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The Academy Award Effect: Does Winning Help Black Actors’ Careers?

  • By Abdul Ali
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  • January 10, 2013 4:06 PM
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Features
Now that Oscar season is upon us, a deluge of commentary is sure to crop up on the Web about the various disappointments: the black actors who weren’t nominated, those who were nominated but weren’t deserving, and the default (legitimate) argument that there just aren’t enough quality roles for black actors.
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Noel Clarke Talks To S&A About 'Storage 24,' Entering US Market, UK's Black Talent Drain, More...

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 3:46 PM
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Interviews
With his sci-fi horror film Storage 24, scheduled to hit theaters tomorrow, January 11, 2013, I had the opportunity to chat briefly with star and co-writer Noel Clarke about that project a couple of months ago, covering as much ground as I could. 
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Marlon Wayans Talks In-Depth To S&A About 'Haunted House' + Status Of His Richard Pryor Project

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 2:47 PM
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Interviews
With his found-footage horror-comedy, A Haunted House, scheduled to hit theaters tomorrow, January 11, 2013, I had the opportunity to chat briefly with star and co-writer Marlon Wayans about that project a couple of months ago, covering as much ground as I could. 
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UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Archive Presents: African Film Festival 2013

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 2:36 PM
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News
Taking place at UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Archive, at 2575 Bancroft Way, from Wednesday, January 23rd through Tuesday, February 5th.
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ABFF Launches Comedy Wings Competition To Discover Next Great Comedian

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 2:17 PM
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News
Submissions are now open for the American Black Film Festival's Comedy Wings Compeition; Deadline for submissions is March 22, 2013, so you've got a couple of months.
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British singer & West End Actress Brenda Edwards Joins Cast Of BBC One' 'The Wright Way'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 2:11 PM
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Television
British singer and West End actress Brenda Edwards has joined the cast of the upcoming BBC One comedy series The Wright Way as a series regular.
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Global Lens: Touring Exhibit Of Cinema From Countries w/ Developing Film Communities (NYC)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 1:32 PM
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News
MoMA and the Global Film Initiative (GFI) present Global Lens, an annual touring exhibition conceived by GFI to encourage filmmaking in countries with developing film communities.
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L.A. Rebellion 2013 Retrospective Reviews: "Illusions," "Fragrance," and "Rain"

  • By Nijla Mumin
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  • January 10, 2013 1:02 PM
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Reviews
EDITOR'S NOTE: The retro is being rebooted for runs in Philly, Toronto and New York through February. Over the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting our reviews/write-ups/interviews on the series (from Brandon Wilson and Nijla Mumin) when it begun in Los Angeles a year ago... here's another.
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Steve Harvey's Daytime Talkshow Renewed for Second Season

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 12:34 PM
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Television
I gave it a shot, watching about 3 episodes, but just couldn't stick with it. I suppose I'm not in its target audience.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor Adapting William Kamkwamba's 'The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 10, 2013 12:17 PM
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  • 7 Comments
News
I was reading THIS news item on Deadline this morning, announcing that Chiwetel Ejiofor has left ICM Partners and signed with CAA, and almost missed the blurb at the very end of it stating that the reverred thespian is currently adapting William Kamkwamba book The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind.
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