Festival Screening – Saturday, May 2 @ 6:30pm In his new documentary, award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the rise and fall of The Black Panther Party, the revolutionary black socialist group that re- defined community activism in America. Rising from the streets of Oakland, Huey Newton and Bobby Seale formed the Panthers to confront state […]
Michael Showalter to attend, Mavis Staples to participate in post-screening Q&A w/ Stephen Colbert The Montclair Film Festival (MFF) announced the Opening, Closing and Centerpiece selections for the 2015 festival, taking place May 1-10, 2015 in Montclair, NJ. The 4th annual festival will open on May 1st at the historic Wellmont Theater with the East […]
The historical drama Lincoln leads this year’s Oscar race with 12 nominations, closely followed by Life of Pi with 11. Both films are competing for best picture along with Beasts of the Southern Wild Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty Les Misérables Amour Django Unchained Argo Lincoln’s director Steven Spielberg and actors Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally […]
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has named Zero Dark Thirty as the Best Picture of 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the Columbia Pictures release captured a majority vote by the organization, which is comprised of leading African-American media professionals from across the nation. The organization will formally present this year’s honors during a private […]
