Lucas challenges Hollywood with ‘Red Tails’
Tweet Red Tails, written by John Ridley and Aaron McGruder and directed by Anthony Hemingway, is based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary African-American pilots of World War II. The film was first developed over two decades ago by George Lucas, but faced many challenges because studios believed a movie with an all-black cast couldn’t be profitable. It’s quite fitting that a film about these heroes, who overcame prejudice and adversity, can … Read entire article »
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Cinqué Lee much more than just Spike Lee’s brother
Tweet Cinqué Lee, despite the unique name he has, is probably someone who has a body of work more recognizable to you than his name. Lee, brother of acclaimed director Spike Lee, has worked in the film industry since the late 80′s wearing a wide variety of hats. From director to producer to actor and even wardrobe, the man has done it all. Lee’s most notable works include co-writing the screenplay for Crooklyn and acting roles in … Read entire article »
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‘Window On Your Present’ a cinephile’s dream
Tweet Window On Your Present is the new film from writer/director Cinqué Lee. By new I must clarify newly released on DVD by BrinkDVD, as the actual film itself was the first from Lee which he shot in 1988. The fantasy film follows Europa, played by Maria Pineres, as she makes her way through a crumbling world stripped of color; imagine Snake Pliskin’s New York in black and white. In this world both color and love are … Read entire article »
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10 reasons Tom Waits is better than you
Tweet Will Ables, Trashwire’s resident music writer, is a big fan of Tom Waits. In fact, he’s such a big fan that he’s compiled this list of reasons why no one will ever be as cool as Tom Waits. He’s even backed it up with video evidence. … Read entire article »
‘Shame’ painfully dull despite NC-17
Tweet Shame, starring Michael Fassbender as Brandon Sullivan, is a very appropriately titled film. Mostly because I’m ashamed for having watched it; and I’m not ashamed because of the nudity in it. I’m an adult (kind of) and I can handle a little on screen penis. Mostly, I’m ashamed because I hated the movie. If it weren’t a press screening I probably would have walked out on the film. So if you’re still interested in seeing … Read entire article »
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The Descendants perfectly mixes comedy and tragedy
Tweet Some people might think of Hawaii as a perfect place. The inhabitants of this group of islands don’t have any problems, heartache or stress. Why would they? They live in Hawaii! The Descendents aims to disprove that theory. George Clooney stars as Matt King, a Hawaiian local who is a lawyer, a descendent of royalty and the main trustee of a large chunk of Hawaiian land. Matt, like anyone else in the world, regardless of … Read entire article »
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Sex and morality collide in ‘Breaking Dawn’
Tweet If you have eyes and ears, chances are you’re familiar with the Twilight film series, adapted from the hugely successful books. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I, the fourth of five films, is the beginning of the end for our sparkly vampire and his clumsy fiancée. This time, Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella (Kristen Stewart) are getting hitched and anticipating a steamy wedding night that results in an unexpected pregnancy. … Read entire article »
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Same jokes, different season in ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’
Tweet The Harold & Kumar series began with a witty jaunt to White Castle, landed the boys in Gitmo and now sees them decking the halls in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. This time around, we find Harold (John Cho) happily married and successful. He and his wife, Maria (Paula Garcés), are celebrating Christmas in their immaculately decorated home with her entire family. Harold is eager to please his father-in-law (Danny Trejo) by having the … Read entire article »
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Audience empathizes with former cult member in ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’
Tweet Your family isn’t there for you, the world has nothing to offer you and you’ve lost all hope. But while you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom you run into a group of friendly people who take you in. They live on a self-sustaining farm and call you family. They give you a job to do, a bed to sleep in–even if you have to share it with a room full of people–and they teach … Read entire article »
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Fast pace keeps ‘In Time’ entertaining
Tweet Time is money in In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. In this future society, everyone stops aging at 25 (when they’re at the height of hotness, coincidentally) and gets one year of time to “spend” trying to extend their lifespan. The super rich can live forever while the poor end up dying in the streets–yep, they’re dropping metaphors here–and someone’s got to shake up the entire system. … Read entire article »
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