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2011-09-01T13:42:00.001-04:00

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2011-05-01T17:15:00.002-04:00

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▌REVIEW ▌KARATE KID (2010)

2010-06-11T08:53:00.000-04:00

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▌SUPERFAB ▌The "Ambition Baby" Look #BriefHiatus #NewnessAlert

2010-06-07T17:55:00.000-04:00

To borrow the words of the matchless B. Scott... "Hey there, Love Muffinnnnnns!" If you hadn't noticed, bytwenty8 posting has slowed a bit. There are AWESOME reasons for that, and in just a little while, newness will pop off all over this site. (I'm bubbling up a bit on the inside...) That being the case, I'm giving you fair warning: posting will be sparse these next couple of weeks, but know

▌FYI ▌ Meet the glossy for Christian Cinema

2010-06-05T11:18:00.001-04:00

www.christianfilmworksmagazine.com Stop pretending you knew it existed. Meet Christian Filmworks Magazine, the domain of Christian Cinema. I don't think you should expect to see Tyler Perry's face show up in its pages, but the thought is a brilliant one. Take a gander and let me know what you think. P.S.Would love to see my own fam represented, too. We go pretty hard in this arena, but I don't

▌CASTING CALL ▌25th Anniversary MTV Real World

2010-06-01T20:31:00.000-04:00

MTV is casting for Real World 25. 18 - to - 24-year-olds beware! (Hopefully you'll bring the vim and vigor back...no offense, MTV.)

▄▌SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT▐▄ Meet me at my Examiner ;-) #gig #giddy

2010-05-31T13:02:00.001-04:00

I'm pretty excited about this one. Yours truly is now Film Festival Examiner for the DC area. Follow the pretty green link to read my first (scrib'd) fest experience. Special thanks again to Samuel Douek and Hola Mexico for being my firsts. //Hola Mexico Film Festival touches down in the District// That being said, the more you read, the more I get to write! So please DO stop on through!

▌CANNES ▌Late Like A Mug--So What! #Cannes #madREALmad #noladies

2010-05-31T12:28:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to all the winners, and a special s/o to Mahamat-Saleh Haroun! The Winners of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival -Palme d'Or (Golden Palm): "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand) -Grand Prize: "Of Gods and Men" by Xavier Beauvois (France) -Jury Prize: "A Screaming Man" by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chad) -Best Director: Mathieu Amalric

▌FESTIVAL ▌Hola, Mexico! And Why 'Naco' is ALWAYS Chido @ E St (thru 6/1)

2010-05-30T13:15:00.000-04:00

Landmark 'E Street' Cinemas555 11th Street, NWWashington, DC 20001202.452.7672NOW through 6/1 You may have heard about 'Norteado'--which opened the festival, but the people's choice is worth your eyeballs and attention to staying 'woke', too. Yours truly viewed Sergio Arau's Naco es Chido ("Kitch Is Cool") Friday at Landmark, and may I say, it is indeed a timely faux tale. For would-be

▌SAYWhaa? ▌Real Housewives of Accra

2010-05-30T09:09:00.000-04:00

STOP. THE. PRESSES.HOLD. THE. PHONE. You KNOW I had to post something like this. There is very little word, but the word that exists goes something like this: MOVE OVER ALL YOU SO-CALLED HOUSE CHICKS. Casting for the Real Housewives of Accra will go down from mid-July to August according to the 480+ Facebook fan page of the alleged soon-to-be show. No, Bravo did not fall and bump its head

▌CELEBRATION OF LIFE ▌ Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 - May 29, 2010)

2010-05-30T08:58:00.000-04:00

Dennis Hopper, the star behind 'Easy Rider', and a reputed Hollywood hell-raiser, died Saturday, May 29th after a long battle with prostate cancer. Hopper was 74. Dennis Hopper dead at 74 - NYPOST.com

▌CELEBRATION OF LIFE ▌ Gary Coleman (February 8, 1968 - May 28, 2010)

2010-05-30T08:48:00.000-04:00

Daresay, one of the most bitten celebrities in parody and sketch comedy, Gary Coleman was a breakout child star and testimony to a life lived against the odds. Coleman's 4'8 stature was the result of a kidney condition that left him resembling his childhood characters well beyond their appearances on television. While he garnered much success around every "Whatchu taum'bout Willis?" utterance

▌POLITRIX ▌Regina King: "We recorded the [premiere] two years ago..."

2010-05-24T00:03:00.001-04:00

Peep Regina King's interview with South Cack-a-lack-eee's Tessa and Baby J.This is a piece of cable's circus. Cable isn't held to the same tight scheduling guidelines that broadcast is known for. Pilot-schmilot. Air it in fall... Air it in spring... Air it in summer... Relevance? What's the difference? Producers in cable are at liberty to air when they please. And if you were left feeling like I

▌TUTORIAL ▌Shooting Motion Handheld (Minus Dolly)

2010-05-20T14:10:00.001-04:00

I'm going to need you to learn how to skateboard. Essentially, that's what this guy is about to tell you. While the crew below is focusing specifically on skateboard coverage, I'd definitely recommend these tips to anyone responsible for camerawork on a live shoot. For those of us who have been trying to figure out a substitute for the incomparable dolly effect, the long and short of it is this:

▌TOO COOL ▌Tell Beyonce's Band to Meet Their Grandmother

2010-05-19T19:13:00.000-04:00

Whilst completing the reading comprehension section of my PRAXIS this past Monday, this made me stop dead in my tracks. A multicultural, all-female jazz band from the 1930s including ALL women of color. Meet the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.

UPFRONTS! Oooooh yeah! The first Twitter-com

2010-05-19T18:34:00.001-04:00

The dog and pony show is well underway in NYC. (Recall the pre-primer intro to upfronts.) Check the update from NPR aqui. In the meantime, check out the Twitter page that became a broadcast pilot--and is currently wooing Madison Ave. Gawker has compiled some script shots over at its site. See if $#!% My Dad Says lives up to the hype. The Twitter sure does. :-)

▌OK ▌Focus on Africa First Program

2010-05-16T22:50:00.002-04:00

Focus on Africa First Program So...according to Variety, you get $10K from Focus Features to "help develop the next generation of African filmmakers." Word. Kisha Cameron-Dingle (...Sometimes in April) supervises the program. Submissions will be accepted through August 3. Call home and tell a friend to tell a friend.

[Oh, Dear Lord, No. Please, No.] Terrence Howard as Marvin Gaye?

2010-05-16T21:18:00.000-04:00

Just read this at Shadow & Act and all I can say is... God, no. Even if I don't manage to pass my test tomorrow, can you answer this prayer? You know I don't even clown folks like this, and even now, I'm not clowning. I'm typically very open-minded, but I really just can't breathe at the sight of such news, so please... NO! PLEASE can Terrence Howard NOT be Marvin Gaye in Cameron Crowe's

▌SAYWhaa? ▌Power Rangers Is Coming Back #16years

2010-05-13T14:54:00.000-04:00

Dude. Huh? This is like losing a tooth in kindergarten, and your mom coming to tell you she found it on your 25th birthday. Ok. Can I have that tooth-fairy money plus interest accrued? Saban is snatching the series we all knew and loved back from Disney (Back on the playground, I was Trini, the Yellow Ranger, thankyouverymuch). Disney had issues with the fighting parts of the show, so they kilt

▌INDIE ▌YO! Fab 5 Freddy raps 'Exit Through the Gift Shop'

2010-05-12T18:56:00.000-04:00

YO! Fab 5 Freddy raps 21st century "Wild Style" (Charlie Ahearn). See "Exit Through the Gift Shop" (Bansky) now at E Street Cinemas. Art and block meet cinema and have a movie...

Darn you, Hulu...Lena Horne & Kermit The Frog

2010-05-10T20:26:00.000-04:00

▌ICYMI ▌Betty White and Alumni on SNL 5/8 :D

2010-05-10T15:03:00.001-04:00

No joke: I was like a kid on Christmas morning watching this episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. Not simply because I wanted to join the hallaballoo surrounding the Betty White SNL experience, but Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler AND Tina Fey were in the building, too. Can you say *SICE ME*???! Check the episode in full (sans Jigga) //aqui//. Here's a web exclusive in

▌GRAND HUSTLE ▌Workshop w/ Kodak Cinematogs, free! 5/12 #DMV #ProDev

2010-05-10T12:59:00.000-04:00

May 10th - 11th Kodak Stop By Shoot Film Workshops Kodak Office 1250 H St., NW Washington, D.C. 20005 10A, 2P Kodak is offering free 16mm film production workshops (at 10A and 2P) today and tomorrow. Register for one of the four workshops at www.kodak.com/go/SBSF. Discover how easy and fun it is to use motion picture film - and get the best images you've ever created. You'll talk with a top

▌SCREENINGS ▌Saving Screen on the Green, #HBO #DMV #Summertime!

2010-05-10T11:18:00.002-04:00

Screen on the Green is indeed the mark of summer in the city (cue Regina Spektor!) HBO pulls out the big screen on the National Mall, and beginning at sundown every Monday night, an ole, nostalgic classic revs up to crowds gathered on blankets and lawn chairs. (Sweet!) The festivities were almost nixed last year, and according to the pushers behind "Save Screen on the Green," (their advocacy

[RSVP] The Official Screening Party for “Just Wright” Starring Queen Latifah & Common « The Fab Empire - DC Fab

2010-05-10T10:52:00.000-04:00

[RSVP] The Official Screening Party for “Just Wright” Starring Queen Latifah & Common « The Fab Empire - DC Fab DC Fab will be in the house tomorrow at Policy for the DC advance screening of Just Wright. RSVP today by 5:00P to catch an early look at the Queen Latifah and Common'd pic. See you there! Just Wright opens Friday 5/14 in theaters everywhere.