Enter Regina Taylor’s Black Album Mixtape Contest | Chaz’s Journal

An award-winning actress and playwright, Taylor is partnering with Columbia College on the Black Mixtape project, a program inspired by her socially minded conversations about Black Lives Matter and the pandemic. Its theme is entitled “Stand Up, Speak Out.” And those words move deeper than their catchy phrasing. Taylor wants submissions, centered for necessary conversations, … Read more

SXSW 2024: Songs from the Hole, The Black Sea, Adrianne & The Castle | Festivals & Awards

But for all the fest’s foibles, I think it would be shortsighted to pass that ire down to the filmmakers or their projects–many of whom had little to no say in these decisions and who may not even support the actions the festival endorses (or knew about it before their role at the fest was … Read more

Jack Black is obsessed with Minecraft after being cast in movie

Jack Black has picked up the blocks once again, returning to playing Minecraft to “prepare” for the upcoming movie. Some habits die hard, and now Jack Black has reverted back to being a gamer, falling deep into Minecraft to prepare for his upcoming role as Steve in the animated adaption of the insanely popular game. … Read more

SXSW 2024: Clemente, Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie, This is a Movie About the Black Keys | Festivals & Awards

That film is David Altrogge’s “Clemente,” a loving ode to one of the most impressive and important athletes of all time. Robert Clemente was the first Latin-American to win an MVP, a World Series MVP, and be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He shattered the color barrier in a way that still resonates … Read more

Jason Bateman, Jude Law starring in Netflix series Black Rabbit

Jason Bateman and Jude Law will star in Black Rabbit, a limited series which has been given the official green-light by Netflix. Deadline reports that Jude Law and Jason Bateman are set to star in Black Rabbit, a limited series for Netflix created by Zack Baylin (King Richard) and Kate Susman (The Order). The official … Read more

Berlin Film Festival 2024: Demba, The Strangers’ Case, Black Tea | Festivals & Awards

Instead, the first chapter, entitled “The Doctor,” leaps into a Chicago hospital where a tearful Amira (Yasmine Al Massri) in a tiny office begins to recall Aleppo, Syria, nine years ago, where she was a combat physician mending bodies broken by a horrific Civil War. Despite the extremist nationalism happening around her, punctuated by killing … Read more

Pitch Black (2000) – The Best Scene

JoBlo’s own Lance Vlcek shares his pick for the best scene in David Twohy’s 2000 film Pitch Black, starring Vin Diesel After taking a look back at House II: The Second Story (a favorite of mine since childhood), House of 1000 Corpses (which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year), the awesomeness of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, the leg … Read more

The Monster Squad’s Gillman design has the face of the Creature from the Black Lagoon hidden in its scales

The face of the original Creature from the Black Lagoon is hidden in the design of the Gillman in The Monster Squad Director Fred Dekker’s 1987 cult classic monster mash The Monster Squad  (watch it HERE) features variations of the classic Universal Monsters characters Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, and the Gillman, but it wasn’t actually … Read more