It’s actually not rocket science: you have built-in audience, keep your costs low and deliver a good product and you can have some success. But to be clear: we don’t take our audiences for granted. We don’t just assume that African Americans are going to come out and support; we have to delive...

On Tuesday nights, now through late April, you can catch visiting filmmakers and movie industry pros discussing and screening their work at MSU's annual Film Forum. Upcoming speakers include producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal ("Fahrenheit 9/11," "Bowling for Columbine"). On Mar. 10, they'll present ...

This woman was a customer service rep before she was offered the role of Clareece Precious Jones (that name is too funny) in the new movie Push by director Lee Daniels. Lee previously produced the successful Monster’s Ball (Halle Berry’s Oscar winnner). Here he is with his new starlet Ga...

Every year in Park City, the folks who program the Sundance Film Festival try their hardest to save the best for last. The last Sunday of the festival is always reserved for screenings of the award winning films. And assuming the festival’s jury picks the right movies, it usually leads to late...

Earlier this evening we reported that Lee Daniels’ drama Push: Based on a novel by Sapphire won both the Dramatic Grand Jury and Audience Award Prizes for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. While I was writing up the awards alert, I was sent over a scoop by a very reliable source that said that ...