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http://tobiasmastgrave.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/2013-oct-star-wars-expanded-universe.jpg December 18, 2015 – the scheduled release date of Star Wars Episode VII – can’t come soon enough. Ever si…

I am a self-proclaimed film festival junkie. There is nothing better than the ambiance of all that is cinema. Festivals contain a plethora of events such as mixers, Q&A's, screenings, semin…

The 90s and early 2000s was a major era for Gregg Araki.  I would like to refer to it as the Araki Indie Era of cinema. Seriously. Gregg Araki was one of the most innovative independent filmmakers o…

Lawrence "LAW" Watford is Brooklyn based filmmaker. He began producing movies as a film student at Regent University in Virginia Beach and since then has been actively engaged in the craft …

(taken from Nerdist podcast 389 – Ken Levine @41:20: speaking of Red Dead Redemption) “It’s by definition you’re engaged in a way that you’re in awe. Because it …asks things of you. You can’t fall a…

Prepare to break out the tissues for this one, because the floodgates of tears will soon follow… It has been 15 years since The Best Man (1999) debuted on the Hollywood screen and the reunion could n…

I would like to share with you an interview I conducted with Ava Duvernay a few years ago when her film I Will Follow premiered at the North Carolina Black Film Festival in Wilmington, NC.  I ran a …

I once ran a couple of film blogs and had a weekly recurring series called Trailer Trash.  It comprised of film clips from my favorite movies recut into completely different genres!  For example, the…

Tananarive Due is the Cosby Chair in the Humanities at Spelman College. She also teaches in the creative writing MFA program at Antioch University Los Angeles. The American Book Award winner and NAAC…

Have you seen the movie High Fidelity with John Cusack and Jack Black? Most normal people would think I’m a huge fan of this Rom-Com because of Rob Gordon’s (John Cusack and his awesome-sauce self) l…

Philadelphia, February 22, 2014: Philly Loves Women In Horror We are happy to announce the one of a kind, second annual Philadelphia Women in Horror Month event, Philly Loves Women In Horror schedul…

As a fan of both the book and film version of The Shining , there are a few differences between the two.  Besides Kubrick's more subdued characterization and focus on the psychological horror of …

Horror academic nerd and Freddy Krueger enthusiast, Ashlee Blackwell will discuss on this episode all things horror! She is the author of the website http://quirksandsplatters.com/  and Graveyard Sh…

As Halloween quickly approaches, I love to sit and reminisce of a time when I was an active trick-or-treater that consumed tons of candy and loved dressing up in campy costumes during an evening of h…

Ever wonder why Black characters in horror movies are never really diverse? At a very early age, I came to terms with the stereotypical characters in horror films. That definitely includes an under…

"Mister, do you think it's bad to not love your mother?" This innocent question is asked by young Pete (Ethan Dizon), a stranded young boy plucked from a hopeless situation at home by M…

You don’t have to be a fan of Jay-Z to enjoy the insightfully entertaining documentary, Made in America . But chances are, even if you don’t dig his music, this film will make you a Hova believer …