Pam Grier News

On the heels of the second season pick up of critically- acclaimed BOOMERANG series BET Networks announces continued partnership with Lena Waithe as it green lights her single-camera comedy series “Twenties.” Created and written by Waithe when she was in her early 20s the eight-episode half-hour series, follows the adventures of a queer black girl, Hattie, and her two straight best friends, Marie and Nia, who spend most of their days talking 'ish' and chasing their dreams. “Twenties” is a scripted show about friendship, finding love, and messing everything up along the way.

STXfilms has released the trailer for POMS, starring Diane Keaton. Watch the trailer below!

Renowned Hollywood villain Patrick Kilpatrick will sign his memoir Dying for Living -- Sins & Confessions of a Hollywood Villain and Libertine Patriot at the Barnes and Noble Burbank Town Center located at 731 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502 at 7:00 PM.

Film Composer Brian Ralston has announced the digital release of his original soundtrack for the new film "Being Rose" on Friday, January 11, 2019; a physical release is forthcoming. The western-inspired soundtrack will be released through NoteforNote Music and coincides with the film's premiere earlier this month.

The ABC Television Network will premiere the new single-camera comedy “Bless This Mess” on TUESDAY, APRIL 16 (9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT).

Brown Sugar, the popular subscription video-on-demand service from Bounce featuring the biggest collection of the baddest African-American movies of all-time, will premiere its first-ever original short film this month.

Kino Lorber announced today that David Ninh is joining the company as Director of Press and Publicity, beginning at Kino Lorber on April, 23, 2018. He will report to the company's Senior VP Theatrical, Non-theatrical Distribution & Acquisitions Wendy Lidell and to Company CEO Richard Lorber for corporate communications.

The New Black Fest and The Lark, two theater organizations dedicated to celebrating and advocating for stories that explore the intersection of art and social justice, are proud to announce the fifth annual The New Black Fest at The Lark. This week-long event is aimed at showcasing diverse and provocative work in a festival of Black theater artists from throughout the Diaspora, and will feature talkbacks, a panel event, and staged readings of four plays-in-progress. The festival will take place April 9-13, 2018, and will include works by 2017 Djerassi Writer in Residence France-Luce Benson (Deux Femmes On the Edge De La Revolution), 2018 Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award recipient Donja R. Love (soft), 2015 Princess Grace Award-Winner Jonathan Payne (Brother Rabbit), and artist, activist, and The New Black Fest alum Liza Jessie Peterson (Sistergurls and the Squirrel) who has performed excerpts of her one-person play The Peculiar Patriot in over 35 penitentiaries across the country.

Rod McCall's tender and bittersweet drama, ROSE, features winning performances by Cybill Shepherd and James Brolin. Recently tied for the Best Feature Film-Drama in the Directors' Choice Awards at the Sedona International Film Festival, the film continues its rounds at festivals throughout the country..

Ayla The Daughter of War, a heartwarming narrative feature based on the true story of a soldier in the Korean War who risks his own life to save a half-frozen little girl, captured the Best of Fest Award and the Director's Choice Award for Best Foreign Film at the 24th annual Sedona International Film Festival.

TV One is celebrating Black History Month with a full slate of programming offerings that embody the theme, 'Represent the Dream.' The network also debuts a new short form video campaign featuring three-time Grammy Award and Academy Award winning artist, actor and social justice activist Common, which runs throughout the month of February. In the videos, Common discusses a variety of topics related to Black history and issues affecting the African American community: racism and how we can become a better nation; activism, the power of using 'our voice' and movements like Black Lives Matter; self-awareness, his heroes and what representing the dream means today, 55 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech.

Florence Henderson was known as the quintessential American Mom, in the 1970's ABC network classic sitcom, The Brady Bunch. Ms. Henderson made her last film (she passed away in 2016) with a mom role very different from Mrs. Brady. She plays grandmother Mimi' in Bad Grandmas which debuts this week at the River Street Theatre in downtown Jaffrey.