"Keeping it Reel" with FilmGordon

Join us as film executive and founder of FAAAF, Tim Gordon announces the nominations for the 2nd Annual Black Reel Awards for Television (BRATs).

Which returning shows will receive nominations in the Drama, Comedy, and TV Movie or Limited Series categories? Which freshman shows will break through and receive acknowledgement this year. Find out if your favorite show made the cut as we unveil the nominees for the 2nd Annual Black Reel Awards for Television.

 

 

 

This week on the BIG show, we talk with best friends as well as co-stars of the futuristic crime-thriller, Hotel Artemis, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner, Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) and Emmy Award and Tony-nominated actor, Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta). Plus, we'll unveil the films selected for the upcoming Lakefront Film Fest. In addition, Wilson Morales of Blackfilm.com will join us for entertainment news and we'll have reviews of the latest films, including Oceans Eight, Hereditary, and the aforementioned Hotel Artemis, all on Episode 314 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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On the latest episode of Conversations (from Sundance), we sit down producer Dolly Turner whose short film, Alone, made shortlist of 10 short documentaries. Alone, shot in lustrous black and white, focuses on Aloné Watts, a young woman who agrees to marry her boyfriend, despite the fact that he is behind bars. Turner will share her experience in assisting Garrett Bradley to fulfill his mission, all on episode 56 of Conversations.

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This week on the BIG show, multi-talented actor, comedian, writer, director, record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper and DJ, Donald Glover will be our special guest as he prepares for the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Glover co-stars as the young Lando Calrissian in the latest standalone Star Wars origin story. This, in addition to creating the award-winning comedy, Atlanta.

Plus, as we sail into the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend, we’ll share our Top Fifteen Military Films. We'll also have entertainment news and reviews of the latest films, including Solo: A Star Wars Story, all on Episode 312 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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This week on the BIG show, it's summer, summertime is here and it's time for our annual Summer Movie Preview show. BFCA and WAFCA film critics and colleagues Travis Hopson (Punch Drunk Critics) and Jason Fraley (WTOP-FM) stop by to let you know which films you should definitely see, may be worth your time, or simply may surprise and become this season's sleeper hits. In addition, Wilson Morales (Blackfilm.com) will give us entertainment news and reviews of the latest films, including The Rider, I Feel Pretty, and Traffik all on Episode 307 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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This week on the BIG show, Oscar-nominated writer Tony Gilroy will be our special guest. The writer responsible for the first four films in the Jason Bourne series, also wrote Michael Clayton and Star Wars: Rouge One discusses his latest film, Beirut, and his storied career. In addition, we will have entertainment news and reviews of the latest films, including the animal adventure, Rampage, all on Episode 306 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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This week on the BIG show, it's Easter Weekend and we'll talk about the premiere of the upcoming documentary of the civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in King in the Wilderness. Also, Tyler Perry's latest film, Acrimony, hits theaters and we'll look at the rebirth of the polarizing director,. Plus, we'll have entertainment news and reviews of the this week's new releases, including mega-director Steven Spielberg's latest, Ready Player One. We'll have all of that and more on Episode 304 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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This week on the BIG show, the historic run of Black Panther winds down this weekend and we spend much of the show paying homage to Marvel's mega-hit. We welcome Forbes.com contributing writer Scott Mendelson to discuss why "Black Panther should Terrify Hollywood," and the 6th Annual Annapolis Film Festival kicks off this week and Director of Programming, Derek Horne stops by to give us a preview.

We'll also have entertainment news and reviews, including Pacific Rim, and much more all on Episode 303 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

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The biggest night in Black Film happens tonight as we celebrate and announce the winners of the 18th Black Reel Awards. Join us as we honor the best and brightest of film from 2017. Pacing the field with 12 nominations, Jordan Peele's Get Out was a critical and cultural touchstone that resonated with film audiences all year. Other notable films that will be represented this evening is Malcolm Lee's hilarious comedy, Girls Trip, Dee Rees' adaptation of Hilary Jordan's book, Mudbound, the powerful re-telling of the brutal incident at the Algiers Motel depicted in Detroit, and an early look at a future Supreme Court Justice in Reginald Hudlin's drama, Marshall. We'll also salute this year's Special Achievement Honorees, Cicely Tyson, Spike Lee, Jordan Peelle and Oprah Winfrey all during the 18th Annual Black Reel Awards . . .

Since the inception of the Black Reel Awards in 2000, television categories have always been combined with film in a single awards presentation. That process ends this year as the Foundation for Augmentation of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) has created a spin-off awards presentation for outstanding television achievement for African-Americans and those of the African diaspora.

There are a strong group of nominees vying for top prizes in Dramatic, Comedy, and TV Movies/Limited series categories including Black*ish (10 nominations), The New Edition Story (9 nominations), Marvel's Luke Cage (8 Nominations), as well as both Empire and Insecure (7 nominations each). 

Which films will taste Black Reel Awards glory? Tune in and find out . . .