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Angela Davis Documentary Nearing Completion From Director Of "Chisholm '72: Unbought And Unbossed"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 13, 2012 12:02 PM
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We've actually never written about this, and I think a post is long-overdue, as I was just reminded of it thanks to THIS New York Times profile of Shola Lynch that mentions it.
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BET Making Moves, Acquires TV Rights To Sheldon Candis' Sundance Film "LUV." Theatrical Opening In Fall

  • By Courtney
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  • February 11, 2012 12:42 PM
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Tambay announced a  few days ago that Sheldon Candis' LUV was acquired by the Indomina Group for release and we now know a little more about that pickup.
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Indomina Group Sets Official Release Date For Ice-T's Sundance Doc "The Art Of Rap"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 10, 2012 7:50 PM
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Ice-T's documentary (and directorial debut) fully titled Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and was recently acquired by Indomina in a world rights deal.
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Universal Picks Up UK & Scandinavian Rights To Kevin Macdonald's Bob Marley Biopic

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 10, 2012 1:41 PM
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Universal Pictures International Entertainment has picked up U.K. and Scandinavian rights to Academy Award-winner Kevin Macdonald's long-in-development Bob Marley documentary Marley, described as the definitive documentary about legendary musician, from his earliest days, to his rise to international superstardom.
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Third World Newsreel Acquires "Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992" For March Release + Trailer

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 10, 2012 1:11 PM
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Previously profiled on S&A, and scheduled to make its world premiere in the Panorama Documentary section is Dagmar Shultz's Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 - an untold chapter (the Berlin years) of the late writer, poet and activist, Caribbean child of immigrants from Grenada, who died rather young at 58 years old in 1992.
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Indie Distributor Revolver Reveals Snoop Dogg/Wiz Khalifa Stoner Comedy In Its 2012 Release Slate

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 10, 2012 12:49 PM
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Lots being announced at the European Film Market in Berlin this week in case you haven't noticed from all my EFM-related posts...
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UPDATES On Brit Amma Asante's Slavery-Set Pic On Life Of Mixed-Race Woman Raised In Aristocratic Family

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 10, 2012 11:21 AM
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About 2 months ago, I profiled black British actor/writer/director/producer Amma Asante's (above) period drama about the trials and tribulations of a mixed-race girl titled Belle, from a script which she co-wrote.
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Trailer For "The Announcement" (Nelson George Revisits Magic Johnson's Stunning 1991 HIV Reveal) + Premiere Dates

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 10, 2012 10:05 AM
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A collaboration between NBA Entertainment (NBAE) and writer/director/author Nelson George... The Announcement will premiere at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival next month, where I hope to see it.
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"Fishing Without Nets" (Short About Somali Pirates Told From Pirates' POV) Becoming A Feature + New Poster

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 9, 2012 6:00 PM
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I was sorry to have missed this at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (which all seems like a distant memory to me now, with another festival looming, which I leave for a week from today). It was one of the films I really wanted to check out. The trailer definitely promised something worthwhile.
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Release Date For Eddie Murphy's "A Thousand Words" Gets Shifted A Yet Again!

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • February 9, 2012 3:45 PM
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Oh boy... stick a fork in this baby because it's done!
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