Portraits of Perseverance Throughout his 40-plus-year career, filmmaker and Oscar-nominated producer Reginald Hudlin has collaborated with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, and even the legendary Sidney Poitier. However, even Hudlin was left with a fresh perspective on the industry thanks to his work as co-director on the two-part Apple TV+ documentary, Number…
+ Read More“It was a producing and political feat to get all of these people to sit down,” say the directors of Apple TV+’s ‘Number One on the Call Sheet.’ When Reginald Hudlin received a call from Jamie Foxx and producer Datari Turner in 2019 saying that they wanted to make a…
+ Read MorePress Play with Madeleine Brand | KCRW A rare club in Hollywood: those who’ve been “No. 1 on the call sheet,” meaning the one who usually gets the biggest role and the most money for a film. The Black actors and actresses who’ve achieved that status are the focus of…
+ Read MoreI had a great screening of NUMBER ONE ON THE CALL SHEET at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica as part of the American Cinematheque documentary festival. Representing on the step and repeat! It was a packed house! After the movie, we had a great question and answer session with…
+ Read MoreNumber One on the Call Sheet has gotten amazing coverage in the news! LA’s very own KTLA and TMZ gave it a shout out:
+ Read MoreMy friend David Belasco teaches an amazing course at USC about entrepreneurship with an incredible line up of guest speakers. Last time I did it, he encouraged me to bring my kids since they get to see their dad in a way they usually don’t experience. Great advice which led…
+ Read MoreApple put together a portable immersive experience to promote the film. Things were so crazy I didn’t even get a chance to see it in person! But it sure looks cool and attracted huge crowds!
+ Read MoreEssence | Kelvin Byers They only need one name. Whoopi. Will. Viola. Denzel. Cynthia. Morgan. Legends who carved their names into Hollywood’s highest peaks—often without a safety net. Before they were box-office draws, they were underdogs, fighting for roles that weren’t just afterthoughts, battling Hollywood’s narrow definition of “marketability,” and…
+ Read MoreLA Sentinel | Keith L Underwood Reggie Hudlin’s career spans decades and genres, from cult classics like “House Party” and “Boomerang” to shepherding major events like the NAACP Image Awards. But his latest work, “Number One on the Call Sheet,” might be his most personal and culturally significant yet. The…
+ Read MoreThe Chinese Theater is one of the greatest movie palaces in America. Giant screen, fantastic sound…we actually did the final sound check for BOOMERANG there. I saw so many classic films, from THE MATRIX to STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE here. So many movie premieres have been here, plus the Hollywood…
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