#RunTheCulture Halloween is right around the corner and we’ve got not one but two #CultureClassics for you today that rep Spooky SZN to the fullest. Black horror classics Candyman and Tales From the Hood. Candyman Candyman is a slasher film that dropped in 1992. It centers around a college student studying urban legends who comes across the legend of…
#RunTheCulture Kevin Hart, The Chappelle Show, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey, modern day Saturday Night Live. All of them and many more owe some part of their success to the visionary Keenen Ivory Wayans. His resume is impeccable. Writing credits on 23 movies, producer on 14, staring in 22, and director of 7. He even wrote…
It is imperative we celebrate black superheroes that rep for The Culture and today’s #CultureClassic does just that. Check out one of the first black superheroes to fly into the box office with their own solo film, The Meteor Man.
#RunTheCulture John Singelton was a trailblazing black director. His filmography means so much to The Culture and will no doubt stand the test of time. His ability to capture the essence of the young black experience in America (specifically in the 1990’s) was a special gift much needed in Hollywood at the time. So in…
#RunTheCulture This week we honor the life and legacy of legendary creator for The Culture John Singleton and feature his film Poetic Justice as today’s #CultureClassic. Poetic Justice is the 1993 romantic drama written and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur as poet Justice and postal clerk Lucky repectively. The two have a chance encounter that leads to a roadtrip…
#RunTheCulture For today’s #CultureClassic we’re going back to the genesis of hip-hop meeting Hollywood with the OG that started it all, Boyz N The Hood. Boyz N The Hood was the 1991 film written and directed by John Singleton in his directorial debut, and starring big names at the time and future prominent creators for The Culture including Ice Cube, Cuba…
It’s the holiday season so we’ve put together a list of some of the best black Christmas movies you can watch with the fam. From family dramas, to family comidies to a musical starring the King of Pop, check out these 8 black holiday flicks that rep for The Culture. Almost Christmas (2016)…
This past weekend The Equalizer 2 starring Denzel Washington crossed the $100 million dollar mark at the box office. This means director Antoine Fuqa joins the $100 Million Dollar Black Director’s Club for 2018. He joins fellow creators for The Culture Ryan Coogler director of the mega-hit Black Panther which has grossed an astonishing 1.3…
Director and Creator For The Culture Ava DuVernay has an intriguing new project that premieres tomorrow on fellow Culture Creator Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network. That project, August 28th: A Day in the Life of a People. The film is a 22-minute scripted short blending documentary and narrative story-telling techniques to cover six black historical…
Famed creator for The Culture Spike Lee is officially back. This past weekend Lee’s latest film BlacKKKlansman had the biggest opening for the director in 10 years making $10.8 million. BlacKKKlansman is the incredible yet true story of Ron Stallworth a black detective in Colorado Springs in 70’s who managed to dupe the kkk…
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