‘Colin In Black & White’ Trailer: Ava DuVernay Tells The Young Colin Kaepernick Story

Netflix and a retrospective series at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures beginning Oct. 2.And neither might have happened were it not for Ava DuVernay.

After several delays to the grand opening of Los Angeles’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Hollywood’s best and brightest finally took to the green carpet last night to celebrate the landmark structure opening its doors.

Jennifer Hudson and Regina King are enjoying a very stylish night out!

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade hold hands as they arrive at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala held on Saturday evening (September 25) at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Olivia Rodrigo is wearing a jaw-dropping outfit to The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala!

The ladies of Big Little Lies are stepping out for The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opening Gala!

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom make one hot couple!

Colin Kaepernick‘s story has taken the world by storm over the last few years. Now, Netflix is bringing his story to life in a brand new way through the drama series “Colin in Black and White.” Netflix’s first-ever TUDUM event gave fans a look at the upcoming series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has released a new first-look clip of “Colin in Black and White,” which tells the story of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick during his high school years growing up in central California.The clip was released as part of the Netflix Tudum fan event.

As you probably already know, it was announced yesterday that the influential filmmaker, Melvin Van Peebles, passed away. And as with the passing of any sort of filmmaking royalty, folks from the industry went to social media to share kind words.

Refresh for updates… Hollywood paid fast and heartfelt tribute to director Melvin Van Peebles today, with news of his death eliciting words of praise for the filmmaker from such industry figures as actor David Alan Grier and directors Barry Jenkins, Ava DuVernay, and Spike Lee, along with notable musicians and music execs.

Spike Lee credited Van Peebles as a “big supporter” of Lee’s own film career (and shared a signed poster of the older auteur’s breakout hit “Sweet Sweetback’s Badassssss Song”). “I Am So Saddened By The Loss Of My Brother Melvin Van Pebbles Who Brought Independent Black Cinema To The Forefront,” Lee wrote.

Refresh for updates… Hollywood paid fast and heartfelt tribute to director Melvin Van Peebles today, with news of his death eliciting words of praise for the filmmaker from such industry figures as actor David Alan Grier and directors Barry Jenkins and Ava DuVernay, along with notable musicians and music execs.

Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles‘ ‘Rocky Raccoon’ during a conversation with Bob Mortimer – you can watch the video below.The chat between McCartney and comedian Mortimer arrived as a teaser for the former’s upcoming biography The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, which is set for release on November 2.It will recount the legendary musician’s life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles, Wings, and from his lengthy solo career.Arriving today (September

Give big stars what they want, and big stars will come to your streaming service (oh, and a nice paycheck doesn’t hurt either). The last time Netflix lured Sandra Bullock to its service, the result was the smash hit, “Bird Box,” directed by Susanne Bier.

Let’s be real, the COVID pandemic has lasted more than 18 months. And over that time, Hollywood has been shutdown and reopened, with many filmmakers actually already writing, filming, and releasing features that feature the pandemic as a plot point.

Angelique Jackson The Urbanworld Film Festival is set to mark its 25th anniversary with a star-studded hybrid event featuring Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay; “Wu-Tang: An American Saga’s” RZA and Shameik Moore; “King Richard” director Reinaldo Marcus Green and star Aunjanue Ellis; “Power Book III: Raising Kanan’s” Patina Miller; “Sankofa” filmmaker Haile Gerima and more.The 2021 edition of the film festival will be presented virtually with on urbanworld.org, running

Selome Hailu editorNetflix released a trailer for the fourth and final season of “On My Block,” which will premiere on Oct. 4.The coming-of-age dramedy series follows Cesar Diaz (Diego Tinoco), Monse Finnie (Sierra Capri), Ruby Martinez (Jason Genao) and Jamal Turner (Brett Gray), four inner city Los Angeles teens navigating love, gangs and high school together.The trailer showcases how these characters have separated from each other, which was first teased at the end of Season 3.