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8th Annual BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE
Founded in 2012 by Maori Karmael Holmes, BlackStar has become the hottest event on the film festival calendar. Exposing and providing its audience with must-see film premieres, poignant artist discussions, and discoveries of emerging filmmakers. Remember, artists like Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty; HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness), Matthew A. Cherry (9 RIdes; ABC's Whiskey Cavalier), Nijla Baseema Mu'min (Jinn)
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BLACKkKLANSMAN
Tinsel & Tine’s look at A Spike Lee Joint Fans of the Dave Chappelle show, can’t help but think about his hilarious skit involving Clayton Bigsby, the blind KKK leader who didn’t know he was black, when hearing about the premise of Spike Lee’s BlackkKlansman, which tells the true story of a black cop infiltrating the KKK in the 70’s in Colorado, and lives to tell the tale. John David Washington (yes, he’s Denzel’s son) plays Ron Stallworth, a black rookie cop who seeks advancement in an all-white department serving at a time when cops were routinely referred to as ‘pigs’, particularly by black revolutionaries – he finds his first…
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20 Years of Potstickers Will Do That To You: OLDBOY
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor My timing was off for seeing Dallas Buyers Club, but was on for Oldboy so saw it instead. Had no idea Spike Lee even had a movie out. How can a movie just sneak into theaters Thanksgiving weekend? If you’re wondering if it’s the film he got all that Kickstarter flack about, the answer would be No. That film is still in the works. Turns out Oldboy is an update of a Park Chan-wook movie that’s considered a cult classic. (Would love to hear from anyone who has seen the original, particularly anyone who has seen both). Tinsel & Tine plot summary – Joe Docette…
