The Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (Faaaf) announced its nominees for the 15th Annual Black Reel Awards Wednesday morning. Justin Simien's "Dear White People" and Ava DuVernay's "Selma" led the way with 10 nominations each. They were joined by "Belle," "Beyond the Lights" and "Top Five" in the organization's best picture category. Check out the full list of nominees below. Winners will be announced on Feb. 22, 2015. And learn more about what's going on this season at The Circuit. Motion Picture Outstanding Motion Picture "Belle" "Beyond the Lights" "Dear White People" "Selma" "Top Five" Outstanding Actor Chadwick Boseman, "Get on Up" David Oyelowo, "Selma" Nate Parker, "Beyond the Lights" Chris Rock, "Top Five" Denzel Washington, "The Equalizer" Outstanding Actress Rosario Dawson, "Top Five" Gugu Mbatha-Raw, "Belle" Gugu Mbatha-Raw, "Beyond the Lights" Tessa Thompson, "Dear White People" Quvenzhané Wallis, "Annie" Outstanding Supporting Actor Nelsan Ellis, "Get On Up" David Oyelowo,...
- 12/17/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Lifetime knows that when they make a film starring Letoya Luckett and Method Man, Black Twitter is certain to give it the ratings it desires, if even only to deride the film the entire time. Unfortunately, this film is such a dud, it’s not even worth the memes. Directed by Princess Monique, "Seasons of Love" is a tedious love story that doesn’t have the drama nor excitement of even ten minutes on the F train. It opens with Ms. Angie (Gladys Knight going through the motions) and Pop (the lovable Richard Portnow) celebrating their kazillionth wedding anniversary at their restaurant in NYC. Ms. Angie and Pop’s dopey light skinned, pretty-eyed son Amir (Cleo Anthony) is never...
- 11/20/2014
- by Monique A. Williams
- ShadowAndAct
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