End Of The Year This N' That....

Hey all....sentimental last post of the year and all that, blah, blah, blah...

I had great fun last night talking to Afronerd and black film lover Sergio, who directs a Black Film Festival in Chicago called "Black Harvest" every August. If you want to hear us in the interview, click here....there is kind of a long music intro, but it's there.

Sergio revealed to us last night (which is probably old news today) that Tyler Perry is in the upcoming "Star Trek" movie. From AOL:

Talk about a casting coup! When Zoe Saldana was cast to play Uhuru, which was originally played by Nichelle Nichols, in the new Star Trek film, I'm sure some folks wondered if there would be more Blacks in the film. Well, low and behold, of all the marketing moves the producers could have done to insure that the African American market was represented, they have cast one of the hottest movers and shakers in the media world to appear in the film, Tyler Perry.

That's right - Tyler Perry. According to the website UGO, they are reporting that Perry, who has never appeared in a film that he didn't write, direct, or produce, will be featured in the film as the head of Starfleet Academy, and in a human form, instead of looking like some alien. Tyler's character is overseeing some kind of Starfleet courtroom/ assembly event where young Kirk is facing expulsion from Starfleet.

From IW: I feel like this role may be well suited for Perry, as his non-Madea acting is very stiff and unnatural, just like a legal prosecutor.

Here is the poster for "Hancock", a film starring Will Smith as a down and out former superhero. Original subject matter...I'm sure it will do well and add $25 million more dollars to the Smiths already overstuffed bank account.

"The Great Debaters" is being touted as coming in at 11th place in the box office, giving it the illusion of failure, but DO NOT be fooled. This movie was in a very limited number of theaters, less than half of what the holiday blockbusters are normally booked into. So in actuality, this film did very well, just not compared to a film that was released in 3,500 theaters instead of 1,171. Feel me?

And last, but not least, Invisible Woman is going to be a little cliche and give her end of the year thank you to you all....my blog has grown 13,000% since I first started....at the beginning I was so worried that no one would find it/read it that I almost didn't go thru with starting it. I don't want to slight anyone, so know that every single blog that is linked on my sidebar is truly, truly appreciated through and through, as well as my non-blogging readers. May your 2008 blow up like 92 tons of dynamite!

trivia; btw, "auld lang syne" means "a long time ago" in scottish. a bit depressing, no? i think i'll ring in my new year with something a little more uplifting, like kanye, haha

Alrighty Then.....

Okee dokee. Forget why the Wayans brothers are hanging out with New York. Forget why New York still has uncomfortable looking 60 pound boobage. Forget why on God's green earth that nerdball known as Tailor Made is attracted to them, or anything else attached to NY. Forget why Marlon looks like he is jonesin' for his next "fix" like Diana Ross in "Lady Sings The Blues". Forget why I am having a Chambord martini at 4am in the morning.

What I wanna know is: what is up with the Wayans' hairlines?

picture spotted on babes, bling, and booze

Update: Speaking of hair, there is enough here to feed a small African nation.....they might want to share some with the Wayans.

picture ganked from dlisted

2007 Has Been Less Pleasurable With…

To continue my post about the most pleasurable watch in 2007, now I listing the most disappointed movies of the year for me. And for one more time I want to say that these are comes purely from my opinion and it could be similar or diverse with anyone else think, just enjoy it and don’t forget to make your own list.

Below are the titles in random order:
1. Spider-Man 3
Even the third Spidey is still catching our eyes with the spectacular special effect, but I felt a little disappointed with the story, it just goes out of what I’ve been expected before and make me feel that this is not better than the

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Invisible Woman And Afronerd In The Fortress Of Non-Solitude....

Hey guys....I'll be mixing it up with Afronerd on Sunday on his radio show....talking about the state of Black Cinema going into 2008. He is a pretty intelligent brother, but he also has a sense of humor, so I hope you can check us out. For a link on how to get his internet radio show, click here.

In the meantime, here is a ditty he wrote on his blog on the current movie "Honeydripper" with Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Keb Mo' and others:

Special Hat Tip and a Soul Brother handshake to Undercover Black Man for highlighting this movie on his respective blog. Check out the film's synopsis according to the official site:

Iconoclastic filmmaker John Sayles, in his 16th feature film, continues his extraordinary examination of the complexities and shifting identities of American sub-cultures in the new film “Honeydripper.” With his usual understated intelligence, Sayles uses the rhythms of the citizens of Harmony, Alabama to immerse the audience into the world of the Jim Crow south. It’s a fable about the birth of rock n’ roll-a quintessentially American subject, but with a fidelity to time and temperament that is unusual in an American director.

It’s 1950 and it’s a make or break weekend for Tyrone Purvis (Danny Glover), the proprietor of the Honeydripper Lounge. Deep in debt, Tyrone is desperate to bring back the crowds that used to come to his place. He decides to lay off his long-time blues singer Bertha Mae, and announces that he’s hired a famous guitar player, Guitar Sam, for a one night only gig in order to save the club.

Into town drifts Sonny Blake, a young man with nothing to his name but big dreams and the guitar case in his hand. Rejected by Tyrone when he applies to play at the Honeydripper, he is intercepted by the corrupt local Sheriff, arrested for vagrancy and rented out as an unpaid cotton picker to the highest bidder. But when Tyrone’s ace-in-the-hole fails to materialize at the train station, his desperation leads him back to Sonny and the strange, wire-dangling object in his guitar case. The Honeydripper lounge is all set to play its part in rock n’ roll history.

I must admit that I am a bit more optimistic about this film than Undercover. He did make a valid point about the rash of juke joint films that were made in the last few years however, the amount of those celluloid efforts pale in comparison to the onslaught of ghetto-centric films that have been made and promoted in the past. I will reserve judgment as the stellar cast and period early 50’s backdrop may be just what the film doctor ordered. Let’s cross our fingers.

From IW: Here is the trailer for the movie....things may be looking up in 2008:

Today In B'Days

Denzel Washington is 53. The dude in this picture is supposed to be a "Denzel Washington impersonator". Uh, yeah...good luck with that.

Nichelle Nichols is 75. Wonder how she feels about Zoe Saldana playing her role in the upcoming "Star Trek" movie?

Since we're on the subject of Nichelle, here is a clip where she played a hardcore pimpette in the Isaac Hayes Blackexploitation classic "Truck Turner". I'm thinking maybe it's a good thing that this may be the only movie she ever made other than Star Trek....some people should just never attempt to utter a cuss word. LMBAO at the line: "They call her Turnpike, cause you gotta pay to get on, and pay to get off!":

Also, just missing the "WTF Volumes".....there was some huge poll done in the UK the BFI (British Film Institute) did on the top 100 Black Film Icons. First of all, there are 100? Are they including cartoon voices?

In the Black Male category, the top three are Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Sidney Poitier. Okay, check, everything seems to be in good order there.

But in the Black Female category, the top 3 are as follows:

Nichelle Nichols

Dorothy Dandridge

Hattie McDaniels

I mean, WTF? Of course I have no problem with Ms. Dandridge, but Nichelle? Ummmm, she's a TV actress---hello? And I won't even begin to comment on that Hattie McDaniels bulls--t. Don't even get me started. To be fair, tho, they misspelled Nichelle's name in the poll, so what do they really know?

F'd up invisibility and screwed up Black perceptions have a passport all over the world.

2007 Has Been More Pleasurable With…

As time pass by so fast, in just couple of days we have to say goodbye to this 2007, a year that already bring us some movies that of course much pleasurable to look at, even there are also several which had bring out disappointments. In the way to welcoming the New Year 2008, it’s okay if we take a moment to recap and look back at what we have been watched through this year, what were from its that could be categorize as the most entertaining and what weren’t. Here I tries to make a list for the films that most pleasurable for me from this year and it’s purely came from my opinion which might be

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Treasure Hunter Passing The Barber and The Provocateur

Opened very much close with what I’ve been predicted before, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” succeed hauling a solid $45.5 million within its three opening days. The film also exceeds the prequel which debuted with $35.1 million in 2004 and become the third biggest Christmas opening weekend on record behind “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” and “Meet the Fockers”. With

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Perempuan Punya Cerita (Chants of Lotus)

109 MIN | Drama Movie | Bioskop Indonesia
Perempuan Punya Cerita is about four women filmmakers tackle four different stories about lives of marginalized women in Indonesia.
Synopsis:
Sumantri (Rieke Dyah Pitaloka) dedicates her life for the well being of mothers and newborns in one of the most densely populated island that lies about three hour boat ride from Jakarta. In a greatly limited access to outside world, her position is indispensable. She is suffering from breast cancer. Wulan (Rachel Maryam), th eisland’s autistic girl is raped and pregnant. Sumantri is thinking of performing an abortion, the forbidden act and considered as a big sin by the local believe

Safina (Kirana Larasati) and her gang are high school students in Yogyakarta, famoust as a tourist destination and higher learning in the country. The technology provides easy access to Internet, satisfying their curiousity about one issue that captivates them the most: SEX which they have been experimenting sex with their peers. Jay Anwar, a journalist from Jakarta visits Yogya, and Safina falls in love with him. Little that she knows, what the young journalist had in mind might not be close to the price she has sacrificed

Esi (Shanty) a single mother who works as janitor in a dangdut club. She is determined to provide her only daughter with education albeit her struggle to make ends meet. One night, she finds her young teenage daughter, Maesaroh (Ken Nala Amrytha), is sexually harassed by Narto, her boyfriend. Luckily, they find shelter and protector in Cicih (Sarah Sechan), the club’s witty and gutsy icon. But her unfortunate event continues…she finds that her daughter is missing and Cicih to a local women trafficking syndicate

Laksmi (Susan Bachtiar), found out that her husband has died of AIDS. Barely recovered from grieve, she has to deal with the fact that she is infected with the same virus. Her mother-in-law demand the custody of their grandchild, Belinda (Ranti Maria). Laksmi struggle to keep Belinda. Trying to survive without a job, Laksmi begin to see the harsh reality: she has to choose between her daughter and her fight with HIV

Directors: Fatimah Tobing, Lasja Fauzia, Nia Dinata, Upi

Cast: Rieke Dyah Pitaloka, Rachel Maryam, Arswendy Nasution, Kirana Larasati, Fauzi Baadila, Shanty, Susan Bachtiar, Sarah Sechan

Welcome To The Orphanage

Assembled lot of acclamations with last year “Pan’s Labyrinth”, Guillermo del Toro decided to take a rest from directing this year until the release of his second movie for the adventure of red hero “Hellboy” next year. As a substitute, he choose to produce new Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona film, “The Orphanage” or in original “El Orfanato”. The movie genre was a horror that will much play in chilling ghost story within a typically awful haunted house. After released firstly in its hometown and also premiered in some international movie competitions included Cannes Film Festival

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Top 10 Worst Black Films Of 2007

Alrighty then. Hope you guys had an awesome day yesterday, no matter what you chose to do. I was going to do one of those standard end of the year "Top 10 Best Films of 2007" lists for black film, but guess what? Surprise, surprise, I couldn't think of ten. The really sad part is I couldn't even think of five. Damn.

The big ticket black films of the year, "Why Did I Get Married?" and "American Gangster" were amusing to watch, but nothing more. The fact that they are considering Denzel's performance for a Golden Globe and other such awards just underscores how bare our cupboards are to me.

Here is to hoping 2008 will be a banner year for Black Cinema.....

Anyhoo, I did however have enough fodder for a "Top 10 Worst Black Films of 2007". Surprise, surprise, again (not). These are in no particular order, as I think they were all pretty much equally atrocious. Some of them kinda walk the line for "Black Cinema", but I included them because of their casts, their hype, and high visibility in the Black Blogosphere:

#1

I Think I Love My Wife

When, when, when is Chris Rock finally going to get it that he does not need to ever be in a film of his own making? Just produce (and for heaven's sake no more directing!), or star in a movie that someone, anyone else, wrote. This was a remake of a non-black film that I've seen called "Chloe In The Afternoon", and it was so mangled in it's interpretation that I didn't even know it until I read that fact yesterday.....so he can't even translate someone else's material. Here is a short clip of him talking about how he came to make this film...LMBAO acting like there was some kind of artistic thought/process behind this bulls--t:

#2

Code Name: The Cleaner

The whole time I was watching this (and for the life of me I don't know why I watched it till the end) I kept saying to myself "Why would Cedric make this movie?". It'll be a happy day when Cedric The Entertainer finds a film or a T.V. show that matches his hilarious abilities in his stand-up. As of now--not even close. This is a clip of the one kinda (operative word kinda) funny scene in the movie. If this is the best it had to offer, you can just imagine how dismal the rest was if you haven't seen it:

#3

The Salon

One of the most stock, stereotypical, lazy black films in quite some time, and that's saying a lot. I wrote about it here. They could've had robots make this movie and no one would have noticed the difference. Some foolio named Mike Brooks had a short clip on "youtube" and it looks like he has a very, very small part as "Street Vendor" in the film, and used this scene for his acting reel/resume. It is a perfect snapshot of everything that is wrong in this movie:

#4

Daddy Day Camp

Cuba Gooding. A script even Eddie Murphy wouldn't touch. An already worn to death premise. 'Nuff said. Here is some New York guido with a clip called "What's Going On Cuba?" The ish is low budget and unscripted, but dude is funny as hayell and completely on point:

#5

Confessions Of A Call Girl

Tho this one had an extremely limited release (with good reason) and zero hype, I included it anyway cause Tamala Jones was in it, as was Lynn Whitfield, who must have absolutely nothing else going on whatsoever. This movie was supposed to be a drama, but was so freakin' laughable that I think they need to rethink the genre and make it comedy. I wrote about all the painful details here. I tried to find a clip of this movie, but all that kept coming up was this tired picture, but in a way it's apropos, so here you go....for those of you who don't know, this is Karinne "Superhead" Stefans, infamous groupie, hoe, and bubblehead:

#6

Who's Your Caddy?

What can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said? It came from the "Our Stories" production company that is supposed to be our savior, and make "wholesome, family oriented films that are a reflection of us and our community" (their words). If this movie is a reflection of us, we might as well pack it in right now. The fact that this film, after all of it's extensive hype, only made $2.9 million in it's opening weekend spoke volumes. Here is a clip of some of the actors and Tracey Edmonds talking about some of the scenes like this crapfest was "Goodfellas" or something---SMH. At the end, Tracey says "This summer, there is nothing like our film coming out". Truer words were never spoken.

#7

Perfect Stranger

Halle Berry continues to make horrible film after horrible film, but is still considered A-List. In fact, has she ever, ever, starred in a great film? In a good one? Even a decent one? I'm talking a theatrical release, not television. The state of mainstream acting seems to be that your acting abilities equate to how the public views your face. The more beautiful the perception is, the better actress you are. Makes perfect sense to me (insert sarcasm). Nicole Kidman and Keira Knightly, anyone? Here is a clever mash-up of Halle's movie and the sitcom "Perfect Strangers" with Balki:

#9

Are We Done Yet?

Admittedly, I haven't seen this film, but the Good Lord knows I don't have to to include it on this list. Here is a so-called "Blooper Reel", which is ironic, as this is what this whole film seems to be. It also shows off Nia Long's super-amazing acting abilities:

#9

Smokin' Aces

Not technically "Black Cinema", but a large portion of the main cast was. After the huge hype of Alicia Keys, Common, and Taraji P. Henson being in it, it was a HUGE letdown, from the beginning to the closing credits. I kept waiting for it to get better, and it never did. I didn't even feel like looking for something interesting associated with this movie, so here is the trailer:

#10

First Sunday

I know it hasn't come out yet, but let's just get it over with to make more room for next year's list, kay? Since I posted the trailer the other day, here it is with some super dramatic music some funny genius uploaded on youtube. It changes the tone and context entirely....kinda goes back with what I say sometimes about how important a soundtrack can be to a film:

Btw, "Rush Hour 3" might've taken spots 1 through 6 if it was considered Black Cinema and not a mainstream summer blockbuster. Congrats to Ice Cube, who made this list twice.

Charlie Wilson's War

R | 1 hr 37 mins | Comedy, Biopic, Period, Adaptation Movie
Based on Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have had long-reaching effects.
Synopsis:
Charlie Wilson was a bachelor congressman from Texas who had a habit of showing up in hot tubs with strippers and cocaine. His "Good Time Charlie" exterior, however, masked an extraordinary mind, a deep sense of patriotism and a passion for the underdog, and in the early 1980s the underdog was Afghanistan--which had just been brutally invaded by the Russians. Charlie''s longtime friend and patron and sometime lover was Joanne Herring, one of the wealthiest women in Texas and a virulent anti-communist. Believing the American response to the Russian invasion was anemic at best, she prods Charlie into doing more for the Mujahideen (Afghan freedom fighters). Charlie''s partner in this uphill endeavor is CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos, a blue-collar operative in a company of Ivy League blue bloods. Together, the three of them--Charlie, Joanne and Gust--travel the world to form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, arms dealers, law makers and a belly dancer. Their success was remarkable. Funding for covert operations against the Soviets went from $5 million to $1 billion annually. The Red Army retreated out of Afghanistan. When asked how a group of peasants was able to deliver such a decisive blow to the army of a superpower, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq responded simply, "Charlie did it."

Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts
Movie Trailer Charlie Wilson's War

Merry Christmas Everyone..!!

As one attempt to merry the Christmas day, here I've made a list of my favorite Holiday Season theme movies of all time. Perhaps it sounds a bit cliché but these gorgeous movies just worth to be remembered and this special holiday moment is just the most proper time to give them the honor. Some of my chosen titles also sounds quite oldies by now, but in the end it only showing that a basically great movie will never get old and lost by time. They will always be written in everyone memories, every time and everywhere.

5. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Based upon a popular children book written by Dr. Seuss, what makes this movie interesting is no other than the elastic face Jim Carey who in every move is succeed bringing the Grinch character alive. A green creatures named Grinch who

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Okay...Gonna Hibernate For A Day Or Two.....

OK, I don't have a lot of energy between the holidays and knowing that the hot garbage that is "National Treasure 2" is far and away the number one holiday movie. That one fact alone makes me not even want to think about the movie world for a while....

So, I'll leave you with a mini interview I did with "Purple", a New York magazine that is run by one of my very favorite bloggers, Purple Zoe of Ultraviolet Underground. Check out her spot and the link to her mag that's there while you drink your cocoa or brandy over the next couple days.

This is in it's raw form, but it is short and sweet, and I know you guys like it that way (at least when you visit me anyway, haha). Happy Holidays to yall--I will be spending a good portion of mine in Limoncello Martini heaven--Lord knows I need it with my family! :-)

Q&A Between Purple and Invisible Woman, Black Cinemist At Large

The Force Behind Invisible Cinema (She's the head of the Negro Justice League through her Invisible Cinema blog, and a force to be reckoned with in general). Her brand of honest wit inspires us to snap to attention and see what's happening to our images on 'The Big Screen'. With a cape sewn of 1 and 0's, she's come to rescue us from the confusing and increasingly overt sabotage of black images.

Q1

Have you always been a film buff? When did you know this was your field?

My first real vivid childhood memory was seeing the movie "Willard", about an outcast who trained the rats that lived in his house to attack people. Totally inappropriate for a child, but then again, my father was always taking me to see something inappropriate, haha. I get my love of film from him, he would sometimes go to the movies 2-3 a week....westerns, black exploitation, political thrillers; we would see everything. Maybe he couldn't find a sitter! I don't know if you can call cinema my "field"...working in the film industry is definitely not for those who truly care about the art of film, that's for sure....but if I could watch movies all day and never do anything else, I would be happy.

Q2

What are your deepest concerns about the current state of the black film industry?

I definitely think we are at a standstill on which direction to go in...we seem to be telling the same stories recycled over and over again, i.e. "Soul Food" type ensemble pieces. To be fair, non-black film is not any better. Hollywood is completely and totally artistically bankrupt, with very few exceptions.

Q3

Do you have any solutions in mind to correct the imbalances?

One thing I would love to see are black stories that are just stories. Not specifically black, but would be a straightforward story whether the characters were Black, Asian, Latino, or white.... with an all black cast. Not even make an issue that they are black. Say what you want about Will Smith, but he very frequently does that type of film...he could be easily substituted by any white dude (tho he does sometimes make a habit of putting a "black" spin on it). I would also really, really encourage people to go to Black film festivals, and put the word out (verbal or written) as much they can about what they've seen, and what transpires. There is so much lost information that never gets beyond the festivals themselves.

Q4

Do you see improvements in the black archetypes in the film industry, or do you feel the same stereotypes are being marketed to the detriment of mass perception of black culture?

That kinda goes back to the last question...I definitely think we are recycling. If Black Hollywood isn't up to the task of coming up with something original, why not tell the stories of our historic heroes? Why hasn't there been a film about Harriet Tubman, or Sojourner Truth, or Frederick Douglass, or the Negro Baseball League, or Madame C.J. Walker? Any number of our folks are ripe for the picking. When I was a kid, there was all kinds of stuff about black history; I think the black community is starved for that today. I was encouraged to see a film coming up about legendary boxer Sonny Liston, starring Ving Rhames.

Q5

What films and media do you feel have been the most powerful in correcting the engineering of misperception people of color have faced in the mainstream?

Neo-soul music is always encouraging...I had the fortunate experience of working in rap when it was conscious in the 90's, and people are always going back to that. Temporary things like Lil Wayne and Souljah Boy are the artistic equivalent to junk food (no offense to those who love it). I think it is very powerful when an artist has something to say that's deep, and it's wrapped in something beautiful like a good beat (i.e. Common, A Tribe Called Quest). People paying attention in the blogosphere to folks like Saul Williams and Van Hunt is a good sign. They don't fit in some neat box, and are representative of our creativity in our community. Black film, tho I think it's artistically lagging, is definitely showing it can make money and not have to be "hood". I did not grow up in the hood, and I like to see different aspects of people of color, cause we are so very, very many things. Hollywood is so very racist and sexist, it takes them so long think outside of their horrendously narrow box. These first baby steps ( Tyler Perry, etc.) will be the inroad for future success that is more representative of us in all the aspects of how we live.

Q6

What other views would you like to share with the readers?

Honestly, I could go on all day about that, I am so opinionated about so many things! But I would like to say that I love what's happening in the Black Blogosphere; it is such a beautiful forum to meet like-minded people, exchange ideas, and get direct political information with no spin.

Invisible Woman's Healthy Film Suggestions (would you leave us with list of films that are healthy for our consciousness, and that everyone should have on their shelf):

I'm kinda on a historic kick right now, cause I think it's so very important to know our past and the struggle and pride we've been through...two films that convey this that make you almost blow up with pride are "Wattstax", a black concert movie that was filmed in Watts in the 70's...sometimes called the "Black Woodstock," and "When We Were Kings", which is technically about Muhammad Ali. Both of these films give tremendous insight to the "Black Experience" and it's activism without being a downer or overly heavy-handed, but they have universal themes relevant to all people of color. As a matter of fact, if after viewing these films you don't love everything about colored people, you must be dead...check your pulse!

25th Hour--Love Letter To New York

I just finished watching "25th Hour". It is one of the very few Spike Lee films I hadn't seen, and I avoided it because I misunderstood the subject matter from a synopsis I'd read somewhere, and it seemed dismal. But finally I watched, because I've read more about it here and there, and it seemed important to see.

I had mixed feelings going in, as sometimes I like Spike's films and sometimes I don't. I must say that I admire every film he's made in the past 6 or 7 years (with the exception of "She Hate Me"), and think he's grown and matured tremendously as a filmmaker. There were others involved that I have mixed feelings about; sometimes I like Ed Norton's performances, and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I like Rosario Dawson, sometimes I don't. The Black Actor blog asked the question the other day...'Is Rosario considered a black actor or no? Should we claim her or not?' Her roles are usually never specifically defined by race, and I have a feeling that she chooses it that way, so ultimately it really doesn't matter. Just like you can say "Is '25th Hour' Black Cinema?" There are really no central black characters. It's very subjective, but Spike is a major Black Hollywood icon, so the point is moot. I always love Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was excellent in "Capote", and truly and beautifully off the freakin' hook in a film I just saw called "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"--one of the best films I've seen for a while--but since my blog is all about Black Cinema, I'll leave it at that. As for this film, in the same vein, "25th Hour" is a testament to everything you love about New York and sometimes don't.

Any film that starts off with a muscle car automatically drags me in. I am a sucker for them in every way, and Ed Norton's in this movie was no exception. Some of my favorite films have a muscle car as a central set piece; i.e. "Bullit" and "Grindhouse". That was the first indication that this film might be alright with me.

For those of you who don't know, "25th Hour" is the story of a successful drug dealer (Ed Norton) who gets caught with serious weight by the DEA, and has to turn himself in for a seven year stretch. He is a pretty good guy, despite his occupation. It focuses on his last 24 hours before going in.

I moved to New York from California straight out of high school to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology, no fear, at 17 (too young and dumb to know any better). There were a good amount of scenes in this film that brought back memories; the Brooklyn Promenade; the busyness and energy of the city, and namely the club life. To me the clublife was almost like a religion...I went out almost every night--the music was incredible, the people were incredible to look at--the music was like God and the Spirits speaking to you,--the atmosphere was like heaven. You felt like no matter what else was going on on the planet and in your life, as long as you were in this club, listening to this music, nothing could really touch you. New Yorkers have a way of partying that I have never seen anywhere else in the world; they just don't give a f--k. They get lit, and it's on. 100% pure joy, and nobody cares about where you came from or how you're supposed to look when it gets to it's pinnacle. It is a straight scene, and one of the best elements of the city. And this film captured that feeling perfectly.

There was an intense soliloquy where Ed Norton is speaking to himself in a restaurant mirror where someone had scribbled "Fuck You" on it. It goes like this:

Fuck me? No--fuck you. Fuck you and the whole city and everyone in it!

Fuck the panhandlers grubbing for money and smiling behind my back. Fuck the squeegees dirtying up my windshield. Get a fucking job!

Fuck the Pakistanis and Sikhs bombing down the avenue in their decrepit cabs. Terrorists in fucking training...slow the fuck down!

Fuck the Chelsea boys and their waxed chests and pumped up biceps, going down on each other in my parks and on my piers, fucking up my Channel 35! (IW: public access television for non-NYers)

Fuck the Korean grocers, with their fruit and roses wrapped in plastic--10 years in this country and "no speekie English"?

Fuck the Russian mobsters in Brighton Beach, sippin' on tea in their teeny glasses--wheelin and dealin and schemin. Go back to where you fuckin came from!

Fuck the black hatted Hasidim trollin down 47th Street in their dirty gabardine and their dandruff--selling South African apartheid diamonds!

Fuck the Wall Street brokers--Michael Douglas, Gordon Gecko wannabees, figuring out new ways to rob hardworking people blind. Send those Enron assholes to jail for fucking life! You think Bush and Cheney didn't know about that shit? Give me a fucking break!

Fuck the Puerto Ricans--20 to a car, swelling up the welfare rolls--worst fucking parade in the city! And don't get me started on the Dominicans, cause they make the Puerto Ricans look good.

Fuck the Bensonhurst Italians, with their pomaded hair and nylon warm-ups and their St. Anthony medallions, acting like they're auditioning for the Sopranos!

Fuck the Upper East Side wives, with their Hermes scarves, and their overfed faces--pulled and lifted and stretched, all taught and shiny. You're not fooling anybody, sweetheart!

Fuck the uptown brothers! They never pass the ball, and they don't wanna play defense. They take 5 steps to every lay-up to the hoop, and then turn around and blame everything on the white man. Slavery ended 137 years ago. Move the FUCK on!

And so it goes. But even while I was watching this montage, relating to some of what he was saying, I knew full on that all the things you hate about New York are the very same things in hindsight that you love. And guess what? Towards the end of this film, all of those very same people that he was ranting about in that sequence were smiling at him and wished him well on his journey. He learned from them and he loved them for it.

Ultimately, this movie is a love letter in full to New York, in all it's good and and all it's bad--and I loved every minute of it; oversaturation of soundtrack nonwithstanding. I don't know if you have to have lived in New York to really get this movie, but at the very least you know in your heart of hearts that New York is not for punks. I don't care if you're Jay Z, or Donald Trump, or the crackhead on the corner--you know that no matter where your life is in New York, everyone is in the same boat, and there is always danger, and uncertainty, and ruin lurking in every corner. Strong emotions are always simmering just below a shallow surface, and all it takes is one small thing to completely bring it on and change the scope of everything in your life. And in a strange way, it unifies all New Yorkers, whether they know it or not.

At the end of the film, Ed Norton's father gives a beautiful monologue which got to my very soul. You see, one of the phenomenons I've noticed about native New Yorkers is that they tend to think New York is the beginning and end of all that's going on in the world. Nothing else that exists really matters. The father encourages his son to go past Philadelphia--that that are other forms of life out there, and not just this microcosm of survival that is New York. Yes, there are people that wear cowboy hats and think it's the thing to do. Yes, there is a desert. Yes, there are people that live small, and have normal jobs and normal lives, and don't think twice about it. Places that doesn't smell like piss and don't have rats walking around like they have a right to be there. And mountains, and farms, and clean beaches. And maybe that is where you belong and never even knew it. And when they say "If you can make it there you can make it anywhere--New York, New York" it is the straight gospel, cause you bring that strength, energy, and charisma to anywhere you go on this planet, and you can see the beauty in everything in it's contrast to New York. And you make everyone around you so much stronger because of everything that you've been through in that city.

This film was the s--t, and one of the finest I've ever seen.

Latifah, Hudson, And Maybe Some Keys....

Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), and Jennifer Hudson have joined the cast of "The Secret Life of Bees", a drama for Fox Searchlight. Dakota Fanning had already been attached to play Lily Owens, a fourteen year-old girl, living in 1964, who runs away from her abusive father and is taken in by three beekeeping sisters (Latifah, Okonedo, and potentially Alicia Keys). Hudson will play the girl's "caregiver and only friend" who runs away with her to South Carolina.

Variety reports that the film is based on a 2002 bestseller by Sue Monk Kidd. Gina Prince-Blythewood (Love & Basketball) is directing. Lauren Shuler Donner and Jack Leslie are producing alongside James Lassiter, Will Smith and Joe Pichirallo.

That's some heavyweight material, both literally and figuratively.

Today In B'Days

Continuing on with my Samuel Jackson crusade....today he is 59.

Have A Good Time War With Charlie Wilson

Three Oscar winner in a lead performance, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman was challenged to proofing weren’t they really got the strength to lift up the political movie based on true story “Charlie Wilson’s War” on box office rank as well on the stage of Academy Awards next year. Directed by Mike Nichols who also ever won the Oscar for Best Director category, it’s not surprise if long day before, this movie has been promoted to become one of the promising Oscar nominations. Fully adapted on the late journalist and ABC’s 60 minutes producer George Crile’s sensational

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OK, So Now I Get It....

I always wonder why Samuel Jackson takes on so many movie roles...I mean it can't be the money...is it ego? An unquenchable lust for world dominating fame? A flaming desire to be in "The Guinness Book of World Records" for most acting roles ever by a single human being?

The answer is "no" to all. Mr. Jackson simply wants to try out new hair-dos. From AOL:

When you think about it, I can't think of any other actor who has had more hair changes on the big screen than Samuel L. Jackson. From his jheri curled look in 'Pulp Fiction' to bald head in 'Shaft' to his receding hairline and white hair in 'Black Snake Moan', Jackson is certainly game for anything. In one of his upcoming films, Jackson adds another hair style to his resume as he squares off against Hayden Christensen in Doug Liman's "Jumper".

From IW: The Historical Passage Of Samuel Jackson's Hair:

Sam's Jheri Curl in "Pulp Fiction" .

Sam's baldy in one of those Star Wars movies.


Sam's old man grey receding do in "Black Snake Moan".



His "Langston Hughes" in something I never heard of.



His widow's peak dready thing in...hmmm....I don't know this one either. I think it was "The Man".

His "fried, dyed, and laid to the side" in "Eve's Bayou".

The dreads in "Caveman's Valentine".

His "serious" hair in "Changing Lanes".

You get the idea...there are many, many, more, but that would take up pages of this blog's space. Not to mention the 8,000 Kangol caps he has (I think he has 50% stock in the company). We get it Sam, but there are only so many hairstyles a black man can do. Unless you are willing to do a full fledged tranny with Yaki #5, 18 inch, just give it a rest for a while, kay?

Update: How can I forget? Regina and LaJane reminded me of his "young Frederick Douglas" (lol!) in "Unbreakable":

And his long red ponytail (with braided and beaded beard) in "Jackie Brown":

Today In B'Days

Her birthday was actually yesterday, but I couldn't let it go unmarked, as she is one of Black Hollywood's national treasures. Cicely Tyson is 74.

I tried to find a clip of "Sounder", because I've been thinking about that movie lately. For those of you who don't know, "Sounder" was the poor black southern version of "Old Yeller". For those of you that don't know "Old Yeller", I don't know what to tell you. However, that movie seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth.

So anyway, here is a clip of Ms. Tyson in "The Rosa Parks Story" co-starring Angela Bassett. It's funny, cause Ms. Tyson seems to be the forerunner for Ms. Bassett, always keeping it dignified and strictly un-coon....Cicely would be playing Angela's roles 30 years ago. This movie was also directed by Julie Dash of "Daughters Of The Dust" fame.

Damn! Embedding disabled. So here is a trailer of her in "A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich" with her co-star from "Sounder" Paul Winfield. LMAO at the YT announcer pronouncing the name of this movie all serious.

As a side note of trivia, Cicely was also married to Miles Davis. What a fun ride that must have been. (insert sarcasm here).

Beranak dalam kubur The Movie

90 MIN Film Indonesia, Horror Movie
Jessy, Jovan, Titaz, Kaila and Brian are friends and also medical students. They are joining an observation of anatomy practical in a hospital. There, they find a morgue which has been closed forever, but they enter it and without knowing by them, there is a female body is hidden inside it

Since then, one by one from them face disturbances from the ghost. They find out her named Jasmine. A village girl whose pursue her dream to become a famous singer in Jakarta. However because of her careless, Jasmine was pregnant finally died tragically. Mysteriousness made Jasmine rise from the death after gave birth. However Jasmine and her baby finally died.

Are Jessy, Jovan and Titaz succeeding in solving this invisible creature? When they begin to find out the way to return Jasmine’s soul in piece, they must sacrifice one of them to die

Sutradara: Adji Saputra, Freddy Lingga
Artis Indonesia : Adytia Putri, Revand T. Narya, Dinda Kanya Ddewi, Shalvynne, Siran
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Upcoming Asian Vision on Science Fiction

2007 seems like a little unkind year for Sci-fi movies, none of this theme of movie that could become a blockbuster this year. Titles like “Next”, “Sunshine”, or “The Invasion”, all were thumbed down by the fever of sequel movies which conquered the year (Except “Transformer” which I think more to an action fantasy than a science fiction). Every year, the genre seems keep reduced by the quantities even the qualities, it’s kind of missing about when will Hollywood could repeat it glorious with Sci-fi movies just like the time when films such as, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, “Alien”, “E.T” or “Blade Runner” topped with its magic charm on the audiences. Asian tries to fill the quietness of sci-fi world in Hollywood by create their own style of the genre, and how about the result? For sure, we don’t know until these films out for

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Batman -The Dark Knight (2008)

Action, Adventure, Sequel Movie
This action hero movie will release in 2008
Synopsis Batman : The Dark Knight :
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman has been making headway against local crime, until a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger) unleashes a fresh reign of chaos across Gotham City. To stop this devious new menace--Batman's most personal and vicious enemy yet--he will have to use every high-tech weapon in his arsenal and confront everything he believes.

Director : Christopher Nolan
Starring : Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman

Movie Trailer Batman 2 The Dark Knight

"Debaters" is Debatable For Me....

OK, this is a repost of "Yawn" (with an addendum), a ditty I wrote back in June (yes, your Black Cinemist is always on top of it) on "The Great Debaters":

Oprah Winfrey is set to produce "The Great Debaters" directed by and starring Denzel Washington. Now before you panic, this isn't Winfrey's first time producing. She's produced a number of films to include Their Eyes Were Watching God, Halle Berry's project for ABC, a few years back. The movie is based on the true story of an underdog debate team that went on to beat Harvard's team.

As for Washington, this is his second directorial job following the 2002 film Antoine Fisher, in which he also served as one of the producers. Written by Robert Eisele and Suzan-Lori Parks, The Great Debaters is based on a true story of Melvin B. Tolson. As a professor at Wiley College in East Texas, he has been inspires by his students to create the college’s first debating team, which successfully conquered Harvard in the national championships.

"The Great Debaters", features Washington as Mel Tolson, along with other cast members such as Jermaine Williams as Hamilton Burgess, Nate Parker as Henry Lowe, J.D. Evermore as Captain Wainwright, Justice Leak as Harland Osbourne, Breon Pugh as Wiley Student, Charissa Allen as Benita, and Robert X. Golphin as Dunbar Reed among others.

From Invisible Woman: Sorry, but as Homer Simpson would say.... booorrrriiiing. I have as much patience for these Stand and Deliver/Dangerous Minds/Freedom Writers/Whatever That Movie Terrance Howard Was In movies as I do TV remakes. NEWS FLASH! When inner city kids are given the same resources, materials, attention, focus, and opportunities as "suburban" or private schools, guess what? They can excel JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE! Hollywood (Oprah and Denzel included) can we get a movie with some risky/dark/interesting/sexy subject matter? I'm just sayin'.....

I.W. 12/18: OK, maybe I rushed to judgement on that, but 6 months later, I still don't want to see that ish. Yeah, I said it. So, I'll give love to D. Yobachi Boswell, who wrote about it on his blog "Black Perspective":

The Great Debaters--By D. Yobachi Boswell

Is the Great Debaters another in a long line of Lean On Me wanna-be movies gone bad? Mmmm, probably not. For one it takes place 70 years ago, so you don’t have the cliché’ ‘gang riddled school with graffiti tatted walls’ thing going. Also unlike all the ‘teacher rescues the natives’ movies we’ve been cursed with since Lean On Me starring Morgan Freeman as our protagonist and Stand And Deliver starring Edwards James Olmos in the position of youth inspirer; we don’t have the great white hope condescension of some do-gooder whitey coming from outside to save the Blacks and Hispanics.

Here the protagonist is played by Denzel Washington, and as he is, his students are Black. He comes from their community. Furthermore, these aren’t wayward young folks, looking to run the streets, who’s parents don’t understand the importance of education; where the protagonist must bring them along. These are Black college students in the 1930s; they really choose to be there. From what I’m reading this film leans more Dead Poets Society than Dangerous Minds.

And good. I’m from Hip Hop and I could do without the pimped out low riders and 2 hours filled with “ya know what I’m saying” for once.

There’s a decent review of the movie here .

The film is the second directed by Denzel Washington, following Antwone Fisher, and also stars Forrest Whitaker and a grow up Jurnee Smollett who you might remember as Eve in Eve’s Bayou.

I don’t know if it’s a good movie quality wise, I haven’t seen it; but it seems like worth giving a chance at least as much as the numerous crappy movies made by white people that we flock to spend our money on; and then complain about how we get no love in the movies.

You vote with your dollars baby.

The film opens on Christmas.

Just....damn.

**sigh**

(part one)

John Singleton is set to direct a feature adaptation of "The A-Team".

Et tu, John?

**sigh**

(part 2, a.k.a. douche alert)

Jamie Foxx at his "40th" (for the third or fourth time) birthday party.




**sigh**

(part 3)

What is really going on, Jasmine? I need the truth, and I need it now.

**sigh**

(part 4)

"First Sunday" with Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, and Katt Williams. Forget just damn....just...why?





thanks celebrity blitz and undercover black man for nos. #1 and #4, respectively.

I Present To You Blogxilla.....

Hello all....for those of you not familiar, there is a spicy blogger out there by the name of Lamar Valentine, aka Blogxilla. I've been reading his blog for a while now, and while I don't always agree with what he says, my man always keeps it hilarious and cringeworthy...he is sometimes salty to the point that it makes even me blush, no easy task, I gotta tell ya.

I am one of the stops on his World Blog Tour, and it is a pleasure to have him....he is one of the the realest. Please welcome my guest blogger, and check him on the regular at http://www.blogxilla.com/scribes/. He recently won a Black Weblog Award for Best New Blog (popular vote); find out why.....North Cacalaka and Atlanta stand up!

SORRY MS. JACKSON

as told by Blogxilla

On one of the most controversial blogs ever, 13 Reasons To Avoid Single Mothers, my brother stated that one reason not to date a single mother was the double heart break. Meaning you not only break up with the girl you've been seeing but her kid as well. But I was talking to my homegirl Necole Bitchie, and I was like 'wow I've dealt with some bum broads in my lifetime' and well, frankly I feel sorry for their kids and the dudes they're seeing now. I won't call out names, but I'll put them into categories:

The Ghetto Gurl - This is the girl who grew up, still lives in and doesn't want to leave, the hood. They are most likely hooked on weed and drugs, has a felony or are on probation and has a name their mother made up in between pulls of crack rock with Pookie from New Jack City; (Shaniquanisha, Shadiamond, or Kisha**).

** Sidenote**
These are like the black version of Cab Driver Names

Pros - Section 8 rent, the hook up on good weed, knock off clothing, and free cable. They tend to give it up fast-mostly after a night of getting to the club at 10 to get in free and getting drunk off someone else's dollar. They're funny and know everything possible about ever reality show ever produced.

Cons - One of their baby daddy's still shows up to the house unannounced, the other one is about to get out of jail, and the other one is nowhere to be found and she's tries to pin that kid on you. You're her main source of income, after the 10th of the month she's broke. More dudes ran up in her than that Underground Railroad, the NFL & NBA put together.

The Dependant Chick - This chick is the most irrational being known to the human race. They are most likely to blame everything on the dude or whoever else is in their vicinity. They probably been living off someone since their mother kicked them out of the house at 16. They yell, argue, and complain about everything in the world.

Pros - They can cook b/c eating out is not an option to them unless someone is taking them out.

Cons - They can't keep a job, whine and complain, and after the sex is over they get on your nerves. They always need something, and they specialize in arguments over stupid stuff like why it doesn't snow in the south and what kind of dish liquid is better. And I'm not talking discussion, I'm talking full blown 'I'm bout to punch you in the mouth' arguments.

The Confused Chick - This is the chick who been heartbroken so many times that it makes Halle Berry and J-Lo look like relationship GURU's. So after numerous breakups, abusive relationships, and One Night Stands, she is now confused about everything from love, sex, what to watch, whether to turn left or right and even if she should walk through the door or open it first.

Pros - Other than sex... I don't think there is none.

Cons - They'll play head games with a dude, tell him they love him one minute and then take it back. Think of a little kid playing the throw it on the floor game. They might leave a dude for a girl, they speak in tongues and think of religion like an ex- convict. Famous Confused Chicks would be Lauren Hill, Erykah Badu and Macy Gray.

From IW: What do you dear readers make of all this?

The Legend and The Chipmunks Glorious at the Box Office

After disappointing holiday box office debut scored by “The Golden Compass” in the beginning of the month, finally, some great news was arrived with last weekend box office result. The last man on earth come first at the competition and break the opening record, “I Am Legend” brought in the estimated result about $76.5 million for the three days opening in 3.606 theaters. Will Smith and his struggle on the end of days easily ranks as the best December opening of all time,

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Walk Hard (2007)

R | Comedy, Biopic, Satire, Music Movie
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes the ups and downs of a rock 'n roll lifestyle to become an American musical legend.
Synopsis:
America loves Dewey Cox! But behind the music is the up-and-down-and-up-again story of a musician whose songs would change a nation. On his rock ''n roll spiral, Cox sleeps with 411 women, marries three times, has 22 kids and 14 stepkids, stars in his own ''70s TV show, collects friends ranging from Elvis to the Beatles to a chimp, and gets addicted to--and then kicks--every drug known to man. But despite it all, Cox grows into a national icon and eventually earns the love of a good woman--longtime backup singer Darlene.

Director: Jake Kasdan
Starring: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows
Movie Trailer Walk Hard

Black Cinema At Large......

Your Black Cinemist At Large was on her j-o-b this weekend, having seen both "The Perfect Holiday" and "I Am Legend". Since I am not up to 100% yet, I'll write about the former one today, as I'm sure it's still a little too early to give spoilers on the latter. Plus I have a lot more to say about "I Am Legend", so I'll wait a couple more days.

I went into "The Perfect Holiday" with zero expectations, to say the least. I mean, I'm not afraid to say it, I am not the biggest Latifah fan, and the director's last handiwork was "The Cookout", what I consider to be possibly the most abysmal black film ever made in history. Lance "Un" Rivera started his career as a rap mogul, whose most famous claim to fame was being supposedly stabbed by Jay-Z....but I digress.

I find it very unfortunate that this film had a dismal showing at the box office, (early predictions were less than $3 million total), 'cause to my very great surprise, I actually enjoyed it. Seriously. No one was more surprised than me.

Since it's easier for me to give observations as opposed to reviews, I'll just do that. It is, I guess, in a way, a sort of capsule review....and also kind of a lazy mini cop-out, haha.

-One thing that bowled me over was that Charlie Murphy, playing a self centered Jay-Z type rapper, is now officially funnier in every way than his brother Eddie. Who saw that coming?

-Speaking of funny, Faizon Love is finally returning to his earlier promises of hilarity he touched on with "Big Worm" in "Friday". My man got in some serious zinger time.

-Gabrielle Union is not much of an actress, but she is starting to grow on me, and sometimes I find her pretty charming, and definitely a pleasure to look at...she has the most marvelous skin I've ever seen. Pass that secret on, girl!

-There were only a couple instances of side-eye; the soundtrack could sometimes get very loud and out of place (a la "The Cookout", work on that, Lance), and also the stylist in me noticed and was distracted by a couple of wildly inappropriate outfits...but when I saw the "Costume Designer" was Misa Hilton-Brimm, Puffy's first baby's mama, it made more sense. She is singlehandedly responsible for the whole 'ghetto fabulous' look, beginning with Lil' Kim and continuing on from there.

-Morris Chestnut is so fine, he is almost painful to look at. Gawtdayum! Nuff said....it doesn't even matter what came out of his mouth or how he performed (satisfactorily, by the way).

-I really, really, like Rachel True (Half & Half). She seems so cool, sweet, and "peace and love". You can even believe her being cool enough to get with Faizon Love, which she does in this.

-Gabrielle and Morris had real and genuine on-screen black love chemistry...VERY refreshing to see.

-The kids had just the right amount of sassiness, without being brats or getting on your nerves; (can anybody say "Are We There Yet?"-yikes) they almost seemed like real-life children.

-My man Katt Williams was in it, with only one or two hair processes instead of six, haha.

-King Latifah and Terrence Howard seemed to be there strictly for marquee value only...they had absolutely nothing to do with the story, tho Terrence was just as surly as ever....and he literally had about 2 lines of dialogue. I mean, why bother?

Lance Rivera either went to film school after that "Cookout" travesty, or he sat down and watched every holiday and Doris Day film ever made back to back, and copied their look and feel verbatim. And lo behold, it worked.

I was talking to someone the other day about how I would absolutely love to see a film with an all black cast, that didn't make a whole big deal about being "BLACK". That it just told a story, but the cast could easily be replaced by any ethnicity. This is one of those films; it reminded me of any garden variety Doris Day/Rock Hudson film that I used to watch growing up, and I loved it. All of the characters of this film were interchangeable with any of those in Doris' movies, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

That is the exact reason why I feel so bad about how this film is performing....there was a crystal clear bootleg copy available to the public the same day it opened, and since this movie doesn't have the crossover appeal of "American Gangster", it was doomed to fail, as a whole household can pay to see it for $5.00.

Bootleg can be the devil folkses.

I mean, we have a film that is charming, minimal coon, fairly intelligent, that looks like some actual money and effort were put in. A film that has good looking, positive, articulate folks; a family oriented script with a little sexiness thrown in, with a production value that is crisp, clean and beautiful, not to mention well-edited. Isn't this what we've been saying over and over we want to see?

And guess what? It's going to do buttkist at the boxoffice.

So next time those of you who buy bootleg before paying box office, think about where the problem lies when we can't get the "YT" studios to support and distribute black film. It called C.R.E.A.M.**

And it's as simple as that.

**c..r.e.a.m.=cash rules everything around me