Tweet Posted at SpliceToday. Thanks to Racialicious for reposting UPDATE: Now, Taraji P. Henson is starring in a CBS and JJ Abrams pilot, called Person of Interest. Henson plays an ex-spy who solves crime. Hunh, sounds like another JJ Abrams show! But with Henson it looks like he took my advice on why Undercovers got [...]
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Who Should Have Directed ‘For Colored Girls’?
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on October 22nd, 2010
Tweet So the reviews are out! And they are bad vitriolic. What went wrong? (UPDATE!: In the end, despite early pans, reviews for For Colored Girls are just as mixed as with all of Tyler Perry’s films. For an answer why, see my previous post on why critics can’t seem to make up their mind [...]
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12 Comments »Where is the Black Julia Roberts? Top Actresses 2000-2010
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on October 22nd, 2010
Tweet Thanks to Racialicious and Women and Hollywood for reposting! The “black actress” stepped into the spotlight last year, as Nia Long called out Beyoncé Knowles and other singers for taking roles; Tyler Perry released yet another film starring newcomer Taraji P. Henson; and Precious gave its stars, especially Mo’Nique, a chance to shine. The [...]
‘Black Swan’ Is En Pointe
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on October 18th, 2010
Tweet There are a lot of ways to screw up movies about women. So warped is the film market, directors have few examples to draw from: most films, mainstream and independent, are about men. We can even test for it. Like a ballerina en pointe, Black Swan maintains an athletic sense of balance: between a [...]
Posted in uncategorized Tags: Film, gender, hollywood, independent film, oscars, review 3 Comments »Review: ‘The Social Network’ Gives the Web Its ‘Wall Street’
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on September 11th, 2010
Tweet Full review at SpliceToday. Comment there! I left The Social Network typing a quick review into my Facebook app, which, soon after, my Blackberry requested I update. As my phone installed and rebooted a friend called me about an event I’d posted earlier to the site; apparently we had too many RSVPs. While preparing to [...]
Has Hollywood Mastered the Gay Film?
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on August 25th, 2010
Tweet If all goes according to plan, 2010 will be remembered as the year gay and lesbian audiences enjoyed three well-directed, well-acted and well-marketed gay films: The Kids Are All Right (dir. Lisa Cholodenko, 2010), I Love You, Phillip Morris (dirs. Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, 2010-US) and Howl (dirs. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, 2010). These [...]
‘Avatar’ Robbed Like ‘Citizen Kane’?
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on March 8th, 2010
Tweet There’s an interesting debate brewing on Twitter over whether Avatar was robbed for Best Picture. Frankly I was surprised Hurt Locker had won. While critics had eventually forecast it would take the prize, I had put my money on Avatar, only for industry/political reasons. That said, I’m delighted Hurt Locker beat out Avatar, which [...]
“Up in the Air” Lovable, Borderline Insightful (Review)
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on December 3rd, 2009
Tweet Original at Splice Today! Comment there! Jason Reitman’s newest release, Up in the Air, will no doubt encourage comparisons to Thank You for Smoking, the successful humanization of a heartless tobacco lobbyist in a humorous and efficient 90 minutes. Both films portray men who do despicable jobs—from the latter’s tobacco lobbyist to former’s professional [...]
Mo’Nique, Shilling and What An Oscar Means
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on October 27th, 2009
Tweet UPDATE: Mo’Nique has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, praising the Academy for putting “the performance” over “politics”! Go ahead, girl! UPDATE: Mo’Nique has addressed the controversy, saying: “Baby, people gonna talk. It comes with the territory. But didn’t they talk about Jesus? Then they killed him. So, what makes me think I’m [...]
Queen Kate
Posted by Aymar Jean Christian on January 14th, 2009
Tweet Queen Kate By Aymar Jean Christian Before writing this I started writing down the actresses I think qualify as “great.” I wanted to get some generational parity, so I started with the oldies (but goodies). You know the names: Glenn Close, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Emma Thompson, Diane Keaton, Angela Bassett, Alfre [...]
