Film
Driving While Black in New Jersey (Documentary)
June 1, 2016
A new report from Seton Hall Law School Center for Policy & Research has found that in the majority-white municipality of Bloomfield, New Jersey, nearly 80 percent of traffic tickets are issued to African American and Latino drivers.
The report also found that most tickets were issued to non-resident minority drivers passing through town, suggesting a “de facto border patrol” policing policy is in effect.
The Bloomfield Police Department — which has begun collecting data on the race of drivers in traffic stops as of January 2016 — rejects the report’s findings.
VICE News reports on Seton Hall’s methodology and on the experience of minority drivers in Bloomfield.
Please note that in this video, Lakisha Finkelstein’s name was misspelled as Latisha Finkelstein.
READ: UNCOVERING RACIAL PROFILING IN BLOOMFIELD, NJ (SETON HALL)
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Illegal Street Drifting in Saudi Arabia (Documentary)
May 31, 2016
Illegal drifting on public streets has achieved cult status in Saudi Arabia by now. At the same time, car accidents are one of the main causes of death there, especially among young people. The problem is so massive that the Saudi government is implementing extra hard punishments for drifting on public streets. But there are alternatives. Professional drivers have started academies, and in doing so are trying to make drifting a professional sport.
Posted in Film, Lifestyle, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Desert Drifters, Drifters, drifting, Illegal Street Drifting in Saudi Arabia, Jermain Raffington, Saudi Arabia, VICE, VICE Sports | No Comments »
Meet Britain’s Jason Coghlan: A Criminal Turned Criminal Attorney (Documentary)
May 31, 2016
Better Call Saul Goodman… Or, maybe since this is gangster stuff, we should go with Tom Hagen – consigliere and legal counsel for the Corleone Family (The Godfather)… Real-life crime and punishment and reform and organized crime. Whew! Law and Order on steroids with no chill. The whole story brought to you as only VICE can.
This is the story of one of Britain’s most notorious reformed criminals, Jason Coghlan, who spent 16 years behind bars before he found an even more dangerous and effective pastime: studying the law. VICE gained intimate access to Jason’s life over two years, witnessing the rise of his legal firm, which explicitly caters to the gangsters of the Costa Del Sol in Spain. However, the echoes of his old life are never far away and a gang feud in Jason’s native Manchester threatens to unravel his new amicable existence.
Posted in Film, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Series, Travel, Videos | Tags: Attorney, Britain, Criminal, Great Britain, Jason Coghlan, Lawyer, Manchester, Meet One of Britain's Most Notorious Reformed Criminals, Studying law, VICE, Walking Heavy | No Comments »
Free State Of Jones (Trailer)
May 31, 2016
Should be really dope. I remember author Sally Jenkins’ appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart years ago… talking about “The State Of Jones” book (see that here). Great story. The trailer above teases a movie that seems like it will do the story justice.
Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross (THE HUNGER GAMES, SEABISCUIT, PLEASANTVILLE), and starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey. FREE STATE OF JONES is an epic action-drama set during the Civil War, and tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy.
Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones.
Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.
In Theaters June 24, 2016.
– @ojones1
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Star Trek Beyond (Official Trailer #2)
May 25, 2016
Newest trailer for the film on the continuing voyages (and rock’em sock’em bang boom explosive action) of the starship Enterprise; with a young James Tiberius Kirk, Spock, Dr. ‘Bones’ McCoy, Lt. Uhura, Scotty the Engineer, Ensign Zulu and the rest of the crew. Can’t wait for this to hit silver screens in July. Dope!
Posted in Action, Fantasy, Film, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Trailer, Videos | Tags: Chris Pine, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Zachary Quinto | No Comments »
The Rich Kids Of Instagram (Cutting The Edge) [Documentary]
May 25, 2016
Pictures speak like a thousand words…
Hear what this moving picture is saying. Richie Rich kids putting it all into the lens. A trip to Fiji – just because you’re bored – is rich! And these kids are that bodacious, audacious, in-your-face rich. And they want to share… on Instagram… suckers! Watch and ache with hate, or ‘aw wow’ with amazement (or a little of both, most likely).
Interesting documentary.
Posted in Fashion, Film, Interview, Lifestyle, Travel, Videos, Youth | Tags: Cutting The Edge, The Rich Kids Of Instagram | No Comments »
Darth By Darthwest (Short Film)
May 23, 2016
BRILLIANT! Are you seeing the classic mashup of classic cinema stories on display (above). “North By Northwest” (starring Cary Grant) meets “Star Wars” on deck. The works of Alfred Hitchcock and George Lucas… together at least.
Close encounters of the third kind for Cary Grant!
Darth by Darthwest: when Hitchcock meets Lucas…
Produced by Alfred Lucas. Because ‘why not?’ That’s why.
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Atlanta DJs The Focus Of New “Started From Scratch” Documentary (Teaser #2)
May 21, 2016
What’s that DJ scene like in ATL? What’s the story there??
Creative Protest Films looks to be up to something good. “Started From Scratch” is underway, but they are not finished yet. Take a look at the latest teaser by clicking the pic above. You can follow the link below if you want to get involved. Got a feeling this project will be well worth the wait… and the work.
More after the jump.
CREATIVE PROTEST FILMS: STARTED FROM SCRATCH
(Shout to DJ Rasta Root in there. We post much goodness on here on that brotha!)
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Assassin’s Creed (Trailer)
May 20, 2016
Man, Young Magneto stay working don’t he? Hahaaaaa! But for real, this “Assassin’s Creed” movie trailer is teasing a damn dope movie hitting theaters by year-end.
This is the trailer for the movie “Assassin’s Creed†starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, which hits theaters December 21st.
Posted in Action, Fantasy, Film, Gaming, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Assassin's Creed, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender | 1 Comment »
24: Legacy (Series Trailer)
May 19, 2016
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This looks really spectacular.
Looks like Fox is going back to the well. This ain’t your pop’s Jack Bauer “24”… Nah, man. The clock resets for “24: Legacy.” And the trailer is EVERYTHING. No more words. Just watch, and wait longingly for the debut next year.
The clock ticks again! 24: LEGACY chronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil.
– @ojones1
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Lupita Nyong’o Stars in New Film Called “Queen Of Katwe” (Trailer)
May 16, 2016
Lupita Nyong’o – you KNOW we are fans of hers on here. In this movie, “Queen Of Katwe,” she plays a mother who hopes her daughter (Fiona, played by Madina Nalwanga) can have a better life (away from the impoverished Katwe township). The vehicle that will take her baby out of the slums? Chess!
A young girl from Uganda trains to become a world chess champion.
David Oyelowo plays the chess coach; a missionary and life coach of sorts. He teaches life lessons with those chess pieces and playing board; and hopes that his young prodigy Fiona wins the game… not just chess, but the game of life.
(In theaters September 2016.)
Posted in Film, Trailer | Tags: David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o, Madina Nalwanga, Queen of Katwe | No Comments »
The Land (Trailer)
May 12, 2016
Teenage buddies Cisco, Boobie, Junior, and Patty Cake skateboard the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, dreaming of getting discovered by a sponsor and skating their way out of poverty. That is until the boys discover a bag full of pills in the back of a stolen car. Cisco’s entrepreneurial instincts take over, and in a flash their lives get better. But no one counted on having to come face to face with the cold, calculating, and notorious drug queenpin, “Momma,†who runs the toughest gang in town.
Director Steven Caple Jr. makes an auspicious debut with this atmospheric film filled with pitch-perfect performances by an ensemble cast, including newcomer Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Erykah Badu, Machine Gun Kelly, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Linda Emond, who is bone chilling as Momma. More than a crime drama, “The Land” is a beautifully rendered story about friendship, values, and what it means for disaffected youth to come of age on the streets of Cleveland.
– IFC Films
Posted in Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Ezri Walker, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Machine Gun Kelly, Moises Arias, Rafi Gavron, Robert Hunter, The Land | No Comments »
Southside With You (Trailer)
May 9, 2016
Before they were the Prez and First Lady… before they were perhaps one of the world’s most adorable couples… there had to be a first date. This is that story.
Inspired by Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date, “Southside With You,” recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when a young law firm associate named Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) tried to woo lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date that took them from the Art Institute of Chicago to a screening of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” to the site of their first kiss outside of an ice cream parlor.
Posted in Film, Relationships, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Barack Obama, First Date, Michelle Obama, Michelle Robinson, Parker Sawyers, Southside With You, Tika Sumpter | 1 Comment »
Welcome To My Life (Trailer)
May 2, 2016
Trailer for the official Chris Brown documentary feature film. Release date and other details announcing soon.
#ChrisBrownDoc
Not sure anybody totally counted Chris Brown out. He’s certainly not the first performing artists that has had to face travails like his; and his weren’t even the worst. Ought to make for good watching though. And take a look at all the celebs with something to say about Chris in this “Welcome To My Life” trailer.
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Snowden (Trailer)
May 2, 2016
September 16, 2016. Mark your calendars. Oliver is putting his Stones on the table to tell what looks to be the end-all real-life spy drama based on the life and dealings of former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. Blowing the whistle on what is more than arguably the world’s most secretive organization… strap in!
Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone, who brought Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and JFK to the big screen, tackles the most important and fascinating true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others. No matter which you believe, the epic story of why he did it, who he left behind, and how he pulled it off makes for one of the most compelling films of the year.
Posted in Film, Thriller, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Edward Snowden, Joely Richardson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Melissa Leo, National Security Agency, Nicolas Cage, NSA, Oliver Stone, Rhys Ifans, Scott Eastwood, Shailene Woodley, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Wilkinson, whistleblower, Zachary Quinto | No Comments »
Free TC (Documentary)
May 2, 2016
I ended up here. He ended up there.
– Ty Dolla $ign
“Free TC” – the short documentary with original music and composition by Ty Dolla $ign. The documentary tells his back story, with focus on his brother doing a long prison bid for murder… but it’s nowhere near cut and dry.
Damn.
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Hands Of Stone (Trailer)
April 29, 2016
Trailer looks good. Damn good! When Robert De Niro (as trainer Ray Arcel) says, “You’re Roberto Duran. Get in there and act like it…” Whew!!
“Hands Of Stone” follows the life of Roberto Duran (Edgar Ramirez), the Panamanian fighter who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16 yearâ€old and retired in 2002 at the age of 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard (Usher Raymond) to capture the WBC welterweight title, but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in their November rematch, famously saying the words “no mas†(no more.)
The up-and-comings of Roberto Duran. So much more than ‘no mas’ (hope the film really shows that).
Posted in Film, Sports, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Edgar Ramirez, Hands Of Stone, Ray Arcel, Robert De Niro, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Usher Raymond | No Comments »
The Magnificent Seven (Trailer)
April 28, 2016
Yeah, this is gonna work! Denzel’s capability to bring new life to classic gritty concepts (exhibit A: his performance in “The Equalizer”), combined with some weighty co-star casting and that the target audience will be folks who’d like a reboot of the original “Magnificent Seven” movie AND folks who may not have even born when that was released… And the trailer is kick azz. Let’s go!
Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ and Columbia Pictures’ “The Magnificent Seven.“ With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns – Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio), Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee), Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier). As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.
In theaters September 23, 2016.
ESPN’s 30 For 30: This Magic Moment (Documentary)
April 25, 2016
Think. Really think… that is, if you remember back when Shaq and Penny Hardaway were the 1-2 punch that was supposed to take the Orlando Magic all the way to the tippy top of the NBA. Do you remember why that didn’t happen? ESPN takes us back and takes us there; to the heart of the story about when the ‘magic’ happened and when the Magic fell apart.
Posted in Film, History, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: 30 For 30, Anfernee “Penny†Hardaway, Anfernee Hardaway, ESPN, Orlando Magic, Penny Hardaway, Shaq, Shaq Diesel, Shaquille Oneal, This Magic Moment | No Comments »
Jason Bourne (Official Trailer)
April 25, 2016
Remembering everything doesn’t mean you know everything.
Goooooooot daaaaaamn that one-hitter quitter though. Sidebar: You KNOW your movie is going to be MONSTER when the trailer has an intro. Bringing the action to your doorstep in the best worst way is the super-meta mega-jacked dark ops amnesiac “Jason Bourne.”
Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in “Jason Bourne”. Paul Greengrass, the director of “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum”, once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures’ Bourne franchise, which finds the CIA’s most lethal former operative drawn out of the shadows.
For “Jason Bourne”, Damon is joined by Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones, while Julia Stiles reprises her role in the series. Frank Marshall again produces alongside Jeffrey Weiner for Captivate Entertainment, and Greengrass, Damon, Gregory Goodman and Ben Smith also produce. Based on characters created by Robert Ludlum, the film is written by Greengrass and Christopher Rouse.
Posted in Action, Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Alicia Vikander, Jason Bourne, Julia Stiles, Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel | 1 Comment »
