"keeping It Reel" With Filmgordon

On the latest episode of Conversations, Black Reel Award nominee Amin Joseph returns to preview his two new movies at Sundance, To Live and Die and Live and We Were Meant To.Plus, he discusses the sixth and final season of Snowfall, where he'll make his directorial debut. We'll talk about all of that and more in this special Sundance edition of Conversations.

This week on the BIG show, the Sundance Film Festival begins next week, and over the next hour, we'll look at some of the titles we're looking forward to seeing on the mountain.Plus, we're in the middle of award season with the Oscar nominations on the horizon; we'll look at who's surging at the right time.We'll have all that and more on Episode 522 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

Thirty years after the original House Party made stars out of a group of unknown actors and became the platinum standard for Black comedy movies in the early 1990s, the film has been re-booted for a new generation.This week, we review House Party.

On the latest episode of Conversations, we sit down with two-time Peabody Award and NAACP Image Award winner, Tracy Heather Strain to discuss her upcoming documentary, Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space.The co-founder of The Film Posse, Strain is no stranger to documenting the lives of powerful women. We talk about this legendary talent that truly was ahead of her time.

On the latest episode of Conversations, we sit down with award-winning writer/director David E. Talbert to talk about his latest film, Baggage Claim.Talbert discusses his latest film, which tells the story of a woman who gives herself 30 days and travels 30,000 miles to find love is his sophomore effort.

On the latest episode of Conversations Revisited, we sit down with Black Reel Award-winning screenwriter and actor, Rueben Santiago-Hudson. Currently, he co-stars on the Paramount+ series, East New York but this Conversation from Season 2 will have the celebrated actor discussing his former role as New York City Police Captain Roy Montgomery on the ABC series Castle.**Please subscribe for more content from Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.**

This week on the BIG show, we ring in the New Year by discussing the Most Anticipated Films of 2023.Over the next hour, we give you a primer on what movies you should be paying attention to this year.We'll have all of that and more on Episode 521 of Keeping It Reel with FilomGordon.

On this latest throwback episode of Conversations, we feature actress Samara Wiley from The Handmaid's Tale.Wiley discusses the parallels between Handmaid and Orange is the New Black, the paradox about the foundation of her current show, and her perspective if The Handmaid's Tale empowers women.We'll have all of that and more on the latest episode of Conversations.

We revisit a classic Conversation with Pam Grier from our inaugural season. The iconic actress and enduring sex symbol discusses her new book, "FOXY: My Life in Three Acts."The groundbreaking action star of films such as Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Jackie Brown recalls her early struggles and breakthroughs on her amazing journey in Hollywood.

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down. This week, we review Tom Hanks' latest film, A Man Called Otto.

On the next episode of Conversations, we sit down with adult film actress, Misty Stone. Featured in the documentary, Aroused, Stone pulls back the curtain on the porn industry.Named one of the Top 50 Hottest Porn Stars of All Tim, this native of Inglewood, California has been making movies in the adult film industry since 2006. As she steadily built her career and reputation, she was selected as one of 16 of the industry's rising stars that were profiled in Deborah Anderson's Aroused Project.With over 190 adult films under her belt, Stone shares her insights into the additional opportunities available to her outside of the industry, the insecurities of lovers who have issues reconciling her day job, and why she loves her job so much.

Discovered by record executive Clive Davis, Whitney Houston rises from obscurity to international fame in the 1980s to become one of the greatest singers of her generation in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.

This week on the BIG show, as the year comes to a close, we take one last opportunity to celebrate the year's Best Movies.In a year filled with so many good films, we'll spotlight some of the year's best films and performances. Plus, we'll take a look back at the stars we lost this year.We'll have all that and more on Episode 520 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

This week on the BIG show, as we bring the year to a close, we look back at the Worst Movies of 2022.Over the course of the next hour, we'll share our lists and discuss the films that made us ask the question - what WERE they thinking?Plus, we have several new releases, including The Best Man: The Final Chapters and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance Somebody.We'll have all that and more on Episode 519 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon

Black Reel Award-winning director, Malcolm D. Lee returns to discuss the final installment of his popular film franchise, The Best Man: The Final Chapters.Lee reflects on the journey of the characters he created, as well as his evolution over the past two decades. One of the most underrated directors, Lee has had a string of huge comedy successes over the course of his career.Is there a circumstance that the talented director could revisit his beloved franchise . . . check out Lee's response in this engaging conversation.

Filmmaker Rian Johnson sits down with us to discuss his latest film, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.We spoke with the Oscar-nominated director at the Middleburg Film Festival about the sequel to his earlier film, Knives Out. Johnson has had success earlier with films such as Brick, Looper, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, he gives us the skinny on his "pandemic" project.

The creator, executive producer, and writer of the Netflix series, The Recruit, Alexi Hawley (The Rookie, Exorcist: The Beginning), sits down to discuss his latest series and how he is navigating life in Hollywood.

The stars of the upcoming Netflix series, The Recruit, Noah Centineo, and Laura Haddock sit down with Tim Gordon to discuss the complexities of the world of intelligence as well as the multi-layered world that each was thrust into for the story.

This week on the BIG show, there are two weeks before Christmas, and the guilds are giving the studios the gifts of nominations. The Critics Choice, The Globes, and Black Reel have unveiled their nominations, and we'll discuss which films are squarely in play this awards season. Plus, we have several new releases, including Avatar: The Way of Water, Kindred, and The Recruit.We'll have all that and more on Episode 518 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

This week on the BIG show, voting is underway in several guilds and critics associations as the Film Awards season kicks into overdrive. The Critics Choice and Black Reel Award nominations will be announced next week, as well as other local critics groups. We'll discuss some of the favorites, plus we'll recap the Celebration of Black Cinema and the Pinocchio junket.We'll also review Pinocchio and Something From Tiffany's. We'll have all that and more on Episode 517 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.