The latest box office hits, reviews and movie and entertainment news from EM Power Team of movie reviewers.
The movie, “Detroit,” is a haunting recollection of American history culminating in a tense climax too human to believe. But the injections of news footage, crime scene photos, and family pictures pulled from the archives of time remind the young viewers that there did exist an era of cruel, state-sanctioned racism against Black people in […]
Photo credit: The American Black Film Festival Empower Magazine was thrilled to be invited for a return visit to the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) held in Miami Beach, Fla. from June 14-18, 2017. Since its inception in 1997, the festival has been held in locations across the globe, including Acapulco, Mexico, New York, and […]
A new independent film by Grade A Media director and filmmaker, Squrilla Montana, executive produced by Ronald Brooks and co-written by Derrick Williams and Kristine Newsome, premiered Friday night at the River Oaks Theatre. Cast members include Iron Mike, Johnathon Fontana, Ronald Brooks, Lorena Cruz and Cadilac Louis. Ride to Revenge is an action-packed film that […]
The 2017 SXSW Conference and Film Festival included a robust mix of ethnically diverse films and TV show screenings amid its massive movie line up. Here are a few that stood out. G-Funk Chronicles the story of the creation of the 90s popular musical style of the same name which incorporated smooth funk samples over […]
Photo Credit: UNIVERSAL SXSW Conference and Film Festival successfully concluded its nine-day International Film Festival in Austin, Texas. And, by every tangible statistic, this mega-event and media extravaganza continues to grow larger and more prestigious each year. In 2016, festival-goers from 101 countries from outside the United States populated countless SXSW venues. In fact, international […]
Photo Caption: Former Baylor basketball coach Dave Bliss. | Credit: M. Andrew Barrera) An Empower Magazine, Inc. Film Review on location at the 2017 SXSW Conference and Film Festival, Austin, Texas. The setting is Baylor University; the year is 2003; the cast is made up of non-fiction “real life” people who find themselves caught in the grips […]
Photo caption: Mahershala Ali, Casey Affleck, Emma Stone and Viola Davis backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 89th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 26, 2016. keywords: 89th Oscars, Winner Portraits credit: Jeff Lipsky / ©A.M.P.A.S. It was a night of big wins and surprises at the 89th Academy […]
Photo credit: © HFPA Viola Davis took home a coveted Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture at the 74th Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards show, hosted this year by Jimmy Fallon, was broadcast live on NBC from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Ca. on Sunday night. The show […]
Houston, Texas, Jan. 2, 2017 – Houston-based company, Danny Kay Cloud, is joining forces with local non-profit WHYS Girls (Women Helping Youth Succeed) to host Houston’s inaugural Tech in Color event, Tech Me to The Movies. A select group of 40 girls will be chosen to attend the screening on Jan. 17 at River Oaks […]
Photo credit: Amazon Prime Marsai Martin has wowed audiences in her role as the spirited and outspoken youngest daughter, Diane, on ABC’s Black-ish and will now star in her first movie, An American Girl Story-Melody 1963: Love Has to Win. An original live stream special scheduled to premiere on Friday, Oct. 21 in the US […]
