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Trailer: Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha

Here it is... the trailer for Melvin Van Peebles' next film, Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha. I'm not sure what to make of it... If his name wasn't on the marquee, I don't know if I would take what I see here very seriously! It looks like a mosh-pit of ideas. I certainly hope they all gel when I get to see the film later this month, April 27, 2008, at the Tribeca Film Festival. And was that Mario I saw in the trailer? Father and son working together again, hopefully with different results.



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3 comments:

  1. The Wendilicious Wonder said...
     

    At the risk of catching hell, I would say that Mr Van Peebles is a legend for his protest films, not his filmmaking, per se.

    I guess he was the Spike Lee of his day. They were/are both 'angry black men' and rightly so but, while I respect the role they have both played in Black/African-American culture and cinema, this doesn't necesarily make for good movies, just iconic ones.

    But then, not being an American and, specifically, an African-American, what do I know?

  2. The Obenson Report said...
     

    Blasphemy!!!!

    :o)

    Although I'm pretty sure there are others who share your sentiments, African American or not.

  3. Undercover Black Man said...
     

    With all due respect to Brer Soul, the sound work on this project sounds a little dodgy. And might there be a loose-dentures problem as well?

    Still, I envy your opportunity to see it, Tambay. What a creative life he has led.

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