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Showing posts with label sundance. Show all posts

Sundance 2009 Leaks

Holy shit! Black Dynamite gets into Sundance!

I mentioned it during monday's Podcast.

Other notable mentions:

Brooklyn’s Finest - Training Day director Antoine Fuqua’s cop tale about three unconnected Brooklyn cops who wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths. The film stars Don Cheadle, Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, Jesse Williams and Lili Taylor.

Living in Brooklyn, I heard so much about this, and the ex-transit worker turned screenwriter's sudden rise to stardom. Director Antoine Fuqua's last directorial effort was 2007's Shooter (Mark Wahlberg) which I didn't see. Box office receipts show a successful run, earning over $95 million on a $60 million budget. Critics were split however.

Warning: Red-band trailer for Black Dynamite below...

Episode 27 - The Obenson Report on Black Film / Cinema

Episode 27 - The Obenson Report on Black Film / Cinema
Sponsored in part by ActNow Foundation

Recorded Monday, December 3, 2007, 9PM
TRT 60 Minutes

TOPICS DISCUSSED:
- Tambay revisited his "Capable Tenth" funded black owned and operated film studio idea, detailing how we (black people) can realize real film industry independence. Listen to learn how YOU can help, and please join in the discussion!
- The "Capable Tenth" funded black film studio. Please ACT NOW and CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER YOU CAN. Go to www.capabletenth.com to learn more.

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