1993 was actually a decent year for black cinema, or blacks in cinema (in the USA anyway); I'm planning on introducing anniversary retrospectives, throughout the year from 2013 and on - something I really should have started years ago. But, better late than never.
Read More »This Friday, September 28th at 10pm, Epix will air the 4th Annual All-Star Comedy Roundtable, filmed live at this summer's Nantucket Film Festival. Presented by Ben Stiller, this iteration of the yearly panel is hosted by Bill Hader and features guests Jim Carrey and Chris Rock talking...
Read More »To Louis C.K., the business side of comedy obviously has some Lynchian aspects -- so much so that when he's told to report to an executive in New York who'll train him "Late Show Part 2," the man, Jack Dall, is actually played by David Lynch.
Read More »With apologies, it's been a little while since we checked in in "Louie" -- we were partly interrupted by festival-related travels and because the show took last week off, presumably because it would have clashed with Barack Obama's speech at the DNC. Or the VMAs. Happily, over the past weeks, Louis ...
Read More »It's been a very long time since I last saw Chris Rock's This Is Spinal Tap-esque satire of gangsta rap music.
Read More »Both make their theatrical debuts this weekend - although 2 Days In New York has been available as a VOD rental for about a month now, meaning some of you likely have already seen it.
Read More »“I haven’t done any dirty work in a while... I’m ready to curse. I’m ready to really, really be a bad boy. I’m ready to actually be Chris Rock... It’s time for me to hit the stage or something.”
Read More »"'Grown Ups' is better than 'The Artist,' and it’s better than 'The Artist' ’cause the audience says so."
Read More »An examination of neurosis and relationships, and an unlikely but very welcome sequel to "2 Days In Paris," Julie Delpy returns as writer, director and star of "2 Days In New York," a very funny followup to her sophomore film, and one that utilizes the fish-out-of-water scenario ...
Read More »Glad to see Chris Rock putting on his producer hat and putting his industry clout to good use.
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