Does Beyond The Lights Shine?
I’m always complaining about the lack of Black on Black love in major media. I don’t have any problem with interracial relationships, I just have a problem that Hollywood seems reluctant to show Black love. So i was excited to see Gina Prince-Bythewood’s new movie Beyond The Lights. The question is does it shine?
Selma is already getting a little Oscar buzz. See what all the foot stomping is all about.
SELMA is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s SELMA tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.
Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi Common, Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, with Tim Roth and Oprah Winfrey as “Annie Lee Cooper.”
Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier – These men inspire me
Belafonte is still fighting for equality. His presence is majestic, His words are moving and his challenge memorable. Belafonte holds us all to a higher standard and Hollywood is not exempt. Check out his speech at this year’s Governor’s Awards:
Lena Waithe says Dear White People more than a film its a “movement”
I got a chance to catch up with Lena Waithe, one of the producers of Dear White People and she has a lot to say about Black Film and the images of Blacks offered by Hollywood. Here is a snippet of the Q&A we had after a showing of the film.
Reggie Ponder reviews Dear White People
Justin Simien goes beyond the linear discussion of race pointing out and poking fun at stereotypes, political incorrectness and general stupidity. The issues are real but the times have been changed to protect the ignorant.
If Justin Simien was looking for a discussion about Race, Dear White People got Princeton Students Talking
Reggie Ponder, The Reel Critic, saw Dear White people with a group of Princeton University Black Alums while on campus this weekend and he found quite a few students having a lot to say. Here is part of that dialogue.
Is Justin Simien making fun of White people or Black people with new film Dear White People?
Justin Simien talks to Reggie Ponder, The Reel Critic about his new film Dear White People
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