Please Bear With Me

From Invisible Woman: I need to fiddle around for the next few days until I’m up to speed on WordPress. You’ll probably see some changes ths week, but I’ll keep posting….love!

Not Going Away, Apparently

From D-Listed: Disney is apparently working on a big-screen version of their Broadway musical version of the classic story of Aida by Elton John. Disney reportedly wants Beyonce to the play the title role. The studio only wants Beyonce and if she signs on the project is a go. At this point, I have nothing [...]

Whachu talkin’ bout Willis?

From Bossip: “Afroman”, the dude known for that song “Because I Got High”, can add filmmaker to his list of credentials. Joseph “Afroman” Foreman is working on his first film titled Waiting to Inhale a spoof of the 1995 “when a woman’s fed up” movie of the decade Waiting to Exhale. As lame as it [...]

Hmmmm…..

Is anybody buying this relationship?

Hell Up In Harlem

That’s actually the name of a 1970′s flick, but I’m going off the beaten path a bit today. Mrs. Grapevine (check out her site) was kind enough to forward this info to me, and since I have love for y’all New York people, I wanted to post it. There will be an all black production [...]

Can’t Say Enough About This One….

Yesterday I mistakenly posted the wrong Wattstax clip of Isaac Hayes and Shaft, but here is a trailer for the movie “Wattstax”. I have to say it again; this is one of the best black films ever made, and even though it was before my time and I’m sure most of yours, it is a [...]

All Shaft, All Day

“Shaft” (not Samuel Jackson), “Shaft Goes To Africa”, and “Shaft’s Big Score” all today on TV One. Watch it today with your drunk uncle at the BBQ (we all have one of those). The “Shaft” music clip above is from one of the best black films of all time “Wattstax”. It was filmed at an [...]

Happy 4th of July, I Think

Even though we all know that that the 4th of July is a bit of an ironic joke in our community, I hope you enjoy your day off BBQing or websurfing with a beer. I’ll leave you with a preview of “Who’s Your Caddy?” which in my opinion, would have done well to open today…I’m [...]

Talk to Me Trailer

What, No Drug Dealers?

Finally, a black film with no drug and gun dilemmas, and no classrooms going from foolios to Rhodes Scholars. The new movie “Talk To Me” is coming out soon, and stars Don Cheadle, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Keith Sweat (?!), Chiwetal Eljofor, and Vondie Curtis-Hall. As you can see, lots of [...]

Jamie Foxx Drama

From “The Hollywood Reporter“ “Lackawanna Blues” helmer George C. Wolfe is set to direct the Jamie Foxx starrer “Blood on the Leaves” for Paramount Pictures. Based on Jeffrey Stetson’s 2004 novel, the story centers on a district attorney who grapples with feelings of revenge as he prosecutes a black history professor on trial for the [...]

Black Snake Moan

I just finished watching “Black Snake Moan” after renting it 2 times before and never getting to it. There was something about the subject matter, a black former blues singer (Samuel Jackson) trying to save a young white town slut from her sex addiction (Christina Ricci) by chaining her to the house, that just didn’t [...]

Ummm….okay

From the sweetie Coco LaRue at the eclectic blog Thursday Nite Fever: The New York Post reports that acclaimed film director Spike Lee plans to direct a Broadway revival of Stalag 17 in early 2008.British actor Clive Owen will likely star in the play,which bowed on Broadway in 1951 at the 48th Street Theatre. Jose [...]