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September 12, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — Nas says life has been really great since his 11th album, the critically acclaimed 'Life Is Good,'…
September 11, 2013
TORONTO (AP) - Film history is long enough that one might expect one of the nation's most essential chapters to…
September 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Steve McQueen’s upcoming historical drama 12 Years a Slave may be the first film to define the…
September 9, 2013
TORONTO (AP) - Idris Elba stars as the South African leader in 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,' which the Weinstein…
September 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - When first approached, Isaiah Washington turned down the opportunity to portray John Allen Muhammad, the DC sniper,…
September 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The voting process for the music and media festival South By Southwest's (SXSW) Blacks in Technology panel…
September 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, Vin Diesel talks about producing his new film 'Riddick' despite pushback from…
August 30, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Howard's 'Made in America' documentary about the Jay-Z-curated music festival in Philadelphia will air Oct.…
August 27, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Chadwick Boseman, hot off his portrayal of Jackie Robinson in the hit film '42', is set to…
August 25, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — 'Lee Daniels' The Butler' served up another box office-topping weekend, earning $17 million, according to studio…
August 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Hailed a renaissance year for black films, backlash over Lee Daniels’ 'The Butler' suggests rhetoric surrounding current…
August 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Now that Spike Lee's Kickstarter film project has surpassed its fundraising goal of $1.25 million, the outspoken…
August 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Spike Lee turned to Kickstarter to raise money for his latest film -- but now, the director…
August 18, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Starring Forest Whitaker as a longtime White House butler and Oprah Winfrey as his boozy wife,…
August 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Spike Lee's new film is a go! The 'Do the Right Thing' director has raised more funds…
August 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Outspoken liberal filmmaker Oliver Stone has been highly critical of President Barack Obama in the past, but…
August 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - According to the New York Times, 2013 is 'a breakout year for black films,' with several prominent…
August 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Orson Scott Card, the sci-fi writer behind the celebrated book 'Ender's Game', has made headlines in the…
August 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The horror that struck Washington D.C. during the 2002 Beltway Attacks has been recreated in a critically…
August 15, 2013
OPINION - The endless controversies over black movies have gotten to the point where movies won’t get made, or won’t…