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The Black Women Film Network (BWFN) recently announced its lineup of honorees and programming for its annual Summit, set to take place on Saturday, March 21st, at Atlanta’s Loudermilk Conference Center. Founded in 1997, the BWFN has provided Black women in entertainment with a space for mentorship, opportunity, advocacy, and industry access. This year’s theme,…

One of my favorite coffee-table books in a very long time is now available in stores: Martin Scorsese: All the Films by Olivier Bousquet, Arnaud Devillard, and Nicolas Schaller. Admittedly, I’m biased because of my unceasing adoration of Martin Scorsese’s filmography, especially the recent post-Oscar films, which I think are deeply underrated and among the best…

I met Tom Noonan in 2008, on the 2 train in Brooklyn, heading back into Manhattan after speaking to a film history class at Brooklyn College. There were maybe 40 people on the train, standing and sitting. I was seated on a bench near the middle of the car. Perched on a bench at the…

As a capper to Women’s Writers week, a look at one of my favourite actresses: the magnificent Anna Faris, too often taken for granted. Here we look back at a back-to-back double feature in which she’s beyond fearless. Hollywood needs her ragged edge more than ever these days. With her upcoming appearance in the newest…