FILM 2from the Ebony/Jet site by Jacquie Jones:Daughters of the Dust Julie DashIn my opinion, this film captures the unspeakably beautiful poetry of the black experience in America more successfully than any other film ever made. Period. When it came
After writing that mess this morning, I need something to put me back in my ordinarily mellow mood.I know I might be pushing the limit of "old school" with this one....While reading Regina's blog this morning, she posted a video by the old school group
You know I am pissed, cause I have never put a full on ugly curse word in the title of my posts. It's not Black Cinema, but it is related to why I started this blog; to help stop the negativity of our images in the media.This irked me to no end. What
Found a great new blog (new to me anyway) called "postbourgie". Lots of great stuff over there, including this analysis of Malcolm Lee's films. I think this blog is gonna give me a run for my money on the movie front:Malcolm D. Lee, Cinematic Chameleon
From Filmwad:"News is slow following Oscar Sunday, but deals are still being made out there. The latest is that Max Thieriot, Bow Wow, Evan Ross, Chi McBride and Gabrielle Anwar have been recruited to co-star in Driving Lessons, a black comedy directed
Jacques Rivette's newest film, Don't Touch the Axe (I prefer the original French to the American retitling The Duchess of Langeais) is a sublime game by an old master at the top of his form. Games are the film's central conceit, in fact, whether they
Sorry, I'm in one of those gossipy moods today....What kind of cryptic sh*t is this? From Bossip:Tracey Edmonds had a little bit to say on Johnny Gill’s claims that her guests were being inappropriate at the “wedding”:“I was very shocked and disappointed
Did anybody see the TV version of "A Raisin In The Sun"? What were your thoughts? Please let me know
Wow. My Terrence has been veeeery quiet these days. I guess he's been too busy with his Broadway play "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" for any shenanigans.He did take time out to lecture at Temple University in a pimp suit from the Ving Rhames/Stacy Adams collection,
Jamie Foxx's career is starting to sound like a practical joke. First "From G's To Gents", now this.Jamie is set to portray Mike Tyson in his biopic. Says Iron Mike (read this in his lispy voice):“Jamie Foxx and I will be working together. He will play
Husbands and Wives is a perfect combination of the new and the old in Woody Allen's filmmaking, a film that treads very familiar thematic ground even as its style breaks with his past and opens up entirely new possibilities for his art. For Allen, it's
Sorry for the late posting, but if you're looking for something to do tonight, you might want to check this out--it's new Black Cinema, and best of all, it's free:Urban Film Review Presents:Premiere of Father of LiesDATE: Monday,February 25,2008TIME:
WEEKEND B.O. (Thanks Sergio)Feb. 22-24 20081. Vantage Point - $22.4 Million2. Spiderwick Chronicles - $13M Total: $43.9M3. Jumper - $12.2M - Total: $55.7M4. Step Up 2 the Streets - $8.2M - Total: $39.8M5. Fool's Gold - $6.4M Total: $52.5M6. Definitely
I haven't seen RoboCop since I was a kid, and then only on crappy dubbed and scrubbed TV broadcasts, so it was practically like I hadn't seen the film at all. Since my recent experience with the sublime Black Book tipped me off that there's more to Paul
:Let me get this out right away...if you are looking for news, commentary, and coverage on the Oscars, this is not the place to go. I make no secret of my distaste for award shows...the fact that "Before The Devil Knows You're Dead" didn't get one Oscar
Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind is blessed with such a deliriously silly premise and such heartfelt execution that it's easy to overlook its many shortcomings and simply enjoy the ride. It's a film about two video store clerks (Jack Black and Mos Def)
I was rewatching "Pulp Fiction" 2 days ago, and marveled at how different (and not good) Ving Rhames looked.While in Atlanta yesterday (hello ATLians!) I marveled at the men with the cleanest gators, the freshest brims, and the unnatural fiber clothing
In searching for some information about the comic artist and designer Richard McGuire — mainly hoping for an update on the long-rumored book-length version of his seminal comic strip "Here" — I stumbled across the above YouTube video. I don't usually
On Fridays I will also present a film a week taken from a great article on The Ebony/Jet site. It was entitled: "Ten Films You Should See If You Love Black People" by Jacquie Jones. This is the intro and number one:I know it’s hard these days to figure
I am doing an old school music meme with some other bloggers...of course mine will always feature songs from Black Cinema.First up is a live performance of Bobby Womack (who had definitely seen better days) doing the blackploitation classic "Across 110th
