“We have to give them greater visibility and a bigger role.”…
Posted March 11, 2013 By Dwight Brown, NNPA Film Critic special to The Key Newsjournal “You will come out of my belly one day. I don’t know if God will give…
"Never has contributing to the delinquency of a minor been so wonderfully tragic and compelling." …
You’ll walk away from this ambitious documentary longing to hear Marley’s voice again.…
"... and they're going to give me notes about what a 13-year-old boy and girl are doing in Red Hook? [Shoot] no," he said, repeating it several times, only without…
"And here’s the thing. It’s my money. I financed the film because I didn’t want to have notes and didn’t want people to tell me there’s no audience for…
In 2011 there were highlights and low points. Let’s forget the latter and celebrate the best efforts in film from a year of gems. African heritage films, black actors in…
"A present-day parable delivering a powerful reminder that much wisdom often still comes from the mouths of babes." - Kam Williams…
"Despite efforts to market the book and the film as a progressive story of triumph over racial injustice, The Help distorts, ignores, and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers."…
Film Review by Kam Williams You can always count on writer/director John Sayles to produce a socially-relevant film, whether a hilarious comedy ala The Brother from Another Planet, or relatively-sober…