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Rihanna In Talks To Play "Sultry Villain" in "Fast and The Furious 6"
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- April 30, 2012 8:09 PM
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Battleship's role has opened more doors for RiRi!
Raising Funds: Disadvantaged Black Students at Yale Visit Cuba in Doc "Black and Cuba"
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- April 30, 2012 7:40 PM
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Raising funds via Indiegogo, the documentary Black and Cuba, directed by Robin J. Hayes, professor at The New School, follows a group of disadvantaged African American students at the prestigious Yale University, who take a field trip to Cuba to see "how revolution lives," and to get inspiration in order to pursue their own black resistance reading group.
Watch Now: Dana Verde's 2008 Short "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World"
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- April 30, 2012 7:23 PM
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Here's the 9-min short The Most Beautiful Girl In The World by Dana Verde, a Jamaican/Cuban filmmaker I've profiled in the past, and whom I wish would gain more exposure in the next months/years.
Trailer Watch: Rom-Com "A Little Bit of Heaven" (Whoopi Goldberg, Romany Malco Co-Star)
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- April 30, 2012 6:43 PM
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Millenium Films' A Little Bit of Heaven, directed by Nicole Kassell and written by Gren Wells, will open on limited release May 4, 2012, and will see a DVD release on June 12, 2012. The film has been available on Itunes since April 3rd. The rom-com about a young woman dealing with life with cancer, stars Kate Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Kathy Bates, Rosemarie DeWitt, Romany Malco, Whoopi Goldberg amongst others.
Samuel L Jackson's Neo-Noir "The Samaritan" Gets New Theatrical Release Date (Now Available On VOD)
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- April 30, 2012 6:03 PM
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Last fall, IFC Films acquired stateside rights to this Samuel L. Jackson starrer - the David Weaver-directed Neo Noir thriller titled The Samaritan, which co-stars Ethiopian-Irish actress Ruth Negga and Brit Tom Wilkinson.
Full Shadow And Act Report From Marvel's "The Avengers" Press Junket
- By Anslem Richardson
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- April 30, 2012 5:33 PM
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Since it opens this week, with plenty of strong buzz leading up to it (read my review HERE), here's another look at our Avengers press day experience from A to Z.
IFP’s Independent Film Week Seeks Screenplays, Docs & WiPs. Apply now!
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- April 30, 2012 4:54 PM
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Independent Film Week (September 16-20, 2012) is the oldest and largest forum in the U.S. for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent film scene. The Project Forum is a meetings-driven forum connecting filmmakers with producers, funders, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents, festival programmers, and more.
Cannes Adds 7 More Titles To 2012 Official Selection ("Gimme The Loot" Made The Cut)
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- April 30, 2012 4:03 PM
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I must admit that this is a bit of a surprise; I wouldn't have expected Gimme The Loot to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, but it looks like it's most certainly going to.
"Scandal" Season 1 Will be Released On DVD In June (Where's My Season 2 Renewal ABC?)
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- April 30, 2012 3:51 PM
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No intro necessary at this point, I'm sure.
Short Drama "Deluge" Explores African Americans' Relationships to Water (Fundraising)
- By Jasmin
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- April 30, 2012 3:46 PM
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S&A readers looking for a worthy film project to support can look no further than Deluge, the forthcoming short drama by filmmaker and S&A contributor Nijla Mumin.
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