Russia's foreign language Oscar nominee "Loveless " is a beautifully shot and elegantly constructed film about an already broken family in a moment of crisis and tragedy. It's also one that is so...

In the Oscar-nominated documentary "Strong Island," Yance Ford stares back at the camera with profound sorrow and calm resilience. "Strong Island," a Netflix release, is Ford's investigation into...

Letitia Wright still can't believe she made the "Black Panther" poster. The 24-year-old actress has an out-of-nowhere star-making turn in the Marvel superhero film as the whip-smart Shuri,...

Sally Potter's new film "The Party " is 71 minutes long. That fact alone shouldn't necessarily be a selling point — stories need as long as they need — but when superhero movies and...

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson knew he wanted to tell a story about the nation's historically black colleges and universities — not just about individual HBCUs, many of which have their own celebrated...

To attract attention, album releases can't just be album releases these days. They need to be Events - surprises, giveaways or, in U2's case, both. Prince's entry is the appearance of two...

There are few lights on in the cavernous compound, and unseen doves (of course there would be doves) are cooing up a racket before twilight fades to darkness. But even their collective noise takes a...

Lucinda Williams says that during a recent visit her father, acclaimed poet Miller Williams, calmly told her that Alzheimer's disease had robbed him of his ability to write poetry. Her...

For more than a decade, Lee Ann Womack ranked as the most traditional female artist in contemporary country music, holding on to old-school values in themes and arrangements as others in the genre...

Blake Shelton's public persona - a mix of smart-aleck whimsy and thoughtful sensitivity - has made him country music's most ubiquitous male star. A full-grown man with a boyish cheekiness, his easy...