Celebration of Black Cinema & Television 2026 Honorees
Debbie Allen will receive the Icon Award when the Critics Choice Association holds its ninth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television on Nov. 16 in Los Angeles. Quinta Brunson, Chris Rock, Jaafar Jackson and Anthony Mackie are among the 15 artists joining her on this year's honoree list.
Roy Wood Jr. returns to host. The ceremony will premiere on the Critics Choice Association's YouTube channel in December.
Meet Solange Omon, the Cameroon-Born Youth Advocate Who Just Became Victoria's Secret's Newest Angel
The 21-year-old beat out more than 100,000 applicants in the brand's Angels Among Us competition and got her wings on the runway Sunday night in Los Angeles.
Rosalind Eleazar Gave a Star Turn in Misty Green. Why Isn't Anyone Seeing It?
Chris Rock's A24 Hollywood satire expanded to 125 theaters last weekend and averaged just $321 a screen, while the performance at its center is drawing some of the year's strongest notices.
Elza Soares Gets Her Flowers as Black Brazilian Cinema Takes Festival do Rio
Eryk Rocha's Elza won best documentary, Gabriel Martins took best director, and the 28th Festival do Rio closed on a night that belonged to the stories Brazil too often leaves out.
Wanda Sykes Goes Home to Hampton for Legacy and Talks With Cup of Soul
Where you tape a comedy special says something. Most comics pick a big-city theater and a clean skyline shot. For her third Netflix hour, Wanda Sykes went back to Ogden Hall at Hampton University, the HBCU where she graduated in 1986. She called it Legacy.
Cup of Soul's 2026 Holiday Film Guide: Black and Brown Stories to See This Season
From Clarissa and Soul Patrol to Avengers: Doomsday and Jumanji, here are the holiday 2026 films that center Black and brown stories, plus where we show up in the season's biggest releases.
I Play Rocky Is the London Film Festival's Surprise Film, With Stephan James as Carl Weathers
The London Film Festival's annual surprise film is one of the best-kept secrets on the fall calendar. This year it was I Play Rocky, Peter Farrelly's film about how Sylvester Stallone fought to write and star in the original Rocky. It screened Friday night at the Royal Festival Hall.
It's the latest stop on a busy festival run. I Play Rocky premiered at TIFF in September and opened the Hamptons International Film Festival this month, and it sits in the Building Momentum tier of our Best Picture tracking.
Nia Long Joins Teyana Taylor's Directorial Debut 'Get Lite' With Storm Reid and Leslie Odom Jr.
Nia Long joins Teyana Taylor's directorial debut Get Lite, a Harlem dance story starring Storm Reid, Leslie Odom Jr. and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
Octavia Spencer on Ride or Die, Never Reading Ahead and the Sisters Who Keep Her Grounded
Octavia Spencer talks Ride or Die with Kathia Woods: why she never reads ahead, her chemistry with Hannah Waddingham and the five sisters who keep her grounded.
LaRoyce Hawkins Says Goodbye to Chicago P.D.: The Void Atwater Leaves and What's Next
After 14 years as Kevin Atwater, LaRoyce Hawkins has left Chicago P.D. How Atwater said goodbye, the void he leaves in the 21st District and what's next for Hawkins.
Samuel L. Jackson's Frisco King Sets Dec. 18 Premiere on Paramount+ With First Teaser
Jackson plays Russell Lee Washington Jr., the New Orleans gangster he introduced in Tulsa King Season 3. In Frisco King, Lee looks past the polished surface of Frisco, Texas, and sees a booming underground economy. He builds a crew that includes an ambitious protégé and a loyal driver, and as his operation grows, so does the danger.
The show was first developed as NOLA King before the story moved to North Texas. It filmed this spring in and around Fort Worth.
La Bola Negra and Elsinore Win Top Prizes at the 2026 Hamptons International Film Festival
La Bola Negra wins the jury prize and Elsinore takes the Audience Award at the 34th Hamptons International Film Festival. Here's the full winners list and what it means for the awards race.
The Digger Problem: Hollywood Asked for Risk, Then Didn't Show Up
Two weeks ago, I called Digger Tom Cruise's best performance since Magnolia and one of the most intriguing films of 2026. I also warned that it might not be for everyone. Audiences agreed with the warning.
Black Brazilian Artists Take Top Honors at the 28th Festival do Rio
The 28th Festival do Rio closed Oct. 11 at the historic Cine Odeon in downtown Rio de Janeiro. When the Troféus Redentor were handed out, some of the night's biggest honors went to Black Brazilian artists and to a film about one of the country's most defiant voices.
Ryan Coogler's The X-Files Reboot Gets a Series Order at Hulu, With Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as the New Agents
Hulu has ordered Ryan Coogler's reboot of The X-Files to series, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel starring as two new FBI agents.
Ava DuVernay's 14th Leads the 2026 Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations, With Once Upon a Time in Harlem Close Behind
Ava DuVernay's 14th leads the 11th Critics Choice Documentary Awards with six nominations, while Once Upon a Time in Harlem, You Can See Everything and Nuisance Bear follow with five each.
