Aunjanue Ellis – Black Cinema Connection

Lovecraft Country

By: blackcinemaconnection June 17, 2020November 21, 2020

Cable SeriesAunjanue Ellis, Courtney B. Vance, HBO, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Michael Kenneth Williams1 Comment

Release Date: 8/16/20, Series Premiere; HBOGenre: DramaRating: NRDirector: Yann DemangeStudio(s): Bad Robot, Monkeypaw Productions, Warner Bros. Television, HBO. Cast: Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Letitia Dandridge), Michael Kenneth Williams (Montrose Freeman), Aunjanue Ellis (Hippolyta Black), Courtney B. Vance (George Black), Jonathan Majors (Atticus Black), Wunmi Mosaku (Ruby Dandridge), Demetrius Grosse (Marvin Baptiste), Abbey Lee (Christina Braithwhite), Jamie…

Miss Virginia

By: blackcinemaconnection October 8, 2019

Upcoming FilmsAdina Porter, Amirah Vann, Aunjanue Ellis, Based On A True Story, Uzo Aduba, Vanessa WilliamsLeave a Comment

Release Date: 10/18/19; In Theaters & VOD Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: R.J. Daniel Hanna Studio(s): Moving Picture Institute, Vertical Entertainment. Running Time: 102 mins. Cast: Uzo Aduba (Virginia Walden), Vanessa Williams (Sally Ray), Aunjanue Ellis (Congresswoman Lorraine Townsend), Amirah Vann (Shondae Smith), Adina Porter (Annette Johnson), Niles Fitch (James), Nadji Jeter (Bonz), Matthew Modine…

The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel

By: blackcinemaconnection March 30, 2019December 25, 2019

Upcoming FilmsAunjanue Ellis, Lifetime1 Comment

Release Date: 4/12/20; Lifetime Genre: Biography Studio(s): Revele Entertainment, Flavor Unit Producer(s): Loretha Jones; Holly Carter, Shakim Compere Director: Christine Swanson Cast: Aunjanue Ellis (Mattie Moss Clark) Christina Bell (Twinkie), Kierra Sheard (Karen), Sheléa Frazier (Dorinda), Raven Goodwin (Denise), Angela Birchett (Jacky). Details: Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott are executive producing the…

Pimp

By: blackcinemaconnection October 31, 2018

Upcoming FilmsAunjanue Ellis, Keke PalmerLeave a Comment

Release Date: 11/9/18; In Theaters & VOD Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: Christine Crokos Studio(s): Adrenaline Entertainment, 1821 Pictures Running Time: 110 mins. Cast: Keke Palmer, Haley Ramm, Aunjanue Ellis, Vanessa Morgan, Mike E. Winfield, Edi Gathegi, DMX. Story: Keke Palmer plays a struggling pimp named Wednesday whose fortune changes after her girlfriend Nikki (Haley…

If Beale Street Could Talk

By: blackcinemaconnection August 11, 2018September 30, 2018

Upcoming FilmsAunjanue Ellis, KiKi Layne, michael Beach, Regina King, Stephan James, Teyonah ParrisLeave a Comment

Release Date: 11/30/18; In Theaters Genre: Crime/Drama Rating: R Director: Barry Jenkins Studio(s): Annapurna Pictures, PASTEL, Plan B Entertainment. Running Time: 117 mins. Cast: KiKi Layne (Tish Rivers), Stephan James (Alonzo ‘Fonny’ Hunt), Regina King (Sharon Rivers), Colman Domingo (Joseph Rivers), Teyonah Parris (Ernestine Rivers), Michael Beach (Frank Hunt), Aunjanue Ellis (Mrs. Hunt), Ebony Obsidian…

Of Mind and Music

By: blackcinemaconnection January 24, 2016

Upcoming FilmsAunjanue Ellis, Bill Cobbs, Drama, Ruth NeggaLeave a Comment

a/k/a Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind Release Date: 2/12/16 (In Theaters); 3/29/16 (DVD); 2014 Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 97 mins. Studio(s): Monterey Video; Una Vida Productions Director: Richie Adams Cast: Joaquim de Almeida (Dr. Alvaro Cruz), Aunjanue Ellis (Una Vida), Bill Cobbs (Stompleg), Ruth Negga (Jessica), Sharon Lawrence (Angela…