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Danny Glover Talks His "Toussaint Louverture" Film: "It's Still Alive... It's A Signature Piece..."

By Tambay A. Obenson
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September 7, 2011 7:48 AM
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We're still working on it; we're in one of those periods where the idea is still alive and still resonates out there; we just have to get all the resources together to make it happen, and we believe, I believe it's still a signature piece of our company and a piece we want most to happen.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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September 7, 2011 6:48 AM
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Here's a clip from the upcoming reboot/re-imagining/re-whatever-you-want-to-call it of The Thing; this one directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and others.

By Sergio
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September 7, 2011 6:47 AM
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Not many people saw The Heart Specialist since it sort of came and went in a flash with very little publicity. However, you now have chance to see it since it will be released on DVD (both standard and Blu-ray) on October 4th through Fox Home Video.

By Sergio
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September 7, 2011 6:28 AM
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You know I'm getting the feeling that Dee Rees' Pariah is going to be THE Black film of 2011. Of course there are A LOT of black films out there, but you know what I mean. The one that is going to get everyone talking and debating about (and hopefully get people frothing at the mouth and into violent fist fights says Sergio, rubbing his hands with glee).

By Vanessa Martinez
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September 7, 2011 5:12 AM
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The Bet Networks annoucement was just released today. Gun Hill, written and directed by Reggie "Rock" Bythewood, will star Larenz Tate, Tawny Cypress (Heroes, Rescue Me) and Aisha Hinds (True Blood, Hawthorne).

By Cynthia Reid
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September 7, 2011 5:04 AM
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Here's a film we briefly touched on at the old S&A site. Called Soka Afrika, the documentary takes a look at the popular sport of football (soccer) via the contrasting tales of two boys. It will screen at the Raindance Film Festival in the UK on October 9th.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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September 7, 2011 4:39 AM
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Today in history... September 7, 1997... Congo/Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko, died in exile in Morocco, from prostate cancer.

By Sergio
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September 7, 2011 4:28 AM
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Paris Peripherique is a new short film which made its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner this year and will make it's U.S. premiere at the Harlem International Film Festival starting today through September 11

By Sergio
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September 7, 2011 3:50 AM
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In case you haven't heard of the 2007 documentary America The Beautiful, conceived and directed by filmmaker Darryl Roberts , it just happens that it's one of the most financially successful, self distributed documentaries in recent years.

By Tambay A. Obenson
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September 7, 2011 2:16 AM
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Morocco has selected actor/director Roschdy Zem's drama/thriller Omar m'a tuer (aka Omar Killed Me) as its entry for consideration in the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar category.

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Danny Glover Talks His "Toussaint Louverture" Film: "It's Still Alive... It's A Signature Piece..."

Watch Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Face "The Thing" In Scene From Upcoming New Version

Romantic Comedy "The Heart Specialist" Coming Out On DVD Oct.4

Pariah To Screen at London Film Festival In October

Larenz Tate, Tawny Cypress & Aisha Hinds to Star in BET Original Undercover Cop Drama "Gun Hill"

Watch Trailer For Raindance Film Festival Selection "Soka Afrika"

Mobutu Sese Seko Died Today… Watch "Mobutu, King of Zaire"

Trailer For Short Film "Paris Peripherique"

Trailer For Darryl Roberts' Sequel To His "America The Beautiful" Doc

Morocco Selects Drama/Thriller "Omar Killed Me" As 2012 Oscar Entry For Best Foreign Language Film

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