- MLK Day
Golden Globes Reflect Changes for Blacks in the Film Industry
In honor of Black History Month Martin Luther King Jr. ’s dream of equality and representation resonates with the strides Black Hollywood has made in recent decades.
Viola Davis
Viola Davis, Ted Danson Launch Golden Gala: An Evening of Excellence
The Golden Globes on Jan. 3 gave a rousing launch to its Golden Gala: An Evening of Excellence, with Ted Danson receiving the fifth Carol Burnett Award and Viola Davis being given the Cecil B.
Viola Davis: The Woman King Is a DeMille Winner
It was a scene that ran just shy of eight minutes when Viola Davis, a relative unknown, went head-to-head with Meryl Streep in the 2008 film "Doubt. " The South Carolina-born, Juilliard graduate emerged as a powerful actor to watch, heralded by the powers-that-be in Hollywood, and even Streep herself.
Viola Davis to Receive 2024 Cecil B. DeMille Award
The Golden Globes has announced that actress, producer and Golden Globe winner Viola Davis has been named the Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree for 2024.
- Golden Globe Awards
Nominee Profile 2023: Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaNominees:Cate Blanchett (TÁR)Olivia Colman (Empire of Light)Viola Davis (The Woman King)Ana de Armas (Blonde)Michelle Williams (The Fabelmans).
- Festivals
TIFF 2022: The Real Impact of “The Woman King” with Viola Davis
The Woman King is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and stars Viola Davis and South African Thuso Mbedu, along with Sheila Atim, Lashana Lynch and John Boyega. To describe it as an action film might be true, but it leaves out the social significance that might not be immediately obvious to people who are accustomed to seeing themselves represented on all levels of society.
- Box Office
World Box Office September 12 to 18, 2022
Viola Davis and her Agojie all-female warriors shook the box office out of its doldrums and reigned supreme. The Woman King predicted to earn from $16 million to $18 million, made $19 million instead, catapulting the action-drama-history to the top.
- Fashion
The Fashion of “The First Lady”
Showtime’s series The First Lady centers on three women who lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in the years spanning 1933 to 2020.
- Festivals
Look Who’s at CinemaCon 2022
CinemaCon, the annual NATO convention of theater owners, took place in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace on April 25-28, 2022. Movie studios presented trailers for their upcoming releases with the help of their stars and directors.
- Interviews
2022 Black History Month: Golden Globe nominee Viola Davis in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Gold teeth, gaudy make-up and a voice that shook buildings: the actress talks about her transformation into real life-mother of the Blues, Ma Rainey in this adaptation of the August Wilson play, and what it took her to become one with her part.
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