If you ever fear that African American Cinema will not survive or the talent and drive to bring our stories to the silver screen is just not there, then you didn’t attend The 18th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival. It was all there, the hope and promise for our glorious future in the arts.

The 2010 Hollywood Issue of Vanity Fair Magazine has folks buzzing. For a decade Vanity Fair has created a Hollywood Issue that represents who they predict will be the next superstars, the newest ‘it’ people. Usually appearing in April, and in recent months March, this year’s magazine landed on the magazine rack in February. And what’s all the buzz about? The 2010 cover with the caption ‘A New Decade, A New Hollywood!