April 2003 Week of April 11th thru April 18th

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Are You Ready for Malibu's Most Wanted?
	From the Beastie Boys to Eminem, hip-hop has evolved from one race and neighborhood to another. Well, on April 18th, Jamie Kennedy hopes to lure you to his "hood" as he becomes Malibu's Most Wanted.		Also starring in the film are Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Regina Hall, Blair Underwood, & Damien Dante Wayans.
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blackfilm.com Midnight Screening Series Click here for cities and dates   Features Latest Features Additions:    A "Raye" of Light : An Interview with Actress LisaRaye Blackfilm.com sat down to speak with the beautiful, LisaRaye while in Los Angeles on the “Never Blend in Tour” promotions for Hennessey. Interviewed by Alberlynne “Abby” Harris Phone Booth : An Interview with Colin Farrell In an interview with blackfilm.com, Colin talks about his impending fatherhood and reteaming with Director Schumacher on Phone Booth. Interviewed by Angela Harmon What a Girl Wants : An Interview with Amanda Bynes Amanda Bynes, who appeared in Big Fat Liar with Frankie Muniz, and stars in the Nickelodeon show What I Like About It, is about a big splash on the big screen. In her first major role, she stars along with Colin Firth in What a Girl Wants. In an interview with blackfilm.com, Amanda Bynes talks about doing this film in Europe. Interviewed by Alberlynne “Abby” Harris African-Americans on Broadway Everyone knows that the pinnacle of achievement in American Theatre is the Broadway stage in New York City. As provocative as they are diverse, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam has taken two very unique approaches to broadening Broadway. by Nasser Metcalfe blackfilm.com would like you to support the 10th African Film Festival in NYC The best of recent and classic African cinema will be shown at the 10th New York African Film Festival. Compiled by Wilson Morales DysFUNKtional Family : An Interview with Eddit Griffin The comedy concert film he has out is called DysFUNKtional Family and in an interview with blackfilm.com, Eddie Griffin talks about his chance to do his things and his role models. Interviewed by Wilson Morales   Visit the Features Archive

Entertainment news Click here for current entertainment news   The Next 15 Minutes The Next 15 Minutes Seeking Screenplay Excerpts for Staged Reading Blackfilm.com and Celia C. Peters are seeking feature screenplay excerpts up to 13 pages in length by black screenwriters of any ethnicity. Three selected writers will be responsible for directing and staging their material as a part of a dramatic screenplay reading, The Next 15 Minutes: A Staged Reading of Work by Screenwriters. For more information, go to http://blackfilm.com/next15/   Reviews Latest Review Additions:    Better Luck Tomorrow For Asian-Americans, the perception of their culture takes a new turn in Better Luck Tomorrow, Director Justin Lin’s wonderful bold new film that is well acted by an amazing ensemble. Reviewed by Wilson Morales Phone Booth This slick thriller about a slimy agent type who picks up a phone and is told he will die if he hangs up is about as high concept as it gets. However, Director Joel Schumacher flips the script when the story becomes a predictable and tedious tale of truth and redemption. Reviewed by Angela Harmon DVD Preview On June 17, Universal will release the recent comedy Deliver Us From Eva on DVD. by Wilson Morales   A Man Apart A Man Apart, the latest Vin Diesel vehicle, falls delving into a tedious game of menacing stares, vapid confrontations and nonsensical dead-end plot lines. Reviewed by Godfrey Powell DysFUNKtional Family DysFUNKtional Family tries to combine the stand-up of Eddie Griffin with the outrageousness of his close family members. The problem, however, is that outside of a few jokes, it is terribly unfunny. Reviewed by Godfrey Powell Visit the Reviews Archive   Contact Us   Send us a note info@blackfilm.com Remember to visit our Archive!   Sign Up For our Mailing List Email: Subscribe Unsubscribe