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*Over the years, Blair Underwood has earned the respect of movie watchers, Broadway audiences and plenty of women, because of his great acting skills of course. His most recent film production, “Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day,” is another reputable notch in his belt. But working with T.D. Jakes has been particularly insightful, [...]
*With the recent number one finish of “Think Like A Man” in movie theaters across the country for 2 straight weeks, it made us wonder about some other black films. Some black films that finished number one and some that didn’t. But what we were looking for at the end of the day were those [...]
*A coalition of Black activists has launched a national campaign they call “Occupy ‘Red Tails’” to spur Americans to go see the monumental George Lucas production of “Red Tails” which based on the story of the Tuskegee Airmen. Judge Kevin Ross, Michael Ajakwe, Najee Ali and several others are petitioning Americans across the country to [...]
*Tyler Perry made a pointed statement in a letter recently about the rarity of all-Black cast movies in Hollywood, saying the concept is nearly a myth. George Lucas has received rave compliments for his latest production, “Red Tails,” which stars an all-Black cast. According to the filmmaker, he had a good story, a good cast, [...]
*There have been many great battles fought in the not so secret war for control of Black images and ideas. The American descendents African slaves are arguably the most universally creative people in the world. No matter how many times this has been said in the past it is no less poignant a phrase today. [...]
*(Via New York Times) Ava DuVernay, the filmmaker and publicist, imagines a time when black-theme pictures will flourish in places where African-American film festivals have already found eager viewers. Fifty such cities would be an ideal black-film circuit, Ms. DuVernay said. In March she will start with five. “I Will Follow,” which was written and [...]
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