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Forest Whitaker Now Attached To Star In Kasi Lemmons' 'Black Nativity' Musical

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 3, 2012 11:35 AM
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Marvin Gaye's Family Rejects Lenny Kravitz Casting In Biopic + Taking Legal Action To Block

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 3, 2012 11:16 AM
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  • 29 Comments
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And so it begins... This must happen every single time a biopic on the life of a public personality (in this case, a black public personality - alive or dead) is announced and/or cast.
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Watch 2 Reader-Submitted Short Films To Start Your Work Week...

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 3, 2012 10:48 AM
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The first is a "dance film" from producer, writer, director Jamila Glass, (a filmmaker - USC grad - and a professional dancer herself), titled Love On A Sunday Afternoon.
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Sidney Poitier To Publish First Sci-Fi Novel

  • By Sergio
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  • December 3, 2012 8:57 AM
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Legend Sidney Poitier has already published two highly regarded and successful books of memoirs. Now he's venturing into a whole new field altogether.
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Rick McCallum Exits Lucasfilm To Make Indies w/ David Oyelowo & On Sierra Leone Child Soldiers

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 2, 2012 5:53 PM
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Since completing Red Tails, McCallum has relocated to Prague, his wife's native country, and he is now in development of a slate of smaller, independent films that more closely resemble the projects he was involved with prior to his association with Lucasfilm. "I have a Russian film about the Babi Yar Massacre in development that is being directed by Sergei Loznitsa. I am also working with Tomás Masín on a Czech story about two brothers who escaped Czechoslovakia during the Cold War while being chased by 28,000 Soviet soldiers in what is still the largest manhunt in history. I'm also working on a film with David Oyelowo and developing a film with Laurence Bowen about the Boy Soldiers of Sierra Leone."
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Video Report On World Premiere Of Kenyan *Superhero* Drama 'Leo' In Nairobi

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • December 2, 2012 5:09 PM
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Recapping... Directed by Jinna Mutune, the film is titled Leo, a film about a Kenyan boy who dreams of becoming a comic book superhero... Though the boy ends up realizing that there's more than one way to be a superhero.
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The Fugees' Pras Michel Suing Over Ownership Of Somali Pirates Doc

  • By Sergio
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  • December 2, 2012 4:02 PM
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Like most lawsuits this one gets somewhat complicated. So let me try to explain it in a clear and understandable way
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ADIFF 2012: Reflections On Alí Allié's & Ruben Reyes' Thoughtful, Enlightening 'Garifuna In Peril' (US Premiere Tonight!)

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  • December 2, 2012 2:45 PM
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Weekend B.O. Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 (A Holdover Weekend)

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  • December 2, 2012 12:33 PM
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Box Office
All this weekend’s top films are holdovers from the previous weeks, while Brad Pitt’s Killing Them Softly tanked, grossing just $7 million.
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One S & A Reader's Take After Seeing 'Django Unchained'

  • By Sergio
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  • December 2, 2012 10:51 AM
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  • 53 Comments
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As I mentioned last week media and award consideration screenings for Django Unchained start later this week, but there have been a few advance screenings of the film already for special invited audiences
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