Posted February 09, 2019 07:21:33Black movie stars will get a chance to see some of the best actors in Hollywood again after they were banned from the industry by the American Film Institute.
The AFI, which is part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said Thursday that it had rescinded its ban on its Black Movie Forum.
Black movies have historically had low ratings on IMDb, but with the advent of social media, a new generation of stars has emerged with more success than ever.
The AFI said Thursday it was also removing a list of “black-listed” films that had not been reviewed by critics or released theatrically in the past year.
The list includes “I’m A Kid,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Nashville,” “Lincoln,” “The Social Network,” “Gangster Squad,” “Million Dollar Baby,” “Bad Teacher,” “Scooby-Doo,” “Frozen,” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Halloween” and more.
A few black-listed movies were also removed from the Academy’s Black List of Films that have not been released theatreally, including “Babe, Baby” and “The Last Man Standing.”
