Douglass Dilman is “The Man” and the first Black President in the 1972 drama based on the novel by Irving Wallace and staring James Earl Jones. The film is back in limited distribution through independent collaborative efforts and coming to National Geographic (Grosvenor Auditorium – 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036) Tuesday, February 7 [...]
Too much, too much. June must be the final push on the event scene before people begin dispersing to the vacation scene. Again, just scratching the surface: ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA PRESENTS – “TWO SPIRITS” June 5 at 3 PM (Washington DC Jewish Community Center) June 12 at 5 PM (Busboys and Poets) FREE – For [...]
Filmfest DC turns 25! Filmfest DC, the Washington, DC International Film Festival, marks its Silver Anniversary this year. Slated for April 7 – 17, 2011, the Festival will celebrate 25 years of presenting the best in new international cinema in the nation’s capital. Ticket information and the complete festival catalog are available on [...]
In 1990, the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (“Seven Samuri,” “Rashomon,” “Ran,” ) wrote and directed a series of short films based on his own dreams. “Mount Fuji in Red” is one of the “dream tales.” In our real and present world news reports say the earthquake crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reactor is leaking radioactive [...]
Tonight the 83rd Academy Awards Ceremony takes place in Los Angeles (5 PM PST). To be honest, there’s nothing like being in LA during the Academy Awards. The evening starts early and you have an extra four hours to party hop or do whatever-it-is people do before the limo traffic gets thick. The hype around [...]
Aside from being outstanding performers, what do Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Taraji P. Henson, Lynn Whitfield, Tracie Thoms, Isaiah Washington, Anthony Anderson, and Jeffrey Wright share in common? They were trained by Vera J. Katz. I was trained by Vera J. Katz as a playwright. Vera suggested and directed my first full-length play while she [...]
I got two heads ups from Facebook friends who are heading to Park City, UT in January. First I have to say I love Billy Luther’s poster for his documentary “Grab,” and the tagline: “Indian-Giver Redefined.” Billy’s film, “Grab” is a portrait of a little-documented Grab Day in the villages of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, [...]
Don’t miss the final night for the free presentation of Rod Serling’s 1972 film “The Man,” Sunday, November 28 at 8 PM at Busboys and Poets (5th & K Streets, NW), part of the Focus In film series. Latoya Peterson, owner and editor of Racialicious, a blog that keeps tabs on the intersection of race [...]
A few months ago, a friend emailed an introduction to me and Josh Levin. Josh, who had been working in film distribution and marketing in New York City, was returning to DC to re-open the West End Cinema multi-screen in its old location on 23rd Street as a new independent arthouse theater. Of course, the [...]
This blog is now moving into event mode for the second time this year. The first event featured a special screening of “Treme” and a tribute to the episode writer David Mills aka “Undercover Black Man.” I guess it’s no coincidence that from the first event, the 3 FREE screenings of the 1972 film “The [...]
