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Filmed entirely in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, the drama Chance is screening at the 7th Annual Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival, which begins September 19. Directed by Evan Kaufmann (feature film debut) from a script penned by Mark Owens, Chance follows Darnell Smith (played by newcomer Terrance Bartley), a St. Thomian photographer [...]

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Filmed entirely in St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, the drama Chance is screening at the 7th Annual Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival, which begins September 19. Directed by Evan Kaufmann (feature film debut) from a script penned by Mark Owens, Chance follows Darnell Smith (played by newcomer Terrance Bartley), a St. Thomian photographer [...]

Continue Reading TTFF ’12 Preview: St. Thomas’ Drama ‘Chance’ (Student Enters Crime Life In Order To Treat Mother’s Illness)

Tags: CHANCE, crime, darnell smith, family, feature film debut, human trafficking in the us, mark owens, seedy underbelly, undiagnosed disease

Ever since Tambay first told us about South African/Nigerian drama series Jacob’s Cross, a little over a year ago, I’ve been paying close attention to South African television.  This past April, the Mzansi Magic channel introduced a new drama series to its viewers called Mshika-shika. Watching South African TV shows on DVD has become a [...]

Continue Reading Who’s Been Watching Mzansi Magic Channel Drama Series ‘Mshika-shika’?

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I had the pleasure to catch up with veteran actor Michael Beach and actor/comedian Eddie Griffin earlier today at the Ritz in Miami Beach, where the 2012 American Black Film Festival is in full effect; it’s second day of sreenings and events. Beach and Griffin spoke with me about David E. Talbert‘s play A Fool [...]

Continue Reading ABFF 2012 Exclusive Video: Michael Beach & Eddie Griffin Talk ‘A Fool and His Money’ & More

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His Entertainment Studios production/distribution company,already in production on a new primetime sitcom titled The First Family, media mogul Byron Allen has also began shooting another new series for primetime, to debut in the fall of 2012. Recall our announcement earlier this year, in January, when it was announced that Entertainment Studios had ordered 104 episodes of The [...]

Continue Reading Bill Belamy, Tim Meadows, Vivica Fox, Rick Fox, Keshia Knight Pulliam Headline "Mr Box Office"

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Magnolia Pictures will release Academy Award-winner Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley documentary Marley, on Friday, April 20th, launching day and date on all VOD and digital platforms. Described as the definitive documentary about legendary musician, from his earliest days, to his rise to international superstardom, the film made its world premiere at the Berlinale, as one of five [...]

Continue Reading Watch A New Clip From "Marley" (The Definitive Documentary On The Life Of Bob Marley")

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Roots: The Next Generations List Price: $59.98 Could there be a worthy follow-up to the most-watched miniseries ever? “We felt the other did so well,” Alex Haley said, “that we should just let it hang there.” But Haley began carrying around a tape recorder, dictating more of his family’s tales as they came to his [...]

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Disney XD’s newest live-action comedy, Lab Rats, centers on a blended, interracial family that includes Tyrel Jackson Williams and Angel Parker. Williams (the younger brother of Everybody Hates Chris star Tyler James Williams) stars as teenager Leo Dooley, whose mother, Tasha (Parker), marries inventor Donald Davenport (played by Hal Sparks).  Davenport just happens to have [...]

Continue Reading Tyrel Jackson Williams, Angel Parker Co-Star In Disney’s Newest Sitcom "Lab Rats" (Premiering Tonight On Disney XD)

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The Inkwell List Price: $9.99 At Inkwell Beach, summer’s never been so much fun! It’s a time and a place where cool clothes, hot music, and good friends turn a dull family trip into the summetime vacation of a lifetime! Critics everywhere praised THE INKWELL — the hot, big-screen comedy treat that delivers outrageous summertime [...]

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A Raisin in the Sun List Price: $9.99 List Price: $9.99 Your Price: $3.94- Based on the play that inspired a generation, A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of a family living and struggling on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s. A fiercely moving portrait of people whose hopes and dreams are constantly [...]

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