"Acts of Love" Book Explores the Rediscovery of the First Film Depicting African American Affection
“This book doesn’t just fill gaps in film history; it demands that we confront why those gaps existed in the first place. A fascinating read for lovers of film.”—Ava DuVernayThe …
Read the full articleYou might also wanna read
Great Adaptations: Alias Grace on screen
This month, over at Five Books For, we’ve been looking at books that reimagine the Victorians – a selection of modern novels that revisit th

Black, queer & caught in the 1950s studio machine: The radical history behind There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood
With his second novel, Newson proves there’s only one person like him.
Library of Congress Restores 1897 Georges Méliès Film Featuring First Cinematic Robot
A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.
Des bandes audio oubliées exhument une archive noire américaine
Le Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, à New York, remet au premier plan quatorze enregistrements sur cassette de Jeanne Moutous

CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE Film Shares First Images
Tomi Adeyemi’s Afro-fantasy world of Orïsha comes to life in the first official images from Paramount's Children of Blood and Bone. The post

Ross McElwee on Sherman's March: How a 1986 documentary pioneered confessional filmmaking before social media
As his breakthrough film Sherman's March gets a 4K restoration, Ross McElwee talks about finding his voice.

Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.