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High Horse: The Black Cowboy | Official Trailer | Peacock Original

Okay, now. This is a must see!! ~ V Executive produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, this three-part pop culture and historical docuseries confronts and reclaims the Wild West. It reveals the story of the Black cowboy — a history that has been stolen, erased, and left untold. Featuring original interviews with Jordan Peele, Tina Knowles, Glynn Turman, Pam Grier, The Compton Cowboys, Rick Ross, … Continue reading High Horse: The Black Cowboy | Official Trailer | Peacock Original

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‘Nope’-Inspired Docuseries About Black Cowboys Set At Peacock From Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw & UTAS

This should be interesting. ~ V Jordan Peele‘ s Monkeypaw Productions is getting back on the documentary horse and is using his movie Nope as inspiration. The Get Out filmmaker is producing a documentary series that dismantles the whitewashed mythology of the cowboy for Peacock. Produced through his Monkeypaw Productions label, Peele is producing the untitled series with Universal Television Alternative Studio as part of … Continue reading ‘Nope’-Inspired Docuseries About Black Cowboys Set At Peacock From Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw & UTAS

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Monkey Man | Official Trailer

You want to be in an action film but no one is hiring. What do you do?  Just go create the story and co-write the screenplay, then direct and star in it. Go ‘head Dev! It looks like it is going to be a good one!! ~ V Synopsis: Oscar® nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire) achieves an astonishing, tour-de-force feature directing debut with an … Continue reading Monkey Man | Official Trailer

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‘Hunters’ | Jordan Peele’s ’70s-Set Nazi-Hunting Series Gets First Look

Well now, this might be interesting. I love seeing that all these young Black actors will be in the show. ~ Vida Amazon Prime Video’s vengeance-driven Nazi-hunting series executive produced by Academy Award winner Jordan Peele. Cast includes Al Pacino, Kate Mulvany, James Le Gros, Ebony Obsidian, Caleb Emery, Henry Hunter Hall, Jeannie Berlin, Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor as well as Lena Olin, … Continue reading ‘Hunters’ | Jordan Peele’s ’70s-Set Nazi-Hunting Series Gets First Look

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Jordan Peele to Receive BAFTA’s John Schlesinger Britannia Award

The ‘Us’ director joins fellow honorees Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve Coogan, Jackie Chan and Jane Fonda at the October L.A. event. Jordan Peele will be honored by BAFTA’s LA branch. The Oscar-winning multihyphenate — behind this year’s critical and commercial hit Us — will receive the John Schlesinger Britannia award for excellence in directing at the Britannia Awards, BAFTA’s biggest event outside of the U.K. Peele joins … Continue reading Jordan Peele to Receive BAFTA’s John Schlesinger Britannia Award

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‘Us’ and Them: Why Jordan Peele Is the New Master of Suspense

Without much warning, the writer-director of ‘Get Out’ has taken on a key role in the Hollywood hierarchy. But the burden it brings is heavy. The ending of Us is twisty, unsettling, and oddly shaped. I won’t spoil the surprise, though it demands that viewers retrace and reconsider the film’s narrative structure. Like any worthy brain-bender, it insists upon a rewatch. It’s an audacious choice … Continue reading ‘Us’ and Them: Why Jordan Peele Is the New Master of Suspense

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‘Black Panther’ Star Winston Duke Talks ‘Us,’ His Chance Meeting With Jordan Peele and Overnight Success

One minute, the actor was doing bit parts on ‘Law & Order: SVU.’ The next, he’s stealing scenes in Marvel movies and starring in Peele’s new thriller: “It has not been a straight path.” Tucked away in the Palisades, just off Pacific Coast Highway, is Lake Shrine, a 10-acre self-realization retreat with a hilltop temple, a lush meditation garden and a spring-fed pond, all blocked … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Star Winston Duke Talks ‘Us,’ His Chance Meeting With Jordan Peele and Overnight Success

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Race, Barriers and Battling Nerves: A Candid Conversation With Oscar’s Only 4 African-American Directing Nominees in 90 Years

Gathered for the first time, Lee Daniels, Barry Jenkins, Jordan Peele and John Singleton break down the politics of who can tell what story, the doors that didn’t open and the game-changing impact of ‘Black Panther’: “It almost feels like, ‘Are black people gonna go see white people’s movies now that we have our own?’” In late January, Jordan Peele became just the fourth African-American … Continue reading Race, Barriers and Battling Nerves: A Candid Conversation With Oscar’s Only 4 African-American Directing Nominees in 90 Years

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