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Ava DuVernay Is Making A ‘Matilda’ Animated Series For Netflix, But Just Fired Her Showrunner

April 5, 2022 1:27 pm

Back in 2021, it was announced that streaming giant Netflix had acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in the wake of a whole bunch of projects based on the author's beloved stories going into development. Amon...

‘DMZ’ Review: Rosario Dawson Stars In A Sentimental DC Comics Adaptation Of Dystopian Grift From Ava DuVernay

Nick Allen

March 16, 2022 10:50 am

News, Reviews, Television

Based on the DC Comics series from Riccardo Burchielli and Brian Wood of the same name, the demilitarized zone of Roberto Patino’s four-part HBO series “DMZ” can be full of surprises. It's what we know as Manh...

‘DMZ’ Trailer: Ava DuVernay’s New DC Comics’ Mini-Series Starring Rosario Dawson Debuts March 17 On HBO Max

Valerie Thompson

March 7, 2022 2:05 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Can anyone find hope among total desolation? One woman is on a quest to restore hers in DC’s “DMZ.” The limited series from producer and director Ava DuVernay brings to life the popular comic. For DuVernay, it...

‘New Gods’: Ava DuVernay Suggests The Snyder Cut Killed Her DC Comics Movie

Christopher Marc

October 31, 2021 12:15 pm

News

"Eternals" isn't the only god-like beings creation that famed artist/creator Jack Kirby brought to the comic book world, as he made also created the similar deities "New Gods" for DC Comics. A feature film had...

‘Naomi’ Teaser: Kaci Walfall Is The CW’s Newest Teenage Superhero

Valerie Thompson

October 16, 2021 4:09 pm

News, Trailers

How will you become a hero? Naomi McDuffie is learning about her own heroism in the series “Naomi.” Ava DuVernay leads the project, another DC property under her ARRAY Filmworks banner. The multi-hyphenate pa...

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‘Colin In Black And White’ Trailer: Ava DuVernay & Colin Kaepernick Team Up To Tell A Coming-Of-Age Story About Race, Class & Culture

Charles Barfield

October 12, 2021 11:16 am

News, Television, Trailers

For many people, when they hear the name Colin Kaepernick, they’re familiar with his most recent work as an outspoken activist, who was seemingly blacklisted by the NFL after kneeling during the National Anthe...

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R.I.P. Melvin Van Peebles: Mario Van Peebles, Ava DuVernay, Barry Jenkins & More Remember The Iconic Filmmaker

Charles Barfield

September 23, 2021 10:39 am

News

As you probably already know, it was announced yesterday that the influential filmmaker, Melvin Van Peebles, passed away. And as with the passing of any sort of filmmaking royalty, folks from the industry went...

‘Colin In Black & White’ Trailer: Ava DuVernay Tells The Young Colin Kaepernick Story

Valerie Thompson

September 13, 2021 12:12 pm

News, Television, Trailers

What does it take to stand up for your beliefs? “Colin in Black & White” looks at the decisions and motivations that led Colin Kaepernick to do just that. The activist and filmmaker Ava DuVernay craft a li...

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‘Colin in Black and White’: Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick’s Series Simmers With Promise [TIFF Review]

Marya E. Gates

September 12, 2021 2:20 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Co-created by Ava DuVernay and former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick — who silently took a knee during the US national anthem in 2016 in protest of the racial inequality and indiscriminate killing of Black...

TIFF 2021 Adds John Michael McDonagh’s ‘The Forgiven’ With Jessica Chastain & New Ava DuVernay Series On Colin Kaepernick

Edward Davis

August 13, 2021 10:59 am

Festivals, News

The 46th Toronto International Film Festival is fast approaching and the festival is finalizing its line-up in the weeks ahead of launch day in September. Today, the festival unveiled a few new titles, announc...

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