Get ready, Atlanta! The African Film Festival Atlanta (AFFATL) 2025 is back for its 4th edition from March 13th to 17th, 2025. Organized by the African Film & Arts Foundation Inc. (AFAF), this year’s festival is all about celebrating the global impact of Nollywood. AFFATL has teamed up with the Nollywood Travel Film Festival (NTFF) to showcase the best of Nigerian cinema. This year’s theme, “African Voices, Global Stage: The Nollywood Influence,” highlights Nollywood’s power in shaping African storytelling on a worldwide scale. Related Post: BronzeLens Film Festival Brings Nollywood to Atlanta The Line Up AFFATL 2025 features gripping narratives, eye-opening documentaries, and award-winning performances. The Opening Night film Mojisola comes from acclaimed Nollywood filmmaker Kenneth Gyang. It stars the award-winning Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, alongside Anthony Fitzgerald and Tomi Ojo. The Centerpiece film, The
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By Chris Snellgrove | Published 29 seconds ago The Deep Space Nine Season 1 finale “In the Hands of the Prophets” inadvertently made Star Trek history by breaking with The Next Generation tradition of season-ending cliffhangers. This helped the spinoff establish its own identity, but an early idea for this episode would have ruined the finale by tying it directly to the adventures of the Enterprise-D. That’s because the DS9 producers toyed with the idea of making this finale a TNG crossover in which Picard, Sisko, and their two crews would have to fight off a Cardassian invasion. Deep Space Nine Finale Nearly Became TNG Crossover On paper, this would have given the first Deep Space Nine finale a connection to “Emissary,” the premiere episode that featured a memorable cameo
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Published: 6:36 PM PST, March 4, 2025 Love is a four-legged word! Gena and Chuck Norris sat down with ET ahead of his 85th birthday on Monday, March 10, to reveal how their six dogs keep them healthy and vibrant. For starters, the couple is sure to include their four golden retrievers, lab, and corgi in activities on their ranch in Grimes County, Texas. ” We are always hiking and staying active, and our dogs are usually along for the journey. … I love our sunset walks on our ranch with our dogs, family, and any guests we have around after dinner together,” Gena, 55, shares. Lone Wolf Ranch Pets “Our dogs make sure we get a lot of exercise,” the actor adds. In addition to staying fit, the pair
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Two months before Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins in New York, the U.S. Attorney’s office today brought down a new charge against the ‘All About the Benjamins’ performer and shoved back hard on the former mini-mogul’s efforts to have evidence snagged by federal agents squashed. “The S2 Indictment contains no new charged offenses but includes additional allegations related to the racketeering conspiracy charged in Count One,” a short accompanying letter to Thursday’s superseding indictment says. This is the second superseding indictment against Combs since his arrest last fall. “Specifically, the S2 Indictment contains additional allegations as to the means and methods of the racketeering enterprise related to forced labor.” According to prosecutors, one of the ways that forced labor was induced was Combs demanding sex with staff. “These
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Published: 7:08 AM PST, February 28, 2025 Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer — and ET has you covered for everything in between. The 33rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party will be taking place on March 2. Co-hosted by Elton John, David Furnish, Jean Smart, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, the event will support the Foundation’s efforts to end AIDS and feature a performance by Chappell Roan. The Elton John AIDS Foundation was established in 1992 and is one of the leading independent AIDS organizations in the world. Elton John is also nominated for Original Song for “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
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GreenSlate has appointed veteran entertainment executive Steve Mosko and agency player David Spingarn as board members, bringing years of leadership experience to its team. GreenSlate is a leading provider in the entertainment industry of payroll, accounting and financial services, allowing industry workers to get fairly paid for their time. “Both Steve and David are visionary leaders who understand the rapidly changing dynamics of entertainment,” GreenSlate CEO John Finn said in a statement. “Steve’s unmatched track record of fostering high-quality content across multiple platforms and David’s expertise in strategic development and deal execution will be pivotal to our continued growth.” Mosko (above, right) comes to GreenSlate after recently stepping down as CEO of Village Roadshow Entertainment, where he helped diversify the company into film, television and digital formats. He previously spent
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Netflix Check the scoreboard before you keep reading: this article contains spoilers for season 1 of “Running Point.” Ever since she got her start on “The Office,” Mindy Kaling has become a seriously major producer and writer — and her latest project, “Running Point,” is making a huge splash on Netflix. As an original series for the platform, it’s ranking high in the streamer’s top 10 after dropping its first season on February 27, 2025 … and whether you’re a basketball diehard or you barely know how the game is played, I can tell you the show is definitely worth checking out. When we first meet Isla Gibson (Kate Hudson), she’s working as the coordinator of charitable endeavors for the Los Angeles Waves basketball team alongside her siblings — her younger half-brother
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By Jonathan Klotz | Published 29 seconds ago Fantasy movies have always faced an upward battle at the box office, with the exception of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, which remains the most successful traditional fantasy series in movie history. However, like that other successful fantasy franchise, Harry Potter (which with its 90s setting isn’t the same sort of swords and sorcery as Tolkien’s masterpiece), once the books were all adapted, it was running out of gas. Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim was the franchise’s return to theaters, and though it was a box office disaster, now that it’s on Max, the standalone anime film has finally found an audience. Before The War Of The Ring The War of the Rohirrim explores the history
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The ‘Star Trek’ actor will play a small-time criminal who gets into both hell and high water when he kills his boss’s nephew. Chris Pine plays Edgin in ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ from Paramount Pictures and eOne. Preview: Chris Pine is to lead ‘Nowhere Fast.’ He’ll play a small-time crook in the new thriller. ‘Fargo’ boss Noah Hawley is writing and directing the movie. Chris Pine, it would appear loves a good Texas-set crime thriller where characters get in over their heads in a dangerous situation. He played a desperate rancher-turned-bank robber in 2016’s ‘Hell or High Water’ and, per Variety, now he’s landed the lead role of a small-time crook in new thriller ‘Nowhere Fast.’ Not Yet Rated A small-town criminal inadvertently kills the nephew of his
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‘Conclave’ and ‘A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin were also among those taking the stage to collect prizes at the Dolby Theater on Sunday evening. Conan O’Brien to host the 97th Academy Awards on ABC and Hulu March 2nd. Credit/Provider: ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. Preview: ‘Anora’ stormed the Oscars this year. ‘The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody took home Best Actor while ‘Anora’s Mikey Madison was named Best Actress. Conan O’Brien was the ceremony’s host. So that, then, was the 97th Academy Awards. Hosted by comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien, the 2025 Oscars ended with ‘Anora’ taking home Best Picture. The indie film from A24 had been picking up other awards, but began to dominate the ceremony with Sean Baker taking Director, Editing and Original Screenplay and star Mikey Madison winning Best
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Vin Diesel gave a recap on what he’s working on in 2025 and hinted that he might reprise his role as Groot from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy . The Fast & Furious actor gave a rundown of his work and mentioned a standalone project starring the extraterrestrial sentient tree-like creature. “Disney wants their Planet X! Which some say is Marvel’s most anticipated movie, haha. The film where Groot returns to his home planet,” Diesel posted on Instagram. Diesel voiced Groot for 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy and reprised the role in 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. The actor also made a cameo in Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet, which was released in 2018. Watch on Deadline It was not
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E! Illustration/ Getty Images The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout . E! makes a commission on purchases. We’ve found the secret to elevating your space without blowing your budget on all-new furniture and home decor. Whether you’re settling into your first apartment or have lived in your home for years, there are simple swaps and additions that can transform your bedroom, kitchen, and living room—helping you feel more like a real adult. Sure, when you’re home alone, you might not think twice about repurposing those old dorm-room items as decor. But when guests arrive, those relics from your past can suddenly become the (unfortunate) focal point. That’s where we come in. Our team of shopping experts has found 12 home essentials that will
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Sometimes, when you’re looking to be entertained, only a thriller will cut it. Sure, everybody loves a rom-com or an action movie, but If you ever find yourself feeling like life is getting inexplicably dark and morality is becoming more ambiguous, immersing yourself in a tense world of serial killers, terrorists, crooked sleazebags, and jaw-dropping twists of all kinds is a pretty great form of escapism. The genre is broad enough to encompass a wide variety of tropes. So you could probably watch thrillers forever and never get bored. Netflix‘s thriller offerings are surprisingly well-rounded this month, offering a good mix of undisputed classics from the likes of Steven Spielberg as well as newer indie flicks that you may have missed. This January, top-tier archival titles include “Oldboy” along with
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Time is ticking and no one is getting any younger and Robert Pattinson is well aware of that. The actor is set to reprise his role of the Dark Knight in The Batman II, which has been in development for quite some time and is due to hit theaters in 2027. Pattinson is seemingly anxious to start filming the DC Studios movie. “I f***ing hope so,” Pattinson told Mickey 17 co-star Naomi Ackie in a conversation for Hero Magazine about playing the Caped Crusader again. “I started out as young Batman and I’m going to be f***ing old Batman by the sequel… I’m 38, I’m old.” Pattinson added, “I’m old, but I’m healthier. I think I’ve actually brought my biological age down a bit.” Watch on Deadline The Twilight alum
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Sony Pictures Releasing The mid-2010s were a great time for Matthew McConaughey, who found himself gaining a newfound level of respect as an actor for his one-two punch of “True Detective” and “Interstellar” in 2014. The executives over at Marvel seemed to take note of The McConaissance, which is why they asked him to join the cast of “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2.” He would’ve played Star Lord’s father, Ego, and we’re sure he would’ve done a great job at it. (Not that we have any complaints about Kurt Russell’s performance, mind you.) But McConaughey declined the offer, opting instead to star in “The Dark Tower,” a fantasy movie that also came out in 2017. Whereas “Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2” was a big critical/box office success, this