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Bounce TV to launch its first original scripted series, 'Family Time' Bounce TV, launched just seven months ago as the nation's first over-the-air broadcast television network for African-Americans, will launch its first original series "Family Time."
The half-hour situation comedy was created by Bentley Kyle Evans (The Jamie Foxx Show, Martin, Love That Girl) and produced by Evans and partner Trenten Gumbs. More
Screenings
Screenings of 'The Story of Lovers Rock'
Friday 11th May, 7- 9pm
Museum of London Docklands,
NO1 WAREHOUSE WEST INDIA QUAY LONDON E14 4AL
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
020 7001 9844
Sunday 13th May, 6.30pm,
West Green Learning Centre,
West Green Road, Tottenham N15, 3RB
07960239493
John Carlos In Conversation30 May, Gate Picturehouse Cinema
From the moment he raised his leather gloved fist in a defiant gesture against racism at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, John Carlos’s life would never be the same again.
Information on this screening
BFI African Odysseys: The Spook who Sat by the Door (1973)26 May, 2-5pm
The once effectively banned cult action film in which CIA operative Dan Freeman returns to Chicago and prepares his brothers for revolution.
Info: BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1
Film Reviews
Family Portrait in Black and White, Human Rights Watch 16th Film Festival
Words: Fatima Dupres Griffiths
This amazing documentary highlights the painful, personal suffering of racial discrimination and examines migrants’ rights. More
Think Like a Man
Words: Kam Williams
bfm rating: 3 stars
Think Like a Man, the movie, is less an adaptation of the book than a battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy revolving around a quartet of conniving females who secretly rely on the tenets of Steve Harvey’s philosophy to try to land the men of their dreams. More
DVD Review
Pariah Words: Kam Williams
bfm rating: 3 stars
Alike (Adepero Oduye), 17, has been hiding a big secret from her parents, namely, that she’s gay. But that fact is becoming more and more difficult for the latent lesbian to suppress. More
Book Review
Out of the Shadows by Jacqueline Williams
Words: Khemi Shabazz
Did you know that before Dooley Wilson, Lena Horne was cast alongside Humphrey Bogart to play the iconic role of Sam in the 1942 film Casablanca? More
News
Think Like A Man: A look at black relationships minus sex, drugs and insanity
With a large cast of journeymen (and women) black actors and all the familiar beats of a standard rom-com, the film adaptation of comedian-turned-relationship guru Steve Harvey's book Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Manhas defied what has befallen many a black film before -- it's not a stereotype.
The film profiles black relationships, which typically get a heavy-handed treatment by Hollywood no matter who's making the film. More
Limited edition - The Black British Filmmaker’s Guide to Success
The Black British Filmmaker’s Guide to Success by Nadia Denton is now also available as a printed publication.
Info: www.nadiadenton.com/
Red Tails gets UK releaseWe are excited to confirm that Red Tails has a UK release date and is set to hit cinemas in June 2012.
Think Like A Man Trailer Official 2012 [HD] - Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara
bfm newsThe Story of Lover's Rock out now on DVD
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Interview
Steve Harvey, Think Like a Man
Words: Kam Williams
Here, Steve Harvey talks about the opus’ screen adaptation titled, Think Like a Man, starring Taraji P. Henson, Michael Ealy, Gabrielle Union and Kevin Hart. More
Michael Ealy, Think Like a ManWords: Kam Williams
Here, he talks about playing Dominic in his latest picture, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey’s battle-of-the-sexes comedy which is currently number one at the US box office. More
Opportunities
B3 Media Talent Lab 2012
We are looking for Black, Asian and minority ethnic filmmakers based in the UK, with short or long form film or transmedia projects, to take part in a series of development labs.
Info: www.b3media.net/talentlab
All Roads Seed Grant
This grant funds film projects by or about indigenous and underrepresented minority cultures from around the world and seeks to support filmmakers who bring their community stories to light through first-person storytelling.
Info: events.nationalgeographic.com/events/all-roads/film/
Actresses required
UK filmmaker requires actresses for forthcoming film due to start production later this month.
Info: thulazim.blogspot.co.uk/
