San Francisco wants you to leave your heart at this year’s S.F. Black Film Festival! The mission of the San Francisco Black Film Festival (SFBFF) is to celebrate African American cinema and the African cultural Diaspora and to showcase a diverse collection of films – from emerging and established filmmakers. This is accomplished by presenting… Read more »
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Are Movie Ticket Prices Too High?
“Even though ticket prices in the first quarter of 2010 were up 8% from the same period last year–the biggest yearly increase since theater owners began tracking ticket data in 2001–they’ve already taken another leap upward.” Los Angeles Times 05/21/10 Click here to read the entire article.
Restructuring Oakland Museum of California
“Because Oakland’s population was about 40 percent black while the museum’s governing board was entirely white, the director set up a 51-member Community Relations Advisory Council to make sure that a representative range of local voices was heard.” The New York Times 05/16/10 Click here to read the entire article.
Nigeria's Nollywood eclipsing Hollywood in Africa
“As cinemas close across Africa, homegrown blockbusters are actually eclipsing Hollywood on the African market as for the first time in 13 years an African feature competes for the top award at Cannes.” The Independent (UK) 05/16/10 Click here to read the entire article
MAGIC LANTERN: the Ancestor of Cinema
Magic lantern enthusiast David Francis, the Magic Lantern Society of the USA and Canada, and Indiana University’s departments of English and Communication & Culture have come together to bring you the Grand Optical Variety Show at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Friday. The magic lantern was invented around 1659 and provided entertainment Events include: Thursday NICKEL… Read more »
Tate Modern Expands Into Non-Western Art
“Tate Modern has used the occasion of its 10th birthday to show how it is expanding its collection beyond Europe and North America, actively buying work from artists in countries from Algeria to Egypt to Iran.” The Guardian (UK) 05/11/10 Click here to read entire article.
XIII Brooklyn Film Festival: June 4-13, 2010
Whether you’re a student with an internship in NYC this summer, taking a vacation to the Big Apple in June, or just a citizen New Yorker, you may want to check out the 13th Brooklyn Film Festival. The 2010 theme is “Stunt”. The competitive event will run from June 4th through June 13th at indieScreen… Read more »
Will Smith: Men in Black III
Will Smith continues his role as Agent Jay in the upcoming film, Men in Black 3. Men in Black 1 and 2 happened to be two of Columbia Pictures most successful films. Click here to read more about the continuation of the Men in Black saga.
Lena Horne films available at the BFC/A
The Black Film Center/Archive has the following films that feature Lena Horne: The Duke is Tops (1938) Cabin in the Sky (1943) Stormy Weather (1943) Boogie Woogie Dream (1944) The Wiz (1978) You must make an appointment with the BFC/A before viewing films, and films may only be viewed in our comfortable seminar room at… Read more »