Articles Posted June 2009

  • 2009 BET Awards

    2009 BET Awards

    A somber, but moving speech was made by a tearful Janet Jackson who thanked her late-brother’s fans at the 2009 BET Awards. Not only was Ms. Jackson’s appearance unexpected, but the show itself was changed…

  • Vote for the Next Big Filmmaker! Dee Rees!!

    Vote for the Next Big Filmmaker! Dee Rees!!

    Vote at Netflix “Find Your Voice”: http://www.netflixfindyourvoice.com/ Web-site: http://www.pariahthemovie.com/   Pariah is a coming-of-age drama about a lesbian teenager who unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Producer Nekisa Cooper is…

  • Maya Rudolph Takes Another “Revolutionary Road”

    Maya Rudolph Takes Another “Revolutionary Road”

    “Revolutionary Road” director Sam Mendes is off into another direction. Taking another “Road” in the snapshot of a marriage, he directs the under-appreciated –and over talented– actress and comedian Maya Rudolph onto the “new baby”…

  • Francis Ford Coppola Exclusive Screening!

    Francis Ford Coppola Exclusive Screening!

    TETRO is Francis Ford Coppola’s first original screenplay since THE CONVERSATION. It is his most personal film yet, arising from memories and emotions from his early life, though totally fictional. It is the bittersweet story…

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