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Audra McDonald, a Miles Davis Tribute and More Set for Library of Congress 2026-27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2026
The Library of Congress will present a season marking America's semiquincentennial and centennials for Miles Davis and John Coltrane, featuring Audra McDonald, Dianne Reeves and seven new commissions at the Coolidge Auditorium.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2026
The Library of Congress will present a season marking America's semiquincentennial and centennials for Miles Davis and John Coltrane, featuring Audra McDonald, Dianne Reeves and seven new commissions at the Coolidge Auditorium.
LINDBERGH, FBI Docuseries Lead AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 2027 Slate on PBS
by Joshua Wright - Jul 30, 2026
GBH-produced series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will premiere new limited series on Charles Lindbergh and the FBI, alongside rebroadcasts of Stanley Nelson's civil rights films, PBS announced.
by Joshua Wright - Jul 30, 2026
GBH-produced series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will premiere new limited series on Charles Lindbergh and the FBI, alongside rebroadcasts of Stanley Nelson's civil rights films, PBS announced.
Luis Valdez Documentary AMERICAN PACHUCO Gets Theatrical Release; Watch a New Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 16, 2026
A new documentary spotlighting playwright Luis Valdez has set a theatrical run this summer. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, directed by David Alvarado, will begin its theatrical run on July 17 in New York exclusively at the Film Forum.
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 16, 2026
A new documentary spotlighting playwright Luis Valdez has set a theatrical run this summer. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, directed by David Alvarado, will begin its theatrical run on July 17 in New York exclusively at the Film Forum.
Black Public Media Launches $9 Million Fund Drive to Protect Black Stories
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025
Black Public Media has launched the Black Stories Production Fund to raise $9 million over two years following a $1.8 million federal budget cut. The Harlem nonprofit supports award-winning films, series, and emerging media projects that tell the global Black experience. Donations start at $5.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025
Black Public Media has launched the Black Stories Production Fund to raise $9 million over two years following a $1.8 million federal budget cut. The Harlem nonprofit supports award-winning films, series, and emerging media projects that tell the global Black experience. Donations start at $5.
Lincoln Center Reveals 25/26 Season Featuring Jeanine Tesori as Visionary Artist
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed its 25/26 season of programming, running September 2025 through May 2026. See full programming here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed its 25/26 season of programming, running September 2025 through May 2026. See full programming here!
BECOMING THURGOOD: AMERICA’S SOCIAL ARCHITECT Documentary Sets PBS Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 18, 2025
Maryland Public Television (MPT) has announced the upcoming release of BECOMING THURGOOD: AMERICA’S SOCIAL ARCHITECT. This new documentary explores the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the nation’s first African American Supreme Court Justice.
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 18, 2025
Maryland Public Television (MPT) has announced the upcoming release of BECOMING THURGOOD: AMERICA’S SOCIAL ARCHITECT. This new documentary explores the life and legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the nation’s first African American Supreme Court Justice.
AMERICAN MASTERS Documentary to Spotlight Broadway's Camille A. Brown
by Josh Sharpe - May 1, 2025
A new episode of the American Masters series, In the Making, will follow Camille A. Brown, the Tony-nominated choreographer of Broadway’s Gypsy and Hell’s Kitchen.
by Josh Sharpe - May 1, 2025
A new episode of the American Masters series, In the Making, will follow Camille A. Brown, the Tony-nominated choreographer of Broadway’s Gypsy and Hell’s Kitchen.
INDEPENDENT LENS to Launch New season of Indie Lens Pop-Up Featuring Over 100 Screenings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2024
INDEPENDENT LENS is launching the new season of Indie Lens Pop-Up, the long-running screening series that brings people together for community-driven conversations around its thought-provoking documentaries. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2024
INDEPENDENT LENS is launching the new season of Indie Lens Pop-Up, the long-running screening series that brings people together for community-driven conversations around its thought-provoking documentaries. Learn more!
HIPPEST TRIP- THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL Producer Wendell Pierce Says Show Is Coming to Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2024
Tony Award- winner Wendell Pierce has announced that he has joined the producing team of the Broadway-aimed Hippest Trip- the Soul Train Musical!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2024
Tony Award- winner Wendell Pierce has announced that he has joined the producing team of the Broadway-aimed Hippest Trip- the Soul Train Musical!
Wendell Pierce to Play 'Perry White' in James Gunn's SUPERMAN Film
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 2, 2024
According to various sources, Wendell Pierce will play the Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief Perry White in James Gunn's Superman, opposite David Corenswet (Clark Kent) Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), who work underneath Pierce's White at the Daily Planet.
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 2, 2024
According to various sources, Wendell Pierce will play the Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief Perry White in James Gunn's Superman, opposite David Corenswet (Clark Kent) Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), who work underneath Pierce's White at the Daily Planet.
The Museum Of Modern Art Announces Dates For Its 2024 Film Festivals And Annual Series
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2023
The Museum of Modern Art announces dates for its film festival lineup for 2024.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2023
The Museum of Modern Art announces dates for its film festival lineup for 2024.
SOUND OF THE POLICE Documentary Is Coming to Hulu
by Michael Major - Jul 31, 2023
ABC News Studios announced “Sound of the Police,” the new Hulu Original documentary directed by Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson and co-directed by Valerie Scoon. The feature-length documentary, which will have a special preview screening at the BlackStar Film Festival.
by Michael Major - Jul 31, 2023
ABC News Studios announced “Sound of the Police,” the new Hulu Original documentary directed by Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson and co-directed by Valerie Scoon. The feature-length documentary, which will have a special preview screening at the BlackStar Film Festival.
ImageNation's 21st Annual IMAGENATION OUTDOORS Film And Music Festival Returns For An Epic Summer Of Entertainment
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2023
ImageNation's 21st annual IMAGENATION OUTDOORS Film and Music Festival is happening July 7th to October 21st. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Events include an Eastside and Westside Open Streets Movie series, Drive-In Movie series, New York City Parks screenings, a Black Anime Series, a Great Day Harlem Food & Music Festival and a Soul Train Tribute to Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2023
ImageNation's 21st annual IMAGENATION OUTDOORS Film and Music Festival is happening July 7th to October 21st. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Events include an Eastside and Westside Open Streets Movie series, Drive-In Movie series, New York City Parks screenings, a Black Anime Series, a Great Day Harlem Food & Music Festival and a Soul Train Tribute to Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary.
The 20th Annual Imagenation Outdoors Festival to Launch with Aretha Franklin Bio-Pic RESPECT
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2022
ImageNation Film Festival's 20th Annual ImageNation Outdoors Festival kicks off Saturday July 9th thru September 10, 2022.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2022
ImageNation Film Festival's 20th Annual ImageNation Outdoors Festival kicks off Saturday July 9th thru September 10, 2022.
World Channel Celebrates Juneteenth With 19 Films
by Michael Major - Jun 14, 2022
Selections from its curated playlist by noted filmmakers including Stanley Nelson, Ken Burns, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Sam Pollard and Yoruba Richen run all month on a variety of platforms, including WORLD Channel, WorldChannel.org, WORLD Channel’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page, PBS Passport and on the PBS app.
by Michael Major - Jun 14, 2022
Selections from its curated playlist by noted filmmakers including Stanley Nelson, Ken Burns, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Sam Pollard and Yoruba Richen run all month on a variety of platforms, including WORLD Channel, WorldChannel.org, WORLD Channel’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page, PBS Passport and on the PBS app.
Peabody Awards Announces 2022 Presenters
by Michael Major - Jun 1, 2022
Peabody today announced that Melissa McCarthy, Morgan Freeman, John Legend, Kevin Bacon, H.E.R., Ethan Hawke, Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, Riz Ahmed, LeVar Burton, Jenny Slate, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Scott, and more will present the winners of the 82nd Annual Peabody Awards.
by Michael Major - Jun 1, 2022
Peabody today announced that Melissa McCarthy, Morgan Freeman, John Legend, Kevin Bacon, H.E.R., Ethan Hawke, Jon Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, Riz Ahmed, LeVar Burton, Jenny Slate, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Scott, and more will present the winners of the 82nd Annual Peabody Awards.
SFFILM Announces 2022 Golden Gate Award Winners
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 30, 2022
The Festival made its long-awaited return on April 21, inviting audiences back into the theaters with a program filled with unique stories and perspectives from around the world and the Bay Area.
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 30, 2022
The Festival made its long-awaited return on April 21, inviting audiences back into the theaters with a program filled with unique stories and perspectives from around the world and the Bay Area.
The HISTORY Channel to Premiere New Documentary AFTER JACKIE
by Michael Major - Apr 15, 2022
The film features new and rare interviews with White and Gibson, before his untimely passing, as well as former and current baseball players such as CCSabathia, Mookie Betts, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe Torre, Dave Roberts, Al Downing and Tim McCarver, renowned sports journalists, and unlimited access to Major League Baseball’s expansive media archive.
by Michael Major - Apr 15, 2022
The film features new and rare interviews with White and Gibson, before his untimely passing, as well as former and current baseball players such as CCSabathia, Mookie Betts, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe Torre, Dave Roberts, Al Downing and Tim McCarver, renowned sports journalists, and unlimited access to Major League Baseball’s expansive media archive.
The HISTORY Channel Greenlights AFTER JACKIE Documentary
by Michael Major - Feb 25, 2022
The two-hour film tells the story of the second wave of Black baseball players after Jackie Robinson – such as Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson – who were up next in the fight for equality. The film features rare interviews with former and current baseball players such as CC Sabathia and Mookie Betts.
by Michael Major - Feb 25, 2022
The two-hour film tells the story of the second wave of Black baseball players after Jackie Robinson – such as Bill White, Curt Flood and Bob Gibson – who were up next in the fight for equality. The film features rare interviews with former and current baseball players such as CC Sabathia and Mookie Betts.
VIDEO: Showtime Releases Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary ATTICA For Free
by Michael Major - Jan 14, 2022
SHOWTIME delves inside the bloodiest prison rebellion in U.S. history with Attica, a feature-length documentary from Emmy-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till) and co-director Traci A. Curry. the documentary features original interviews with former inmates, family members of the hostages and other witnesses.
by Michael Major - Jan 14, 2022
SHOWTIME delves inside the bloodiest prison rebellion in U.S. history with Attica, a feature-length documentary from Emmy-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till) and co-director Traci A. Curry. the documentary features original interviews with former inmates, family members of the hostages and other witnesses.
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How many Broadway shows has Stanley Nelson been in?
Stanley Nelson has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
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Stanley Nelson has not appeared in the West End.
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