sonequa Martin - Green, The Gifted «Jamie Chung and Stephen Moyer, The Orville «s Seth MacFarlane and Halston Sage, actor Zachary Levi, Once Upon a Time «s Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, and Dania Ramirez, Black Panther «s Chadwick Boseman, Sharknado «s Cassie Scerbo and Tara Reid, Supergirl «s Odette Annable, The Magicians «Olivia Taylor Dudley, Game of Thrones «Iwan Rheon and John Bradley - West, Power Rangers «Dacre Montgomery, American Gods «Ricky Whittle and Orlando Jones, Stranger Things «David Harbour, Spider - Man: Homecoming «s Tony Revolori, Doctor Who «s Peter Capaldi, Gotham «s Cory Michael Smith, Robin Lord Taylor, and Camren Bicondova, Midnight Texas «Arielle Kebbel, Jason Lewis, Sarah Ramos, and Francois Arnaud, The Last Ship «s Bridget Regan, comedian Ana Gasteyer, Planet of the Apes «Andy Serkis, Lucifer «s Tricia Helfer and Aimee Garcia, SNL «s Aidy Bryant, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency «s Hannah Marks, former Hawaii Five - 0 star Grace Park, Prison Break: Resurrection «s Sarah Wayne Callies, as well as David Arquette, and Lydia Hearst and Chris HardwStar Trek: Discovery «s Sonequa Martin - Green, The Gifted «Jamie Chung and Stephen Moyer, The Orville «s Seth MacFarlane and Halston Sage, actor Zachary Levi, Once Upon a Time «s Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, and Dania Ramirez, Black Panther «s Chadwick Boseman, Sharknado «s Cassie Scerbo and Tara Reid, Supergirl «s Odette Annable, The Magicians «Olivia Taylor Dudley, Game of Thrones «Iwan Rheon and John Bradley - West, Power Rangers «Dacre Montgomery, American Gods «Ricky Whittle and Orlando Jones, Stranger Things «David Harbour, Spider - Man: Homecoming «s Tony Revolori, Doctor Who «s Peter Capaldi, Gotham «s Cory Michael Smith, Robin Lord Taylor, and Camren Bicondova, Midnight Texas «Arielle Kebbel, Jason Lewis, Sarah Ramos, and Francois Arnaud, The Last Ship «s Bridget Regan, comedian Ana Gasteyer, Planet of the Apes «Andy Serkis, Lucifer «s Tricia Helfer and Aimee Garcia, SNL «s Aidy Bryant, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency «s Hannah Marks, former Hawaii Five - 0 star Grace Park, Prison Break: Resurrection «s Sarah Wayne Callies, as well as David Arquette, and Lydia Hearst and Chris Hardwstar Grace Park, Prison Break: Resurrection «s Sarah Wayne Callies, as well as David Arquette, and Lydia Hearst and Chris Hardwick.

Among reasons cited for the underrepresentation of blacks and other minorities in starring film and TV roles is a perceived resistance to nonwhite actors in foreign markets, where distribution accounts for a growing share of revenues.

The star of Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman revealed Denzel Washington paid for his college acting classes when he was an aspiring actor.

The new recruits — who «represent the best in our global film community» — include stars like America Ferrera, Brie Larson, Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, Idris Elba, Star Wars: A Force Awakens actor John Boyega, and Michael B. Jorstar Chadwick Boseman, Idris Elba, Star Wars: A Force Awakens actor John Boyega, and Michael B. JorStar Wars: A Force Awakens actor John Boyega, and Michael B. Jordan.

And the film counts as a major, important victory for representation — not just as a rare, series - launching vehicle for a black superhero, but also as a mega-budget Hollywood tentpole starring mostly black actors, one that's explicitly about black (and African) identity.

Jonathan Pryce, an actor known for starring in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic Brazil and probably more widely for playing Keira Knightley's father in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and the High Sparrow on Game of Thrones, is the unusual choice to play Nat.

The 37 - year - old Veep star went chic in a leopard print top and black trousers while the 35 - year - old former Happy Endings actor looked handsome in a navy blazer over a black turtleneck.

The 46 - year - old actor was joined at the bash by Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, Jared Leto, Gucci «s creative director Alessandro Michele, Dominic West, Sasha Lane, Diplo, Mackenzie Davis and hostess Donatella Versace.

Two new worth watching trailers, the first is for a French film called Our Day Will Come, from director Romain Gavras, starring César winning actor Vincent Cassel, who you'll recognize from Black Swan or Eastern Promises or Ocean's Twelve.

British actor Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje, who is playing Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe and starred on «Lost» as Mr. Eko, might be the next actor in the running to play Marvel's Black Panther.

Six of the 12 actors on the 2014 «Hollywood Issue» cover are black — including Academy Award nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong» o from «12 Years a Slave;» Michael B. Jordan, who had a critically acclaimed performance in «Fruitvale Station;» Idris Elba and Naomie Harris, who played the legendary Nelson and Winnie Mandela in Weinstein Co.'s «Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom;» and Chadwick Boseman, who starred as Jackie Robinson in «42» and appears opposite Kevin Costner in the upcoming «Draft Day.»

The Blaxploitation films of the 1970s starred relatively unknown black actors playing new kinds of...

«Orange is the New Black» star Natasha Lyonne is a paranoid housewife who has a complicated and tumultuous relationship with her husband, played by «Bates Motel» actor Andrew Howard, in Against Me!

It displays the same black - and - white stunning visuals, along with another all - star cast, where returning actors like Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Powers Boothe and Rosario Dawson are joined by new faces like Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon - Levitt, Juno Temple, Ray Liotta, Lady Gaga, Jeremy Piven, Dennis Haysbert and, as the lady of the title, Eva Green.

Mismatched buddy movies have been a constant staple of Hollywood since the year dot and Shane Black's 1987 hit Lethal Weapon is still pretty much the benchmark to which all others adhere to, the stars in perfect alignment with regards to script, actors and direction.

The 46 - year - old actor stars as Everett K. Ross in the widely acclaimed Marvel movie, which features a predominantly black cast, but Martin doubts the film will spark a significant social change in the US.

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«Black Panther» star Chadwick Boseman, «Girls Trip» breakout star Tiffany Haddish, «Lady Bird» author Greta Gerwig and «The Big Sick» co-writer and actor Kumail Nanjiani are set to appear at the 90th annual Academy Awards.

At the end of the event, «Get On Up» star Chadwick Boseman was announced as the actor who will portray Black Panther.

Hollywood star says female actors, such as Jennifer Lawrence, are only being listened to over gender pay gap because black male actors are broadening the discussion

I appreciated the fact that emerging actors starred in the film, together with well known ones like The Rock or Jack Black, however, I must also say that the well known actors have not obscured the emerging ones, which is great!