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Scripts On Colin Powell's Iraq Problem & Racial Animus In Boston Makeup The 2011 Black List

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 12, 2011 2:49 PM
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News
Hot off the presses... the 2011 Black list - aka, in, short, a list that's been compiled since 2004 of the year's best unproduced screenplays, created from the suggestions of hundreds of film executives.
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More: Things That Make You Go Hmm...

Wendell Pierce Attached To Post-Katrina Indie Feature Project "After The Storm"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 12, 2011 1:39 PM
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  • 3 Comments
News
Writer/director/producer Cole Wiley's feature film project titled After The Storm gets a boost thanks to the attachment of one Mr Wendell Pierce, who confirmed his involvement in the film with S&A earlier today, stating that he's "always excited to work with young filmmakers as an actor. I understand how my involvement can help."
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More: Casting

Meet Kenyan Filmmaker Philippa Ndisi-Hermann, Watch Her Experimental Short, And Learn About Her Feature "Two Princes"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 12, 2011 1:17 PM
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  • 2 Comments
News
One thing I love about the work I do hear on S&A is learning about new filmmakers and their work, and then following their careers once that initial discovery is made.
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More: Profile, Shorts

Watch Now! Black Surfer Documentary "Whitewash" Narrated By Ben Harper And Black Thought Of The Roots

  • By Cynthia Reid
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  • December 12, 2011 12:58 PM
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  • 8 Comments
Features
We profiled the insightful, black surfer documentary Whitewash back in August and now you can watch it, courtesy of Hulu, for free.  It explores the issue of race and  “black consciousness” in America through the eyes and minds of black surfers.
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More: Watch Now, Documentary

A Report On The University of Westminster "Women And Film In Africa" Conference

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 12, 2011 12:19 PM
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News
Shadow And Act wasn't present for it, but here's a summary of the Women and Film in Africa Conference that took place a couple of weeks ago at the University of Westminster in London... courtesy of SubtitledOnline.com, via the African Women In Cinema blog.
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More: Event

Trailer Watch - Check Out Comedy Short Film Teaser "God's Atheist"

  • By Cynthia Reid
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  • December 12, 2011 11:03 AM
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Features
Here's a teaser for a short film that caught my attention recently.  It's called God's Atheist and it's about a man who has been sent to Heaven as an angel but there’s one problem... he’s an Atheist.
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More: Trailer, Short Film

Kevin Hart's "Laugh At My Pain" Gets A DVD Release Date

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 12, 2011 11:00 AM
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  • 2 Comments
News
Announced earlier today, Laugh At My Pain, comedian Kevin Hart's very successfull stand-up comedy film, will be heading to DVD January 17, 2012, courtesy of Codeblack Entertainment.
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More: DVD and VOD

Bane Shatters Batman Legend In New Poster For "The Dark Knight Rises"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 12, 2011 10:44 AM
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  • 2 Comments
News
And while we're on the subject of next year's surefire blockbusters (see my MIB3 post just below this one)...
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More: Film posters

"Men In Black 3" Trailer Arrives... Watch It Now!

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 12, 2011 10:36 AM
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  • 8 Comments
News
I don't think this needs much of an intro, so I won't bother. Here's the first trailer for the next installment in the successful Men In Black franchise, Men In Black III, which will be in theaters next summer - Will Smith's first big screen appearance since 2008!
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"Meet The Adebanjos" Airing On VOX Africa TV During Holiday Season

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • December 12, 2011 10:04 AM
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  • 0 Comments
Television
According to News Africa, the independently-produced comedy series Meet The Adebanjos, which Tambay told us about HERE, will be making the jump from the Internet to TV screens, via VOX Africa TV, during this holiday season.
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More: Television, Meet The Adebanjos

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