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WTF - Cops Beat 15 Year Old Black Girl In Holding Cell

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*Groan*

Apparently the story is about 2 days old; however, I'm just finding out about this.

Just watch the video:

VIDEO - Obama Is The Antichrist... Or Is He Hitler?

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What's scary about the below clip is that, despite it being a comedic sketch, both so-called "pastors" actually do believe the accusations they are making, AND both have a following of parishioners who look to them for leadership and accept their words as gospel.

VIDEO - Sergio Mims Talks Oscars

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Check out Monsieur Sergio Mims (frequent contributor to this blog), along with critic Michael Phillips predict the winners during tomorrow night's Oscar ceremony, on Chicago's local WTTW TV station!


VIDEO - Alan Keyes Strikes Again

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He may be President Obama to you, but don't tell that to Alan Keyes.

In a video released yesterday, the ultra-conservative seeks to resurrect conspiracy theories that Obama is not a US citizen and therefore ineligible to be president. Keyes—who lost to Obama in the 2004 Senate race in Illinois—says the "radical communist" Obama refuses to show definitive proof. The Supreme Court dismissed the notion without comment last year.

*SIGH* How I wish he would just go away...

VIDEO - A Scene From "Push" With Mariah Carey And Gabourey Sidibe

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Courtesy of BlackBoxOffice.com... a scene from Push: Based On The Novel By Sapphire, featuring a near-unrecognizable Mariah Carey, and the star of the film, Gabourey Sidibe.

For all those who were concerned by the initial casting of Carey as a social worker (I was one of those people), I must say she does a serviceable job here. Her rather dowdy appearance (uncharacteristic of the Mariah Carey we've all come to know and love/hate) certainly helps:

VIDEO - Barry Jenkins Talks Medicine For Melancholy

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Check out indieWIRE.com to read In His Own Words: Barry Jenkins Discusses an Exclusive Clip from Medicine For Melancholy, posted today, in which Barry dissects and deconstructs a scene from his film, giving the reader some insight into his process.

The below clip is from a segment presented by Filmmaker Magazine. The film's trailer follows beneath that, for those who haven't seen it yet. If you listened to Monday's podcast, in which Brandon Wilson and I discussed our top 5 lists of films released in 2008, you would have heard me say that Medicine For Melancholy was on my list.



Here's the trailer:

SUNDANCE 2009 - VIDEO - Lee Daniels Talks More "Push"

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Well, the madness begins tomorrow (Thursday) night, for 10 straight days, in Park City, Utah. Yes, the mother of all festivals opens its doors to the world, and I've already read quite a few blogs today by writers who are already in Park City, a full day before the festivities begin, prepping themselves for the exhausting experience. I wish I could have gone, but, I simply couldn't justify spending the amount of money I would have needed to spend to get my arse over there for a few days, and back. Maybe next year... of course, that's what I said last year :o)

Anywho... In recent years, Sundance has released short video segments like this one, showcasing the filmmakers with films at the festival. I was just notified of the below clip, featuring Lee Daniels, director of Push, (which I've already written about on this blog), talking about the film, the book it was based on, the cast of characters, and how much impact the story had on him.

VIDEO - Earliest Clips Of Black People On Film

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Courtesy of the University Of Indiana Black Film Center Archive...

3 Men Dance 1894


Watermelon Contest 1896


Little Boy Dancing 1897


Morning Bath 1896

VIDEO - Steven Soderbergh At "Che" Screening, 12/12

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Below is a clip of director Steven Soderbergh during one of the more explosive segments of the Q&A session that followed the 4 1/2-hour screening of Che - an event I attended, after which I was able to get a photo with Mr Soderbergh, which I posted yesterday.

I also shared my extended thoughts on the film during last night's podcast, which you can listen to HERE.



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