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Notable Links–”Shahs of Sunset” edition

March 18, 2012
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Notable Links–”Shahs of Sunset” edition

Credit: Bravo/Shahs of Sunset official Facebook page I am not completely sure why I haven’t heard about the new reality show Shahs of Sunset. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I don’t keep up with as much reality television as the next person–as far as reality TV goes, I only...

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Notable Links: “GCB”, Viola Davis’ bid to play Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and the top 8 Native American films to see

March 9, 2012
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Notable Links: “GCB”, Viola Davis’ bid to play Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and the top 8 Native American films to see

Marisol Nichols as Heather Cruz in GCB. Credit: ABC CGB: I watched the season premiere of ABC’s GCB, and I think it’s got a lot of guilty pleasure potential if only the mean girls were ramped up and given some kind of weight behind their characters (perhaps the controversy concerning Kristen Chenoweth’s character will...

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First image from “The Lone Ranger” starring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp

March 9, 2012
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First image from “The Lone Ranger” starring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp

Here’s the first image from the upcoming film The Lone Ranger, which was tweeted out by the film’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The film has been on the watchlist for several people because of Johnny Depp playing Tonto. I’ve written about this before, so you can read about it here as well as in this...

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New trailer for “Casa de mi Padre” released

March 7, 2012
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New trailer for “Casa de mi Padre” released

Credit: official Facebook page Check out the new trailer from the all-Spanish language Will Ferrell film Casa de mi Padre. The film also stars Genesis Rodriguez, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. Here’s the official synopsis from the official Facebook page: Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father’s ranch in...

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Michael Clarke Duncan, S. Epatha Merkerson to star in boxing film “The Challenger”

March 7, 2012
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Michael Clarke Duncan, S. Epatha Merkerson to star in boxing film “The Challenger”

Duncan as John Coffey in The Green Mile. Merkerson as Anita Van Buren in Law and Order. Screencaps: me (YouTube) Here’s a press release I received today about a new movie called The Challenger,  featuring Michael Clarke Duncan and S. Epatha Merkerson. What I’m hoping is that this film will be like another The...

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Notable Links: “Sammy Davis Jr.”-gate, “America’s Next Top Model”-gate, and Dwayne Johnson as Hercules?

March 3, 2012
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Notable Links: “Sammy Davis Jr.”-gate, “America’s Next Top Model”-gate, and Dwayne Johnson as Hercules?

Dwayne Johnson headshot at the  Tribeca Film Festival, April 25, 2009. Credit: David Shankbone (Creative Commons/Wikipedia) First, I have to say that with all of the links posted, I do not endorse their opinions, whether I agree with them or not. I’m simply providing you with some opinions that are out there. To start...

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Wham! Bam! Islam! takes a look at Muslim comic book superheroes

March 3, 2012
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Wham! Bam! Islam! takes a look at Muslim comic book superheroes

Credit: Official Facebook page for Wham! Bam! Islam! Someone suggested this film to me and I meant to talk about it before, but I suppose I forgot about it. Well, I’ve remembered now, so I’m talking about it. Directed by Isaac Solotaroff, Wham! Bam! Islam! is a film that takes a look at a...

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“Red Tails”: My dad’s take on the film

February 28, 2012
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“Red Tails”: My dad’s take on the film

Credit: Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm One movie I really wanted to have some analysis on, especially during Black History Month, is the George Lucas life project about the Tuskegee Airmen, Red Tails, starring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding, Jr. Since my dad, Donald, has seen Red Tails, I’ve asked him what he thought about the film,...

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Notable Links: Oscars edition

February 27, 2012
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Notable Links: Oscars edition

Viola Davis in Vera Wang. Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images The big news is that Octavia Spencer won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Minny in The Help! Even better is that she’s an Alabama native! Spencer thanked her Montgomery, AL family as well as the people that make up her families...

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PBS’ inaugural online film festival to highlight different cultures, perspectives

February 26, 2012
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PBS’ inaugural online film festival to highlight different cultures, perspectives

Logo for PBS Online Film Festival. Credit: PBS Pressroom PBS has issued a press release about their inaugural Online Film Festival, which will take place between Feb. 27 through March 30. To quote the press release: The Festival, featuring award-winning films with a wide array of styles, perspectives and subject matter, will run from...

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“The Help”: Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer win at the NAACP Awards and what their award season wins mean for the Oscars

February 26, 2012
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“The Help”: Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer win at the NAACP Awards and what their award season wins mean for the Oscars

Octavia Spencer at the NAACP Image Awards. Credit: Official NAACP Image Awards Facebook page Here’s some news I forgot to talk about: Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer won NAACP Image Awards for their roles in The Help. Arguably, winning these awards are the most important ones because while all awards are fantastic, it is...

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Notable Links: Jeremy Lin, Alabama immigration, and monochromatic Oscar voters

February 25, 2012
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Notable Links: Jeremy Lin, Alabama immigration, and monochromatic Oscar voters

Jeremy Lin, superstar. Credit: nikk_la (Flickr Creative Commons) There has been a lot of stuff going on this week. I’ll highlight three of the things that’s going on this week’s list: Jeremy Lin: I tried to be unbiased about this, but I’m just going to come out and say it–I’m a Lin fan. I...

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