May 23, 2013

‘Stones in the Sun’: A Haitian Film on Dueling Identities and Suffering

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*The African Film Festival is currently city hopping in New York, displaying some of the most remarkable movies and short films related to the African diaspora. “Stones in the Sun,” a film by Haitian-American filmmaker Patricia Benoit, captures the essence of a reality not frequently shared on camera. Inspired by her own family’s exile from [...]




Video: Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Race and Diversity on ‘The Tanning Effect’

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*In Steve Stoute’s  provocative online series “The Tanning Effect,” actress Gwyneth Paltrow lends readers her thoughts about racial diversity in the industry and the Black community. “I don’t want to bemoan the fact that it should’ve happened 50 years ago, because it’s here now. And it’s like the way I see it is that I [...]




New Civil Rights Movie (‘IVY’) Set for Filming in Sacramento

Ivy Bridge Location

Ivy is a 50’s period piece and is set in the deep dirty South.  But Ivy is being shot entirely in the Golden State’s capital city of Sacramento and is being produced by Wagner Media. Sacramento’s roots in filmmaking run deep going back as far as the early 1900s. Ivy the feature film and character [...]




Growing Up ‘BIG’: Big Spence – The Marcus Spencer Story

Big Spence, Malcolm Warner & Ed Gillis III on the set of TRUE BLUE

*His story would make an excellent movie. Marcus Spencer’s (Big Spence) quintessential upbringing started in Oakland, CA. He grew up in Oakland as well as Richmond, two northern California urban cities with many roads to take (the majority being bad). Big Spence was the third of six boys from his mom. He became a “ward [...]




Video: ‘Parents, Don’t Dress Your Girls Like Tramps’ by LZ Granderson

CNN's LZ Granderson

*The way that girls are dressing these days cannot be blamed on “these days.” The 1960s may have been the beginning of the end of conservative dress.  The flower children age came into being, drugs, and freedom above all other things prevailed.  The country opened up and so did the dress for women.  Keyword being [...]




Jokey Joke (Video): Subway Shockers!

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*There has to be no other place on Earth that provides the entertainment that can be found on the subway…and we’re not talking about the sandwich place. In New York City alone, millions are either grossed out or thoroughly entertained everyday.  There seems to be no happy middle ground when it comes to it. On [...]




The Merge Summit 2010: Integrating Faith and Entertainment Aug 26-28 in Los Angeles

Dr. Holly Carter

*(Los Angeles, CA) — Some of the top names in the entertainment industry have joined the all star line-up for THE MERGE SUMMIT 2010. Following the great success of last year’s inaugural conference, Relevé Entertainment announced last month that THE MERGE SUMMIT 2010 will return to the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, Thursday, [...]