Undercover Black Man

Renaissance man Nelson George and Brooklyn filmmaker Diane Paragas are working on a wonderful-looking project. Check this teaser out:

The upcoming sci-fi thriller “Repo Men” has nothing to do with the ’80s cult classic “Repo Man.” And that’s too bad. With Jude Law, Forest...

Hat-tip: Shadow and Act .

If you see it, please let me know what you think. UPDATE (10/28/09): Author and filmmaker Nelson George saw the movie today and shared his...

I doff my cap to the commenter known as “junebug,” who, in the “Pootie Tang” discussion thread this morning, mentioned a movie called “Ax ’...

This documentary is screening Wednesday night at L.A.’s Downtown Film Festival .

A year and a half ago, I blogged about a Broadway musical called “Passing Strange,” created by the singer/songwriter Stew . Spike Lee has m...

Speaking of Laurence Fishburne, here’s a 10-minute clip from “Cornbread, Earl and Me,” the 1975 movie in which young Master Fishburne first ...

This is me doubling down on my previous recommendation of the documentary film “Soul Power.” So much great concert footage in that flick. ...

Yes, I do plan on seeing “Bruno.” But my first order of business this weekend was checking out the documentary “Soul Power,” which opened t...

Today on The Root : Henry Louis Gates interviews Spike Lee on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of “Do the Right Thing.” Follow this link...

... to a hellified discussion that jumped off today on the cinema blog Shadow and Act ? It began with Sergio Mims’s provocative piece titled...

As I make my way to the exit, let me recommend a brand new culture blog that many of you might enjoy. It’s called Shadow and Act (an Elliso...

Remember the 1994 documentary “Hoop Dreams,” about two high- school basketball standouts from Chicago? A superb film. The first time I hear...

Don’t know when I’ll get a chance to go to the movies, but “American Violet,” which opens today, looks interesting. An L.A. Times article a...

I can’t believe Roger Ebert ragged on “Full Metal Jacket.” And I dare suppose that few people now believe “Platoon” was a better movie... ev...

... and I will show you three very cool mini-documentaries, courtesy of Cinelan . The filmmakers are Steve James , Jessica Yu and Richard G...

Gene and Roger had good things to say about Todd Solondz ’s “Happiness.” I thought the movie was despicable... an act of contempt towards it...

Gene and Roger, being good liberals, tended to over-praise black filmmakers and black performers. (At least that’s the feeling I always got....