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    Angela Davis Documentary Nearing Completion From Director Of "Chisholm '72: Unbought And Unbossed"

    We've actually never written about this, and I think a post is long-overdue, as I was just reminded of it thanks to THIS New York Times profile of Shola Lynch that mentions it.

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    BET Making Moves, Acquires TV Rights To Sheldon Candis' Sundance Film "LUV." Theatrical Opening In Fall

    Tambay announced a  few days ago that Sheldon Candis' LUV was acquired by the Indomina Group for release and we now know a little more about that pickup.

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    Indomina Group Sets Official Release Date For Ice-T's Sundance Doc "The Art Of Rap"

    Ice-T's documentary (and directorial debut) fully titled Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and was recently acquired by Indomina in a world rights deal.

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    Universal Picks Up UK & Scandinavian Rights To Kevin Macdonald's Bob Marley Biopic

    Universal Pictures International Entertainment has picked up U.K. and Scandinavian rights to Academy Award-winner Kevin Macdonald's long-in-development Bob Marley documentary Marley, described as the definitive documentary about legendary musician, from his earliest days, to his rise t...

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    Third World Newsreel Acquires "Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992" For March Release + Trailer

    Previously profiled on S&A, and scheduled to make its world premiere in the Panorama Documentary section is Dagmar Shultz's Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 - an untold chapter (the Berlin years) of the late writer, poet and activist, Caribbean child of immigrants from G...

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    Indie Distributor Revolver Reveals Snoop Dogg/Wiz Khalifa Stoner Comedy In Its 2012 Release Slate

    Lots being announced at the European Film Market in Berlin this week in case you haven't noticed from all my EFM-related posts...

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    UPDATES On Brit Amma Asante's Slavery-Set Pic On Life Of Mixed-Race Woman Raised In Aristocratic Family

    About 2 months ago, I profiled black British actor/writer/director/producer Amma Asante's (above) period drama about the trials and tribulations of a mixed-race girl titled Belle, from a script which she co-wrote.

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    Trailer For "The Announcement" (Nelson George Revisits Magic Johnson's Stunning 1991 HIV Reveal) + Premiere Dates

    A collaboration between NBA Entertainment (NBAE) and writer/director/author Nelson George... The Announcement will premiere at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival next month, where I hope to see it.

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    "Fishing Without Nets" (Short About Somali Pirates Told From Pirates' POV) Becoming A Feature + New Poster

    I was sorry to have missed this at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (which all seems like a distant memory to me now, with another festival looming, which I leave for a week from today). It was one of the films I really wanted to check out. The trailer definitely promised something worthwhi...

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    Release Date For Eddie Murphy's "A Thousand Words" Gets Shifted A Yet Again!

    Oh boy... stick a fork in this baby because it's done!

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