about contributors submissions book series advertising contests tour dates Mixed Media PopMatters Picks
|
|
Articles tagged "kasi lemmons" Film DVD ReviewTalk to Meby Jake Meaney[29.Nov.07] :. Vibrant, exuberant, colorful and irresistibly alive, Talk to Me is a celebration of a lifestyle as much as a life -- the thumping funk, soul and R&B of the late '60s, early '70s.  Film FeatureA Tough Road for Hollywood’s Female Film Directorsby Mary F. Pols [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][30.Aug.07] :. Like most big-time movie directors, Kasi Lemmons had a studio driver to take her to and from the set of her new film, Talk to Me. "He said he'd driven 130 directors," Lemmons recalled. "And I was the first woman director he'd driven."  NewsDon Cheadle keeps it real in ‘Talk to Me’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][27.Jul.07] :. LOS ANGELES—Don Cheadle doesn’t want to punch a reporter. But he may need to punch a reporter. “I need to do something,” the soft-spoken actor says with a laugh, between... NewsDon Cheadle gets the word out about ‘Talk to Me’by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][13.Jul.07] :. “You do what you are able to do,” says Cheadle. “That’s my responsibility as a human. But as an actor, you know, I don’t always want to represent all that is good and noble. Sometimes you just want to, you know, get down a little bit.” PopMatters PickFilm ReviewTalk To Me (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jul.07] :. Part biopic, part portrait of an era, Talk to Me presents an ongoing dilemma -- what does it mean to be "black enough" and how does "talk" shape the question and answers?  Film DVD ReviewCandyman: Special Edition (1992)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Aug.04] :. Kasi Lemmons says, 'The Candyman is born of extreme racism against him.'" The Caveman’s Valentine (2001)by Cynthia FuchsDespite and sometimes because of its unevenness, the film conveys the delusions of daily existence with fierce poetry. |
Now on PopMatters
Columns
Moving Pixels: Parent-Child Bonding: Video Games that Bridge the Generation Gap The Rockist: Metal, Back from Purgatory
Blogs
Short Ends and Leader: Seasoned Greetings: White Christmas (1954) and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Peripatetic Postcards: What’s Hot in Korea
Music
:. Say Anything: Say Anything :. Wolfmother: Cosmic Egg :. The Swell Season: Strict Joy :. Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms :. Karen O and the Kids: Where The Wild Things Are :. Slaraffenland: We’re on Your Side :. Gloria Jones: Share My Love
Film
:. The Men Who Stare at Goats :. Endgame :. The Fourth Kind :. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire :. Disney’s A Christmas Carol :. Gentlemen Broncos
DVDs
:. Adult Swim in a Box :. The 39 Steps :. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Those Aren’t Pillows Edition)
News
:. Craig Ferguson’s autobiography is a testimony to America’s eternal appeal to immigrants :. INTERVIEW:Jeff Bridges abides, and works like crazy :. Roland Emmerich’s latest big-budget doomsday extravaganza is his ‘darkest film’ to date :. INTERVIEW:Hit repeat with Steely Dan and ‘Aja’ :. INTERVIEW:Lily Tomlin has had an extraordinary career being ordinary :. Film changes student’s course: ‘Precious’ star pursuing acting
|
