HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AT THE OSCARS
Could Hollywood movies have helped pave the way for Barack Obama to run for presidentÉ. Writer Mike Szymanski summarizes the the success of Black actors at the Academy Awards. (more) |
DVD REVIEWS
January through March 2008 releases. (more) |
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DVD REVIEWS
The Good, Bad & Quirky of DVDs Released in Late 2007. (more)
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DREAMGIRLS
When the director shouts "Cameras rolling, Action!" then three stunning women in white take the stage and belt out "Steppin' To the Bad Side" with 11 hunky guys in tuxedos dancing behind them. The ladies are Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Knowles and Ankia Noni Rose and they're the "Dreamgirls." (more) |
PERRY HENZELL
One of the most important guests at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival was Perry Henzell, recognized as the key pioneer of the Jamaican film industry. The veteran writer/director/novelist/journalist, best known for his groundbreaking 1972 debut, The Harder They Come recently succumbed to cancer, just one day before the Jamaican premiere of his second feature film, No Place Like Home. (more) |
MARTIN LAWRENCE
No, Martin Lawrence isn't going G-rated. Sure, he's voiced a bear in the recent Open Season, and he's done "family oriented" films like Rebound, but, he tells Word, he's still one of the "Bad Boys" at heart. (more)
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