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The late Roger Ebert loved movies. All kinds of movies.  For over three decades he was one of the definitive voices in film criticism until…

With the Valentine’s Day weekend upon us many folks will be looking for a flick to cuddle up with. But what are the choices? The sad fact is that seeing two Black people in love (or even lust) on the big screen is becoming more and more rare. Remember when it felt like we had […]

The prestigious Hollywood Black Film Festival, dubbed “The Black Sundance” has announced its lineup for the 2011 Festival which will happen October 27-30th. The Festival will screen 51 films, including 9 feature films, 11 documentaries and 27 short films. The feature films include, “Rocksteady” a movie about the son of a Jamaican immigrant who becomes […]

How many of you have watched a movie and literally laughed until you started crying?  If the answer is yes, you were probably watching one of the movie titles listed below. TUD has compiled a list of 10 funny black movies. These movies provide nothing but laughs from beginning to end.  Most of the movie […]

Before Barack Obama became the first African-American President (sorry, Bill Clinton does NOT count) the only time we saw a Commander-in-Chief of color was in the movies.  Sometimes the portrayals were dignified (Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact) other times they were not (Terry Crews in Idiocracy), but nine times out of ten the world was […]