Here’s a feature trailer about CBGB’s. via Bobby Caputo …
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This October the Tokyo International Film Festival will be poppin’ in Roppongi Hills. If the films aren’t in English, there should be English subtitles and vice versa. Geeked! via TIFF …
Big Words is a film about three friends, at first they were a fresh rap group, now their late 30 somethings dealing with life’s unexpected consequences. The film is set in Brooklyn and it takes place during President Obama’s 2008 election. Directed by Neil Drumming, the film stars Dorian Missick (Southland), Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire) and Yaya Alafia (The Kids Are All Right). It also features rapper Jean Grae. Big Words debuts today. Peep the trailer below. …
12 Years A Slave is about Solomon Northup of New York, he’s kidnapped and forced to work on a plantation in New Orleans during the 1800’s. Based on a true story, its directed by Steven McQueen, responsible for acclaimed films, Hunger and Shame. McQueen is known for his vivid detail and stylish cinematography. He isn’t apologetic about his choices, but now that he’s official, this latest project feels like a personal homecoming of sorts. Although this trailer is uplifting with …
“As my debt started to rise and my motivation started to plummet, I found myself writing in my journal one afternoon, wondering what I was doing in New York. I loved the city, I loved what it represented, but, what was I doing?” After blowing up off her webseries The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, Issa Rae‘s now at work on her TV show, I Hate L.A. Dudes. She wrote a dope personal essay for The Fader, here. Photo by Emily …
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