As expected, diversity (or the lack thereof) was the hot-button topic at tonight's BAFTA Awards. Joaquin Phoenix, picking up his Best Actor prize for Joker, made a particularly poignant speech on the topic.
"I feel conflicted because so many of my fellow actors that are deserving don’t have that same privilege. I…
UK acting and filmmaking talents have weighed in with their picks for an 'alternative BAFTA list' that highlights more diverse candidates.
The campaign, launched by the UK wing of Time's Up, is designed to recognize the number of women and people of color who were overlooked in this year's awards race.
The BAFTA…
On the surface Melina Matsoukas’ feature debut, about a black couple on the run after a fatal traffic stop by a white police officer goes terribly awry, sounds like pretty explosive stuff ripped from the headlines. And yes, there is that, but this film has much more on its mind than leaning into just one event. That…
Jodie Turner-Smith started off in modeling and has appeared in TV series such as Nightflyers, The Last Ship and True Blood and has appeared in feature films like The Neon Demon. She now stars opposite Daniel Kaluuya in the Melina Matsoukas-directed Queen & Slim written by Lena Waithe (opening November 27). The film is…
The official trailer for the romantic drama Queen & Slim is out, showing a first date gone horribly wrong.
A modern take on Bonnie & Clyde, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith as a couple on a first date. The innocent story takes a turn when they are pulled over for a traffic violation and the…
A first look trailer for Universal Pictures and Makeready’s Queen and Slim dropped during the BET Awards and the Bonnie and Clyde-esque feature teased the visual crime drama starring Get Out‘s Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith written by Lena Waithe and directed by Melina Matsoukas.
Known for her work with Beyonce…
