… and this bear is walking like a human being! HAHAHAHA this made me laugh outloud because it was THAT weird looking. He’s just like Yogi Bear!
After watching this, I’m pretty sure I can say that every horror movie I’ve watched has used the “mirror” technique. And as a result, whenever I see a character in a bathroom, I know to close my eyes and shut my ears. Props to whoever put this together!
I would also like to confess that this “mirror scare tactic” is the reason I always do a quick double-take in the mirror, to make sure my reflection is actually me and not … the devil.
So I decided to check out the “Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America” documentary on VH1 this weekend and it was SO ON POINT! I was initially skeptical at first (as always), wondering what they were going to focus on and how they were going to frame the show. But as I was watching it, I felt so nostalgic and so … proud. It was weird.
I didn’t grow up during the time period when Soul Train was super popular, my generation is definitely the MTV generation … but STILL, I really enjoyed watching the archaic clips of blacks influencing dance and the stock footage of legends like Stevie, Al Green and Marvin Gaye performing. Also, I never realized how much of a pioneer Don Cornelius was at the time. I caught Soul Train when it was on, but mostly in the 00s, when Shemar Moore hosted (ugh — what a stark contrast to Don Cornelius HE was … but he was fine, though …) and even then I just never really enjoyed the lip-syncing on the show.
I encourage you guys to check out the doc when you get a chance — it was really well done and definitely a good “Black History” piece. Kudos to VH1. Oh, and it ALSO made me even MORE excited about the upcoming “Soul Train” biopic.
LMAO! This is how Indonesia gets down? I believe this is supposed to be a comedy/horror film. According to Cinematical, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is asking the Indonesian government to ban the film and even appealing to Muslims NOT to see it.
WARNING: This trailer is NOT safe for work … ESPECIALLY if you’re Muslim!
… and when I FIRST saw this video TWO years ago, it outraged me … then the 25 other times I watched it, it made me laugh uncontrollably. These women CAN’T be real. Black women in the South, is this YOU?!
This video has the most disturbing (read: BEST) quotes EVER.
The Fly Guys discuss bringing back ‘The “F” Word’ — are they setting their sights TOO high?
Again, my usual WTF label is a bit too harsh for this posting, so THIS particular category stands for Why The Face. We finally have a semi-comprehensive trailer for Tyler Perry’s next BLOCKBUSTER (because this WILL make him tons of money) … except when we get to the end. I can’t help but laugh at Janet’s melodramatic FACE! WTF?!
So the Oscars were announced this morning and I am generally pleased … but of course, nothing’s perfect. I actually WAS crossing my fingers for The Hangover to get some kind of nomination — but raunchy comedies get NO love. Black people are going to get some love on account of the fact that Precious was nominated. For your convenience, I will BOLD where we’re nominated, so you can get a general perspective of how we fare across the board. So, without further ado:
Best motion picture of the year
Avatar
The Blind Side - If this movie wins, then the Magic Nigger genre will NEVER die. This isn’t a BLACK movie per se, but it’s definitely a black CONCERN.
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Up
Precious - Though I’m pleased it was nominated, I don’t want this to win for “Best Picture.” Period.
Performance by an actor in a leading role read more…
Hmmm. When I saw the headline, I was like “Oh helllllllllll no.” Zac Efron as Spider-Man? That little pipsqueak from High School musical?! Why the F*CK would they do that?! But then, when I clicked on the link and saw the pictures they chose for the article …
Heyyyyy Peter ...
… then I thought, “Hey, this might not be so bad after all.” He already looks WAYYYY better than Tobey. Here’s to a HANDSOME Peter Parker.
Damn. Ever since American Gangster, the male ensemble movies have been EYE CANDY central. This is yet another one of those FOINE movies. YES — Idris and Columbus are in this, in addition to some other quarter-pieces. And I am quite pleased to see Zoe working it, with her Martial Arts training. This is a fun Spring time movie that I WILL be attending.
Remember a WHILE ago, when I posted that Microsoft Ad, in which they photoshopped the black man OUT for the international campaign? You do? Great. Well do you also remember a couple of months ago, when I posted the trailer for this FOINE. ASS. MOVIE called “Takers” starring Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown and other eye candy? Just in case you don’t, look at this FIRST trailer, released in September:
Hellllllllaaa black faces and snippets of black-on-black dialogue right? Well NOW, look at this new INTERNATIONAL trailer that premiered yesterday. Please notice how scarce the black faces are throughOUT … read more…
So in promotion of the second season of “The ‘F’ Word” — the Fly Guys have been doing these short “‘F’ Report” segments, to update everyone about the interesting stuff that has been happening to them recently. On Wednesday, two of the members got BANGED on (almost got shot). It was only because one of the bangers recognized DJB that they were exempt from the heartless gangbangings of L.A. (Really, WHO still bangs that hard these days? #getalife.) Listen to their funny account below:
Also, if you happen to follow them on Twitter — you’ll know that one of the members, Tone, had a painful breakup with his girlfriend. They addressed this a couple of weeks ago as well. Check it out when you … read more…
So a couple of nights ago, Kiki sent me the newest Mariah Carey video, featuring Nicki Minaj. Now I hate the song, but really like the fun energy of the video (which some have already compared to a Target commercial, haha):
The collaboration between Nicki and Mimi reminds me of a similar collaboration, over 10 years ago, between Lil’ Kim and Mary J. Blige! Look towards the end of the video … Nicki Minaj’s style closely resembles Lil’ Kim’s, right? read more…
One of my favorite movies and scenes ever.
My other favorite from the Ned/Phil exchange is this one.
So yesterday my dear friend posted the video for Gnarls Barkley’s “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” on my wall. It’s one of my favorite videos in all EVER of evers, simply because I feel that it’s such a beautiful/thoughtful interpretation of the song. I clicked the link, which sent me to the video owner’s Vimeo page, and it happened to be director Chris Milk’s page.
After further research, I discovered that he ALSO did Kanye West’s “All Falls Down” video — another video I didn’t realize was so subtly brilliant because of the fact that I strongly disliked the song at the time. THEN, I started looking through his other videos and discovered this BEAUTIFUL 42-second short called, “Last Day Dream” that really resonated with me. It was his entry into Beijing’s 42×42 film festival and I’ve probably watched it about 5 times in a row.
Tell me that video isn’t brilliant. Chris Milk is the SHIT. Here’s another music video for Audioslave’s “Doesn’t Remind Me” in which the end really touched me. It seems he particularly specializes in videos where the actual artist doesn’t play a huge role, if any at all … and I LOVE that. Chris Milk has a website, in which you can check out all of his work — he works with Kanye a lot, which further demonstrates that Kanye has great taste in music videos.
