this day in film

This Day in Film: Fame

BET.com celebrates the original high school musical.
05/15/2011
Juanita Moore: Imitation of Life - We all know Juanita Moore as the mother of the pimp Goldie in the 1973 blaxploitation classic The Mack. But this long-time actress had her breakout role in the 1959 remake of Imitation of Life. Playing the maid Annie Johnson, Moore pulled double duty: taking care of her bosses home while also reminding her own daughter—who was passing for white—that she should accept her Blackness.

This Day in Film: "Imitation of Life"

The legendary film opened 52 years ago this week.
04/29/2011
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This Day in Film: "Love & Basketball"

The movie film opened 11 years ago today.
04/20/2011

This Day in Film: "Girl 6"

Spike Lee's "Girl 6" turns 15.
04/13/2011
Laurence Fishburne

This Day in Film: "The Matrix"

Morpheus, Neo and Trinity hit theaters 12 years ago today.
04/13/2011

This Day in Film: "Foxy Brown"

BET.com celebrates a legendary Blaxploitation film.
04/04/2011