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This could be really interesting, and I’d support it. The story goes… Central Park Tale is a fresh twist on West Side Story. This timeless story of star-crossed lovers will be set against the backdrop of a squirrel turf battle in New York City’s Central Park. Featuring rollicking dance numbers and the voices and songs [...]

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Here’s a film I’d like to see; City of God and Besouro (especially the “capoeira” fighting style clips) come to mind after watching the trailer. Glad to see a woman of the African Diaspora at the helm. Directed by Brazilian filmmaker Cecilia Amado (1999′s Maua – The Emperor and the King), the action/adventure romantic coming [...]

Continue Reading TTFF ’12 Preview: Orphan Girl Joins Boys’ Gang In Brazilian Coming Of Age Tale ‘Captains of the Sand’

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A Knight’s Tale List Price: $2.99 List Price: $2.99 Your Price: $2.99- Your Price: $2.99 – black movies on dvd

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Courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country… a new web series that’s part of a largeer initiative called the The UR4Africa Project; from the project’s website: We are filmmakers, artists, musicians, educators and activists that saw the need for the West and Africa to support efforts to improve Africa’s images around the world. Our [...]

Continue Reading "The American Dream: An African Tale"

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Courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country… a new web series that’s part of a largeer initiative called the The UR4Africa Project; from the project’s website: We are filmmakers, artists, musicians, educators and activists that saw the need for the West and Africa to support efforts to improve Africa’s images around the world. Our [...]

Continue Reading "The American Dream: An African Tale"

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Courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country… a new web series that’s part of a largeer initiative called the The UR4Africa Project; from the project’s website: We are filmmakers, artists, musicians, educators and activists that saw the need for the West and Africa to support efforts to improve Africa’s images around the world. Our [...]

Continue Reading "The American Dream: An African Tale"

Tags: activists, africa and africans, African, american dream, audio interviews, musicians, tale, web series, website

Courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country… a new web series that’s part of a largeer initiative called the The UR4Africa Project; from the project’s website: We are filmmakers, artists, musicians, educators and activists that saw the need for the West and Africa to support efforts to improve Africa’s images around the world. Our [...]

Continue Reading "The American Dream: An African Tale"

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Courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country… a new web series that’s part of a largeer initiative called the The UR4Africa Project; from the project’s website: We are filmmakers, artists, musicians, educators and activists that saw the need for the West and Africa to support efforts to improve Africa’s images around the world. Our [...]

Continue Reading "The American Dream: An African Tale"

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Courtesy of our friends at Africa Is A Country… a new web series that’s part of a largeer initiative called the The UR4Africa Project; from the project’s website: We are filmmakers, artists, musicians, educators and activists that saw the need for the West and Africa to support efforts to improve Africa’s images around the world. Our [...]

Continue Reading "The American Dream: An African Tale"

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After reading Tambay’s post announcing the casting of Djimon Hounsou in an adaptation of Caryl Férey’s critically acclaimed novel, Zulu (found HERE), coupled with a comment that referred to the partnering of Hounsou and Orlando Bloom as “Lethal Weapon IX” (it’s not…really, it isn’t), I decided to read the novel. As per the synopsis via Amazon.com, [...]

Continue Reading Book-To-Film Review: That "Zulu" That Who Do?

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