Anvil: Rocking Hard for 30 years- An inspiration for all artists
Anvil is a heavy metal band that has been rocking hard on the underground for 30 years. "The Story of Anvil" is one of the most inspiring music-based documentaries of all time. Regardless of the type of artist or...
This is it: Marketing 101, A Good Product
Some thought “This Is It” was strictly an opportunity for AEG to capture revenue that would never be realized from Michael Jackson’s lost 50 dates. There’s no question that the company will reap a financial reward here, the movie...
Interview with director Yolande Geralds
WORDS BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO
Although they come standard with every album release, all music videos are not created equal. Many are cranked out with soulless, re-hashed ideas scooped from a can. Other videos, like those...
Alumni of THE WIRE gang-up at Club Corio
WORDS BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO
PHOTOS BY BLACK PACINO & SUNDIATA ACREE
Let's recap for a moment. As the final curtain closed on The Wire, Michael became a stick-up artist, Dukie became a fiend, Randy ended up in...
NYC PREMIERE OF “THE SKY CRAWLERS” by Dirty Angel
IN MY TRAVELS...
(NEW YORK PREMIERE OF THE SKY CRAWLERS, LINCOLN CENTER)
By Khalid Strickland a.k.a. Dirty Angel
All stills from The Sky Crawlers are (c) Stage 6 Films / Production I.G.
THE SAGA CONTINUES...
While getting hammered and pushin’ up on...
Grindhouse: Highbrow Exploitation Flicks Released Separately on DVD
If you’re following the story of “Grindhouse,” the double feature (“Planet Terror” and “Death Proof”) from Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino then read this. If not, don’t. I've read executive producer Harvey Weinstein thinks this lowbrow movie was too...
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Wow, just watched “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.” It’s “Scary Movie,” except really scary, as well as funny. The film is a parody/mockumentary of the stereotypical slasher flick, but it really works as a horror entrée....
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till – A Great Film
The Untold Story of Emmett Till
Profile of a Savage Killing in America
A savage murder! An old fashioned American lynching! The brutal and psychotic murder of Emmett till, a 14-year old boy is the subject of this brilliantly produced documentary.
A...
Running Scared on DVD is a Winner
No not the Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines fun cop movie from the ‘80s, no, no, no, this one is much different. Having had a short stint theatrical release in March of this year, Running Scared drops with a...
Barrio Boys: Hispanic Comedy Plays at Indie Film Jam during FMF 2006
Director Anthony Torres delivers a hilarious film about ex-Menudo (Latino boy band sensations of the
'80s) member Tony El Guapo who is on a mission to relive the days of his youth as a teenaged heart throb. This 21 minute...