Most of you will recall that a couple of weeks ago, I was involved in a 2-day conference at the New School here in NYC, titled Remixed And Remastered: Defining And Distributing The Black Image In An Era Of Globalization.
Read More »I think we all already knew that Nick Fury (as played by Samuel L. Jackson) would make an appearance in the upcoming Captain America movie. I suppose the below video captured by a fan during the film's shoot in New York City confirms that. Their conversation can't be heard however, though we can pro...
Read More »The short story goes... Jennifer Hudson has been in London, promoting her 2nd album I Remember Me; and while there, she stopped by the Graham Norton Show to chat with the host about her winning the BAFTA (the British equivalent of the Oscars) in 2007, for her role in 2006's Dreamgirls, but never rec...
Read More »If you were on the fence about seeing the 5th installment of the adrenaline-filled The Fast And The Furious franchise, titled Fast Five, maybe this 3 1/2 minute clip from the film, which opens next week Friday, the 29th, will help you decide...?
Read More »So... I already highlighted Barry Jenkins’ contribution, as well A. Sayeeda Clarke's, both debuted in previous weeks. Here’s another noteworthy film by a filmmaker of the ITVS Futurestates collective, which I completely missed, and which I thank the filmmaker, Kimi Takesue, for alerting me to.
Read More »This will probably be as close as most of you will ever get to seeing Sanaa Lathan in Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynn Nottage’s new play By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. No, I'm not rubbing it in, just stating the obvious.
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