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American Fiction : Press Conference with Writer/Director Cord Jefferson, Actors Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Oritz, Erika Alexander, Adam Brody, and Sterling K. Brown

Synopsis : American Fiction is Cord Jefferson‘s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name…

AFI Fest Film Review – ‘American Fiction’ is a Smart and Savagely Entertaining Satire from Debut Director Cord Jefferson

Liberal society is in the process of reckoning with itself, realizing its shortcomings and the blindspots that have permeated culture for many years. While that’s led to a worthwhile spotlight on the previously underrepresented and a movement to showcase diversity, much of it has become little more than virtue signaling, where the aim of a…

Director Cord Jefferson’s Film, “American Fiction” Won the Top Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival

Director Cord Jefferson’s latest film, “American Fiction” garnered the top prize, People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.  Jefferson, who has been a writer on “Succession” and “Watchmen,” made his feature directorial debut with the movie and wrote the screenplay. It is based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel, “Erasure.” MGM is releasing the…

‘Pulp Fiction’ Turns 30: Maybe Innovative, Surely Brilliant

@Courtesy of Miramax It is quite fair to write that Quentin Tarantino owns his astonishing career, or at least a good part of the way it was shaped, to…Clint Eastwood. The legendary actor and director who was designated President of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994, imposed in fact his will upon…

46th Asian American International Film Festival Announces Full Lineup!

The 46th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF46), known as the “First Home of Asian American Cinema”, announces its full lineup. The Festival runs from July 26 – August 6, 2023 as a hybrid festival, both in-person and streaming online in North America. The full lineup consists of 16 World Premieres, 21 East Coast Premieres,…

Neill Blomkamp Gives District 9 Sequel Update and Teases American History

It’s been twelve years since the release of District 9, the science-fiction movie that turned South African apartheid into a separation between humans and aliens. Long-time rumors of a sequel from director Neill Blomkamp have circulated, and he confirmed back in February that a second film was officially in the works. Now, in an interview…

Jeffrey Wright Cast in Spike Lee’s Upcoming ‘High and Low,’ Kurosawa’s Reboot

© Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved. Jeffrey Wright, who received a spate of awards for his starring role in American Fiction, will be joining Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in Spike Lee’s upcoming film High and Low. It’s unclear what role Wright will be playing in the movie, which…

Academy Awards : “The Boy and the Heron” and “Godzilla Minus One” Win Oscars!

Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese anime director, was crowned Best Animated Feature winner for The Boy and the Heron at the U.S. Academy Awards, beating out four other films in the same category, including Disney’s ‘Elemental’ and the U.S. superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.’ For the first time in more than two decades, Miyazaki was…

Oscar Predictions: Here’s How to Win Your Oscar Pool

The 96th Academy Awards will be handed out this Sunday, March 10th. Many of the 23 categories have definite frontrunners, while others are ripe for surprises. Read below for our take on who will – and should – win each of those races, and use these picks to beat everyone else you know! Best Picture…

SAG Awards 2024: Check out the Winner’s list!

©The Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists The 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards aired live on Saturday through Netflix, giving out the top prize to the best individual and cast performances on film and television, which voted on by fellow actors. A Hollywood Blockbuster film, “Oppenheimer” scored three big wins at…