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Dwayne Johnson Set For Hercules In Brett Ratner-Directed Epic

  • By Courtney
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  • November 7, 2012 7:25 PM
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In what we'd call no-brainer casting, adding to his already stacked slate of upcoming movies, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, can now officially add Hercules to his to-do list.
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AFM: Forest Whitaker's JuntoBox Films Announces Indiegogo Partnership and Next Greenlit Film 'Sharon is Caring'

  • By Jai Tiggett
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  • November 7, 2012 3:19 PM
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This week JuntoBox Films, the collaborative film studio co-chaired by Forest Whitaker, announced that it will join forces with crowdfunding site Indiegogo to host a branded partner page and offer production, mentorship and distribution services to thousands of films currently on the Indiegogo platform.
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Timely Feature Doc 'Fear of A Black Republican' Now Available On DVD, VOD

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • November 7, 2012 12:43 PM
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Some new info on this documentary film I first profiled last year, directed by Kevin J. Williams, and titled Fear of A Black Republican. The film asks why there aren't many Black Republicans, and how that fact influences/affects the current 2-party political system in the USA.
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Watch Exciting First Full Trailer For Ensemble Cast Black Cowboy Western 'They Die By Dawn'

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • November 7, 2012 12:14 PM
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It's been a little while since we last said anything about this; it's titled They Die By Dawn, a western featuring black cowboys, conceived and directed by Jeymes Samuel of The Bullitts (a collaborative group of artists - both music and film - headed by Samuel).
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'About Last Night' On-Set Interview w/ Kevin Hart; Talks His Profane, Caustic, Sexual Character

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • November 7, 2012 11:29 AM
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Fan Cast Favorite India.Arie Speaks Bluntly About Zoe Saldana's Nina Simone Film

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • November 7, 2012 11:06 AM
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Let me preface this by saying that we certainly aren't trying to beat this thing to death (we've intentionally skipped a lot of the news related to the project, since it was announced, opting to post only those items that reveal more info about it); but I thought this was worth sharing, if only because India.Arie is one of 3 names (the others being Adepero Oduye and Viola Davis) that have been mentioned quite a lot, here and all over the web, in discussious about who should have played Nina Simone, over Zoe Saldana.
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Whatever Happened To 'Queen Of Media'?

  • By Sergio
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  • November 6, 2012 7:57 PM
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While taking a break from watching the presidential election coverage (the suspense is getting too unbearable), I perused the internet and came across a mention, in passing, about the film Queen of Media.
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'The Wonder Year' (A Year In The Life Of Super Producer 9th Wonder) Now On DVD

  • By Courtney
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  • November 6, 2012 5:34 PM
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Appropriately titled, The Wonder Year, the film's synopsis reads:
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Preview 'The Meeting' (Cinema Of The Absurd, Courtesy Of Nollywood)

  • By Courtney
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  • November 6, 2012 2:59 PM
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There's an absurdity to this that made me laugh almost throughout as I watched the trailer. But a good kind of absurdity, as in, it's intentional, meant to poke fun at bureaucratic red-tape - in Nigeria specifically, although this could be in many other parts of the world.
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Preview Dramas 'Xingu' (Historical, Indigenous Brazil) & 'Rat Fever' (Bohemian Brazil Today)

  • By Courtney
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  • November 6, 2012 2:13 PM
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Two intriguing-looking upcoming Brazilian films I'd like to draw your attention to.
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