Movies

Desmond Dennis: a class act

�The Jamaica Observer continues its reflection on the year in entertainment. This daily column looks on the achievers, trendsetters, those who died, and the controversies. � Read More

A Jamaican's story
Last Thursday came word that the critically acclaimed film Green Book copped a total of five Golden Globe Award nominations.... Read More

Doctor Bird Awards fly again
AFTER a 13-year hiatus, the Doctor Bird Awards returns to the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday, December 11. Howard Mitchell, president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, is slated to be guest speaker.... Read More

Ronny Cush: a class act
This is the 70th year since the Empire Windrush docked in the United Kingdom, carrying hundreds of West Indians seeking work to bolster that country's war-torn economy. Most of them were Jamaicans who settled in communities in London, the Midlands, Nottingham, and Bristol. The ...... Read More

Francophone film fest shares culture

By Rory Daley Observer writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com | Thursday, November, 15 2018

Specially invited guests were given a glimpse of what to expect at this year's Francophone Film Festival, with a screening of Swagger at the Embassy of France in St Andrew on Tuesday. Read More

French film fest begins today

BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor --- Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com | Tuesday, November, 13 2018

ORGANISERS of the Francophone Film Festival say this year's staging will have a packed roster of movies for the lovers of French culture. Read More

Mary Lynch story opens tonight

Sunday, November, 4 2018

It has been described as the murder trial of its time. In 1992 , Mary Lynch confessed to killing her banker husband Leary during a domestic dispute. Lynch was convicted and spent 14 years behind bars at the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, Jamaica's lone prison for women, she was released... Read More

No love for Spice?

Friday, November, 2 2018

Reports are swirling on social media that Jamaican deejay Spice will not be returning for the new season of the hit reality television series Love & Hip Hop Atlanta . Read More

Rudeboy gets UK premiere

By Howard Campbell Observer senior writer | Tuesday, October, 16 2018

British film-maker Nicolas Jack Davies', documentary, Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records, premiered last Friday at the London Film Festival. A large turnout of music industry officials and reggae aficionados viewed the 86-minute film which celebrates the label's 50th... Read More

Grace Jones ready for national award

Sunday, October, 14 2018

Fashion icon, singer, actress, author and film producer Grace Jones will tomorrow add member of the Order of Jamaica (OJ) to her list of stellar accomplishments. Read More

J'can films for Smithsonian

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com | Sunday, September, 30 2018

�Jamaica will receive some exposure between October 24 and 27 when the Smithsonian African American Film Festival hits screens at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, United States. Read More

Wright moves

By Sade Gardner Observer writer gardners@jamaicaobserver.com | Friday, September, 28 2018

WRITER and director Kurt Wright wants to expose Jamaican talent and culture to an international market through his series Origins, based on the award-winning short film. Read More

The Predator leads the box office

Monday, September, 17 2018

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Predator is at the top of the food chain in its first weekend in cinemas.According to 20th Century Fox, the film earned an estimated $24 million from more than 4,000 North American cinemas. Read More

Green Book wins at TIFF

Monday, September, 17 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Farrelly's crowd-pleasing Deep South road trip movie Green Book won the Toronto International Film Festival's audience award on Sunday, putting it on an envious path to the Oscars. Read More