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A column chronicling events and conversations on the awards circuit. OK, the fun of November when everyone still has high hopes of Oscar glory has now turned to the chill of December as reality starts to cloud the picture. The week kicked off Sunday with the announcement of winners of the British Independent Film…

BREAKING: On the week that their film was supposed to open in theaters as Apple’s first theatrical release, the makers of The Banker — above and below the line — have issued a statement in solidarity and support for the message contained within a feature film that became embattled when Apple abruptly pulled it from the…

In a virtually unprecedented development, AFI Fest has been forced to make a last minute switch of their closing night film, The Banker which was scheduled to have its World Premiere in Hollywood Thursday night. Netflix’s Marriage Story, already in theatrical release, has been tapped to take the slot. The Banker,…

Eddie Murphy will receive the Career Achievement Award, and Nia Long, Chiwetel Ejiofor and director Kasi Lemmons will also be honored December 2 at the Celebration of Black Cinema presented by the Critics Choice Association (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association). The event at the new Landmark…

Apple TV Plus only launched yesterday, but the tech giant’s new streaming service is already home to some awards-contending films. Hala, from writer-director Minhal Baig, tells the story of a Pakistani-American girl named Hala (Geraldine Viswanathan), who struggles to forge her own identity and explore her sexuality…

AFI Fest has set the world premiere of Apple’s The Banker, starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult and Nia Long, as its closing-night film on November 21 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Here’s the logline for director George Nolfi’s film: Based on a true story, The Banker centers on…

EXCLUSIVE: Nia Long, known for her roles in movies including Boyz n the Hood, Love Jones, Soul Food and The Best Man, has set her first producing project with Netflix. Long will produce and star in Fatal Affair, with Omar Epps (House, Shooter) and Stephen Bishop (Moneyball) co-starring. Peter Sullivan is directing the…

As John Singleton is treated for a stroke in an intensive care unit, his friends and fans are sending prayers and positive thoughts the director’s way. Singleton has been hospitalized for three days and is receiving “great medical care,” his family said in a statement Saturday. “On Wednesday, April 17th our beloved…

EXCLUSIVE: Director George Nolfi has set Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult and Nia Long to star in The Banker, a fact based drama that Nolfi wrote with Niceole Levy. Romulus Entertainment is financing the film, with Brad Feinstein of Romulus (Fences, Beatriz at Dinner) producing. The drama is based on…

Remember that 1990s-set spinoff from The Goldbergs that ABC ordered to pilot last year? It’s about to air — right here right now. Well, this month. The network totally said today that the pilot, which was not picked up to series, will air at 8 PM January 24 as a regular episode of the fifth-year comedy created by Adam…

Nia Long has joined the cast of CBS’ veteran crime drama series NCIS: Los Angeles as a series regular. She will be introduced in the ninth-season premiere on Sunday, October 1. Long will play Shay Mosely, the team's new executive assistant director. The character will fill the void left by the death of NCIS Assistant…

EXCLUSIVE: On Empire this season, Nia Long plays maybe the best female foe Taraji P. Henson's Cookie Lyon has ever had. But she's now going to be Terrence Howard's wife in Life In A Year, Sony’s romantic drama starring Jaden Smith and Cara Delavigne. Howard, of course, plays Cookie’s ex-husband and music mogul Lucious…