ELLE cover star Jodie Turner-Smith talks about acting in an action film while pregnant, playing Anne Boleyn, and why she believes 'Queen and Slim' is a classic that will be viewed as such ten years from now.
Janelle Monáe Opens The 2020 Oscars One of our favorite parts of the 2020 Oscars was the opening number from Janelle Monáe which kicked off by paying homage to ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ before being joined by Billy Porter and dancers costumed in styles that reflected big films from the year like ‘Little […]
“Queen & Slim” Exceeds Box Office Expectations Everyone’s buzzing over devastatingly beautiful movie-of-the-moment “Queen & Slim” about well-moisturized lovers on the run after killing a cop in self-defense that shattered expectations with a $15.8 million opening weekend while fueling mostly positive reactions across social media. Carried on the worthy shoulders of Oscar-nominee Daniel Kaluuya (Slim) […]
‘Queen & Slim’ Creators Give A Look Inside The Characters We can’t say enough good things about ‘Queen & Slim’ so we were excited to share this featurette for the movie that gives a look inside the characters. Check it out below: We absolutely LOVE the story of how Daniel first reacted to Jodie. ‘Queen […]
Lena Waithe Talks About Creating An “Authentically Black” Film What does authentic blackness mean to you? On this week’s episode of The Read with Kid Fury & Crissle, Kid Fury and Crissle are joined by writer, creator, and actor Lena Waithe. On this episode, Lena talks about how her film Queen and Slim was created […]
Tina Knowles-Lawson And Jay-Z Attend Special Screening Of QUEEN & SLIM Tina Knowles-Lawson hosted a special screening of QUEEN & SLIM on Tuesday, November 19 at the WACO Theater Center in LA. The screening was followed by a Q&A with director Melina Matsoukas. King Hov also pulled up for the special viewing in a casual […]
Jodie Turner-Smith is such a good sport!
Lauryn Hill Returns To Releases New Song “Guarding The Gates” (Audio) Lauryn Hill has been keeping a low profile since FOREVER. She’s recently been doing more traveling than normal as she allegedly has issues with the dreaded IRS. We exclusively reported in March of this year she was hit with a foreclosure due to her […]
Lena Waithe And Melina Matsoukas Take Viewers Behind The Scenes Of ‘Queen & Slim’ Universal Pictures just dropped a new special featurette for their upcoming hotly anticipated Thanksgiving release, ‘Queen & Slim’ which features the film’s writer/producer Lena Waithe and director/producer Melina Matsoukas discussing the making of their first project together. Check it out below: […]
New Trailer For ‘Queen & Slim’ Since the first whispers about ‘Queen & Slim’ the world has be widely anticipating the release of Lena Waithe and Melina Matsoukas expected masterpiece. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in her first feature film role, the world is waiting for a movie that’s already being touted as ‘Thelma […]