Through an artistic combination of image and sound, the creators of the poignant short film Heroin€ explore the intersection of some of the major crises of our time – the opioid epidemic and active shooters. JARO had the chance to speak with Mr. Lamar Mackson, executive producer and founder of Nonstop Show Group, to talk […]
Mother and son Betty K. Bynum and Joshua Drummond co-wrote I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy back in 2016, and now the children’s book is being turned into an animated series. The influential book has landed a deal with entertainment mogul Reginald Hudlin of Hudlin Entertainment, and the series will be titled Brilliant Boys. The […]
Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver is producing a remake of the 1995 comedy Clueless with Paramount Pictures. As reported by Variety, Marquita Robinson, the story editor and writer of Netflix’s GLOW series, will pen the script. “Crazy excited to be producing a new take of one of my favorite movies of all time, #Clueless, with […]
Critics are raving about Barry Jenkins’ latest film If Beale Street Could Talk. It’s the first English adaptation of a James Baldwin novel to hit the big screen, and the film is already receiving Oscar buzz. Last week, it premiered at Rome Film Fest where The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Jenkins about Beale Street and […]
In his latest film, Nobody’s Fool, writer and director Tyler Perry explores one of the most common cinematic themes – love and relationships. The movie’s protagonist Danica (Tika Sumpter) is a successful yet emotionally constipated woman whose “fresh-outta-prison” sister, Tanya (Tiffany Haddish), forces her to contend with the fact that her love life may not […]
After 46 years, the long-awaited concert documentary Amazing Grace, which features Aretha Franklin’s performances at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, will make its debut at DOC NYC on November 12th. The performances, which were recorded between January 13th and 14th of 1972, are considered to be the best of Aretha Franklin, […]
The Black Lives Matter social movement is expanding to become a platform for the arts, culture, and fashion. Led by the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors, the new BLM Arts+Culture platform aims to support and promote the work of African American artists, while also raising awareness to the significant role of art when […]
I always understood Quincy Jones as an exceptionally important figure in the entertainment industry, but I couldn’t actually tell you why. All I knew was that he was a big deal in the music world, everyone loved him and wanted to work with him, and the younger generation lovingly called him Uncle Q. So […]
Stan Lee, the legendary writer and visionary for Marvel Comics, passed away on Monday at the age of 95. Lee, who was considered a real-life superhero to comic book fans worldwide, often wrote characters that included racial and gender diversity. Following his death, a column that Lee penned in 1968 has once again gone viral, […]
Dope’s Kiersey Clemons will star in and produce a film about 23-year-old Lauren Simmons, the youngest female trader to work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. As reported by Deadline, Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios acquired the life rights to Simmons’ story. Currently, Simmons is the youngest as well as the only female […]