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We Did It Again: The 55th NAACP Image Awards!

I’ve been producing the NAACP Image Awards for 12 years, and every year it’s a really satisfying experience.  Having the whole Black entertainment community come together in a big family reunion, celebrating each other’s successes, and looking good while we do it!   There’s a lot going into the show, like this…

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Reggie’s Black History Month Film Festival

Black historical stories are not and should not be uniformly depressing stories that you “must see” instead of want to see.  Here’s a list of five of my projects that will entertain the hell out of you while you learn stories you need to know.  1. MARSHALL I always placed…

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Norman Ross to Share Historical Significance of the Hudlin Family at SIUE’s Learning Resource Center 

SIUE.EDU The list of accomplishments and contributions of the Hudin Family from East St. Louis is remarkable. From purchasing their freedom from slavery, to serving as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, to being a tennis coach to the late great Arthur Ashe, to working as Hollywood film producers, the…

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REGGIE HUDLIN’S TOP TEN MOMENTS OF 2023

At the beginning of every year, I make a list of the best moments of the previous year, either personal or professional.  Here’s my list for 2023: 1) HELENA GOES TO HARVARD She going to my alma mater, and she’s loving it!   2) ALEXANDER LOVES PICTURES! Taking photos, moving pictures…he…

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Oscar, Emmy-nominated director from East St. Louis wins lifetime achievement award

Reginald 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…

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8 essential projects by St. Louis International Film Festival honoree Reginald Hudlin

Kevin 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…

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‘Black Godfather’ director Reginald Hudlin on Clarence Avant: ‘His effect is literally immeasurable’ 

By: Sonaiya Kelly | Los Angeles Times Media executive Clarence Avant attends the world premiere of “The Black Godfather,” a documentary about his life, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on June 3, 2019. (Mark Von Holden / Invision / Associated Press) With the passing of media executive Clarence Avant on Monday, Hollywood…

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Here is a collection of Reggie Hudlin throwback stories!

1. Here’s an early article about HOUSE PARTY (1991). 2. Here’s a story and photographs of me and my Harvard classmate Jonathan Mostow, director of BREAKDOWN, U -571 and TERMINATOR 3, who invited me to serve on the DGA Creative Council. 3. Here’s a story about me participating in Model…

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SEE IT LOUD!

I appear several times in the fourth episode of SEE IT LOUD, which focuses on Black sci fi and horror shows. I talk about MANTIS, my beloved STATIC SHOCK and I describe the origin of my BLACK PANTHER animated series. Here’s a clip!  #m.a.n.t.I.s. #staticshock #blackpanther#seeitloudtv

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Who is the Black Panther?

National Museum of African American History Writer Reginald Hudlin succeeded Priest in 2005. Hudlin had already made a name for himself in Hollywood for his role in creating the popular “House Party”and “Boomerang” movies. A childhood fan of the character, he was invited to write a six-issue miniseries for T’Challa that…

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Updates: SEE IT LOUD on CNN

SEE IT LOUD is a docuseries about the history of Black television airing on CNN. So far, I’ve appeared in two episodes. I did my interview a long time ago, so I can’t remember what I talked about and I don’t know how much of it they will use. But…

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