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Sundance 2013: First Look Images At Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond In 'Blue Caprice'

  • By Courtney
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  • November 30, 2012 10:18 AM
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And thus begins our looks at films of note that will make their debuts at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival next January. And as he did last year, Tambay should be providing us with first-hand coverage of films and talents, which I'm sure will include this highly-anticipated one...

Sophie Okonedo, David Harewood & Others Lend Voices To BBC Radio 4/Radio 4 Extra Cast Of 'Neverwhere'

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • November 30, 2012 9:36 AM
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Sophie Okonedo and David Harewood's will likely be the more recognizable names of the announced cast for the upcoming BBC Radio 4/Radio 4 Extra adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Lenny Henry's popular BBC sci-fi mini-series Neverwhere.

Indiegogo Campaign For 'Savage' - A Film Out To Challenge The 'White Savior Complex'

  • By Sergio
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  • November 29, 2012 11:36 PM
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When I first the trailer for the new short film by filmmaker Wendy James called Savage, the first thing that came to mind was "Oh No! Not another white savior helps poor black people movie!'"

A Tupac/James Brown Collab + Rick Ross & John Legend On 'Django Unchained' Soundtrack

  • By Courtney
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  • November 29, 2012 6:18 PM
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All the details in the press release that follows; but here are the vitals:

Whoa! Show Creator Says He's Penned 1st Draft Of A Script For A 'Misfits' Movie (Will Include Past & Present Characters)

  • By Courtney
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  • November 29, 2012 5:24 PM
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This should excite fans of the series, which has crossed over, across the pond, to attract and continue to grow its fan-based here in the USA, as more folks discover the series.

2013 Sundance Film Fest Unveils Films In Spotlight, Midnight, New Frontier Categories

  • By Courtney
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  • November 29, 2012 4:38 PM
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Well, here's the rest of next year's lineup. At a quick glance, I didn't see any titles or filmmakers that immediately struck me as African diasporic, but we WILL be going through the entire lineup (yesterday's announcement and today's) very closely to make sure we get everything that's worth mentioning on this site.

Hey New York! US Premiere Of 'Ring di Alarm!' + Screening Of 'Stones In The Sun' This Saturday!

  • By Courtney
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  • November 29, 2012 4:18 PM
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Tambay spoke very highly of the film he saw at the last caribBeing event a few weeks ago (you might recall his praise for Med Hondo's *forgotten* West Indies HERE), so it's with pleasure that I alert you to another upcoming caribBeing event, happening this Saturday, December 1, at TriBeCa Cinemas.

Acclaimed Nigerian Hit Drama 'Ijé' ('The Journey') Will Be Released In North America On 12/4

  • By Courtney
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  • November 29, 2012 3:41 PM
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This is good news! The film, which stars one of Nigeria's most popular actresses - Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Ekeinde, together in a film for the first time - was first released in Nigeria in 2010, to box office success.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste Joins Tom Cruise In WB's Time Loop Thriller 'All You Need Is Kill'

  • By Courtney
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  • November 29, 2012 3:06 PM
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S&A fave actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste has joined Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in Doug Liman's All You Need Is Kill for Warner Bros (from a script penned by Dante Harper),which centers on a soldier (Cruise) fighting in a war with aliens, who finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle, though he becomes better skilled along the way.

S&A 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild' Blu-Ray Giveaway (Enter Now To Win!)

  • By Courtney
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  • November 29, 2012 1:54 PM
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A film that really doesn't need much of an introduction on this site, at this point, given just how much coverage it's received.