Actor Chadwick Boseman know for playing T’Challa in Black Panther, and for playing Black historical figures such as Jackie Robinson in 42, James Brown in Get on Up and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall died Friday of colon cancer. He was 43.
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RIP. Chadwick Boseman Star of “Black Panther” “Marshall” Dead at 43
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 27: Chadwick Boseman attends the 25th Annual Screen Actors†Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. 480720 (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Turner)
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Exclusive: Teen Filmmaker Kalia Love Jones Shoots Music Video for Animanted Film THE POWER OF HOPE
Kalia Love Jones The animated film The Power of Hope will be in Shorts By The Sea in September and features a song by 13-year-old filmmaker Kalia Love Jones and co- writer Grammy-nominated producer Ben Franklin. Kalia Love Jones will be featured in Univision’s Primios Juventud on Thursday, August 13th at 7pm. Watch the exclusive behind the scenes music video shoot footage for the song in The Power of Hope.
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Alan Parker UK Director Of ‘Midnight Express’ Passes at 76
Alan Parker, the British director whose exceptionally wide-ranging oeuvre ranged from “Bugsy Malone” to “Evita,” died Friday morning following a lengthy illness, the British Film Institute has confirmed. He was 76.
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RIP. “Enter The Dragon” Actor John Saxon Dead at 83
John Saxon Actor John Saxon best known for his work in horror movies such as Nightmare on Elm Street and starring opposite Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon died on Saturday of pneumonia in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He was 83.
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RIP. ‘Gone With the Wind’ Olivia de Havilland Dead at 104
Olivia de Havilland. © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001 Olivia de Havilland, two-time Academy Award winner and star of “Gone With the Wind,” died on Sunday from natural causes in her sleep at her home in Paris. She was 104.
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John Lewis, Legendary Civil Rights Activist Dies at 80
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Kelly Preston Loses Battle with Cancer at 57
Credit to Ana Gremard Actress Kelly Preston lost her two-year battle with breast cancer on Sunday July 12th; she was 57 years old. Her husband, John Travolta, took to Instagram to share the news.
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Boston Shorts Fest: How 3 Student Filmmakers Produced Their First Film Festival
Credit to Weiye Li & Boston Shorts Fest Three Emerson College students had an idea to start a film festival as a way to showcase student filmmakers around the Boston area. When coronavirus forced everyone into quarantine, they had a choice to either let their months of prepping go in vain or to find a way to make it happen; they chose the latter. Boston Shorts Fest is a fully student-owned virtual film festival that premiered July 10th and will available to screen until July 17th, with all funds going to support racial justice.
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Awkwafina, Lakeith Stanfield Among 819 Invited to Join Academy
Awkwafina – “The Farewell” and Lakeith Stanfield – “Sorry to Bother You” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 819 artists and executives including Awkwafina – “The Farewell,” Natasha Lyonne – “Honey Boy,” and Lakeith Stanfield – “Sorry to Bother You” to join the organization. The 2020 class is 45% women, 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 49% international from 68 countries. There are 75 Oscar® nominees, including 15 winners, and five recipients of Scientific and Technical Awards. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2020.
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RIP. Indie Film Director Lynn Shelton Dies at 54
Indie film director Lynn Shelton of many critically acclaimed films including Humpday, Sword of Trust and Outside In died on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles of a previously unidentified blood disorder. She was 54.
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RIP: Jerry Stiller, Actor, Comedian Dead at 92
Jerry Stiller in Hairpsray (2007) Actor Jerry Stiller known for playing brash but love-able characters Frank Costanza on Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens has died. He was 92.
