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Trailer For Antoine Fuqua's 'Olympus Has Fallen' Debuts (Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett)
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- January 22, 2013 3:05 PM
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Rotterdam - South African Filmmaker Jahmil X.T. Qubeka's Noir Homage 'Of Good Report'
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- January 22, 2013 2:14 PM
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South African filmmaker Jahmil X.T. Qubeka (you may recall his last feature film, A Small Town Called Descent, was profiled on this site), will see his follow-up to that film, Of Good Report, make its World Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam's 42nd edition, which runs Jan 23 to Feb 3.
L.A. Rebellion 2013 Retrospective Review - 'Cutting Horse' And The Need for More Black Westerns
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- January 22, 2013 1:47 PM
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The retro is being rebooted for runs in Philly, Toronto and New York through February. We're revisiting our reviews/write-ups/interviews on the series (from Brandon Wilson and Nijla Mumin) when it begun in Los Angeles over a year ago... here's another. The overview and complete lineup speak for themselves, so click HERE to head over to the home site for the series.
Watch Trailer For Intriguing Short Film About Nigerian Scam Artists 'Four One Nine'
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- January 22, 2013 1:45 PM
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We've previously mentioned filmmaker Alexander Etseyatse's short film, Four One Nine, but now the film is completed and a trailer for it has just been release, which you can watch below.
Gabourey Sidibe-Hosted Season 5 Of AfroPoP Documentary Series On PBS Debuts Tonight
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- January 22, 2013 1:38 PM
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Gabourey Sidibe hosts season five of AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange documentary series (a series of independent films showcasing contemporary life and culture from across the African diaspora) which premieres nationally on PBS' World Channel, tonight, January 22, and will run weekly, through February 5.
'The Arsenio Hall Show' Will Air In 10pm-11pm Time Slot + It's Been Sold To 95% Of The Country
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- January 22, 2013 1:27 PM
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As we already know, CBS has set Arsenio Hall's return to late night TV, for September 9, 2013, via CBS TV Distribution.
Celludroid - South Africa’s Only Festival Dedicated To Sci-Fi, Animation, Fantasy (Jan 25-29)
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- January 22, 2013 12:58 PM
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Celludroid is said to be South Africa’s only film festival dedicated strictly to Science-Fiction, Animation and Fantasy. The indie festival is presented by Cape Town based Flamedrop Productions, the same group behind the successful HorrorFest and Sound on Screen Music Film Festival.
TV One Renews 'R&B Divas' & Announces New Los Angeles Franchise
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- January 22, 2013 12:35 PM
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The show will return featuring the original cast in spring 2013 with an eight-episode order.
Trailer For Adaptation Of Off-Broadway Play 'Between Us' (Taye Diggs, Julia Stiles Star)
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- January 22, 2013 12:18 PM
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Gender Disparity In Filmmaking In The USA & A Nod To The Invisibility Of Women Filmmakers In Africa
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- January 22, 2013 11:37 AM
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In what should be absolutely no surprise to anyone who's actually been paying attention, a new study commissioned by The Sundance Institute and Women in Film, released over the weekend, shows that there's been little change in the number of women working as directors and producers of films that screen at the indie-centered Sundance Film Festival, in the last 11 years.
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