New York Times | Robert Daniels For Valentine’s Day and Black History Month, watch these selections that brim with Black love, heartache and desire from across the diaspora. ‘Boomerang’ (1992) Stream it on Paramount+. The Black romantic studio pictures of the 1990s were far different from their 1970s Blaxploitation predecessors….
+ Read MoreReginald Hudlin reached a major milestone in his career when he recently received a lifetime achievement award from the St. Louis International Film Festival. Annie Krall | KSDK.com ST. LOUIS — An East St. Louis native reached a major milestone in his career when he recently received a lifetime achievement…
+ Read MoreKevin C. Johnson | St. Louis Dispatch St. Louis International Film Festival closes out its annual event with a celebration Nov. 19 at the Hi-Pointe Theatre. A Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to veteran Hollywood figure and East St. Louis native Reginald Hudlin. Cinema St. Louis executive director Bree…
+ Read MoreIn light of House Party’s induction into the National Film Registry, Reggie discusses the film’s legacy, his upcoming project with Eddie Murphy, and the state of critical race theory with Jonathan Capehart.
+ Read MoreA. Scott Galloway | Eurweb *One of the most highly anticipated events at the Hollywood Bowl every other summer is the all-star “Black Movie Music Night” where multiple singers and musicians perform classic songs from African American motion pictures complete with scenes from the films shown on a big screen…
+ Read MoreDamon Young | The Washington Post The second thing I was reminded of when I first re-watched “Boomerang” this year was how good everyone looked. Each man was uncommonly handsome. Not handsome in a physically striking way — although some were that too. (Has a man in a movie ever…
+ Read MoreIt’s remembered as Eddie Murphy’s bid at romantic stardom and as a key point in Halle Berry’s career. But the riveting antagonist arguably created a new archetype. Salamishah Tillet | The New York Times It was the summer before my first year of college, and I was enthralled by a…
+ Read MoreThe star’s groundbreaking rom-com got lots of laughs while also showing Black men and women succeeding equally in the corporate world. BY RYAN GAJEWSKI | The Hollywood Reporter Eddie Murphy’s first entry in the romantic-comedy genre was Boomerang, released by Paramount Pictures on July 1, 1992 — and which will be reissued…
+ Read MoreBy Isheka N Harrison | The Moguldum Nation Paramount celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Eddie Murphy-led romantic comedy “Boomerang” with a Blu-ray release on June 28 and Black America was full of nostalgia over it. When the now-cult classic film was released in 1992, it was the most expensive film…
+ Read MoreThe legacy of Eddie Murphy’s 1992 rom-com classic By Julian Kimble | The Ringer There’s no grand statement in the opening scene of Boomerang, but it still says plenty about the film’s world. Once those elevator doors part, it’s game on for ad exec Marcus Graham (Eddie Murphy), who flashes a self-assured smile…
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