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March ended with a bang and April is off to a promising start at the box office. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Regé-Jean Page, continued the encouraging recent series of hits with $38.

Somali-American director Idil Ibrahim is one of the Queen Collective filmmakers. Along with five other women, she has participated in the talent development initiative that was created in partnership with Queen Latifah, Flavor Unit Entertainment, P&G and Tribeca Studios in order to help accelerate gender and racial equality behind the camera.

“The viewing of too many musical comedies with sentimental and over romantic plots may cause serious and sometimes incurable damage to the playgoer and the critics’ standards. Therefore, what you are about to see is an almost plotless musical.

Titanic will be re-released in China for its 25th anniversary in an enhanced 3D format on April 3 in time for the Tomb Sweeping Day holiday two days later. Director James Cameron addressed Chinese fans remotely at an advanced screening in Beijing, telling them that they were seeing the film “the way it was meant to be seen…When we made Titanic, we made it for the big screen.

Originally published: February 16, 2023 The First Step is a powerful documentary following CNN media personality Van Jones as he successfully brought together both major American political parties at a time of extreme polarization to pass The First Step Act – a landmark criminal justice bill promising a path to an early release for eligible incarcerated people who invest their time and energy in programs that reduce recidivism. Brothers Lance (producer) and Brandon (director) Kramer – whose credits include City of Trees and The Messy Truth – spoke to us on Zoom about the journey of documenting Jones’ bridge-building efforts during the Trump administration and the fierce opposition he faced from both sides.

Christina Zorich unveils a powerful new documentary, The New Abolitionist, a movie about the mission to end sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. The feature doc, produced by Olympia Dukakis, trails the journey of abolitionists throughout Southeast Asia, people who have devoted their lives to freeing and rehabilitating those involved in criminal human sex trafficking, and prosecuting the perpetrators.

Is it tough being a female cinematographer in a business that is traditionally occupied by men? Yes, it is, confirms Italian cinematographer Valentina Caniglia, who has worked in the US since 2001. But she does not want to complain too much about it or come across as a victim just because she happens to be a woman.

Anyone who has seen the fourth installment of the John Wick franchise will surely wonder who is the Latino actor playing Chidi, the henchman of the Marquis (Bill Skarsgård) with whom he faces death in front of the Arc de Triomphe and on the steps of the Sacre-Coeur basilica in Paris. Fans of the martial arts genre know that it is Marko Zaror who is a leading man in his native Chile, in films such as Kiltro, Mirageman, Mandrill and Redeemer, all directed by Ernesto Díaz Espinosa.

For as long as she can remember, R’Bonney Nola Gabriel has had one dream – to be a sustainable fashion designer and to teach girls and abused women how to be one too. Gabriel’s commitment to her craft and passion is such that she wishes to inspire people and be a transformational leader, using recycled materials in her fashion design and teaching sewing to survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.

Directors Din Blankenship and Erin Bernhardt bring a powerful documentary to the screen and allow the viewer to observe an unlikely bond between a former KKK member, Chris Buckley, and a Kurdish refugee, Dr. Heval Kelli.