January 2007
Week of December 31st through January 4th
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2007: A LOOK BLACK

As we close out one year, and enter another, it's time to reflect on the year that brought out many exceptional performances and gave the black industry a serious boost in business from the all facets. From Jennifer Hudson and Forest Whitaker's Oscar wins to Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married, to Will Packer's This Christmas to Denzel Washington's American Gangster and The Great Debaters, to Will Smith's I Am Legend, the black industry has been in force throughout the year and the quality has gotten better. In recognizing talent, we give mention to all those that played a role this year in front and behind the camera. Click here

Blackfilm.com CONTESTS & SCREENINGS
First Looks
Definitely Maybe
Never Back Down

Miracle At St. Anna
Mad Money

The Bucket List
First Sunday

Hancock

Penelope
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Honeydripper
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM

Passengers
The Great Debaters
I Know What Boys Like
The International

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Leatherheads
MAMMA MIA!
DR. SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO
Prom Night
Jumper

Speed Racer

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
Sex In The City: The Movie
Meet The Browns
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
Charlie Wilson's War

Hannah Montana
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Semi-Pro
Sleepwalking
Last Chance Harvey
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Traitor

College Road Trip

Mad Money
How She Move
Righteous Kill
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Wanted
Three Can Play That Game

STEP UP 2 THE STREETS
Be Kind Rewind
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Cassandra's Dream

The Other Boleyn Girl
Funny Games
Cleaner
John Rambo
Pathology

Kings Of The Evening

IronMan
Get Smart

10,000
Doomsday
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Cloverfield/1-18-08

The Dark Knight
Babylon A.D.
Sarbane's Oxley
Inkheart
A Day In The Life
Rogue
Blackfilm.com - TRAILERS & CLIPS!
The Great Debaters

Check Video Interviews with Oprah Winfrey & Denzel Washington

American Gangster
Mad Money

TRAILER
Check out the trailer and pics from the movie

American Gangster
The Great Debaters

NEW CLIPS
Check out 5 Clips from the movie

American Gangster
The Dark Knight
TRAILER
Check out trailer to the Batman Sequel featuring Heath Ledger as the Joker
mad money - check out trailer with Queen Latifah, Diane Keaton and Katie Holmes
righteous kill - check out trailer with Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and 50 Cent

American Gangster
The Great Debaters
TRAILER
Check out trailer to Denzel Washington-Forest Whitaker film

American Gangster
Jumper
NEW TRAILER
Check out trailer to Samuel L. Jackson/ Hayden Christensen film

American Gangster

WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS
Check out TRAILER to new Martin Lawerence Film featuring
Margaret Avery, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Earl Jones, Nicole Ari Parker, Joy Bryant Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Lawrence, Louis C.K., Marty,
Mike Epps, & Mo'nique


Broadway play to premiere at Sundance before airing on television
 


FEATURES

Latest Features Additions:
  
A Look Black

Take a look at the year in film


MIRACLE AT ST.ANNA update

Check out first images of Spike Lee's next film


STAR TREK casting news

Tyler Perry to be featured in new film as head of Starfleet Academy


First Sunday update

Check out new images on the Ice Cube film


The Great Debaters: Cast Interviews

Jurnee Smollett
Denzel Whitaker
Kimberly Elise


The Bucket List: Cast Interviews

Morgan Freeman & Jack Nicholson
Beverly Todd


HONEYDRIPPER An Interview with Yaya Dacosta

Yaya Dacosta talks about working with Danny Glover and still learning the business of acting.


There Will Be Blood: Press Conference with Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson

Day Lewis and P.T. Anderson talk about the journey of making such a powerful film.


The Water Horse: Interview with Alex Etel

Young British Actor Alex Etel Makes Friends With The Waterhorse and Lives to Tell About It


BONE DEEP casting news
Idris Elba joins Matt Damon in heist film produced by Will Packer


Hellboy II

Check out the trailer and pics to the sequel


Top Ten Films of 2007

Of the many films I have seen this year (over 250), these are the films I thought were the best of 2007.

14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS

American Gangster cast and Ruby Dee among nominees

American GangsterTHE PERFECT HOLIDAY: An Exclusive Interview with Jill Marie Jones

Jones talks about her character, her experience on ‘Girlfriends’ and her upcoming projects, which includes working with Vivica Fox and Ice Cube.

HANCOCK update

Joblo.com has the trailer to the Will Smith film

American GangsterTHE SECRET LIFE OF BEES casting news

Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, and Sophie Okonedo are set to play an eccentric trio of beekeeping sisters


American GangsterG.I JOE casting news

Rachel Nichols, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Said Taghmaoui will join Sienna Miller and Ray Park in Paramount's live action film "G.I. Joe."

 
Reviews

Latest Review Additions:
  
American GangsterHoneydripper (in Film)
A thought-provoking slice of African-Americana sans the shucking and jiving which Hollywood typically attaches to black-oriented fare.

 

American GangsterThe Great Debaters (in Film)
Not only is this a feel good story, but it’s moving and inspirational for all.

 

Rush Hour 3 DVD (in Film)
Soufflé-light fare with a wafer-thin plot just compelling enough to keep you amused by the comic crime caper until the very end.

 

CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (in Film)
Relatively lighthearted romp about a real-life James Bond.

 

Eastern Promises DVD (in Film)
A mesmerizing thriller designed with a penchant for lingering depictions of utter depravity

 

I AM LEGEND (in Film)
Amidst some CGI flaws, Smith still gives a tour-de-force perfomance as the last man on Earth.

 

The Kite Runner (in Film)
The Kite Runner unfortunately, fails to engage the audience on a visceral level, in spite of its earnest endeavor to tug on one’s heartstrings.

 

The Bourne Ultimatum DVD review (in Film)
Another stunt-driven, Matt Damon vehicle about a relentless killing machine without a memory caught up in manic, mindless mayhem not of his own making.

 

The Perfect Holiday (in Film)
What could have been a film that folks can watch for ages, it’s merely something you’d probably consider as a ‘bin’ movie in a box when you pass by your local video store.

 

Interview DVD review (in Film)
Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller generate enough chemistry here to keep one transfixed for the duration of this daring mindbender.

 

Dirty Laundry DVD (in Film)
The motley ensemble’s supportive response to the secret in the film proves to be a surprisingly sweet way to bring down the curtain on this well-meaning message movie

 

Juno (in Film)
The upshot is a terminally-clever comedy that’s laced with lots of inspired sardonic humor but can’t quite convince you to take its slowly thickening plot seriously

 

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