Film
Saving An Ancient Language Using Pop Music (Video)
May 4, 2017
Something very Hip-Hop about this story. We (Hip-Hop Nation, Black people, all people) know about griots who tell stories they were told, preserving history through generations, how slaves communicated stories (and plans) through song, and how Hip-Hop built on those traditions, speaking to and through the Culture… Well, Renata is doing that at the essence; not just speaking stories, but attempting to save the mode of speech (her language) itself using songs.
Renata Flores is a 16-year-old singer from Peru who is using her voice to save an ancient language. Though Quechua is the second-most spoken language in Peru, native speakers have suffered from discrimination and social stigma for generations, and today, many young people aren’t learning the language at all. But with her powerful vocals to covers of pop songs by Michael Jackson and Alicia Keys in her native tongue, Flores is sparking a renewed celebration of Quechuan language and culture.
– Great Big Story
– @ojones1
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More Than A Movie Prop: The EV2 Ripsaw Is A Luxury ‘Super Tank’ (Video)
May 1, 2017
The tank in ‘The Fate Of The Furious’ is real??? Whaaaaat!!??!!
The unstoppable tank in ‘The Fate Of The Furious’ is actually real. The EV2 Ripsaw Tank is a luxury super tank originally built for the military. It is the fastest dual tracked vehicle ever.
– @ojones1
‘Close Range’ With Ray Allen (Documentary)
April 28, 2017
Very interesting tidbit from Ray’s wife in there: What do the ultimate competitors do when they retire? That fire has to go into something. Fortunately for the NBA ultimate shooter, Ray Allen is a golfer… with some competitive pro-athlete retirees that golf. GQ covers that and much more in such a short docu-series episode.
Ray Allen is a living legend. He’s a ten-time NBA All-Star who has won two championships, in 2008 with the Boston Celtics and 2013 with the Miami Heat. He holds the NBA’s record for most three-pointers made, with 2,973 buckets. Since his retirement in 2016, Ray has shifted his focus – to fatherhood, golf, and an organic fast-food restaurant. Take a look into the life of a champion, and his obsession with greatness.
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The Making Of “Strength Of A Woman” (VH1 Trailer)
April 27, 2017
Watching the trailer for “The Making Of: Strength Of A Woman” (debuting on VH1, May 2nd at 11pm EST) you get a sense that Mary J. Blige is laying it all on the line in a few ways. First, she mentions a couple of times that this “Strength Of A Woman” project she is dropping is about healing herself; sharing her struggles, not prescribing or preaching for anyone else. That more than infers a second; Mary putting her business all the way out there (which she has done before, but that “that’s my Becky With The Good Hair” line implies some SCANDALOUS storytelling is in store). Third, The Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul declares that this LP is the ‘real Mary‘… almost like a love-it-or-leave-it decision point will be laid out for the fans who cop. Risky, but hey, it’s Mary J; so folks will likely love it.
Now, we’d be pound foolish not to mention the coup of leveraging Mary’s brand in pushing an ‘album documentary’ timed around the release of “Strength Of A Woman” on VH1 where her target audiences (longtime fans of hers AND longtime fans of reality show level DRAMA) will be watching. Plus, peep all the contributors’ cameos, from Diddy to DJ Khaled.
There’s a reason the Queen is the most powerful attacking piece on the board. The Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul is on the move, starting with tomorrow’s release of “Strength Of A Woman” followed by this tell-everything documentary on May 2nd.
Posted in Album, Film, Hip-Hop, R&B, Relationships, Soul, Television, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Mary J. Blige, Strength Of A Woman, The Making Of Strength Of A Woman, VH1 | No Comments »
La Granja (Trailer) [NSFW]
April 27, 2017
Breaking Glass Pictures got the rights to this Puerto Rican indie drama and is planning to put it on some U.S. screens; in theaters, then making video-on-demand and DVDs available in June. Check out the trailer for “La Granja” (Not Safe For Work) above.
Damn. All that… from a random horse-in-a-park sighting. If this movie is anything like the trailer teases, it is WORTHY!
American Assassin (Trailer)
April 21, 2017
Oh ho hooooo sh!t!!! Sometimes a kill-people-that-need-to-be-killed movie is the way to start a kick-azz weekend. Sometimes most of the time. In September… it’ll be one (or more) of those weekends! But today, you can start your weekend with this trailer.
AMERICAN ASSASSIN follows the rise of Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien), a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch) intent on starting a World War in the Middle East.
– CBS Films
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Awake, A Dream From Standing Rock (Extended Trailer)
April 20, 2017
The fight is still on, just not on your TV any more. Like most relevant revolutions… not televised. So what are the Sioux still beefing about over there? Pipelines for certain. But “Awake” goes deeper; telling the story of Native-led defiance that forever changed the fight for clean water, the environment and the future of the planet. You know, ‘trivial’ pursuits like that.
Guess this is not worth the mainstream (or those who say they are not mainstream) media’s air time, huh? Good thing for this documentary.
Posted in Activism, Environment, Film, Investigation, Politics, Trailer, Videos | Tags: A Dream From Standing Rock, Awake, Awake A Dream From Standing Rock, Dakota Access pipeline, James Spione, Josh Fox, Keystone XL pipeline, Myron Dewey, Sioux, Standing Rock, Standing Rock Sioux, Standing Rock Sioux tribe | No Comments »
Beatriz At Dinner (Trailer)
April 20, 2017
Whoa! That part at the end. Where Salma (sexy as HELL even dressed ‘all the way down’) told that chick, “You don’t know me.” That was too real. Like just the other day almost-said-to-coworker real!
Beatriz (Salma Hayek), an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a spiritual health practitioner in Los Angeles. Doug Strutt (John Lithgow) is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide and neither will ever be the same.
And wowwww… Don’t know Lithgow as a person, but playing THAT much of an azzhole in this movie HAD to take WORK (one hopes, even though there are some mega-anuses out here in ‘real life’ – real talk).
“Beatriz At Dinner” hits the theater screens June 9th. Watch the trailer above.
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Detroit (Trailer)
April 19, 2017
That’s John Boyega, dude from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’ No light sabers in this one, but no less compelling a story… Plus, it’s real.
From the Academy Award winning director of THE HURT LOCKER and ZERO DARK THIRTY, DETROIT tells the gripping story of one of the darkest moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit in the summer of ‘67.
Check out the trailer for “Detroit” (in theaters August 4th).
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Rodney King (Netflix Trailer)
April 17, 2017
Spike Lee with another Joint. Can you believe it has been 25 years since the uprising over the “Rodney King” verdict (that exonerated the LAPD cops that beat the F**K out of him)? Given recent events, you likely think:Â ‘Damn. It has been 25 years since we thought the police beatdowns should have been over… and they STILL aren’t over.’ Watch this trailer and get ready for another hot-blooded summer, courtesy of Netflix and Spike Lee.
His story shook the world and lit LA on fire. Now it comes to life in a powerful one-man show.
Compelling presentation & performance by Roger Guenveur Smith.
Posted in Activism, Film, History, Performance, Stage, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Netflix, one-man show, Rodney King, Roger Guenveur Smith, Spike Lee | No Comments »
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (Explicit Trailer)
April 14, 2017
The homie Corey (aka DJ D-Block Da MixDragon) shared this trailer for “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” and wrote a PERFECT post to accompany it:
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson in a movie together. ….Deadpool and Nick Fury in a movie together. The amount of ways ‘muthf**ka’ will be used in this movie will be legendary!!!!!
Bwaaaahahaaaaaa! That write-up, and the trailer, just made this movie make my must-watch list. See ya in August folks!
– @ojones1
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Thor: Ragnarok (Teaser Trailer)
April 11, 2017
In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,†Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!
– Cinelinx
Rock’em sock’em on an intergalactic other-worldly level! But how in the Asgard did Hulk go from (literally) flying off into the sunset on the last Avengers movie to going the f**k off in the super-powered gladiator arena fighting Thor? No answers… yet. But an action packed teaser for the next Thor chapter… YES!
Posted in Action, Animation, Comics, Fantasy, Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Cate Blanchett, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Ragnarok, Thor, Thor: Ragnarok | No Comments »
All Eyez On Me (Latest Trailer)
April 10, 2017
“All Eyez On Me” is not just a career-making album anymore. Soon, it will be the go-to for convos on the life & times of one Tupac Amaru Shakur. The dude that plays Tupac, great casting. They got the dude that played Biggie from “Notorious” to reprise his role. But look at the dude playing Suge Knight though. Ringer!
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Former NBA Player Kenny Anderson’s New Documentary Film “Mr. Chibbs” (Trailer)
April 6, 2017
One of the best pure point guards in the NBA.
That’s Kenny Anderson. And that’s a hell of an intro for a basketball player… drunk driving, womanizing, babymaking machine. And balancing it all, reflecting on and coming to grips with it all, and the journey forward as a sober, responsible man and father… ought to make for one hell of a documentary.
Yep. Call the movie “Mr Chibbs.” Looks like a slam dunk for a must watch.
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The Assassination Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr (Documentary)
April 4, 2017
“Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader of the African-American civil rights movement and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who became known for his advancement of civil rights by using civil disobedience. He was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39. King was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05PM that evening. The King family and others believe that the assassination was carried out by a conspiracy involving the US government, as alleged by Loyd Jowers in 1993, and that James Earl Ray was a scapegoat. In a 1999 civil trial that did not name the US government as a defendant and sought $100 from Jowers, with both the family and Jowers cooperating together and the only presenting parties, the jury ruled against Jowers and Unidentified Conspirators”
Men’s Rights & Gender Equality Explored In New Documentary called “The Red Pill” (Trailer)
April 3, 2017
When the societal scale of justice tips, we expect them to tip towards fairness; to balance the disadvantaged, right? But what happens when the scale tips too far? What’s worse, what happens when the ‘newly vicitimized’ are persecuted for coming forward…let alone for standing up for themselves? Why all this double-talk and roundabout conjecture speak? Because this post is about men speaking up about how they are being victimized by a culture that more and more favors women – at the expense of men.
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. The Red Pill chronicles Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.
Intriguing. And now Cassie Jaye no longer even calls herself a feminist. She must have found some deep sh!t. Hit the jump for an extended teaser trailer and expo on “The Red Pill.” And you can get deeper in depth with USA Today on the topic of ‘masculinity under fire’ by following the link below.
MORE: MEN PAY A STEEP PRICE WHEN IT COMES TO MASCULINITY (USA TODAY)
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War For The Planet Of The Apes (Latest Trailer)
March 31, 2017
New Planet Of The Apes chapter on the way to the silver screens. But ’nuff all dumb stuff; while this whole trailer is boss, the scrap at the end of it is what you ought to be aching for! ‘Colonel’ Woody Harrelson versus simulated Caesar Of The Apes… TO THE DEATH!!!!
In War For the Planet Of The Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. In Theaters – July 14, 2017.
It (Teaser Trailer)
March 30, 2017
Now if you’re gonna mess with a Stephen King classic, you better redo it right… MESS with it, and make sure it’s scary enough to make you MESS your drawers!
When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
– Warner Bros. Pictures
Watching the trailer. Thinking the remakers are on to something. Might have a shot. Not with us though. Never scared! And we always watch horror movie trailers in the middle of the day with all the lights on around here. Doesn’t mean this trailer is scary at all.
Posted in Film, Thriller, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd, Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard, It, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Nicholas Hamilton, Sophia Lillis, Stephen King, Wyatt Oleff | No Comments »
Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (Teaser Trailer)
March 30, 2017
New @ValerianMovie trailer is here! @LucBesson's sci-fi adaptation stars @DaneDehaan & @CaraDelevingne https://t.co/s8HjbGo6jX #Valerian pic.twitter.com/ruRahAxYTz
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 29, 2017
So waaay into the future, some things change; but some things remain the same… and go a bit more insane.
Time-traveling agent Valerian (Dane DeHaan), along with his partner Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are charged with maintaining order throughout the universe for the government of the human territories. In this story, their commander (Clive Owen) sends the duo on a mission to Alpha, an intergalactic city where diverse species share their technology and resources for the betterment of all. Cool, right? However, the booming metropolis is also home to sinister forces that jeopardize the future of all mankind!
(Still actually hella cool… for us movie goers.)
Posted in Action, Fantasy, Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, John Goodman | No Comments »
Sleight (Trailer)
March 29, 2017
Have you seen “Get Out” yet? Well, hurry the f**k up maaaan… the producers are coming out with another flick that’s about to make that sh!t the OLD sh!t. Don’t get left behind! This is the trailer for “Sleight” – and it looks like about three movies’ worth of dopeness distilled into one incredible dramatic piece. Watching will have you thinking one thing from the start, feeling that way then changing that up, then ending up in a whole other reality!
(Hmmm… WWE, the ‘rasslin folks, is on board for marketing. And Dulé Hill from Ballers is in there.)
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