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New On DVD/Blu-ray/VOD: "Fast Five," "Submarine," "African Cats," "Jackie Brown"
It's raked in over $600 million in worldwide box office since its April release. Nice chunk of change! You can guarantee that another one will be made.
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In Case You Didn't Know... "Luther" Season 2 Available On VOD As Well...
For those who may not know... if you don't have cable TV, or if your cable TV provider doesn't carry BBC America, you can still watch the second season of Luther, the critically acclaimed psychological crime drama starring one Idris Elba, which premiered for stateside audiences, on September 28th.
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New On DVD/Blu-ray/VOD Today - "Viva Riva!"
In my review of Djo Tunda Wa Munga's crime drama, Viva Riva!, I highlighted the film's audacious depictions of the kind of orchestrated sexuality and violence rarely seen in African cinema (specifically cinema of the DRC - the Democratic Republic Of The Congo, where such scenes are taboo); a kind of...
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"Dance Fu" (Cedric The Entertainer, Kel Mitchell, Tommy Davidson) On DVD and VOD October 4th
Cedric The Entertainer's Dance Fu, a comedy I profiled at the site back in July, will be released in the U.S. on DVD and VOD on October 4th. The film, produced by Level 33 Entertainment, is available for pre-order on Amazon.
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James Reed Jr's Indie Comedy "Get A Job" Now Available On iTunes
Talented Chicago independent filmmaker James Reed Jr's genuinely funny and sweet natured feature comedy Get A Job, chronicles the crazy and choatic situations when a well-meaning and determined, but hapless young comic (Corey Hendrix) with his best friend (Milton "Lil' Rell" Howery), try to find a j...
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New On DVD/Blu-ray/VOD: Julie Taymor's "The Tempest" (Djimon Hounsou As *Deformed Beast*) + Review
It took almost a year for this to finally make its way to home video - Julie Taymor's modern retelling of William Shakespeare's The Tempest, which stars Helen Mirren, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, Djimon Hounsou, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, David Straitharn, amongst others.
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"Pumzi" Director Wanuri Kahiu Talks Female Lead Characters & Telling *Our* Own Stories
A reminder that Focus Features' Africa First short films are currently available to "watch instantly" on Netflix. So if you have a Netflix account, as I know a lot of you do, you really should check out this compilation of short films by up and coming African filmmakers - one of them being a sci-fi ...
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50 Cent/Bruce Willis/Ryan Phillippe Heist Film "Setup" Gets Red-Band Trailer & Official Release Date
A red-band trailer, and official release date for that 50 Cent/Bruce Willis pairing that I know you all have been waiting anxiously for, titled Set Up, are now public.
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Cannes Jury Prize Winner "A Screaming Man" Released On DVD
Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winning film, Un homme qui crie (A Screaming Man), which was picked up for North American distribution by Film Movement last fall, has finally made its way to DVD land (released yesterday), after enjoying a limited theatrical run earli...
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Danny Glover Drama “The Harimaya Bridge” Gets VOD Release
We recently reported that The Harimaya Bridge, written and directed by Aaron Woolfolk and co-starring Danny Glover, will be released on DVD/Blu-ray on October 18th.
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