It’s been over a decade since the last Barbershop film was released, but it’s time to jump back in the chair with Barbershop: The Next Cut. Some new faces join the regulars, and the film is helmed by Malcolm D. Lee. Is another visit in the chair what we need, or has the time passed. Check out the trailer below and share your thoughts.

Synopsis:

It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama, and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together not only to save the shop, but their neighborhood.

Cast:

• Ice Cube – Calvin Palmer, Jr.
• Cedric the Entertainer – Eddie
• Regina Hall – Angie
• Anthony Anderson – J.D.
• Eve – Terri
• Lamorne Morris – Jerrod
• Sean Patrick Thomas – Jimmy
• Tyga – Whack MC
• Deon Cole – Dante
• Common – Jabari
• Nicki Minaj – Draya

Crew:

• Director – Malcolm D. Lee
• Writer – Kenya Barris
• Writer – Tracy Oliver

Barbershop: The Next Cut is scheduled to be released April 15, 2016. Tickets are available here.

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It looks like rapper Azealia Banks is looking to expand her horizons. She will be making her film debut as the star of the upcoming Coco. Coco will be directed by RZA with Banks starring in the titular role. Costars include Common, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Lorraine Toussaint. The script was written by Nicole Jefferson Asher. The premise from Deadline is included below.

In the Brooklyn-set drama, Banks plays an aspiring twentysomething rapper who wants a career in hip-hop but is torn by her parents’ dreams that she finish college. She gives in. While matriculating, she finds herself in the classroom; she experiences the true calling of the power of the spoken word, which helps her goals as a hip-hop artist.

Production is set to start on Coco soon.

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It looks like another actor is joining Suicide Squad: Common. At this rate, we might have to consider Suicide Squad a Black film. Common will be joining Will Smith (Deadshot), Viola Davis (Amanda Waller), and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Killer Croc).

Common is slowly but surely making this movie career happening. He’s riding high from Selma onto DC.

We don’t know what character Common will be playing. Which character do you think he’ll play? Who do you want him to play?

Suicide Squad is set to be released August 5, 2016.

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Congrats to Common and John Legend for their Academy Award win for Best Original Song for “Glory.” For a film that was snubbed by the Academy, at least Selma managed to score one Oscar. The performance and their acceptance speech can be found below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWE2Yb_jMZg

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The winners of the 2015 Black Reel Awards were announced Thursday, February 19, 2015. Selma, Dear White People, Gun Hill, and The Trip to Bountiful were big winners. The full list can be found below.

Film

Outstanding Motion Picture

Selma

Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture

David Oyelowo – Selma

Outstanding Actress, Motion Picture

Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture

Wendell Pierce – Selma

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture

Carmen Ejogo – Selma

Outstanding Director, Motion Picture

Ava DuVernay – Selma

Outstanding Screenplay, Motion Picture

Chris Rock – Top Five

Outstanding Documentary

Anita: Speaking Truth to the Power

Outstanding Ensemble

Selma

Outstanding Foreign Film

Fishing Without Nets (Kenya)

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male

Tyler James Williams – Dear White People

Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female

Teyonah Parris – Dear White People

Outstanding Voice Performance

Morgan Freeman – The LEGO Movie

Outstanding Score

Jason Moran – Selma

Outstanding Original Song

“Glory” from Selma – Performed by: John Legend & Common

INDEPENDENT

Outstanding Independent Feature

The Retrieval

Outstanding Independent Documentary

25 to Life

Outstanding Independent Short

#AmeriCan

TELEVISION

Outstanding Television Documentary or Special

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series

The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Larenz Tate – Gun Hill

Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Cicely Tyson – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Blair Underwood – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Anika Noni Rose – A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Outstanding Director, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Reggie Rock Bythewood – Gun Hill

Outstanding Screenplay, TV Movie or Mini-Series

Reggie Rock Bythewood – Gun Hill

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Ava DuVernay – @AVAETC

Did you watch the NAACP Image Awards last night? Whether you did or you didn’t, we have a list of of the winners for the film/television categories. Congratulations to all the winners and to those who were nominated. The Awards were a fantastic watch. Everyone looked good and proved that good Black don’t crack.

Entertainer of the Year
Taraji P. Henson

Outstanding Motion Picture
Selma

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
David Oyelowo – Selma

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Taraji P. Henson – No Good Deed

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Common – Selma

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Carmen Ejogo – Selma

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical)
Antoine Fuqua – The Equalizer

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Belle

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Loretta Devine – Doc McStuffins

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical)
Misan Sagay – Belle

Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson – black-ish

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Laurence Fishburne – black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Yara Shahidi – black-ish

Outstanding Drama Series
How to Get Away with Murder

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Shemar Moore – Criminal Minds

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton – Scandal

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Khandi Alexander – Scandal

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Blair Underwood – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Cicely Tyson – The Trip to Bountiful

Outstanding Children’s Program
Doc McStuffins

Outstanding Performance by a Youth in a Youth/Children’s Program (Series or Special)
Fatima Ptacek – Dora and Friends: Into The City!

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Sara Hess – Orange is the New Black – “It Was the Change’

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
Erika Green Swafford – How to Get Away with Murder – “Let’s Get To Scooping”

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Shernold Edwards – A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Ken Whittingham – Parks and Recreation – “Prom”

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Carl Franklin – House of Cards – “Chapter 14”

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Reggie Bythewood – Gun Hill

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The pushback to this film only proves how great it must be. Publications are popping up everywhere trying to fact check the film. Out of all the historical films out there, most wrought with errors, fact checking arises at the same time as Selma‘s release. I just take it as the inability to find anything else wrong with it, a testament to the cast and the brilliant director, Ava DuVernay. Selma has already won numerous awards and is nominated for numerous more. Let’s start out 2015 right with a strong showing. It’s a must see for adults and children alike.

Synopsis:

The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

Cast:

David Oyelowo – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Carmen Ejogo – Coretta Scott King

Common – James Bevel

Cuba Gooding, Jr – Fred Gray

Lorraine Toussaint – Amelia Boynton Robinson

Oprah Winfrey – Annie Lee Cooper

Niecy Nash – Richie Jean Jackson

Wendell Pierce – Hosea Williams

Crew:

Director/Executive Producer – Ava DuVernay

Writer – Paul Webb

Cinematographer – Bradford Young

Opens in theaters everywhere January 9, 2015. Get your tickets here.

Source: IMDB

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