Film

When a Light in Your Life Goes Out: part 3

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:08:57 GMT

2007 12 20 When a Light in Your Life Goes Out a tribute to the eternal presence of St. Clair Bourne By Floyd Webb Continued During this period we were in touch constantly discussing films, new filmmakers remembering when

When a Light in Your Life Goes Out: part 2

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:08:18 GMT

2007 12 20 When a Light in Your Life Goes Out a tribute to the eternal presence of St. Clair Bourne By Floyd Webb Arising out of the ashes of countless rebellions for social justice and economic parity, and

When a Light in Your Life Goes Out(2)

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:06:44 GMT

2008 04 03 When a Light in Your Life Goes Out a tribute to the eternal presence of St. Clair Bourne Thursday, December 20, 2007 By Floyd Webb Some of us men seldom talk about love in their lives,

When a Light in Your Life Goes Out

lenora blackamore — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:08:07 GMT

A tribute to the eternal presence of filmmaker, scholar, and unapologetic culturalist St. Clair Bourne.

Underappreciated: Clarence Williams III

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:05:26 GMT

Clarence Williams III is a great actor, respected by his fellow thespians and critics, and delivers image gifts we should cherish. In Arts & Culture

The Other Side of The Game

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:04:40 GMT

With American Gangster and Mr. Untouchable, Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes have become immortal. Victims of their drug hustle weren't so lucky. William Jelani Cobb peeps the evidence. In Culture

The New Black Cinema?

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:03:17 GMT

Hollywood's best kept secret is at a video store near you. Sergio Mims catalogs the evidence. In Film

Ten Films You Should See(6)

Terry Glover — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:44:12 GMT

Do The Right Thing Spike Lee I am one of the few people in the black world, it seems, who actually does not think Spike Lee’s debut film, She’s Gotta Have It, is essential viewing in this category. It is

Ten Films You Should See(5)

Terry Glover — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:39:44 GMT

Eve’s Bayou Kasi Lemons The first time I saw this movie, I was honestly not too impressed. The second time, however, it got me. And I think this says a lot about the subtle power of this first feature by

Ten Films You Should See(4)

Terry Glover — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:38:44 GMT

Ganja and Hess Bill Gunn Keep this one in your pocket, for emergencies. If you mention this film around anyone who has seen it, they will think you are really deep. That, I guarantee. A blaxploitation era take on the

Ten Films You Should See(3)

Terry Glover — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:42:40 GMT

Drop Squad David Johnson In my opinion, Drop Squad is one of the most underrated movies of the new black cinema explosion of the late 80s early 90s. Executive produced by Spike Lee, the film tells the story of a

Ten Films You Should See(2)

greg edwards — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:50:01 GMT

Daughters of the DustJulie Dash In my opinion, this film captures the unspeakably beautiful poetry of the black experience in America more successfully than any other film ever made. Period. When it came out in the early 1990s, most critics

Ten Films You Should See If You Love Black People(2)

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:02:36 GMT

2008 04 03 Ten Films You Should See If You Love Black People By Jacquie Jones I know it’s hard these days to figure out what a black film really is Norbit? The Inside Man? Hustle and Flow? Even

Ten Films You Should See If You Love Black People

Terry Glover — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:26:06 GMT

An essential primer on cultural expression. In Film

Scholar, Soldier, Saint: Remembering St. Clair Bourne

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:01:23 GMT

Two tributes: Jacquie Jones on the allegiance of this pivotal filmmaker to community and the work. Floyd Webb on his mentor and close friend. In Film

Out of Africa

lenora blackamore — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:46:19 GMT

This year’s festival circuit saw a lot of films about Africa made by non-Africans. Can they do the subject justice? In Film

Does Media Matter?

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:59:33 GMT

What happens after Black History Month should be everybody's business. In Film

Chicago International Film Festival: Black Perspectives

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:58:56 GMT

It's festival season and another round of world-premiere releases are showing up in the Windy City. Get the skinny on the festival, check out the program lineup, take a look at some trailers and do a little star gazing in our ongoing festival coverage. In Arts and Culture.

Watch the Black Perspectives trailers and tell us what you think!