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Watch An Unreleased Clip Of The Anniversary Edition Of Spike Lee's "Malcolm X"

  • By Cynthia Reid
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  • February 1, 2012 2:40 PM
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Just yesterday Tambay informed you of the blu-ray release of Spike Lee's film Malcolm X and now, courtesy of BET, you can watch an unreleased clip from it.

Showtime Renews Don Cheadles "House Of Lies" For A Second Season

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 2:21 PM
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Its first season isn't even over yet, but, after reported strong early ratings numbers, the Showtime Network has renewed Don Cheadle's new dark comedy TV series House Of Lies, which stars Cheadle as Marty, a highly successful, cutthroat consultant who will use any means (or anyone) necessary to get his clients the information that they want.
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Documentary Channel's Month-Long Showcase In Honor Of Black History Month

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 2:08 PM
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In case you don't know... it's officially Black History Month folks! Excited? Planning anything? Parties? Picnics? Yes? No?
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Christina Milian To Guest Star As Spoiled Pop Star in CBS Episode of "The Gifted Man"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • February 1, 2012 1:55 PM
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Christina Milian will guest star in an upcoming episode this month of CBS' The Gifted Man titled, "In Case of Co-Dependents," directed by recurring guest star Eric LaSalle. Milian will play a successful pop star named Shawnee Baker, who is afflicted with a "mysterious ailment."

Lenny Kravitz Talks "Hunger Games," Challenging Himself As An Actor, Plans To Direct, And More...

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 1:53 PM
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If you haven't been paying attention, Lenny Kravitz's foray into acting isn't just some passing fancy; the man is serious about the craft and plans to stick with it for longer than a little while.
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Nigerian Filmmaker Jeta Amata Reshooting "Black Gold" Under New Title; Adds More Hollywood Names To Cast

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 1:25 PM
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Was just reading THIS profile of Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata in the UK's Guardian newspaper website and learned that the director decided to rethink and reshoot his corruption drama about the volatile oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria, Black Gold, one of very few recent Hollywood/Nollywood-style collabs which stars Billy Zane (yup, that Billy Zane), Tom Sizemore, Vivica Fox, Sarah Wayne Callies, who's currently starring in AMC's hit new zombie series, The Walking Dead, Mbong Amata, Hakeem Kae Kazim, the Brit/Nigerian who has appeared in several British and American TV shows and films, as well as Jeta Amata's last film, Inale, and several others.

New On DVD/VOD This Week - Jamie Foxx-Produced Award-Winning Doc "Thunder Soul"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 10:34 AM
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Out on DVD and VOD this week is the Jamie Foxx-exec produced documentary Thunder Soul, which follows the extraordinary alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for the 92-year-old Conrad “Prof” Johnson, their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school’s struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s.

Cast News For Richard Ayoade's Adaptation Of Dostoevsky‘s "The Double" (Will Be His Next)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 10:06 AM
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Now that his directorial debut Submarine has had its moment in the spotlight, talented British/Nigerian, Richard Ayoade, is on to the next one (to quote Jay-Z).
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"Soul Train" Creator Don Cornelius Dead In Apparent Suicide

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 1, 2012 9:43 AM
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Whoa! From the LA Times just minutes ago...
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Review: "Splinters"; Adam Pesce's Riveting Documentary On Life (And Surfing) In Papua New Guinea, Screening At Cinema Village In NYC (FRI, 2/3/12)

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • February 1, 2012 9:26 AM
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When I first wrote about director Adam Pesce's Papua New Guniea-set documentary Splinters last year, I hadn't yet seen it.  And despite Pesce's assertion that he "never set out to make a 'surf movie'", that's pretty much what I was expecting when I finally got a chance to view the film.  What I actually saw as I watched the film was pleasantly unexpected.
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