The soft-spoken Hilary Mantel isn't someone you imagine spearheading a second Britsh invasion of America. But that's exactly what the two-time Man Brooker Prize-winning author has done with her books Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. To read my Hollywood Reporter interview with Mantel about the theatrical adaptation of her works being presented on Broadway by the Royal Shakespeare Company, click here.

Muta'Ali Muhammad's documentary Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee is a loving tribute to his grandparents, famed actors and social activists Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at BAM's New Voices in Black Cinema, click here.

-----Frank Scheck