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Watch Trailer For Acclaimed South African Psychological Thriller "Retribution" (Comparisons Made To "Misery" & "Cape Fear")

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 5, 2011 4:01 PM
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News
Trailer for another thriller from South Africa; it seems like we've written about more than a couple in the last few months - maybe more than we've ever covered in the last 2 1/2 years of the site's existence. Obviously, South African thrillers existed before S&A was born, but we are only now starting to pay attention to them. I'd say probably after District 9, in 2009 (also the same year this site was created) South African cinema, especially what we'd call more *genre* fare, has been receiving international attention unlike it ever did before; South African filmmakers (mainly white South African filmmakers however) are making their splashy feature film debuts in South Africa, which are attracting Hollywood's interest, leading to the filmmakers helming gazillion dollar pictures with big name stars.
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Coming Soon On Blu-Ray: "Thurgood," "The Tuskegee Airmen" and "The Josephine Baker Story"

  • By Cynthia Reid
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  • December 5, 2011 3:36 PM
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News
With Black History Month right around the corner, HBO Home Entertainment is releasing three popular selections in January: Thurgood, The Tuskegee Airmen and The Josephine Baker Story.
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Controversy Over *Whitewashed* Casting Of Tony Award-Nominated Play That Co-Starred Chris Rock

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 5, 2011 2:50 PM
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News
We debate it happening in cinema almost whenever it does - most recently and notably, the casting of Akira, and The Last Airbender; but you'll be *glad* to know that it also apparently happens in theater.
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African Diaspora International Film Fest Monday 12/5 Highlight From Cuba - "The Other Francisco" ("El Otro Francisco")

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 5, 2011 1:33 PM
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Festivals
Continuing on with the day-to-day happenings at the ongoing African Diaspora International Film Festival here in NYC...
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Reviews Of French Buddy Comedy "Intouchables" Surface (Not Good) + Watch Star Omar Cy Dance To Earth Wind & Fire In New Clip

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 5, 2011 12:32 PM
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News
It hasn't arrived in the USA yet, but the film that's currently lighting France's box office on fire, and attracting heaps of praise and acclaim (co-star Omar Cy is being hailed by some in France as a blossoming black cinema icon who might be on track to win the French equivalent of the Oscar for Best Actor next February) has been seen and reviewed by some stateside outlets; also, one of our readers who lives in Europe recently saw the film, and she shared her thoughts with me via email, giving me the OK to post here.
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Don Cheadle Will Have You By The B*lls In New Full Trailer For "House Of Lies"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 5, 2011 11:51 AM
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Television
Don Cheadle's new dark comedy TV series for the Showtime network, titled House Of Lies (based on the book House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Tell You the Time by Martin Kihn) stars Cheadle as Marty, a highly successful, cutthroat consultant who will use any means (or anyone) necessary to get his clients the information that they want.
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Mysterious Character "Erazer" Revealed Last Night In Mini-Webisode Of "Misfits." Watch It Now!

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 5, 2011 11:40 AM
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Television
Those in the UK are already enjoying season 3, which began airing on channel E4 at the end of October; and, as I posted last week, the third season of the quirky, vulgar, smart teen dramedy Misfits will premiere on Hulu for stateside fans of the series on December 19 (a Monday), with all new episodes every Monday. 
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Rejected By Sundance, Profile #1 - Watch Michael Fequiere's Short Film "Traum"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 5, 2011 11:00 AM
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  • 32 Comments
Features
Last week, after the Sundance festival committee announced its 2012 slate, I posted an entry requesting all those who submitted films to the festival, whose films were rejected, to email me and introduce themselves and their films, so that I can, at the very least, take a look at their work, and get to know the filmmakers. It's something I've done in previous years since this site's beginnings; and I'm glad to say that, unlike the last 2 years I made the request, this year, I received quite a lot of responses, thanks in part to the site's growth over the last 2 1/2 years, as well as raised awareness since joining the indieWIRE network earlier this year.
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Creator Neil Cross Talks "Luther" Film And Idris Elba With Variety

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • December 5, 2011 10:47 AM
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Television
Variety has named Luther creator Neil Cross to its list of 10 Screenwriters To Watch, and was able to get some interesting info out of him regading the future of the popular BBC show.
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VH-1's "Single Ladies" Gets A Brand New Lady In Denise Vasi

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • December 5, 2011 10:16 AM
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Television
TV Guide is reporting that VH-1's scripted series Single Ladies has added Denise Vasi to its cast, according to executive producer Queen Latifah.  Vasi, who Latifah calls "a perfect addition to the Single Ladies cast", will be replacing Stacey Dash, who announced her separation from the program in September.
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