PUBLIC ENEMY - What Happened to the Music Protests & Rage?

PUBLIC ENEMY - What Happened to the Music Protests & Rage?

Having recently released “Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy’s Greatest Hits”, to document their immense and far-reaching legacy to the development of hip hop music, how did Public Enemy catalyse the transition of rap music from minority interest to establishment juggernaut?
Public Enemy have released a ‘Best of’ compilation of their music […]

Artist, Drama, Hollywood, Music, Nature, Political, Radical, Rap, Social, War

SNAKES ON A PLANE - Green Light for Quirk

SNAKES ON A PLANE - Green Light for Quirk

Snakes on a Plane is an action/horror film to be released on August 18, 2006. by New Line Cinema.
Written by David D’Alessandro, John Heffernan, Sheldon Turner, directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. The film finished filming principal photography in September of 2005 including five days of additional re-shooting to raise the […]

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SPIDERMAN 3 - Preview

SPIDERMAN 3 - Preview

Cast:
Tobey Mcguire as Peter Parker/Spiderman, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, Daniel Gillies as John Jameson, J.K Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, Thomas Haden Church as Sandman/Flint Marko, Topher Grace as Venom, Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Conners, Adrian Lester as a Research Scientist, Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacey, Theresa Russell as Mrs. Marko, […]

Director, Film, Hollywood, Movie

SAYLES TECHNIQUE - A Social, Political & Emotional Travelogue

SAYLES TECHNIQUE - A Social, Political & Emotional Travelogue

John Sayles’ work tends to act as a social, political and emotional travelogue rather than a straight-line narrative. The films are all about the compromises that exist between individuals and the society in which they live.

Roger Corman’s B-movie factory of the sixties and seventies produced a number of leading film talents like Francis Ford Coppola,Martin […]

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THE RISING - Aamir Khan’s Influences & Politics

THE RISING - Aamir Khan’s Influences & Politics

The latest Indian blockbuster featuring an International cast and aimed at a crossover audience released recently in the UK. Sangeeta Datta talks to Aamir Khan about his influences and politics.
Bollywood is now India’s biggest calling card in the ever growing business of entertainment. It is the new buzzword and mantra in Diasporic cross cultural worlds […]

Actor, Artist, Awareness, Bollywood, Cinema, Communities, Director, Film, Filmmaker, History, Hollywood, Iconic, Movie, Music, Performance, Political, Theatre, War

BFM BOOMAYE! International Film Festival 2006

BFM BOOMAYE! International Film Festival 2006

The 7th black film magazine International Film Festival [bfm IFF] hosts an amazing line up of films from the finest the African Diaspora has to offer: films made in Hollywood, the Caribbean, Africa, Canada, Europe and our own UK talent will compete for prizes and awards.
The bfm IFF is a six day event - with […]

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LEIGH LIGHTING - My Aqueous Resonance

LEIGH LIGHTING - My Aqueous Resonance

The Royal National Theatre eagerly and protectively awaits the title and production of Mike Leigh’s new play, as do we, excited by the mystery and fascination of it all. Will it cause a tempest, flooding the South Bank venue with honour or derision?
“I want you to get an interview with Mike Leigh!” The assertion in […]

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