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Viola Davis

Noxolo Dlamini returns to the stage as Sarafina
Friday
/ 6 June 2025

Noxolo Dlamini returns to the stage as Sarafina

Dlamini brings new life to a role born from resistance and South Africa’s historic youth uprising

By Busi Lethole
One MOVIE, one Take: The origin of sneaker culture in ‘Air’
Friday
/ 14 June 2023

One MOVIE, one Take: The origin of sneaker culture in ‘Air’

The movie tells the story of basketball’s most infamous sneaker, the Air Jordan

By Kimberley Schoeman
Age is proving to be just a number as black excellence prevails in film
Friday
/ 8 March 2023

Age is proving to be just a number as black excellence prevails in film

This International Women’s Day we salute the African American women who’ve continued to forge formidable careers

By Bongeka Gumede
The music mastery behind ‘The Woman King’
Friday
/ 3 October 2022

The music mastery behind ‘The Woman King’

Five-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard talks composing score for the box office hit

By Lihle Z Mtshali
Secrets of making an all black woman action film
Friday
/ 3 October 2022

Secrets of making an all black woman action film

Mail & Guardian Friday editor Lerato Tshabalala chats to ‘The Woman King’ director Gina Maria Prince-Bythewood about working with Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu

By Lerato Tshabalala
How the digital age has changed the existence of big record labels
Friday
/ 15 August 2022

How the digital age has changed the existence of big record labels

The evolution of technology has changed how music is produced, removing the need to have a contract with a record label to do it. With more musicians choosing to be independent, are big recording companies becoming obsolete?

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Flying the flag for the youth
Friday
/ 30 June 2022

Flying the flag for the youth

Emmy-nominated actress Thuso Mbedu credits inclusivity, equality, and sustainability to getting her career to where it is today. As a Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South African, the actress encourages the youth to collaborate for a better future

By Lerato Tshabalala and Kimberley Schoeman
Sidney Poitier: Stone cold when ‘cool’ was not even a factor
Friday
/ 14 January 2022

Sidney Poitier: Stone cold when ‘cool’ was not even a factor

Pioneer actor and activist Sidney Poitier, who died at age 94, alchemised the Black condition into a dignified on-screen presence in the 20th century. Bongani Madondo wrestles with his legacy

By Bongani Madondo
Ma Rainey robbed of complexity on a ‘Negro’ path leading nowhere
Friday
/ 16 January 2021

Ma Rainey robbed of complexity on a ‘Negro’ path leading nowhere

The life of blues pioneer Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey and her song Black Bottom have been turned into a film. Bongani Madondo laments its anticlimax

By Bongani Madondo
8 reasons to catch the Golden Globe awards tonight
Article
/ 9 January 2017

8 reasons to catch the Golden Globe awards tonight

The awards ceremony will be re-screened tonight on M-Net channel 101 at 8.30pm.

By Milisuthando Bongela
Black British actors and writers call for diversity
Article
/ 22 September 2015

Black British actors and writers call for diversity

Theatre and film input for black Britons remains low, say people in the industry, because those in charge are too conservative in their thinking.

By Staff Reporter
Entertainment news: Viola Davis makes Emmy history
Article
/ 21 September 2015

Entertainment news: Viola Davis makes Emmy history

From Cassper Nyovest’s new track "Ashes 2 Ashes" to Hollywood novelist Jackie Collins’s death, here’s what has been making headlines this weekend.

By Arts Desk
What had us talking: Oscars red carpet, Zim censors ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Article
/ 23 February 2015

What had us talking: Oscars red carpet, Zim censors ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

From what actors like Lupita Nyong’o and Scarlett Johansson wore, to the death of legendary jazz musician Clarke Terry, here’s what had us talking.

By Staff Reporter and Charles J Gans

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