Movie Time!!

Red Hook Summer

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On August 10, 2012 in select theatres of the New York City area and in other parts of the northeast United States on August 24, 2012 Red Hook Summer will be released. This is an upcoming film that is directed, produced and written by Spike Lee. He's bringing it back to Brooklyn, this being number six in films from Lee's "Chronicles of Brooklyn". The film is about a young boy from Atlanta who is sent to live with his preacher grandfather in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The grandfather is played by Clarke Peters, who readers may recognize as Lester Freamon from The Wire. New York and Atlanta are totally two different states with different upbringings. This movie will show the complicated relationship the bit and grandfather have with each other and others in the community.

Also...

Sparkle

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Finally it's almost here! On August 17, 2012, the movie that many have been waiting for is set to be released on this date. Sparkle is an upcoming American musical film directed by Salim Akil. The producers consist of people like the late Whitney Houston, Debra Martin Chase, T. D. Jakes and Curtis Wallace. The cast consist of the Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps, Derek Luke, and the late great Whitney Houston, just to name a few. The movie is a remake of Sparkle 1976 film directed by Sam O'Steen, which was inspired by The Supremes. The 1976 film was centered on three singing teenage sisters from Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1950s. The remake takes place in Detroit, Michigan in the 1960s during the Motown era. The film is said to be in memory of Whitney Houston who passed away February 11, 2012.

Can't wait to see both of these films.. We must learn to support black films.


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