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April 2007
Week of April 16th through April 20th




DVD EXPLOSION




Forest Whitaker, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Alicia Keys, Common, and Mario on DVD this week


With the East Coast being flooded with rain over the weekend, here's a some film that can keep you entertained. Not many people got a chance to see Forest Whitaket in his Oscar winning role as Idi Amin, but 'The Last King of Scotland" is now out on DVD. Alicia Keys makes her big screen debut in "Smokin' Aces", which also stars Common, Ben Affleck, Taraji P. Henson, and many more. Another singer, Mario is on DVD this week with the release of "Freedom Writers", starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank. For a look other DVD releases, click here.




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DVD RELEASES
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to feature IMAX® 3D Finale

Laurence Fishburne to voice the character Silver Surfer.

Poster and new images now online

Hometown Hero Returns for Five-Borough Celebration

IESB.net has 7 clips on the webcrawler film.

ISAIAH WASHINGTON news
"Grey's Anatomy" actor to star in indie thriller "The Least of These".

THE INTERNATIONAL update
Clive Owen to star in Tom Tykwer film.

Smokin' Aces DVD: An Interview with Director Joe Carnahan
Director Joe Carnahan gives his take on his film and also talks about the other projects he has lined up including Killing Pablo, with Javiert Bardem.

Rain DVD news
Donna Summer's daughter, Brooklyn Sudano, makes her feature film debut.

Perfect Stranger : An Interview with Halle Berry
Berry talks working with neighbor Bruce Willis, the fear of being bald for her next film, and her other projects, including one with Alicia Keys.

PRINCE OF PERSIA update
IESB.net reports that Jerry Bruckheimer has hired Michael Bay to direct the film.

The Sarah Connor Chronicles update
First photo on the Terminator series now online

Speed Racer news
Christina Ricci joins Emile Hirsch, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman in cast.
NINE update
Rob Marshall to bring musical to the silver screen.

HENRY SIMMONS news
Simmons to join Richard Dreyfuss in the story of Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton.

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR news
Ejiofor cast in David Mamet's film, REDBELT

IThe Great Debaters Casting news
Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker team up!

Iron Man News
Iron Man suit revealed!

Get Smart News
Production get started with Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99.

The Salon update
Check out pics featuring Vivica Fox and Terrence Howard

Killer of Sheep: An Interview with Charles Burnett
Special Correspondent Max Evry talks to Burnett about his film that was named one of "100 essential films of all time".

Are We Done Yet?: Cast Interviews
Ice Cube
Nia Long


Grindhouse: Cast Interviews
Tracie Thoms
Sydney Tamiia Poitier


ISPIDER-MAN 3 news
The web-crawler film to premiere in Queens for the Tribeca Film Festival

SYLVAIN WHITE news
"Stomp The Yard" director to helm "Static" for Columbia Pictures

The Reaping: An Interview with Idris Elba
Check out pics with Rosario, Dawson, Tracie Thoms and Sydney Tamiia Poitier


Black Book: Cast Interviews
Sebastian Koch
Clarice van Houten


14th Annual New York African Film Festival
Legend Ruby Dee will host a special screening Wednesday, April 4, of her late husband Ossie Davis’ 1970 film Kongi’s Harvest.


Ice Cube News
Ice Cube to "Tough Love" for Dimension Films


Chris Brown News
Singer-actor attached to "Phenom" for Screen Gems.


GRINDHOUSE update
Check out pics with Rosario, Dawson, Tracie Thoms and Sydney Tamiia Poitier


HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF PHOENIX update
Check out images on new faces to the cast


THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
Check out the trailer to the Matt Damon film


JENNIFER HUDSON news
Oscar winner Hudson to play fellow Oscar winner Forest Whitaker's daughter in Winged Creatures".



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Thing We Lost in The Fire
2007 Tribeca Preview:
- Day Zero
- Blackout
- Rise: Blood Hunter
- Blue State
- Watching the Detective
- The Cake Eaters
- Maldeamores
- Suburban Girl
- Lillie and Leander
Wind Chill
Resurrecting the Champ

Kickin' It Old Skool
Brooklyn Rules
Suburban Girl
The Salon
The Strangers
The Simpsons Movie
Rise: Blood Hunter
Live Free or Die Hard
Diggers
Hostel II

Live!
Next
28 Weeks Later
Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
Pirates of the Carribean 3:
At World's End

Grindhouse
lIllegal Tender
Blackout
Transformers
Black Snake Moan
Spiderman3
Slow Burn
Disturbia

Inkheart
Hot Fuzz
Underdog
Africa Unite
Talk to Me

Bordertown
The Invisible
The Golden Compass
Ocean's 13
The Kingdom
Fantastic Four:
Rise of the Silver Surfer

PERFECT STRANGER
Spring Break in Bosnia
Ratatouille
The Last Sentinel
Goya's Ghost

I Am Legend
American Gangster
The Invisible
Rescue Dawn
El Cantante
DOA: Dead or Alive
The Perfect Christmas

A Day In The Life
Resident Evil: Extinction

Nanny Diaries

Southland Tales

Awake
Five Fingers
Rogue

In The Land of Women

Killshot
Sunshine
Jump Shot

Reviews

Latest Review Additions:
  
HOT FUZZ (in Film)
"Hot Fuzz" is what you expect from a good satire, a lot of laughs, smart writing, and a cast talented enough to deliver the goods.
FRACTURE (in Film)
"Fracture" has all the elements needed for a great film, but only delivers with the performances. It could have been a much better film if the time had been taken to shore up the story.
GOODBYE MOMO( A Dios Momo) (in Film)
It's a film that a family can laugh and bond with a little belief in magic.
The Last King of Scotland DVD (in Film)
Recommended for the opportunity to witness Whitaker at his very best, eventually winning the Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Idi Amin.

Freedom Writers DVD (in Film)
A timely testimonial to the human potential to triumph over any obstacle via a combination of courage and perseverance.

Smokin' Aces DVD (in Film)
Smokin’ Aces is certainly visually-captivating from start to finish. Just don’t expect its storyline to be any more sophisticated than the typical gangsta’ rap video.

PERFECT STRANGER (in Film)
Perfect Stranger, which star Oscar winner Halle Berry, the set up is so pretentious and absurd that you can answer the riddle to this film is solved when you eliminate the obvious.

DISTURBIA(in Film)
Filled with romance, intense, and intrigue, director Caruso has updated a clichéd story into a modern pleasing thriller.

ARE WE DONE YET? (in Film)
Ice Cube forgot to add the comedy that worked in the first film instead of relying on elements from other films.


The Hoax (in Film)
Hallstrom manages to unfold historical events through the eyes of his complex character; with a mounting tension that keeps the audience riveted until the end.



BLACK BOOK (Zwartboek) (in Film)
Black book might be the first flick to interpret a Holocaust tale of survival as a highly-stylized, erotic, espionage thriller.



The TV Set (in Film)
An eye-opening satire which makes a powerful statement about television’s
tendency towards very calculated, mass manipulation.



After the Wedding (in Film)
A paradoxical, if ultimately plausible portrait of a fractured family whose emotions can not be contained when the skeletons finally come bursting out of the closet.


The Lookout (in Film)
The Lookout is a film that actually asks the audience to get involved and engage in discourse.


Killer of Sheep (in Film)
This super-realistic, slice-of-life drama stands up just fine, delivering a more accurate peek at the psyche and predicament of the black male.


U-Carmen (in Film)
U-Carmen effectively conveys a sense of everyday life in the region’s Khayelistha Township while simultaneously serving up an endearing variation of a magical opera for the ages.


PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS DVD REVIEW (in Film)
Will Smith exudes an endearing charm reminiscent of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, here, so expect to laugh as much as you cry during this touching tearjerker.


ROCKY BALBOA DVD REVIEW (in Film)
Rocky Balboa, though technically the sixth in the series, sure seems an awful lot like a remake of the first film in the storied franchise.

SHOOTER (in Film)
While Walhberg provides plenty of action, there’s no substance to a convoluted plot and a hackneyed ending.

PRIDE (in Film)
Well-intentioned, at best, Pride, regrettably, doesn’t show enough brotherly love for anyone to be proud of it.


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