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Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong’o on Beauty
The Academy awards are over and my friend and radio host Brian Babylon wants to know why are Black people so happy that Lupita Nyong’o won best supporting actress for 12 years a slave? Well, people like seeing folks who look like them win even if it is for a film about slavery and possibly a film they didn’t even see. It signals that anything is possible. They are also happy that the academy (along with Hollywood’s questionable diversity) recognizes excellence by people of color. This is most significant when most things we see about Blacks is negative. For many Black people, Lupita’s win is their achievement as well. The indoctrination of insuperiority is removed even if just for a moment. Then if you saw her work , and heard her acceptance speech all you can think of is Pharrell’s Happy 🙂 Honestly, I can see what the fuss is all about. listening to her acceptance speech and this one at Essence, I’m confident that Lupita’s win allows us to see the great person she is and inspires other African American to greatness.
Regina Hall & Michael Ealy Talk about their new movie, About Last Night with Reggie Ponder, The Reel Critic
Ice Cube talks Sequel as Ride Along Take # 1 Spot at Box Office
Ice Cube and producer, Will Packer talk about Ride Along and can you believe it, Cube was already talking sequel before the opening. Well Have no fear, this film raked in over $41 million dollars the first weekend. Check out what they had to say to Reggie Ponder, The Reel Critic
Nelson Mandela is NOT Dead!
You probably know by now that Nelson Mandela has died but he is not Dead. He lives in the example he set and left for us to follow. He lives in the spirit he lived life by and has spread to thousands. He lives in the fight he exhibited and the work he has left for us to finish. And Although I never met him, I feel a kingship, a bond, a love and a gratitude that is difficult to put in words. I just LOVED this man who help the world see Love, determination and forgiveness in a way that just can’t be forgotten. Nelson Mandela LIVES! It is fitting that I’m hosting a panel tonight after the screening of his film, Mandela Long Walk To Freedom. I needed
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
to do something that pays tribute to his contributions to my life and to mankind. I think the film and the discussion will be inspirational and Inspiring.
#LongLiveNelsonMandela
Appellate Justice Eileen Moore on her new book Race Results: Hollywood vs. the Supreme Court, Ten Decades of Racial Decisions and Film.
Very interesting interview with Black Hollywood Live host Mari Fagel and special guest Appellate Justice Eileen Moore on her new book Race Results: Hollywood vs. the Supreme Court, Ten Decades of Racial Decisions and Film.
USC study: Minorities still under-represented in popular films
Source: LA Times
With this year’s high-profile movies “The Butler,” “42” and “12 Years a Slave” prominently featuring black actors, it may seem as though the multiplex is enjoying new levels of diversity. But popular films still under-represent minority characters and directors, and reflect certain biases in their portrayals, according to a study being released Wednesday by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. READ MORE HERE.
Reggie Ponder - The Reel Critic 