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"The Last Fall" Needs You!!

2012-02-09T15:19:00.000-05:00

Alrighty folks I got another great project that needs your support!! An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over. The extremely, talented director Matthew Cherry needs YOU to help finish his movie The Last Fall and get his cast and crew down to SXSW. They have 30 days to raise $15,000. So give what you can (I just did!!) and more

Featured Doc Alert: "Slavery By Another Name"

2012-02-08T08:00:00.000-05:00

The National Productions is developing Slavery by Another Name, a multi-part PBS project based upon the 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Wall Street Journal writer Douglas Blackmon. Slavery by Another Name challenges one of our country’s most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. The documentary recounts how in the

Black History 365! Black Cinema Style!

2012-02-07T11:40:00.000-05:00

This month, Documentary Channel honors Black History Month with a special month-long celebration of the "Best of Black Documentary Cinema" every Tuesday night in primetime. Beginning today Tuesday, February 7 with Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (8 p.m. ET), the series will culminate with the US television premiere of Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat By The Door, a

Celebrating Black History Month...By Taking you to the Movies!!

2012-02-03T12:27:00.000-05:00

In honor of Black History Month, Black Savant Cinema wanted to make sure that we highlight a few films to add to your playlist. Hopefully you will gain something that you didn't know and share with others. Today's feature is a film by Afro-Cuban filmmaker, Gloria Rolando titled Eyes of the Rainbow a wonderful film that combines spiritual ritual and "ourstory" while depicting the life of

History is Made at Sundance Film Festival by Director Ava DuVernay!!

2012-01-29T15:41:00.000-05:00

Well if anyone said there is no room for Black Indie film, then they have not met Ms. Ava DuVernay! She's on a roll!! On last night, Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman to win US Directing Award: Dramatic for her second feature film, Middle of Nowhere. The movie stars Emayatzy Corinealdi as a young woman struggling to maintain her identity while her husband (Omari Hardwick

And Here Are 'The Oscar 2012' Nominees...

2012-01-28T16:32:00.001-05:00

With the Academy Awards not too far in the distance you know we gotta take a look at the nominees... 2011 was quite the interesting year at the movies, if I had to describe it in two words... JAW-DROPPING!! And the nominees are... Best Picture The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball The Tree of Life War Horse Actor in

“Red Tails”… A History Lesson for the Books!

2012-01-21T08:00:00.000-05:00

“We Fight! We Fight! We Fight!” This movie did just that! FIGHT!! Red Tails made it very clear from the start to the beginning, movies such as this one deserve to be placed in high regard just like any other Hollywood film and should not be ignored. And to think this project took 20 years to make…tisk tisk tisk. Here is a positive, inspiring, and uplifting story

"Middle of Nowhere" Director Shares Her Thoughts on Sundance!!

2012-01-19T10:09:00.000-05:00

Ava DuVernay is the writer/director of the Sundance Film Festival selection “Middle of Nowhere.”* For the majority of independent filmmakers the world over, Sundance is the brass ring of American film festivals. It’s the one they want. The one where at least one Cinderella story unfolds just about every year. The one where studio honchos congregate and truly pay attention to your film,

The Disapperance of the Black Female Action Heroine

2012-01-13T08:00:00.000-05:00

After watching the 2011 mystery thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, I left the theater with a plethora of emotions. Excited, empowered, proud, somber, a bit in confused, and somewhat in limbo. This idea of the female action heroine reincarnated just kept calling out to me. But then I would take it a step further and ask what about the black female action heroine? Well…uhhhh…She’s

Special RED ALERT POST for my SORORS of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-05:00

'Twas the night before Founders Day, And all through the Delta House,The sorors were texting and tweeting shout-outs. Memories of love, tears, togetherness, and care.Memories of crossing to the other side, for Big Sister was waiting there. Voter Registration, RIF, Habitat For Humanity, blood drives and book clubs abound. Where there is service a Delta is sure to be found! We're

Another Film Project To Support "Canopy"

2012-01-12T19:04:00.000-05:00

As you all know I am all about making sure films get the exposure that they need and deserve, and this one right here is no different. While perusing through the internet (S/O to Cazembe Abena for the FB post) I found this promotional video for an upcoming film titled Canopy from screenwriter/producer Okorie Johnson. "Canopy is coming-of-age/romantic comedy that takes place in Atlanta during the

7 Minute Sneak Peek of "Red Tails"

2012-01-12T18:31:00.001-05:00

The much anticipated film Red Tails is set to make its debut January 20th, but I got a little sumthin' sumthin' for ya just to tide you over till then... Check it out below... RT Clip from Tambay Obenson on Vimeo. Hopefully you had already planned to see this film, but if not this clip should have convinced you!! It is important that any and everyone support this film, because Hollywood is

New Indie Film To Put on The Radar..."Middle of Nowhere"

2012-01-11T11:30:00.000-05:00

I have always been impressed with Ava DuVernay's work! She is truly amazing and it shows through her work. Without a shadow of doubt I had to feature her upcoming indie film Middle of Nowhere, it makes its world debut at Sundance Film Festival in less than two weeks! Check out the new poster and trailer below: Here is the synopsis as well...When her husband is incarcerated, an African

Save The Date January 14-16, 2012: Its a "Red Tails"/MLK Weekend Celebration

2012-01-07T09:41:00.000-05:00

I am definitely looking forward to this film, it just exudes greatness from every end!! What a great way to start out the new year!!

Happy 2012 From Black Savant Cinema!!

2012-01-01T00:01:00.000-05:00

The Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on... Fill your life with Happiness, Brightness, and Cheer... Bring in Joy and Prosperity for the whole Year... And that's Black Savant Cinema's wish for you...Happy New Year!! Peace and Blessings!!

Black Savant Cinema Top 20 Films of 2011

2011-12-30T08:00:00.000-05:00

As another year comes to an end, you know Black Savant Cinema must compile its top 20 films of this year. They can be an indie, a doc, foreign, or even mainstream just as long as it bring quality to the screen. So without further ado in no particular order here is BSC top 20 films of 2011!! Drive Pariah Kinyarwanda Limitless The Lincoln Lawyer Shame Bridesmaids The Girl With The

Happy Holidays From Black Savant Cinema!!

2011-12-25T06:00:00.000-05:00

Regardless of what you celebrate this holiday season, make sure you enjoy it with the ones you love!! Happy Holidays, Happy Kwanzaa, Season's Greetings, Merry Christmas, and Happy Hanukkah!! From Black Savant Cinema!!

Guess Who's Back.... Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

2011-12-22T18:24:00.000-05:00

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MUST SEE Trailer... "Safe House"

2011-12-22T15:22:00.001-05:00

I just had to post this one...Denzel gives me another reason why his acting skills are not to be doubted!! And this trailer is that period at the end of the sentence... Also check out the hot song from Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Frank Ocean..."No Church in the Wild"...Blazing Hot!!! Safe House hits theaters February 10th, 2012...I'm in there!!!

First 7 minutes of "The Dark Knight Rises"

2011-12-20T09:13:00.000-05:00

Everyone is anxiously awaiting the epic conclusion of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight series and I think he hit the nail on the head with this one...Check out the first 7 minutes of the upcoming Summer 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises... I don't know about you but it's on my list for the Summer...How about yours?

Film Projects That HAVE and/or NEED your SUPPORT!!

2011-12-15T10:36:00.000-05:00

I just had to take a couple of moments to highlight some indie/short films that need your support!! Byron Hurt's Soul Food Junkies A Public Art project from Katie Yamasaki's If Walls Could Talk A Short Film project from Dina Fiasconaro I See a Darkness

New Trailer Alerts!!

2011-12-15T09:19:00.000-05:00

Check out these new trailers set to hit a theater near you... First up is the romantic comedy from Tyler Perry Good Deeds In theaters February 24th, 2012 And just in case you have not see the new Lucas Films Red Tails In theaters January 20th, 2012

Interview with Kinyarwanda director/filmmaker Alrick Brown

2011-12-14T16:38:00.000-05:00

Kinyarwanda interweaves six different tales that together form one grand narrative that provides the most complex and real depiction yet presented of human resilience and life during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Grace Gipson (Medium Rare/ Black Savant Cinema) spoke with filmmaker Alrick Brown about the reasons behind bringing this kind of story to the big screen and his role in the film

Sci-Fi/ Action Double Header Trailer Alert

2011-12-12T20:18:00.000-05:00

I know it's been a while, but I have a couple of new trailer alerts that you might want to check out... First up is for all my G.I. Joe fans... G.I. Joe: Retaliation Hits theaters June 29th, 2012 And next is the third installment to the MIB series, Men in Black 3 Hits theaters May 25th, 2012 Looks like next summer is going to be full of action!!

An Exclusive Preview from the upcoming Spring 2012 flick "Think Like a Man""The Insider"

2011-12-09T11:28:00.001-05:00

Check out this exclusive clip and trailer from The Insider on the Steve Harvey Best-Selling book turned to film Think like a Man.... Hits theaters April 2012.