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You Won't Be Seeing Djimon Hounsou As "Abdiel" In The "Paradise Lost" Adaptation Anymore
Initially announced last August...
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Jamaica's New PM To Initiate Process Cutting Ties w/ British Monarchy & Declare Itself Independent Republic (Diversions)
Not *black cinema* news per say, but still worth knowing and posting...
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On Being Young, Black & Creative In Australia...
I'm digging this new series I just learned about courtesy of the Afro-Europe blog... it's an Afroklectic initiative, which itself is a space created in 2010 by Gillean Opoku, a Ghanaian who was born and raised in Australia, as a platform to promote and celebrate the emerging creative cu...
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"Sparkle" Remake Gets An Official Release Date
Sony Pictures has announced a release date for the Sparkle remake, which stars Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, and others, shepherded by Salim and Mara Brock Akil.
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On The New Crowdfunding Legislation...
With very little fanfare, the House of Representatives passed legislation earlier this month that could very well transform how filmmakers finance their films.
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The Revolution Will Be Hashtagged!
While others are apparently hanging the future of black cinema on upcoming mega-budgeted blockbusters like George Lucas' Red Tails (out next January), and Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Black Basterds... uhh... sorry... wrong movie... I meant, Django Unchained, I'm much more in...
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Hollywood & Crime... Actress Tamara Tunie Bilked For Over $1.4 Million By Her Business Manager
I don't know what the lesson here is, except maybe for those of you with business managers (and other similar reps with control over your finances), keep your antennae up at all times...
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“Dreams Of A Life” (An Investigation Into The Mysterious Life & Death Of Joyce Vincent) Confirms Further Theatrical Play Dates
It's already scheduled for an initial limited December 16th release in London, playing at 7 theaters (including 1 in Sheffield and another in Manchester); I just learned that several more cinemas and play dates have been confirmed for Carol Morley's Dreams of a Life, which starred Zawe Ashto...
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Interactive New Website Launched For Steve McQueen's Addiction Drama "Shame"
Fox Searchlight has launched a cool brand new website for Steve McQueen's critically-acclaimed drama Shame, which stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan and Nicole Beharie, amongst others.
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