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May 2006
Week of May 15th through May 19th



Wanda Sykes stars as Stella the Skunk 
OVER THE HEDGE opens on May 19th

 
In "Over the Hedge," Bruce Willis will voice the mischievous con-artist raccoon R.J., and Garry Shandling will be the voice of the sensitive turtle named Verne. When R.J., Verne and their woodland friends find a suburban housing development encroaching on their forest home, Verne's first instinct is to retreat into his shell and leave, but the ever-opportunistic R.J. sees a treasure trove to be had from his unsuspecting new neighbors. Together, Verne and R.J. form an unlikely friendship as they learn to co-exist with -- and even exploit -- this strange new world called suburbia. Cast members include Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Nick Nolte, Catherine O'Hara, William Shatner, Steve Carell, Eugene Levy, Wanda Sykes, Avril Lavigne, and Allison Janney.
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Latest Features Additions:
  
X-MEN- The Last Stand : An Interview with Halle Berry

Berry talks about what she wanted for her character, seeing old friends, and her upcoming projects, including producing a film with Alicia Keys attached.
 
 
Over the Hedge: An Interview with Wanda Sykes
Sykes goes her role as Stella the skunk as well as her upcoming projects.

 
SEE NO EVIL : An Interview with Christina Vidal

Vidal talks about her first scream film and working with the Wrestler Kane.
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VIN DIESEL news

Diesel to star in 2 films, "Black Water Transit" and "Player's Rules"

 
Heritage Health Care in Harlem

Outdoor Extravaganza Brings HIV/AIDS Awareness to Harlem Community includes the showing of "Confessions of a Black Woman".

 
Transformers update

Transformer CGI Test & Stills

 
X-Men: The Last Stand update

IESB.net has 18 clips on the upcoming superhero film.

 
THE LADY IN THE WATER update

Check out the latesr poster for the M. Night Shymalan flick.

 
CHRIS ROCK news

Rock to direct "I Think I Love My Wife" with Kerry Washington and Gina Torres.

 
The Da Vinci Code update
Check out the latest pics and clips
 
Miami Vice update
Check out the latest posters and pics
 
TRANSFORMERS cast update
Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor, and Amaury Nolasco joins Bernie Mac and Jon Voight in "Transformers".
 
Summer Preview 2006
Let the summer season begin: MI3, X-Men: The Last Stand, Superman Returns, Miami Vice, Snakes on a Plane and many more.
 
50 CENT news

Rapper 50 Cent to "Live Bet" for Universal Picturess
 
RESIDENT EVIL update

Ashanti joins Ali Larter and Chris Egan in "Resident Evil: Extinction".
 
MORGAN FREEMAN news

Freeman to do "The Feast of Love"
 
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: 3 - An Interview with Ving Rhames

Rhames goes over his role, coming back for another mission and working with Cruise again.
 
Down in the Valley- An Interview with Ed Norton

Norton goes his character and trying to revisiting the western genre.  
 
The Proposition : - An Interview with Guy Pierce & Danny Houston

Both actors talks about their experiecnce on this film.
SPECIAL ARTICLE: LOWERING THE BAR

Anonymous critic talks about the state of black films.
TALK TO ME official update

Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor set for Kasi Lemmons' film on radio DJ Petey Greene.
THE 6th ANNUAL FEST AFRIQUE 360

OPENING NIGHT SELECTIONS FOR THE AGORA LUMIERE CINEMA SERIES


OCEAN'S 13 update

Latino Review has posted a script review of the film.
HALLE BERRY news

Berry to join Del Toro in "Things We Lost in the Fire".
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Bell, Meyer, and Smith to reprise roles with Soomekh added to cast
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Garner joins Foxx in Peter Berg's helmed thriller "The Kingdom".
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Rhona Mitra joins Wahlberg in Antoine Fuqua's political thriller "Shooters".
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The third pic aims to opens up next summer
Tribeca Film Festival update

"Mini's First Time" picks up a distributor.
IRON MAN NEWS

IESB.net has a piece on Director Jon Favreau and his vision of Iron Man
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New trailer online
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Howard to joins Gere in "Spring Break in Bosnia".
 

 
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Reviews

Latest Review Additions:
  
w Big Momma's House 2 DVD (in Film )

Expect to sit stoned-faced throughout the duration of this humorless
adventure. No logic, no laughs, just a textbook “take-the-money-and-run” sequel.

w The Producers DVD (in Film )

Lane and Broderick exhibit perfect timing acting, dancing and singing
together from start to finish..

w African American Lives DVD (in Film )

Alternatively emotional and informative, an overdue return-to-roots saga
made possible through an unprecedented combination of DNA, genealogy and
oral tradition.

w ON THE OUTS DVD (in Film )

Shot documentary style against graphic urban backdrops in gritty environs, the movie is nothing if not convincing in delivering a gripping authentic air.

w Art School Confidential (in Film )

Art School Confidential is an ingenious satire of the pretentious mindset of the elitist art world from the perspective of a rapidly-disillusioned kid who had no idea what he was getting into.

w Munich DVD (in Film )

Riveting Spielberg Espionage Thriller Out on DVD

w MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: 3 (in Film )

Though the plot is a bit convoluted and Hoffman doesn’t do much as the villain, there’s plenty of action and suspense that will satisfy all those that want to see Cruise in high gear and run like crazy

w Water (in Film )

There are many issues raised here and Mehta explores them to a great degree. Water” is luminous, educational, and compelling.

w La Mujer De Mi Hermano (in Film )

Notwithstanding its directorial weaknesses, the film is appealing enough, albeit in a telenovela sort of way, to leave a lasting impression on American audiences.

w Akeelah and the Bee (in Film )
This touching tale shares a bounty of uplifting messages while taking you on an emotional roller coaster ride guaranteed to leave you wiping away the tears, and on more than one occasion.
 
 
w United 93 (in Film )
Be prepared for an emotional and realistic ride on United 93.
 
w Clean (in Film )
A worthwhile examination of the crash landing of a delusional junkie with an attitude who’s been behaving like a spoiled-rotten diva.
 
w Aeon Flux (in Film )
The film features a mind-bending, sci-fi plotline that is actually more engaging than that of your average futuristic adventure.
 
w Preaching to the Choir (in Film )
Preaching to the Choir features the same Prodigal Son plotline. Yet, this hastily-mounted, sloppily-edited production is so poorly executed that it fails to measure up to the original in terms of quality.
 
 
w Scary Movie 4 (in Film )
Zucker relies on the services of an expanded principal cast plus a boatload of celebrity cameos to keep his clever combination of slapstick, sight gags, and bodily-function humor unfolding at a rapid fire pace.
 
w Kinky Boots (in Film )
"Kinky Boots" is a heartwarming tale about the unlikely friendship forged between a black drag queen and the recently-engaged heir to a shoe factory fortune.
 
w Sisters in Law (in Film )
Sisters in Law packs a powerful punch by exposing the evils of a patriarchal culture inclined to look the other way whenever men oppress women.
 
w Irish Jam DVD (in Film )
This transparent romantic comedy unfolds fairly predictably, relying on lots of simplistically-drawn stereotypes at every turn, such as its portrayal of the Irish as hot-headed drunkards and blacks as superficial simpletons.
 
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