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March 2001
| IN THEIR OWN WORDS |
[All Features) 
Jennifer
Lopez - The Latina Promise
by Wilson
Morales It is very tough being a celebrity. As a human being, I
just try to focus on my work. I try not to pay attention to
the stories or tabloids
or quotes written about or attributed to me.
Th e
Kings Have Landed
by Nasser Metcalfe "I had one suit until I was
twenty something years old. And I had to share that one. My
brother wore the slacks, I wore the vest, and my sister wore
the jacket."
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- Q & A WITH
TERENCE BLANCHARD
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- 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.
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Interviewed by Lee Moore.
- JOHN AMOS - BEFORE
COSBY, JAMES EVANS WAS THE FIRST DAD OF BLACK LIFE.
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- "When I would pose arguments about J.J.'s role
being too stereotypical, I was..."
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By Margretta Browne
- PIERCE IS
FIERCE
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- 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·
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By Shelby Jones
- REGGIE ROCK
BYTHEWOOD - BEING HONEST AND ALL ABOUT THE ART
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- 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...
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by Nasser Metcalfe
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| 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.
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by Latrice Dixon
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| 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!
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| ARTICLES |
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[A ll Features]
- THE GHETTO MATRIX
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Like the Matrix
in the movie, thghetto 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
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By
James Richards
- COMMENTARY
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When
Gwyneth Paltro said, 'And the Oscar goes to Kevin
Spacey,'my hopes sank like the Titanic.
- by Shelby
Jones
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[All Reviews]
The Original Kings of
Comedy
by Li
Sumpter From the time the first king blesses the throne to the
last, this flic is live and packed with nonstop tear-jerking
bladder-busting funny ass jokes
- NUTTY PROFESSOR
II - THE KLUMPS
- THE KLUMPS RULE. The most impressive aspect of any actor
playing multiple characters (remember Jeremy Irons in Dead
Ringers - well try and forget that) is his ability to
use specificity, physical acting and voice to make the
characters real and sympathetic.
By Shelby Jones
- 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
- 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
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