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‘Watchmen’ Dominates Emmy Nominations 2020!! Check Out the Full List!!

The 2020 Emmy nominations have arrived! As usual, HBO dominated the proceedings but it was a limited series — Watchmen — that took the cake. Damon Lindelof‘s radical adaptation of the graphical novel racked up 26 nominations overall, more than any other program, including half of the directing nominations and nods for Regina King, Jean Smart, Jeremy Irons, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jovan Adepo, and Louis Gossett Jr.. On the Best Drama Series side, Succession and Ozark appear … Continue reading ‘Watchmen’ Dominates Emmy Nominations 2020!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘The Shadow King’: Kasi Lemmons to Adapt True Story of Female Ethiopian WWII Soldiers!!!

After helming the tales of Harriet Tubman in Harriet and C.J. Walker in Self Made, filmmaker Kasi Lemmons is turning her sights to a new true story, seldom heard in our annals of history. Lemmons will be writing and directing the film adaptation of historical novel The Shadow King — a story worth telling and then some. The Shadow King, originally written by Maaza Mengiste, tells the real story oMussolinif ’s 1935 … Continue reading ‘The Shadow King’: Kasi Lemmons to Adapt True Story of Female Ethiopian WWII Soldiers!!!

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‘Self Made’ Trailer Reveals Octavia Spencer As Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker!! Check It Out!!

Let me start by saying that I am absolutely the wrong person to be writing about Netflix’s new limited series, Self Made. The story tells the real-life tale of an African-American woman who defied all manner of conventions to become a self-made millionaire through the sale of haircare products for Black women. The closest I’ve come to understanding any of that very personal and culturally … Continue reading ‘Self Made’ Trailer Reveals Octavia Spencer As Millionaire Madam C.J. Walker!! Check It Out!!

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‘Self Made’: First Look Reveals Octavia Spencer’s Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!

Madam C.J. Walker is one of the most quintessentially American figures who ever lived. In a historical time fraught with post-slavery racial biases, sexism, and social regression, Walker built a business dedicated to the underserved market of African-American hair care, and became the first female self-made millionaire in the process. Now, Octavia Spencer is telling her story in a four-part Netflix original series: Self Made: Inspired by the Life … Continue reading ‘Self Made’: First Look Reveals Octavia Spencer’s Netflix Series!! Check It Out!!

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