Avon Barksdale Alive And Well On Film...

Received this in my email yesterday; you know I have to post if anyone from "The Wire" is involved, and I admire Esther Rolle. I definitely want to check this out:

Hello,

Please check out hit and acclaimed filmmaker Rel Dowdell's (writer/director of Sony's hit film "Train Ride") updated website to see a great pic of Rel with 2007 Best Actor Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker ("Last King of Scotland").http://www.reldowdell.com/

Rel Dowdell's "Train Ride" was called "one of the best American films of 2005" by esteemed 30 year veteran film critic Gerald Peary. That's very rare praise for the African-American film/filmmaker, especially nowadays. Check out the excellent review and commentary below. "Train Ride" has become one of the most successful African-American films ever made, staying on the http://www.amazon.com/ best selling African-American films for over 2 years now. Mr. Peary also mentioned the tremendous and priceless sacrifice that the late, great, Emmy award winning actress Esther Rolle made to be in his film, an honor that can never be imitated or duplicated.

"Train Ride" also stars an electric Wood Harris (from the HBO series "The Wire") and female rap pioneer M.C. Lyte. "Train Ride" also recently received very high praise in noted film historian Irv Slifkin's nationally best selling book, "Filmadelphia: A Celebration of a City's Movies."

Thanks for listening!