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IN THEIR OWN WORDS [All Features] Q & A WITH TERENCE BLANCHARD Terence's film scoring is so legendary that Time Out New York called Blanchard, "the jazz generation's premier film-scoring machine." With that said, please read what he told blackfilm.com. Interviewed by Lee Moore. JOHN AMOS - BEFORE COSBY, JAMES EVANS WAS THE FIRST DAD OF BLACK LIFE. "When I would pose arguments about J.J.'s role being too stereotypical, I was..." By Margretta Browne PIERCE IS FIERCE I moved to NY to study at The Juilliard School. While living with Wynton and Branford Marsalis, I studied at school during the day and went to the jazz clubs at night. I learned to act from Jazz musicians because they understood how… By Shelby Jones REGGIE ROCK BYTHEWOOD - BEING HONEST AND ALL ABOUT THE ART After writing and directing his own plays, and completing the prestigious Disney Writers Fellowship, his first job as a television writer was on the highly praised A Different World. This experience was rewarding to him because... by Nasser Metcalfe ARTICLES [All Features] THE GHETTO MATRIX Like the Matrix in the movie, the ghetto matrix was developed to protect, maintain and enrich itself. It has evolved to be self-perpetuating, requiring little upkeep to stay functioning. It is not in the creators interest for the people to escape. The inhabitants are discouraged from leaving both physically and mentally By James Richards COMMENTARY When Gwyneth Paltro said, 'And the Oscar goes to Kevin Spacey,'my hopes sank like the Titanic. by Shelby Jones INDUSTRY FEATURES [All Features] BLOWING A SPOT FILM FESTIVAL: NO ORDINARY FESTIVAL Nearly 400 people attended Cinema Shorts:A Woman's Perspective 2000, a three day film and video festival which highlighted the work of emerging women directors with a special emphasis on Latin American and African American women films. by Latrice Dixon DID YOU KNOW? That quirky movie, U-Turn was based on a novel written by an African- American? John Ridley, an African American writer who got his start as a stand up comic in NYC, has written for several sitcoms including Martin, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The John Larroquette Show. Oliver Stone directed the film version of Ridley's first novel, Stray Dogs under the title U-Turn. Ridley is also the author of Love is a Racket and Everyone Smokes in Hell. He is definitely a talent to keep your eyes on. Find out! SIGN UP FOR OUR MAILING LIST   Enter your e-mail address, select SUBSCRIBE and click SUBMIT! Subscribe Unsubscribe CONTACT US Send us a note info@blackfilm.com Remember to visit our Archive!

REVIEWS [All Reviews] SHAFT blackfilm.com applauds John Singleton and Paramount for bringing Shaft back to life for more Americans to enjoy. But did they make a good movie? By Shelby Jones LOVE AND BASKETBALL SCORES BIG TIME! Basketball films have been entertaining us for years. There was Hoosiers, He Got Game, Above The Rim and many more, but rarely have we seen a film that investigates the lives of African-American teenagers from the burbs who've got game just like the kids from the streets. By Shelby Jones GLADIATOR - Honor & Strength Gladiator captures Rome in its glory days and shows us how they handled things before the days of boxing gloves and the WWF. By Max Sin FROM THE VIDEO VAULT [All Reviews] Cornbread, Earl, and Me With the Police brutality issue being thrust into the national spotlight once again, and the recent acquittal of the four New York City Police officers who gunned down unarmed African immigrant, Amadou Diallo, this film is still quite pertinent today. By Nasser Metcalfe INDIE REVIEWS [All Reviews] LOVING JEZEBEL Hill Harper stars in a story of love depicting the great romances of a young man's life... yet this man is cursed with always falling for someone else's girl. As we watch our hero Theodorus (Hill Harper) mature, will he ever find true love? Or will he remain the dupe of Jezebels, constantly loving women who are unavailable and unfaithful? By Kendall RECENTLY RELEASED/COMING SOON [All Reviews] Who would risk his life for his brother-man? HINT - He is a complicated man and no one understands him except for his woman? Give Up? Click Here to find out BIG MOMAS HOUSE Martin Lawrence is back with his unique brand of comedy. We simply hope that Martin takes care of his mind and body. Good luck Martin. Movie Website SHAFT Does Samuel L. look like a bad mother&*^&%# or what? When we heard about this production, we were excited for the black community. For many of us, Shaft was THE FIRST black-male character who was a good guy and bad-ass at the same time. Screen images cannot be underestimated in the effect that they can have on the perception and imagination of its viewers. For us, we were like, damn, I wanna kick butt like Shaft and I don't have to be a dope dealer to do it! Fasten your belts, tuck your head between your legs and get ready for Shaft…JOHN SHAFT! Movie Website AMERICAN PIMP According to Jigga, he is “Big-Pimpin in NYC.” Two years ago HBO cracked the code with Pimps Up, Hoes Down… Pimps were talking about things like “putting a hoe under hoe arrest” for looking at another pimp. Now the Hughes Brothers are tackling the issue withAmerican Pimp. So grab some pimp gear and check it out! Please note that blackfilm.com is not condoning the use of the word Hoe! Movie Website