I know it’s been a minute but I am getting back into the swing of things. Keeping it short and sweet and to the point, check out these hot new television and film trailers!!
Based on a True Story (Streaming June 8th on Peacock)
Surrounded (Streaming June 20th on MGM+)
Season 2-The Bear (Streaming June 22nd on FX/Hulu)
Hijack (Streaming June 28th on Apple TV+)
Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, Part One (In theaters July 12th)
The Creator (In theaters September 29th)
Check out this week’s new set of trailers!! Getting you ready for the Spring and Summer !!
Polite Society (In theaters April 28th)
Queen Cleopatra (Streaming on Netflix May 10th)
Class of ’09 (Streaming on FX May 10th)
High Desert (Streaming on Apple TV+ May 17th)
Muted (Streaming on Netflix May 19th)
Fast X (In theaters May 19th)
Talk To Me (In theaters July 28th)
It’s the top of the month and we got new alerts for you! Check them out below:
Dead Ringers (Streaming on Prime Video April 21st)
Clock (Streaming on Hulu April 28th)
White House Plumbers (Streaming on HBO Max May 1st)
Elemental (In theaters June 16th)
Extraction 2 (Streaming on Netflix June 16th)
Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion (Streaming on Disney+ June 21st)
Blue Beetle (In theaters August 18th)
New Month and a New Set of Hot Topics!! Check them out below :
Living History…Medal of Honor awarded to one of the first Black U.S. Special Forces officers…Nearly 60 years overdue, on March 3rd President Biden awarded retired Army Colonel Paris Davis the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s most prestigious decoration, for Davis’ acts of valor as a commander during the Vietnam War. Now 83 years old, retired Army Colonel Davis was one of the first Black officers to lead a U.S. Special Forces team in combat.
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Course correcting the history of gynecology…In partnership with the “Under-Told Stories” project at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, Alabama artist Michelle Browder is looking to change the historical narrative around the history of gynecology.
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For all my Skateboarders!!… This month the U.S. Postal Service is set to launch its latest collection of artistic stamps celebrating the “Art of the Skateboard.” The image below features the work of four skaters-turned-artists on photographs of skateboards, curated by art director Antonio Alcalá. Crystal Worl (Alaska)-Tlingit/Athabascan heritage with a blue-indigo salmon graphic; William James Taylor Junior (Virginia) concocted a red-and-orange abstract design; Di’Orr Greenwood (Arizona) celebrated her Navajo roots with a bright palette depicting eagle feathers, as well as the sun’s rising and setting tones; and lastly, Federico “MasPaz” Frum (Columbia-born/Washington, D.C.) created a stylistic jaguar. The collection will be available for purchase beginning March 24, 2023.
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Keeping with the theme of Women’s History Month, Marvel just dropped a surprise new TV series on Disney+ MPower about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s roster of female heroes. The four-part docuseries is now streaming in its entirety on the service. Executive produced by Zoë Saldaña, “the show blends footage from MCU movies and shows with new animation and interviews with Marvel stars to explore some of the franchise’s top stars and their long and complex history.”
The four episodes of MPower are “The Women of Black Panther” (which focuses on Danai Gurira’s Okoye, Lupita Nyong’o’s Nakia, Florence Kasumba’s Ayo, and Letitia Wright’s Shuri), “Captain Marvel” (which also features Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau from the upcoming The Marvels movie), “Scarlet Witch” (which also includes Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness and even Kat Dennings’ Darcy Lewis) and “Gamora” of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise (whose story also obviously dovetails with her sister, Nebula, played by Karen Gillan). See the trailer below:
All four episodes of MPower are streaming now on Disney+.
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Painter Spotlight!! Providing a voice for Black maternal mortality and morbidity through art…Chicago-based artist/painter Ashley January shows her vision and past experiences of the above in her solo exhibit, “Human I Mother I Black”! See some of her work below:
(Photo credit Ashley January, left-COVID Shelter in Place With Baby, 2020; top right-Quinn and Ashley Study #2, 2020; top bottom-Crystal and Dylan Study, 2020)
You can also follow her artistic journey here!
It’s getting hot in here!! The trailers are dropping like hotcakes!! Don’t believe me, check them out below:
Watcher (Streaming on Hulu March 10th)
The Crossover (Streaming on Disney+ April 5th)
Praise This (Streaming on Peacock April 7th)
Ghosted (Streaming on Apple TV+ April 21st)
Citadel (Streaming on Prime Video April 28th)
Peter Pan & Wendy (Streaming on Disney+ April 28th)
I’m a Virgo (Streaming on Prime Video Summer 2023)
The Blackening (In theaters June 16th)
So much goodness, I had to share! Check out this weeks “HOT Topics”!!
On this coming Super Bowl Sunday history will be made through Autumn Lockwood!! Feb. 12 Philadelphia Eagles assistant performance coach Autumn Lockwood will stand on the sidelines as the first Black woman to coach in the event’s history.
For all my gamers, check out this Humble Gaming Bundle! Humble has created a bundle of games by Black creators as well games featuring Black lead characters. By purchasing this bundle you are helping to support a new generation of game developers and tech talent.
The gaming bundle includes Mafia III and Shadow Man, along with the work of Black developers like Interabang Entertainment’s Jay & Silent Bob: Mall Brawl, Strange Scaffold’s An Airport for Aliens Currently Run By Dogs, and much more. Making a purchase will also help support Gameheads, an organization that “envisions a world where low income youth and youth of color are equipped to thrive and succeed in any field they choose, including the tech and video game industries.” To make a purchase see here!
If you want to know more about how Humble is celebrating Black History Month, check them out on their blog.
Also, in honor of Black History Month-AMC Theaters is doing a $5 Movie Ticket special for select films and participating theaters. Some of the films include:
As noted by AMC Theaters, “AMC Theaters is giving moviegoers the opportunity to revisit some of the most recent biographical dramas, military epics, and dramatic action movies created by or starring outstanding Black filmmakers and actors.”The offer begins on Feb. 3 and ends on March 2, with each film being shown in theaters for $5 for one week only.
Need to up your wine game, check out this list of Black-owned Wine Brands that you can purchase online:
Publishing Company to offer free Black History e-books!! Haymarket Books will offer 40% off of books centered around the Black Liberation struggle and the following e-books for free to download: “From Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation” by Keeanga Yamahtta, which explores why the Black Lives Matter movement is necessary; “Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice,” edited by Jesse Hagopian and Denisha Jones, which details how the Black Lives Matter movement has challenged institutional racism; and “1919” by Eve L. Ewing, a collection of poems depicting the Chicago race riots of 1919.
Viola Davis is now a part of the EGOT club!! At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, Davis would secure her status with a Grammy Award for the audiobook recording of her memoir, Finding Me. The exclusive [E]mmy-[G]rammy-[O]scar-[T]ony winner list only has 18 names on it. Viola is the fourth Black artist to accomplish the feat, following in the footsteps of Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, and Jennifer Hudson. Davis’ previous awards are Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2017 for Fences, an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2015 for How to Get Away With Murder and two Tonys, one for Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for King Hedley II and for Lead Actress in a Play in 2010 for Fences.
Last day of the month and I’m bringing you a few goodies!! Getting you ready for your Holiday binging sessions and a few new year treats!! Check them out below:
Riches (Streaming December 2 on Prime Video)
Kindred (Streaming December 13 on FX/Hulu)
1923 (Streaming December 18 on Paramount +)
Babylon (In theaters December 23rd)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Streaming on Netflix December 23rd)
Magic Mike’s Last Dance (In theaters February 10, 2023)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (In theaters March 23rd, 2023)
Not gonna waste anytime, its the first week in October and I got some new new that’s ready for you to hit play!! Check out this week’s new trailers below:
The Midnight Club (Streaming on Netflix October 7th)
The Winchesters (Streaming on The CW October 11th)
A Friend of The Family (Streaming on Peacock October 6th)
Season 19-Grey’s Anatomy (Streaming on ABC October 6th)
Season 5-All American (Streaming on The CW October 10th)
Shantaram (Streaming on Apple TV+ October 14th)
Season 2-The White Lotus: Blossom Circle (Streaming on HBO Max October 30th)
Many of these trailers were featured on Sunday during Super Bowl LVI, but just in case you need a reminder…
Check out these jaw-dropping trailers below:
The Endgame (Streaming on NBC February 21st)
A Madea Homecoming (Streaming on Netflix February 25th)
Cherry (In theaters February 26th on Apple TV+ March 12th)
The Adam Project (Streaming on Netflix March 11th)
Alice (In theaters March 18th)
Jurassic World Dominion (In theaters June 20th)
Nope (In theaters July 22nd)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Streaming on Amazon Prime September 2nd)
It’s the First Day of the Month!! We are moving and shaking and these trailers are ready to be seen! So get your calendars, save the dates and check out what’s new in film and television!!
The Tinder Swindler (Streaming on Netflix February 2nd)
The Girl Before (Streaming on HBO Max February 10th)
Asking For It (In theaters March 4th)
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (In theaters March 18th)
Halo (Streaming on Paramount+ March 24th)
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