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Weekend B.O. (Oct.21-23) And A Question...

  • By Sergio
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  • October 23, 2011 1:49 AM
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I'm a dope. I mean really. I could kick myself. How come I didn't come up with the idea for Paranormal Activity? I mean the premise is so simple. Set up a video camera, have absolutely nothing happen for 20 minutes and then have a lamp jump off the table by itself and everyone jumps out of their seats. The result... instant box office smash!

Watch Trailer for Rom-Com "He's Mine Not Yours" (Caryn Ward, Jason Weaver, Gabrielle Dennis)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • October 22, 2011 11:53 AM
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Airing on BET this December, He’s Mine Not Yours will star Gabrielle Dennis (The Game), Jason Weaver (Lottery Ticket, Dysfunctional Friends), Caryn Ward (The Game), Carl Payne (Martin, Girlfriends), Clifton Powell, Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game, 35 and Ticking) and Darius McCrary.
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Also New On DVD & VOD - Sean Baker's "Prince Of Broadway"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • October 22, 2011 6:12 AM
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I missed this in my weekly "New On DVD/Blu-ray/VOD" post earlier this week.

Screening Sighting - Jean Rouch: Early Films From West Africa, 1946 to 1951

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • October 22, 2011 5:31 AM
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An African cinema history lesson happening at MoMA, here in NYC, today, and again on Wednesday... the kind you probably won't learn in film school; I didn't see or hear the name Jean Rouch (the French expatriate filmmaker) until I picked up a copy of Manthia Diawara's African Cinema: Politics and Culture (which I strongly recommend), and that wasn't so long ago. I'm still learning... Here's the program description:

Watch Trailer For ABC's "Scandal" With Kerry Washington

  • By Sergio
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  • October 22, 2011 4:22 AM
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So here's your first look at Scandal, the mid-season ABC show produced by Shonda Rhimes, starring Kerry Washington, with Columbus Short. Will all our hopes and dreams be realized? We'll have to wait and see.
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Samuel L. Jackson Is The World's Highest-Grossing Actor At $7.2B, According to Guinness

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • October 22, 2011 2:54 AM
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Here's some interesting bit of news reported by The Post Chronicle. Samuel L. Jackson holds the Guinness World actor's highest grossing record, ahead of the likes of Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks.

Kim Kardashian Will Be Jurnee Smollett's BF In Tyler Perry’s "Marriage Counselor" (+ Lance Gross?)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • October 22, 2011 2:35 AM
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Oh man... From Deadline:

Gabourey Sidibe's 'The Safecracker' Character Poster for "Tower Heist"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • October 22, 2011 1:20 AM
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Here's a poster of Tower Heist, featuring Gabourey Sidibe in her character of The Safecracker.

Video: Viola Davis Inspirational and Funny "Elle Women in Hollywood' Honoree Speech

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • October 21, 2011 12:25 PM
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"What keeps me in the business is hope, the hope that women of color are also a part of the narrative, that our stories are just as potent because we also have the power of transformation."
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Watch Episode 1 Of New Web Series "The Chronicles" (A Day In The Life Of A Black Actress)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • October 21, 2011 10:14 AM
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And the web series beat goes on... I've got an inbox full of these, and need to unload them (I know, I've been slacking). Starting today, and over the next several days, I'll sort through and post those that I think stand out above the others.
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