Based on Actual Events – Black Cinema Connection

When They See Us

By: blackcinemaconnection March 12, 2019May 2, 2019

Upcoming FilmsAva DuVernay, Based on Actual Events, Netflix1 Comment

a/k/a Central Park Five Release Date: 5/31/19; Limited Series – Netflix Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: Ava DuVernay Studio(s): Forward Movement, Harpo Films, Participant Media, Tribeca Productions, Netflix. Cast: Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Justin Cunningham, Freddy Miyares, Jharrel Jerome, Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, Niecy Nash, Blair Underwood, Chris Jackson, Joshua…

Just Mercy

By: blackcinemaconnection March 12, 2019January 26, 2020

Upcoming FilmsBased On A Novel, Based on Actual Events, Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, O'Shea Jackson1 Comment

Release Date: 1/17/2020; In Theaters Genre: Drama/Biography Rating: PG-13 Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Studio(s): Netter Productions, Warner Bros. Running Time: Unknown Cast: Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson; Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian; Brie Larson as Eva Ansley; O’Shea Jackson, Jr. as Anthony Ray Hinton; Tim Blake Nelson as Ralph Myers; Rob Morgan as Herbert…

Flint

By: blackcinemaconnection October 27, 2017

Upcoming FilmsBased on Actual Events, Jill Scott, Lifetime, Made-for-TV, Queen LatifahLeave a Comment

Release Date: 10/28/17; Lifetime Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 Director: Bruce Beresford Studio(s): Sony Pictures Television; Lifetime Television Cast: Queen Latifah (Iza Banks), Jill Scott (Nayyirah Shariff), Betsy Brandt (LeeAnne Walters), Rob Morrow (Professor Edwards), Marin Ireland (Melissa Mays), Lyndie Greenwood (Adina Banks). Story: Inspired by the Time Magazine cover story, “The Toxic Tap,” by Josh…

Detroit

By: blackcinemaconnection April 16, 2017

Upcoming FilmsAnthony Mackie, Based on Actual Events, Drama, John Boyega, Laz AlonsoLeave a Comment

Release Date: 8/4/17; In Theaters Genre: Drama/Based on Actual Events Rating: Unknown Running Time: Unknown Director: Kathryn Bigelow Studio: Annapurna Pictures, First Light Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast: John Boyega, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, Ben O’Toole, Hannah Murray, Anthony Mackie, Jacob Latimore, Algee Smith, Joseph David-Jones, Kaitlyn Dever, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski, Jeremy Strong, and Laz Alonso.…

Crown Heights

By: blackcinemaconnection December 31, 2016August 1, 2017

Upcoming FilmsBased on Actual Events, Drama, Keith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Sundance Film FestivalLeave a Comment

a/k/a Darker Than Blue Release Date: (2017) Genre: Drama Rating: NR Running Time: 94 mins. Director: Matt Ruskin Studio(s): Iam21 Entertainment, Washington Square Films, Black Maple Films. Cast: Keith Stanfield (Colin Warner), Nnamdi Asomugha (Carl King), Natalie Paul (Antoinette), Bill Camp (William Robedee), Nestor Carbonell (Bruce Regenstreich). Story: On April 10, 1980, a shot rang…

Confirmation

By: blackcinemaconnection March 6, 2016March 22, 2016

Upcoming FilmsBased on Actual Events, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Hudson, Kerry Washington, Kimberly Elise, Made-for-TV, Wendell PierceLeave a Comment

Release Date: 4/16/16; HBO Genre: Drama Rating: NR Running Time: Unknown Studio(s): ABC Signature Studios, Groundswell Productions, HBO Films. Director: Rick Famuyiwa Cast: Kerry Washington (Anita Hill), Wendell Pierce (Clarence Thomas), Erika Christensen (Shirley Wiegand), Zoe Lister-Jones (Carolyn Hart), Greg Kinnear (Joe Biden), Grace Gummer (Ricki Seidman), Jeffrey Wright (Charles Ogletree), Eric Stonestreet (Ken Duberstei),…