MEET CLAUDE KAMENI, THE DESIGNER BEHIND VIOLA DAVIS’ STUNNING GOLDEN GLOBES GOWN
Last night was the 78th Golden Globe Awards, a time for the who's who of Hollywood to get dressed up in creations from their favourite fashion designe...
REVIEW – BIGGIE THE RAP SUPERSTAR GIVES WAY TO CHRISTOPHER THE MAN IN BIGGIE: I GOT A STORY TO TELL
Executive produced by Sean Combs, Voletta Wallace, Mark Pitts, Stanley Buchthal, and Emmett and Brendan Malloy, Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell is an in...
THREE EAST END TORONTO BROTHERS LAUNCH CANADA’S LARGEST BIPOC FOUNDERS FUND
Since the murder of George Floyd and the resulting conversations surrounding anti-Black racism, many in the Black community have called for an increas...
TBFF 2021 – ANGER, CORRUPTION AND JUSTICE COLLIDE IN FOSTER BOY
The 2021 edition of the Toronto Black Film Festival is in full swing and the first film on our radar is Foster Boy, written by Jay Paul Deratany and d...
NETFLIX TO OPEN NEW OFFICE IN CANADA TO BE CLOSER TO CANADIAN CREATORS
Ten years after launching its streaming service in Canada, Netflix has announced it is opening a new Canadian office. To be opened in either Toronto o...
INTERVIEW – WU-TANG’S RZA TALKS SECOND CHANCES AND CUT THROAT CITY FILM
By Allison Kugel
As leader of the legendary multi-platinum selling rap group, The Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, or Bobby, as he is known to close friends and ...
RECAP – KEVONSTAGE HOSTS VOLUME 12 OF THEKEEP YOUR DISTANCE COMEDY SHOW SERIES
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on live entertainment all over the world, from live music to sporting events, with many savvy entrepreneurs and...
CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL DOCUSERIES ANYONE’S GAME PREMIERES JANUARY 15TH ON CBC
The new CBC original Canadian high school basketball docuseries ANYONE'S GAME premieres Friday, January 15 at 8:30 pm on CBC TV. All six episodes will...
REVIEW – MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM IS A COMMENTARY ON THE BLACK STRUGGLE IN AMERICA
Directed by George C. Wolfe, produced by Denzel Washington, Todd Black, and Dany Wolf, and based on the Tony-nominated play of the same name, Ma Raine...
REVIEW – CANVAS ISN’T A BLACK STORY BUT A HUMAN STORY ABOUT LOVE, LOSS AND STARTING OVER
On December 11th, the Frank E. Abney III directed and by Paige Johnstone produced animated short film Canvas came to Netflix. The film tells the story...
REVIEW – A LITTLE WHITE LIE IS THE CANADA WE’VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE ON THE BIG SCREEN
A year after it premiered at the Regent Theatre in Toronto, the team at Crossfield House Productions has made our Black Friday even better by making t...
THERE’S STILL NO JUSTICE IN THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN
In recent years, names like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castillo, and Michael Brown have become household names due to the increased awaren...