We are excited the Los Angeles headquartered Women in Film and Television (WIFTIN) launched its Nigerian chapter last week. See details from the event producers below: In attendance was Gbemi Olateru, the Mistress of Ceremony at the event and a board member/Director of WIFTIN. Other members and members of the press were present at the …
Film Review: ‘I Will Follow’ Bittersweet Drama Chronicles Day in the Life of Grief-Stricken Caregiver
For some reason, most movies aimed at African-American audiences tend to be either over-the-top comedies or morality plays too melodramatic in tone to be taken very seriously. Flying in the face of that trend is I Will Follow, one of those refreshingly rare treats which simply presents black folks in a recognizably realistic fashion, ala …
Salli Richardson-Whitfield: The “I Will Follow” Interview
Born in Chicago on November 23, 1967, Salli Richardson-Whitfield burst onto the silver screen in 1993 in ‘Posse, an African-American Western directed by and co-starring Mario Van Peebles. Her resume’ reveals extensive work since then in television, film and theater. Salli starred opposite both Denzel Washington and Will Smith, playing their wives in the films …
Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun For Movies opening March 11, 2011
OPENING THIS WEEK BIG BUDGET FILMS Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13 for profanity, scenes of destruction and sustained, intense violence) Apocalyptic, sci-fi flick about a Marine platoon which represents the last hope for humanity in the wake of an alien invasion. Cast includes Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Ne-Yo, Bridget Moynihan and Cory Hardrict. Mars Needs Moms …
Leila Djansi Presented with BAFTA Los Angeles 2011 Pan African Festival Choice Prize for “I Sing of A Well”
Ladybrille Magazine salutes Ghana’s Leila Djansi who was the recipient of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA, Los Angeles) 2011 Pan African Festival Choice Prize for “I Sing of A Well.” The event just concluded this past weekend. “I am so very honored to receive this prize, which I accept …
Just Go With It: Sandler and Aniston Co-Star in Shallow, Derivative Sitcom (Film Review)
“The Big Lie” is a shopworn formula which has been recycled by countless television sitcoms since serving as the premise for almost every episode of I Love Lucy. The age-old theme typically revolves around a morally-compromised protagonist who ends up ensnared in an ever-expanding web of deception after telling a little fib at a moment …