Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:00PM - By Krystal Clark
After seeing the pseudo-blaxploitation flick Black Dynamite, I couldn’t help but leave the theater feeling, “righteous.” The film has made its way across the festival circuit, including premieres at Sundance and Tribeca and finally is nearing its release for the masses. Black Dynamite overly dramatizes everything you love about 1970’s African American cinema and turns it into a modern day action comedy. Dust off your afro pick, oil sheen, and your handle bar mustache because you’re in for a psychadelic trip.
Check out our review of Black Dynamite…
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009 5:30PM - By Krystal Clark
An amazing trailer has been released for Michael Jai White‘s blaxploitation flick, Black Dynamite. Not only does White star in the film but he also co-wrote the script alongside director Scott Sanders. The film overly dramatizes everything you love about 1970′s African American cinema and turns it into a modern day action comedy.
Are you ready for some Black Dynamite?
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:00PM - By Kara
The Tribeca Film Festival was created in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro to help the economy of New York and to help draw attention to filmmakers in New York. Well, it is about to enter it’s eighth year and it is still going strong. The amount of things to do during the festival is incredible, but what is even better is that it is open to the public. There are almost 200 movie screenings during the week, a street fair, a drive-in theater, and events for kids. The admission price of the movie tickets range from $8-15, and the discussion panels cost $25.
For those of you who are attending, here are some movies that sound interesting. For everybody else, these movies are worth checking out in the future. Some of the documentaries look really interesting. I am pretty curious myself.
Check them out…
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:00AM - By Krystal Clark
Quick update on the big news, interviews, and reviews coming out of Sundance…
- Check out an early review for The Winning Season (above), which stars Sam Rockwell as, “an asshole alcoholic busboy who is given a chance to coach his local girl’s high school varsity basketball team.”Sounds exciting! [/Film]
- Sundance distrubution sales may be lagging, but at least Michael Jai White’s Black Dynamite got bought! Sony Pictures Worldwide picked up the comedic blaxploitation pic for a cool 2 million. [THR]
- Check out an interview with music video turned film director Marc Webb, as he talks about his latest project, 500 Days of Summer. [FirstShowing]
- Negotiations between buyers and sellers are getting hectic! “It’s kind of gotten out of control; I’ve never seen anything like it,” one buyer said. “Every agent seems to be repping every movie.” Seems as if there are too many cooks in the kitchen. [THR]
