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Sunday, February 1, 2009

This N' That....


I have a lot to talk about, but will only post about a few things, cause I don't wanna spend 3 hours on a post.

Did you know that Idris Elba was joining "The Office"? From Eurweb (thanks Sergio):

"While details are being kept under wraps, NBC did say the actor will play a no-nonsense hire at Dunder Mifflin's corporate office who rankles Scranton branch manager Michael Scott, played by star Steve Carell."

From IW: Considering the unfortunate film choices Mr. Chocolate makes, maybe he should make TV his home. We'll see how he does on the small screen again. Here is the tired poster for "Obsessed":



For those of you that are curious to see "Medicine For Melancholy", a film I reviewed and in addition did an interview with the director, Barry Jenkins, here is some news:

'IFC Films is still working out the details of our theatrical release. We open in New York on January 30. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit and Seattle will follow in February. Check our website in the next couple weeks for details. You can also catch M4M at home with IFC In Theaters (Video on demand) starting Feb. 4.'

From IW: If you've had the blues regarding the state of Black Cinema, you must see this movie. This week I will also be posting about 2 other indie Black films, "Diary Of A Tired Black Man" and "A Good Day To Be Black And Sexy". To read Sergio's reveiw of Medicine For Melancholy from Ebony/Jet.Com click HERE.


I want to get serious for a moment and say a peaceful journey to the founder and director of The San Francisco Black Film Festival, Ave Montague (that's her in the middle in the picture above). She passed away last week. For a very, very, very brief time, I was the Assistant Director of this festival. While Ave faced many personal challenges, she genuinely lived her life trying to give exposure to little known Black Cinema, as well as giving awards and accolades to our established greats. I hope the festival will be able to carry on, as Ave was the festival....I wish it well.


On to some other type of fodder. Here is the trailer for Eddie Murphy's new one...the story is described as this:

"Eddie Murphy stars as a successful financial executive who has more time for his blackberry than his seven-year-old daughter (Yara Shahidi). When he has a crisis of confidence and his career starts going down the drain, however, he finds the solution to all his problems in his daughter's imaginary world."



Sergio said this about the trailer: "maybe I'm getting senile in my old age but this one looks like it might be cute. I recall the original title was Nowhereland and it was shot almost two years ago".

Ms. Invisible says no comment. But that little girl is all kindsa cute.


And finally, thank you ever so much to Ugly Black John who gave me a helping hand award (as well as 6 others). Mine was for helping him to understand Black Cinema...hmmm...UBJ seems pretty smart to me--I don't think he needs my help. By the way, I am curious to know just how Black and ugly this John really is...I have the sneaking suspicion that he's not so very ugly at all, haha :-)

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Omg...that new Eddie Murphy flick look really good...I have been on an Eddie strike since Morbid *which I did NOT see* Sorry about Ave...I'm sure her legacy will live on...

Lenoxave said...

Looking forward to Medicine For Melancholy.

boris said...

IDRIS ON THE OFFICE?!?!?!

i LOVE the office. i think he will make a better boss than the temp guy....forgot his name

Idris was alrite in rock n rolla, he just needs to stay on tv till he can get that huge shit, like Transformers 3 or XMEN5 or whatever.

uuurgh missed the londonn festival showing of Medicine For Melancholy looks reeally deep and good tho. hahaha guy from the saily show, i love him

been lookin for a bootleg diary of a tired black man to no avail but looks like i will have to fly over there :(

hahaha is that eddie murphy's biography, such a dead beat dad. yh i agree little girl looks sweet and this doesnt look as bad as Norbit but will probably be abit dumbed down

congrats on ur helping hand award, slumdog millionaire game proper haha

Anonymous said...

LMAO @ The D-Listed comment about her hairline. That was ice cold.

and IW, don't even start on my Bee or the new coupling, Bidris!

Leave her alone LOL!

And please guys, tell me you have heard this crazy arse audio from Christian Bale? He is off his head.

Invisible Woman said...

@cheron: let me know how you like it--i won't be lining up for that one

@sdg: you'll love it :-)

@boris: "been lookin for a bootleg diary of a tired black man to no avail but looks like i will have to fly over there :( "

give me your address and i'll send you a copy! :-)

@charcoal: see, i don't even have to say anything about bey and you still get mad...lol!

just another opinion said...

Nice to see someone giving Ave Montague her props--the SFBFF has shown some amazing stuff over the years yet there were hardly ever any folks at the screenings...damn shame. Her death is a real loss. I hope her festival is able to continue.

Invisible Woman said...

@JAO: thanks...and I agree.