I kid, I kid. Mark your calenders for the 5th annual Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival, held from August 8th to 11th. Submissions were closed down June 15th, but you can still take a little vacay and support black film in one of America's
I am LOVIN' TV One right now. In my opinion, they are much more relevant on what the black community wants to see than BET. One of the things I like best about them is their "Throwback Theatre" which features black film from the 30's to the present,
Even though I grew up in Cali, I spent some of the best years of my life in the Brooklyn black bohemian scene while living in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill. So when I came across this film, it was of special interest to me for a couple of reasons..."Sundays
"Rush Hour 3" may be the firat blockbuster I've wanted to see in eons, though from the trailer it is looking a bit suspect.Chris Tucker was in my favorite movie of all time, "Friday" and I have been a fan ever since. He looks a lot different now, I hope
From Stereohyped (an excellent blog by the way):I hope that the production of this ridiculous movie Eddie Murphy’s filming in NYC involving clowns doesn’t suffer because of the news that he of the interesting career and personal choices is indeed the
A peaceful journey to Anderson Jones, one of the very few well-known black film critics out there. He was a correspondent/reporter for the E! Channel and died last week of a massive heart attack. He was only
Dear Isaiah:I know the hoopla surrounding you as of late is television related, but a lot of people either forget or don't know that you had a fairly sizable and promising film career at one point, before the whole "f" word debacle . It included some
This may be the first and last time I get off of Black Hollywood on this blog (she is the only one fierce enough!). This has been my SONG all year, and I never get tired of hearing it. It is La Winehouse and her Marie Antoinette hair singing "Tears Dry
From Crunk and Disorderly:"Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld (?!) is set to produce "Only The Hood Dies Young" starring Fabolous and Keyshia Cole."From Invisible Woman: Who brokered this deal? I've never seen Karl with anybody darker than an orange Lindsey
OK, I'm gonna finish out the nineties on Spike Lee films, and save the new millennium ones for another time, as I want to write about something else next. Next in the line-up for 90's mini-reviews is:Crooklyn (1994): A pleasant film, not bad, not great,
The 90's for Spike Lee were pretty much his salad days; people paid attention to what he had to say, wanted to see his movies, and Black Hollywood clamored to be in them, as it seemed to give their careers a sense of legitimacy and importance. In this
Shelton Jackson Lee, a.k.a .Spike Lee, has definitely made his mark in American film. I may get flak for this, but I am not a fan of his earlier work....pretty much the whole first decade of his career is a write-off for me, even though I know others
For some reason my Thursday AFI post disappeared, so I had to repost it today, sorry. Looking at Sidney Potier reminded me of the time I worked at the studio That Will Henceforth Remain Unnamed (TWHRU). Sidney had his offices down the hall from us, the
The AFI revealed their top 100 American Films of all time, and surprise, surprise-there was only one, count 'em one, black film that made the list-"Do The Right Thing" (one and a half if you include "In The Heat Of The Night"). I don't know why I keep
Yanked from the wonderful Beatniks website:Oprah Winfrey is set to produce "The Great Debaters" directed by and starring Denzel Washington. Now before you panic, this isn't Winfrey's first time producing. She's produced a number of films to include Their
C'mon now....we all know that Hollywood is totally and utterly completely out of ideas, but can we stop the madness with the TV big screen remakes? How many of them have been truly successful in ratio to the amount that have been made? I love Martin
I read on this on "A Hot Mess" blog today....Is this 4 real? Angela Bassett just received a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood today (ceremony in 2008)..... get this: Judge Judy and Charlie Murphy (WTF????!!!) already had theirs.Sometimes I really
I received a comment from "Simoniquea -pissed off BassettHound" today that disputed the comment I made in yesterday's post about Angela Bassett. I agree wholeheartedly that Angela has more talent in her little finger than most of Hollywood. And believe
The Smiths are continuing their acting dynasty with daughter Willow in "Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery" (?) a story set in The Depression. Jill Scott (my girl!) will play a lead role in an upcoming Tyler Perry movie (?) called "No. 1 Ladies
I am not a blockbuster person, period. I find them bloated, loud, badly edited, and for the most part, boring. But this movie, "The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer", peaks my interest because it is full of Black Hollywood (though you would
I read yesterday that Robin Givens is playing the part of ghetto gossip queen, radio host, and self proclaimed "Queen of Media" Wendy Williams in a film based on her life story. Don't get me wrong, Wendy is a huge guilty pleasure for me and good at what
The Hollywood Black Film Festival was held from June 5th to the 10th. This is taken from their website:After six days and 126 films, top honors were awarded at the 2007 Hollywood Black Film Festival's closing night festivities on Sunday, June 10th at
AN OPEN LETTER TO EDDIE MURPHY:Dear Eddie,There are a few things going on with you that I have been trying to ignore for quite some time; your corny and boringly bad "family" movies, your shady and "zesty" fashion choices, the tons of pancake make-up
Let me begin by saying sorry for the missed post yesterday...I had to take care of some things before going out of town. There is a movie coming out any day now, entitled "A Mighty Heart", the story of the wife of captured and murdered reporter on Iraq
After a complete deflation from the final episode of "The Sopranos" (what a gip!) I have no energy to post the promised review of "Section 8", but will give you a preview of Will Smith's new movie "I am Legend" coming out in only 6 months. I guess when
In honor of Norbit's release this week, I'll give out a little info. This movie was the secondary motivation for me to start this blog, as I found all of the hoopla surrounding it's theatre release interesting and a bit confounding.After seeing any film
5 Things That Need To Change in Hollywood like YESTERDAY (not necessarily in order):1) Stop casting Halle, and only Halle, in every major commercial film that needs a black female. I am sure there is a pretty black woman who can really act somewhere
I must be on Santa's "nice" list....all of Hollywood's sexiest and finest rolled up into one sizzling package. "American Gangster" is coming out soon, and look at the lineup: Denzel Washington, Common, Cuba Gooding (who seems to have come to his senses
A review for "Who Made The Potatoe Salad" (I won't bore you with the details of how the title is relevant to what's in the film) Wow, where do I begin? With the fact that potato is spelled with an "e"? With the tidbit that this masterpiece was written
Taken From Stereohyped:Here’s something I bet you didn’t know about Chris Rock: He owes his entire career to the sage advice of Andre Harrell and a quick trip to the barber shop. Don’t believe me? Ask Andre, who highlights the seminal moment in his upcoming
Let me make this perfectly clear: I have no love for MTV. Over the years I have watched them trot out black culture when it's convenient for them, applaud themselves as "pioneers" and then completely ignore us. Now they have included film as well.I knew
The San Francisco Black Film Festival runs from June 7th-10th and the 14th-17th. It is a festival of note for a few reasons; it gives an outlet for films that might normally never be seen, or creates an interest when they go to DVD. Unlike many film
It is only fitting as it was my motivation for creating this blog to begin with. The unfairness of how this movie was treated was compelling. It blends together so many unlikely story elements, that at worst, it is intensely interesting.It is the tale
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