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Watch That Dude With A Really Long Name In Best Laid Plans

  • By Sergio
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  • January 20, 2012 11:43 AM
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So here's the 1 millionth trailer that begins with the narrator saying "In a world...." The cliche has been around since the beginning of time and I can't believe that they're STILL using it.

Watch Distressing, Engrossing Short Film "A Silent Whisper" By Darrell Lake

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 19, 2012 5:53 PM
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Check out this short film by Darrell Lake titled A Silent Whisper; a well-made 2-character, 1-location piece and I definitely dug it.
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Trailer Watch: "El Medico: The Cubaton Story" A Doc About Reggaeton Artist/Doctor in Cuba

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • January 18, 2012 10:04 PM
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Directed by Daniel Fridell, the 85-minute documentary El Medico: The Cubaton Story, will screen at the Santa Barbara International Film Fest later this month.

Doc Trailer Watch: "Homecoming" Explores Identity of Teenage Kids of Foreign Workers in Israel

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • January 17, 2012 10:46 PM
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Directed by Noa Maiman and Oma Ben Dor, the Israeli documentary Homecoming, will premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the end of this month. The documentary tells the story of three teenagers, who are children of foreign workers, and were born and raised in Israel, essentially Israelis, and their journey to their parents' homelands in search of their roots.

Watch Trailer For Indie Action Drama "The Kill Hole" About Troubled Iraqi War Veteran

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • January 17, 2012 8:39 PM
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Written and directed by Mischa Webley, The Kill Hole, about a troubled and guilt-ridden Iraqi war vet, will premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Fest at the end of this month (see previous post HERE).  The indie action drama stars Chadwick Boseman, whom, if you recall in THIS previous post, is set to portray baseball icon Jackie Robinson in Brian Helgeland's upcoming biopic titled 42.
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Watch 9-Minute Preview Of Sam Pollard's "Slavery By Another Name"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 17, 2012 1:48 PM
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Long-time Spike Lee editor (as well as director and producer in his own right) Sam Pollard's feature documentary for PBS, titled Slavery By Another Name, will make its debut at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, in the documentary competition section, and it's on my short list of films to see while I'm there, starting just over a week from today.
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The Saga Continues...Watch "Sh*t White Execs Said To George Lucas About 'Red Tails' Film"

  • By Cynthia Reid
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  • January 16, 2012 3:03 PM
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Looks like these spoofs will NEVER end but, admittedly, this one will give you a chuckle!  Sometimes you gotta laugh to keep from crying...Special thanks to S&A Film Challenge Winner Ka'ramuu Kush for this one.

First-Look Footage At Anthony Mackie In "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 13, 2012 9:10 PM
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We've seen the first official poster for the film, as well as at least one still photo of the title character (played by Benjamin Walker) in action; but we really haven't seen anything of Anthony Mackie who assumes BBF duties (or as he jokingly makes comparisons in the below video... it's like 48 Hours; he's the Eddie Murphy character) in the upcoming revisionist actioner Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
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Watch Season Finale Of "The Mis-adventures Of Awkward Black Girl" (w/ A Special Guest Appearance)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 13, 2012 4:25 PM
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Debuting much earlier today (so some of you may have already seen it), here's episode 12 (The Decision) and also the season finale of Issa Rae's popular Awkward Black Girl web series.
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Watch: "Toys R Me" With Lance Reddick Of "The Wire" (Friday Funnies)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • January 13, 2012 9:12 AM
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It's Friidaaay! And you know what that means... 
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