When Octavia Spencer moved to Los Angeles from Alabama with goals to become an actress, the Walk of Fame in Hollywood was among the first places she wanted to see. Twenty-five years later, a shining ...

Before dystopian fiction like “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” reflected an increasingly diverse society, there was Octavia E. Butler, one of few African-American authors to become a prominent name ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Late science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler started to imagine the worlds that would become best-selling books ...

Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer is teaming with ID, discovery+ and October Films in an expansive partnership and development deal for premium unscripted true-crime content. Under the pact, Spencer and ...

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is set to executive produce Feds (working title), a six-part docuseries about the FBI, for ID and discovery+. The project is the second to be announced as part of ...

In the 1979 novel "Kindred," author Octavia Butler sent her main character – a Black woman – back to the antebellum south of the 1800s. Dana lands amongst her ancestors, who were owned as slaves. The ...

Finally got to break away from the city in the new Octavia and enjoy it the way it should be – on a long highway run. You guessed it, a dash to Mahabaleshwar was long overdue (for the Octavia that is) ...

Octavia Spencer and her production company Orit Entertainment have partnered with ID and Discovery+ as well as October Films to develop and executive produce a slate of true crime projects. Two ...

Actor Ann Robinson (“War of the Worlds”) is 93. Country singer Jessi Colter is 79. Actor-singer Leslie Uggams is 79. Actor Karen Valentine is 75. Actor Jacki Weaver (“Silver Linings Playbook”) is 75.