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How Charlese Antoinette Jones helped bring ‘Air’ to life
The costume designer is also working to change Hollywood
Culture
Harry Belafonte embodied mid-century Black uplift
As a ‘race man’ he put his time, money and even life on the line
Culture
‘Air’ takes leaps but stays true to Nike’s actual chase of Michael Jordan
New movie depicts the people and events instrumental to the company signing the future basketball great
Culture
The Oscars are beyond repair. Let’s make something better.
Over and over, the devil finds work in Hollywood. It’s high time he was unemployed.
Culture
Why does the Black guy always die first in horror movies?
Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris tackle the history of Black people in the horror genre
Culture
Angela Bassett’s résumé of sci-fi, horror and comic book movies created new ways of seeing Black women
Oscar-nominated actress showed what’s possible through offbeat choices and varied characters
Culture
The Oscars shutting out ‘The Woman King’ is a real disgrace
No nominations for ‘Nope’ or ‘Till’ make for a frustrating day in Hollywood
Culture
A hollow ‘Emancipation’ is a mismatch between director and subject
Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith team up to tell the story of ‘Whipped Peter’
Culture
The orchestral, spectral scares of ‘Nanny’
Director Nikyatu Jusu’s haunting tale of immigrant sacrifice engulfs and beguiles