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Hannah Job Cast In BBC Three "Assisted-Suicide" Comedy 'Way To Go'

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • November 30, 2012 8:32 PM
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Former Coming Of Age cast member Hannah Job was recently announced as a co-star of the upcoming "assisted-suicide" black comedy Way To Go.

Riann Steele, Juliet Ellis Co-Star In BBC3 Zombie Drama 'In The Flesh'

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • November 28, 2012 8:57 AM
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Actresses Riann Steele (Sket, Doctor Who) and Juliet Ellis (Prisoners Wives) will co-star in the upcoming BBC Three zombie-rehabilitation drama In The Flesh, which began filming around the North West of London last month.

Freema Agyeman To Return To BBC In CBeebies Series 'Old Jack's Boat'

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • August 10, 2012 2:33 PM
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Earlier this year, Freema Agyeman landed a plum role in the upcoming CW series The Carrie Diaries.  Now, she returns to her BBC roots in the CBeebies series Old Jack's Boat.

ABC's 'Once Upon A Time' Finds Its Knight In Sinqua Walls

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • July 26, 2012 1:10 PM
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Popular ABC drama Once Upon A Time has cast Sinqua Walls as Sir Lancelot, for two episodes of its upcoming second season.

'Otelo Burning' US Theatrical Release In NYC This September, Screening At CIFF In October

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • June 27, 2012 9:15 AM
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Otelo Burning, the Sara Blecher-directed drama set in South Africa in the late 80's, was one of the highlights screening at American Black Film Festival over the weekend (see my review HERE).
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Omari Hardwick Hosts Aspire's Show Premiere of 'ABFF Independent' On 6/27 at 8PM ET

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • June 25, 2012 5:59 PM
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New Regular Cast Members Nathan McMullen and Karla Crome On Board For 4th Season Of E4's "Misfits"

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • May 24, 2012 11:51 AM
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E4's Misfits has gone through a bit of a shake-up since its 3rd season ended last year.  Original series cast members Antonia Thomas and Iwan Rheon both exited the show; and Lauren Socha's 2012 conviction for racially-aggravated assault is likely the reason she's no longer only pretending to do community-service.
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Will The Current Unrest In Mali (And Elsewhere In Africa) Need To Get The Big-Screen Treatment Before You Take Notice?

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • May 22, 2012 2:02 PM
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Civil and political unrest in Africa is not a new phenomenon.  For decades now, following centuries of colonial rule, many nations throughout the mother continent have struggled with self-governing, self-sustainability, and just plain old "getting along".  For many of us who are far removed from Africa, with little or no connection to her, a lot of our knowledge about her tends to come from the movies, and other areas of popular culture.
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Malcolm D. Lee To Direct "Scary Movie 5" As Dimension Films Reboots Franchise

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • April 24, 2012 9:11 PM
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It's not that sequel to The Best Man that he's been wanting to do for a little while, but he also hasn't been behind the camera for a feature film since Soul Men in 2008, some 4 years ago; and it's a paycheck.
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African American Indie Film Producer Stephanie Allain Tapped As LA Film Festival Director

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 25, 2012 1:26 PM
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African American indie film producer Stephanie Allain has been hired by Film Independent as its new Los Angeles Film Festival Director, starting immediately, in an announcement made earlier today.
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