She told Dr. Martin Luther King she planned on leaving Star Treck: "No! You are our image of where we're going, you're 300 years from now, and that means that's where we are and it takes place now. Keep doing what you're doing, you are our inspiration" Read the complete article
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" has pulled in $16.5 million to hold on to the No. 1 spot at the box office for a third-straight time a weekend that was Hollywood's slowest of the year. Read the complete article
Russell Simmons was among the handful of celebrities making a daily show of support of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) via a very visible presence on the ground in lower Manhattan and other cities Read the complete article
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A film opening on World AIDS Day Thursday that mixes live action and animation is taking viewers inside a soccer player's body, showing how he becomes infected with HIV and spreads the virus. Read the complete article
If you think blacks and Asians have been given a raw deal in the way they’ve been portrayed in Hollywood pictures, then you should reflect upon the harmful depictions of Native Americans on film. For, this beleaguered ethnic group has generally been stereotyped in a very limited fashion, namely, as deserving of extermination or being driven to reservations. Read the complete article
With an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Alrick Brown is a filmmaker and teacher who has found his calling writing, directing and producing narrative films and documentaries focusing on social issues affecting the world at large. For over two years, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cote d’Ivoire. Read the complete article
Have you ever even heard of a smooth type of British music called Lovers Rock? Me either. But don’t let that stop you from checking out this alternately entertaining and educational documentary detailing the history of what was actually a very influential, if underappreciated, genre. Read the complete article
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" put the bite on the weekend box office with a $138.1 million debut. Read the complete article
