May, 2012 Archives

I almost glossed over this with nothing more than a head shake, but then a thought came to me… It’s a question that’s come up before, but I don’t believe we’ve ever addressed it here; on the heels of my post yesterday set up to answer questions from actors trying to get into the film/tv [...]

Continue Reading Usher Opts For Digital Dancers At Next Concert; Actors Next? Let’s Talk…

Tags: film, film producer, hammersmith apollo, life actors, overnight sensation, s1m0ne, technology, time, vevo

You’ll recognize a lot of the names and faces in this trailer for the upcoming feature film The Love Section, which is described as “a feel good romantic dramedy” slated for a fall 2012 release; I’m just not sure any of that will matter, after you watch the below trailer embedded. The film stars Brian [...]

Continue Reading Watch Trailer For ‘The Love Section’ With Mekhi Phifer, Brian Hooks, Tangi Miller, Kellita Smith

Tags: brian hooks, davetta sherwood, film, kellita smith, Mekhi, mekhi phifer, romantic dramedy, Section, tangi miller

Woo-hoo! Here ya go fans of The Walking Dead (I’m one), via press release; I especially like the part about giving fans a first-look at season 3: New York – May 31, 2012 – AMC announced today “The Walking Dead” Season 3 Preview Weekend on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8 beginning at 11:30am each [...]

Continue Reading AMC Announces ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 Preview Weekend

Tags: chris hardwick, dead pilot, executive producers, programming event, robert kirkman, world television premiere

A film that caused quite a stir when it was originally released in the UK is getting a revival of sorts, when the Edinburgh International Film Festival will host a special screening of it 1 Day is a 2009 British musical film about gang life in inner city Birmingham. The story follows a character named [...]

Continue Reading Banned UK Gang Life Film "1 Day" To be Rebooted At Edinburgh (Details)

Tags: chief constable, edinburgh international film festival, evil duncan, Flash, Gang, independent cinemas, international film festival, penny woolcock, screening

This is wonderful news for those of you who’ll be attending this year’s American Black Film Festival, which runs from June 20 to 23. We’ve already sung the praises of Behn Zeitlin’s feature film debut, Beasts Of The Southern Wild, which continued its streak of festival accolades, picking up the FIPRESCI prize and the coveted Camera d’Or, at the Cannes Film Festival last weekend. Now [...]

Continue Reading "Beasts Of The Southern Wild" Will Open The 2012 American Black Film Festival!

Tags: american black film festival, black, cannes film festival, feature film debut, Festival, fipresci prize, food junkies, Open, russ parr

For all you fans of both series out there, of which there are many… this one’s or you… from the press release: NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 — Marriages are tested, relationships broken and loyalties proven on the explosive season finales of THE GAME and LET’S STAY TOGETHER Tuesday, June 5 at 10:00 p.m.* Many [...]

Continue Reading Stakes High In Much Anticipated Season Finales Of ‘The Game’ & ‘Let’s Stay Together’ (Rick Fox Returns)

Tags: bert belasco, brandy norwood, com, erica hubbard, joyful drake, long distance relationship, pooch hall, series, TOGETHER

Announced in march… Michael K. Williams will play Ol’ Dirty Bastard, but not in a traditional biopic on the late rapper’s life (one has long been rumored to be coming); rather seemingly as a character in someone else’s story. The project is titled Dirty White Boy and will center on… … the astounding rise of Jarred Weisfeld, a 22-year-old VH1-intern-turned-manager, [...]

Continue Reading Michael K. Williams Says Wu-Tang Clan Members Will Play Themselves IN ODB FIlm

Tags: feature film debut, lars knudsen, life, man behind the curtain, ol dirty bastard, project, rapper, wu tang clan, wu tang clan members

As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, Paramount has moved the release date for G.I. Joe: Retaliation from its initial June 29, 2012 date, to March 29, 2013 instead! Why, you ask? The immediate reason reported was that the studio wanted to convert the film to 3D. “We’re going to do a conscientious 3D job because we’ve seen how it can better [...]

Continue Reading Because You Asked For It… "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" Release Delayed To Give You More Channing Tatum & 3D

Tags: 21 jump street, 3d job, brain trust, channing tatum, film, first screening, jim cameron, Release, Retaliation

We’re a little late on this but you have about 1-1/2 weeks to put a 300-word abstract together. Courtesy fo the Black Film Center/Archive: This is the first call for papers for a two-day conference on changes in African film and television production and, of equal importance, the transformation of African film audiences in local [...]

Continue Reading Call For Papers: Evolving African Film Cultures: Local And Global Experiences

Tags: african film, Evolving, film audiences, film cultures, global contexts, global experiences, helen cohen, June, Papers

Here’s a very brief teaser for a short film titled I Am John Wayne, directed by Christina Choe. It doesn’t give you a lot of information about the film, but I’m drawn to it. Something about a melancholic young black man riding a horse in the middle of a desolate, gritty, grimy New York city street locale; throw [...]

Continue Reading Watch Teaser For "I Am John Wayne" (Young Black Cowboy Struggles w/ Death Of Best Friend)

Tags: black cowboy, death, film, film festival circuit, film festivals, grand jury prize, riding a horse, slamdance film festival, Watch