EVENT: Blahniks and The Duke, A Girl and A Gun

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Arena Stage's Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies

Neiman Marcus Mazza Gallerie

5300 Wisconsin Ave., NW

6:00P - 9:00P

free

RSVP Req'd.

Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies: Arena Stage for an evening of music, fashion and art including performances by cast members of Arena Stage’s Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, as well as choreographer and star Maurice Hines. Complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served in addition to a first look Manolo Blahnik Spring Trunk Show. 6-9pm at Neiman Marcus Mazza Gallerie (5300 Wisconsin Ave NW). RSVP: 202-554-9066 ext. 309 or rsvp@arenastage.org.

"FILM IST. a girl & a gun," 2009

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Independence Ave. & 7th St., SW

Ring Auditorium

8:00P

free

Go raise some heck you #365woman, you. "For this episode of their series Film Ist, Gustav Deutsch and Hanna Schimek spent four years mining over 2,500 shorts, features, and reels of archival footage from the 1890s to the 1940s to compile an experimental montage based on Jean-Luc Godard’s notorious claim about what it takes to make a movie. This strange and fascinating assemblage also offers insight into artistic and scientific film portrayals of sex and death during the beginning decades of cinema history."

TAKING Ls: 'The Hurt Locker' Producers Might Get Sued

Talk about a song that doesn't end...

According to the L.A. Times, Kathryn Bigelow's peeps are getting sued.

FESTIVAL: SXSW Showcases Film Trailers via YouTube

Here's my personal heads up from SXSW 2010's Accepted Films:

For Once In My Life AND ONE.



Haynesville is going to make you rethink any offers to move. GET WOKE SPESH!



A Different Path: the opening words to this trailer have me SOLD! GET WOKE SPESH!

LMBO: Baron Davis' Beard via Green Bench

I. LOVE. THIS. Especially because I've admired Baron Davis' beard before.
Change your pathetic, beardless life now!:

GURU is doing much better

via Global Grind

Sarah Palin shopping Alaska reality show -- The Live Feed | THR

Sarah Palin shopping Alaska reality show -- The Live Feed | THR

I didn't even hock spit her out my mouth good. :-(

See what happens when you give an inch?

OSCARS 2010: Hurt Locker Producer & Sadfaces #hypocriticismssss

Nicolas Chartier has had his ticket to the Oscars revoked because of a 'controversial' e-mail (via Shadow & Act) sent to the Academy to drum up votes for Kathryn Bigelow's pic, 'Hurt Locker.'

The film is nominated for 9 Academy Awards, and while Chartier really hasn't done anything unusual, he's humbly apologized for his naïveté. 

S.M.H!

Who Left the Back Door Open? #Palin #Nevergate

Problems.

I usually don't go in that hard. I'm usually--by my own estimation--a respectful person, even if I don't care for you. But this lady gets me...

Palin and her goon squad rushed the Oscar gift suite (Level of Difficulty: 0 >> no palm reading required.)

Sarah Palin and Grabby Entourage "Like Locusts" at Oscar Gift Suite via E! Online.

NPR's Divas On Screen Series: Whoopi Goldberg

1991 Oscar acceptance, making her only the 2nd Black woman to win an Oscar and the first Black person and Black woman to host the Oscars. BA.NAN.AS.

Hear the full story on NPR and tune in every afternoon this week: WAMU 88.5 at 2:00P.

LET'S GO! The only woman I know of that rocks locks on daytime--or anytime.

Kudos again and again to Mia Mask for this work. Required Reading mis amigos: Divas On Screen.

NPR.org: Whoopi, 2002 Academy Awards Opening

Meet the #DMV's 30 Under 30

On Monday, 93.9 WKYS published the top 30 go-getters under the age of 30.

Having skimmed the bios of #DMV's young take-over artists, here's a special shout out to a young brother who is making MAJOR moves in nuestro industry.

See the full WKYS list here, and check out the short, 'Money Matters', from homegrown cinematographer, writer and director, Ryan Richmond. (It is LIKETHAT.COM!)

(Tribeca Film Institute)

This is only a prequel.

OSCARS 2010: Mo'Nique, Barbara Walters & Open Marriage?

(via Young, Black & Fabulous)

So Mo went in on Barbara Walters' 29th and final Oscar Special. 

Mo didn't exactly say she and hubby-manager Sidney were kicking it Will-&-Jada style, but you should definitely read the full article.  

See the full interview with Mo'Nique on The Barbara Walters Special March 7 at 7/6c on ABC.

Mia Mask & NPR's Tell Me More: Divas On Screen

All week long, it'd be a good--no, a GREAT look if you tuned in to NPR's 'Tell Me More' broadcast. "Five revolutionary Black actresses" will be profiled every day during this inaugural week of Women's History Month on WAMU 88.5 (airs 2:00P on your FM dial, #DMV).

BLONDES: Are we done yet? #signifying #365woman

(haha!)

Writing for international film magazine, BFI Sight & Sound, Lucy Bolton asks the question: What's so fascinating about 'the blonde'?

Nneka is Keeping Folks Woke! #OILWARS

Borrowed this from NnekaWorld and CauseCast. This Sis is the business.

20 Best Black Sitcoms, Says The Grio

See the full slideshow here.

The distribution by network is amusing. You can already guess who the most recent manufacturer of Black-on-TV has been (cough:UPN:cough:WB:cough:CW:cough).

ohSNAP!: Iranian Filmmaker Arrested, Home Raided

The Nominees Are In: STREAMY Awards 2010

Yes. I didn't know it before today. Just when I was wondering whether online ventures were mere rustling in the shadows, I discover I'm already 2 years late.

THIS WEEK (via District Insider)

Happy Women's History Month! (Does Chris Matthews have any snide quips about females, too?) If you don't go anywhere else this week, this might be the one to break your neck for--OR...you could

Gang Starr's Guru In Coma After Heart Attack | Billboard.com

Gang Starr's Guru In Coma After Heart Attack Billboard.com

VIA BILLBOARD.COM

Oscar Week: A Ripe Time for Activism

Oscar Week: A Ripe Time for Activism

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General Ban Ki-moon will be in the house this week, along with a number of folks from the public servant side of life. The Oscars provide an excellent opportunity for 'stars' and 'special interests' to give shine to an array of issues facing the global and local communities.

So I love Estelle just because she exists...but...

That being said, I'm going to TRY to wait until Nabil is done doing his thing. But here's an inside look at Estelle's new video ft. Kardinal Offishall, called "Freak."

You'll see what the hallaballoo is about...

NAACP Image Award Winners >> Full List

The complete list of winners of the 41st NAACP Image Awards:

What Better Way to Close Out the Month? #OIJRYWB #365Black

TONIGHT, February 28, 2010
Sankofa Video & Books, Conference Rm.
2714 Georgia Ave., NWDC
4:00P
free