Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to win US Directing Award: Dramatic at last night’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.  Premiering last week,  Duvernay’s feature film, Middle of Nowhere, received glowing reviews from both critics and audiences and is a testament to a seismic shift in African-American film-making. SEE ALSO: How “Spartacus” […]

Ice-T, Chuck D, and Grandmaster Caz are scheduled to perform at Sundance Institutes’ annual Celebration of Music in Film event on January 21 in Park City, Utah, reports Billboard. SEE ALSO: Rappers Ice-T, Flavor Flav, Prodigy Push New Books Spike Lee’s “Red Hook Summer” Headlines Sundance Premieres The hip-hop trio will perform in celebration of […]