Black in Period Films

May 16 is the U.S release date for the film Half of A Yellow Sun. Click here for the exciting trailer. This release date has been confirmed by Anika Nona Rose on twitter who is playing Kainene in the film. IMDb has also confirmed the May 16 U.S. release date!                                             Will you be going to see Half of a Yellow Sun?

I haven't read the novel (by the wonderful Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) that this film is based on. However even without reading the novel this trailer is enough to get me excited about the film. The cast includes heavy weights like Chiwetel Ejiofor; who seems to be becoming quite the Black Period Film mainstay huh? Anika Noni Rose. And Thandie Newton who has been on this blog twice before .

Glad to report news on an original BBC drama set in the early 1930's. This drama is about Black British jazz pioneers! CHECK THE TRAILER OUT: Said jazz pioneers are Leslie “Hutch” Hutchinson  and  Ken “Snakehips” Johnson. Leslie “Hutch” Hutchinson Ken “Snakehips” Johnson It looks very promising. It will be appearing on BBC TWO sometime in January Chiwetel Ejiofor will be starring in it!

Twelve Years a Slave has officially wrapped!!! Here are some pictures I found on the interwebs!!! Do they look beautiful!? I'm rather excited about this film.

I'm so excited!! How often do we get to see actors of color in such wonderful period period costumes?!