Black in Period Films

Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.

Checkout this photos from the upcoming adaption of August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'.  Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable "Mother of the Blues". The film features Viola Davis as Ma Rainey and Chadwick Boseman as Levee in his final film. Viola Davis front and center as Ma Rainey. (Credit David Lee/Netflix) Boseman with Michael Potts (Slow Drag) and Colman Domingo (as Cutler). (Credit David Lee/Netflix) The film is directed by George C. Wolfe who also did amazing work with period films 'Lackawanna Blues' (2005) and 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' (2017). I am loving how different Viola Davis is looking here. She looks like Ma Rainey here. (Credit David Lee/Netflix) Boseman with Glynn Turman (Toledo), Michael Potts (Slow Drag), and Colman Domingo (as Cutler). (Credit David Lee/Netflix) 'Ma Rainey's B...

Four African American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. Cast Chadwick Boseman Delroy Lindo  Clarke Peters   Jonathan Majors Isiah Whitlock Jr. Norm Lewis  Giancarlo Esposito Crew Director: Spike Lee Music composed by: Terence Blanchard Screenplay: Spike Lee, Kevin Willmott, Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo Producers: Spike Lee, Lloyd Levin Netflix will release the film globally on Friday June 12th.

In wonderful biopic and casting news Tyler Perry is set to play Oscar Micheaux.   A film about Oscar Micheaux is dearly need. Micheaux is the pioneer of black film. As the the first African-American to produce a feature-length film (The Homesteader (1919) and a sound feature-length film The Exile (1931) his name should be a household name. However, many people do not know his name or the names of any of his 44 films. I hope this biopic brings attention to the man and his accomplishments. As far as the casting goes, I think Tyler Perry looks enough like Micheaux for it to be convincing (it is a more convincing casting than another recent casting anyway). I also think that it is rather poetic to have the founder/owner of the first black owned major film studio to play the first black producer of a feature length film. I can't wait to see Perry in costume. Charles Murray, executive producer and writer of Netflix/Marvel’s “Luke Cage” series and many others, i...

I think this poster is my most favorite out of them all. I love how Jackie Robinson and his wife (Rachel Robinson) are the focal point. It shows the legend and one of the people that were a part of his support team. Something he would have needed during his career. The poster features Chadwick Boseman and Nicole Beharie.