I gained a bit of respect for Mo’Nique after her performance in Precious, a movie I had a lot of problems with, but nevertheless gave a pass to largely due to how good she was in it. I would ...
Read more »The Good:• The winners mostly deserved their awards. -Jeff Bridges was the sentimental choice, and basically won for all the times he was snubbed, but I’m ...
Read more »I don’t know if the movie Precious even has a chance against The Hurt Locker and Avatar at tonight’s Oscar Awards. I do know that Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique were incredible ...
Read more »Finally, something meaningful to talk about. The Oscar nominations are out, and the Avatar juggernaut is tied with The Hurt Locker for nine nominations each, including Best Picture and Director, ...
Read more »In the “post-racial” era of Barack Obama, there are those who like to believe that race is no longer a factor in determining ones ability to succeed in America. Many would argue ...
Read more »As you scroll down my list of the best movies of 2009, you will probably wonder why I stopped at five. Surely there were enough good movies this year to have ten, as is customary for most year-end ...
Read more »Independent black cinema has always been around. From Melvin Van Peebles (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song) to Spike Lee (She’s Gotta Have It) to Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou), black ...
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"also check this out -- all the stuff obama had to deal with in his first term http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/01/30/120130fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=all "
avp"a gingrich / obama race would definitely be uglier, but there's still no way gingrich wins. "
avp"We shouldn't be funding the Catholic school system. If they're going to take their orders from the Vatican and Catholic dogma, then they don't deserve our money."
C"Michael Fassbender could have been nominated for Jane Eyre or A Desperate Measure very plausibly but that he was overlooked for Shame was one of those imbecilic outrages that we've had to become a numb to with the Academy. You really must see that film ..."
Salem
" The Conservative Government was sued in the Supreme Court for the illegal age of sexual consent increase as it was a direct violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution. A book about the court case that remains ..."
Octaevius Altair