Blallywood Film Review: Selma
Imagine having your entire life boiled down to four monosyllabic words. Everything you’ve accomplished, every life you may have touched, every person you loved, and every moment of exhilaration minimized and reduced to a sentence on a page in a text book. For a normal person like you and me, that wouldn’t be such a […]
Selma Is The Martin Luther King Jr. Film We’ve Been Waiting For (Watch Trailer)
Its crazy to think that we’ve never seen the story of Martin Luther King Jr. in a major Hollywood film. Sure, he has appeared as a minor character in films about the Civil Rights movement, but, documentaries aside, not a single movie has focused on just telling his story. It seems like the obvious choice for […]
Sources Say David Oyelowo and Michael B. Jordan Have Auditioned For Star Wars VII
Two more Black Actors have been linked to J.J. Abram’s upcoming film Star Wars VII. Following a rumor spurting incident, in which Chiwetel Ejiofor was spotted in Abram’s office, actors Michael B. Jordan and David Oyelowo have fallen prey to the same speculation. Sources believe they have both auditioned for a role in the film. […]
Black Actor Spotlight: David Oyelowo In Lincoln
David Oyelowo (Red Tails, Middle of Nowhere) plays a brave Union soldier named Ira Clark in Lincoln. A small role, but Clark speaks to Lincoln directly in the film stating: “In fifty years, maybe a Negro Colonel. In 100 years, the vote.” David Oyelowo’s career has boomed this year and last. He appeared in The Help, and Planet […]
Blallywood Film Review: Middle of Nowhere
Indie films play by a different set of rules. The first rule is that there are no rules. That’s what I love about independent features. Though there is sometimes a consistent style, usually a result of budget and fad, independent films are often a unique and welcomed relief from Hollywood big-budget flicks. Tonight I had […]
