GaGa is such a problem.
I'm curious about how Bitch feels about this...
How a lot of scholars feel about this...
BUT initial reaction: I'm intrigued. She's worse than Minaj. Keep raising heck ladies.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
LOVEit!: The Academy Award Winning Generic Movie
WEEKEND: 2 Very Good Night Suggestions
Poetry In The Streets (Split This Rock)
TONIGHT, March 11th
Upper Senate Park
D St. and Louisiana Ave., NW
4:30P-6P
The United States has now spent $1 trillion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, our public schools and universities are facing massive cuts, millions of Americans are without health care, the earth is desperate for loving attention. Clearly, our lawmakers need the poets to tell them how to spend the next $1 trillion. Bring your vision for the country and the planet to the Capitol! On Thursday, March 11, we will create and read aloud a collaborative Cento poem at Upper Senate Park. Please bring a line from a poem (up to 12 words), by you or by someone else, that articulates this vision. Write or type your line on a piece of paper. Include the name of the poet, your name (if different), and your home town. The Cento will begin with these lines sent to us by Adrienne Rich, from “An Atlas of the Difficult World”:
I know you are reading this poem listening for something, torn between bitterness and hope, turning back once again to the task you cannot refuse ...
Sojourn: The DNA of Perseverance
TONIGHT, March 11th
The Historical Society of Washington
801 K ST NW
Washington, DC
7P-9P
RSVP: dccahevents@gmail.com
Presented through the arts, Black History and Women’s History months are celebrated at the Historical Society of Washington on March 11. “Art Salon this month presents an acknowledgement, display and conversation of transcendence above and beyond the struggles of history through today. Dolores Kendrick, Washington’s esteemed Poet Laureate, will read original works to open eyes, ears, and minds to voices of the past while opening the stage floor to the women of the theater group The Saartjie Project, contemporary artist Holly Bass. Perseverance is displayed into visual terms, through thelarger than life sculptures of Akili Anderson to anchors an exhibit of Solomon Wondimu’s masterpiece of Sojourner Truth.
Hillyer Art Space
TONIGHT, March 11, 2010
9 Hillyer Ct, NW
| 6P - 9P cover: $5.00 | Also taking additional donations to support the spotlight organization music: Afrobeat/Hip-Hop/Funk/Soul |
http://www.artsandartists.org Voices Organizing for International Change, Empowerment and Support is a monthly event to raise funds and awareness for grassroots organizations in Africa that support youth empowerment, development and leadership through the arts. This month - Spotlight on Heal the Hood, an organization in South Africa formed to help youth gain skills, jobs and empowerment. Heal the Hood projects include endeavors to help youth combat racism and xenophobia, and events to empower youth through competition, performance and community outreach. |
Chispa Event at The Fridge
TONIGHT, March 11th
516 8th St, SE
Rear Alley
7:30P - 9P
Cover: $5
Chispa is...
A multi-media forum where artists + organizers + change agents in the Washington, DC area share what they’re thinking + dreaming + doing | 10 speakers presenting what they’re passionate about… for 6 minutes | an opportunity for cultural creatives to connect with each other and share what they love both in and outside of their own circles | Spanish for "spark"
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
$50K: COVERGIRL Wants YOU To Stand Up For Beauty >> enter by 3/12
Soooooooooooooooo...who doesn't want $50Gs???
Submit a one-minute video of yourself demonstrating how you stand up for beauty.
TEN FINALISTS will be chosen based on the following criteria:
:: Creativity (30%)
:: Adherence to Theme (30%)
:: Entertainment Value (30%)
:: Video Quality (10%)
More details available at Cover Girl's site. Enter by March 12th for your chance to WIN! Now go, filmmaker, go!
Tribeca's 2010 Lineup Announced
The Tribeca Film Festival is apparently treated like a tester for Cannes, which comes after and across the water. The Fest is in its ninth year, having been founded in 2001 by Robert DeNiro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in an effort to revitalize lower Manhattan post-9/11.
The fest opens with the 3D world premiere of 'Shrek Forever After.' (Yes. A fourth one. And in 3D--but, I ain't gon' lie, I like this franchise.)
I'm moved by the following, so far--no surprises--they're mostly docs with lots of getWOKE! specials in betwixt and between:
PRODEV: Backstage Regional Auditions at a Glance
For all my theater-aspirants, The Backstage Blog has posted a number of auditions along the East Coast for March 11-19, 2010. This is definitely a publication you want to subscribe to if you are serious about the stage.
In the meantime, here's a highlight from Baltimore:
:::CREW:::
BALTIMORE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, MD | Baltimore Shakespeare Festival (Baltimore, MD) is seeking staff for The Comedy of Errors (Joe Brady, dir. Opens June 23) and Scapin (Michael Carleton, dir. Opens June 30). Michael Carleton, artistic dir. Rehearsals begin May 18. Shows run in rotating repertory Wed.-Sun. until Aug. 1. Seeking—Equity Stage Managers. Note: No housing is available to out-of-area SMs. Email resume and cover letter to production@baltimoreshakespeare.org.
:::AUDITION:::
BALTIMORE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, MD | Baltimore Shakespeare Festival (Baltimore, MD) is casting for The Comedy of Errors (Joe Brady, dir. Opens June 23) and Scapin! (Michael Carleton, dir. Opens June 30). Michael Carleton, artistic dir. Rehearsals begin May 18. Shows run in rotating repertory Wed.-Sun. until Aug. 1. [See full character description here. Requires subscription.]
Michael Moore's Open Letter to POTUS: "Whaddaya got to lose? Hope?" (Dang.)
OR you could call this:
For-American-Citizens-Who've-Resorted-to-Morning-Beverages-When-the-Crips and Bloods-Dems-and- Republicans-Were-Enuf.
wow: MICHAEL EUGENE ARCHER!
If this man don't release an album and leave foolishness alone, so help me!
(via NME)
The love of my life artist we remember through Voodoo, Brown Sugar and teases on other people's albums (como Q-Tip's The Renaissance) stands accused of attempting to pay an undercover cop for sex. D'Angelo was arrested March 6th, but maintains his innocence.
Look.
I'ma need you to step the gas up on that Old James River I've been hearing about for the last few decades of Betty White's life.
You know I'm with you through the fire, now STOP PLAYING ME!
Betty White On SNL, FTW!!
POW, baby! (With all the 'ouisiana left in me.)
So, no, I was not one of the original 331,000 Facebookies to advocate for Betty White on SNL, BUT trust and believe that is ONLY because my ADHD got in the way.
The group, now at 488,692, says:
Be on the lookout for details of the appearance.
Oh, and great move, Lorne. Great move.
So, no, I was not one of the original 331,000 Facebookies to advocate for Betty White on SNL, BUT trust and believe that is ONLY because my ADHD got in the way.
The group, now at 488,692, says:
"In 2010, Betty will be entering her EIGHTH DECADE in show-business. What a way to honor her, as well as entertain countless millions of people the world over who adore her as an actress, as a tireless animal rights advocate, and as a fanastic comedian!"Tis utterly amazing, no? The 88(!! Doesn't she look a-mazing?!) year young White is set to host alongside alums Molly Shannon, Tina Fey (love her) and Amy Poehler (love her).
Be on the lookout for details of the appearance.
Oh, and great move, Lorne. Great move.
Kasi Lemmons on K. Big's Win
"I went to bed last night and woke up this morning in a glow. Words cannot express how incredibly inspired and uplifted I am by the image of Katherine Bigelow with an Oscar in each hand…It’s a great day!"
--Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou, Talk To Me)
See what more 'sistren' behind the lens and above the line had to say.
Via Women & Hollywood>>http://womenandhollywood.com/2010/03/09/women-directors-react-to-the-bigelow-win/
--Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou, Talk To Me)
See what more 'sistren' behind the lens and above the line had to say.
Via Women & Hollywood>>http://womenandhollywood.com/2010/03/09/women-directors-react-to-the-bigelow-win/
Monday, March 8, 2010
LOVEit!: Handsome Men's Club >> I TOLD YOU MEN LOVE TAYLOR LAUTNER!
Jimmy Kimmel's cute short on being handsome.
YO! I've been going off about how guys have these 'man crushes' on Taylor Lautner, and here Jimmy is confirming the theory!
YO! I've been going off about how guys have these 'man crushes' on Taylor Lautner, and here Jimmy is confirming the theory!
True Story: So This Is Cinematography Now?
Behind the scenes of 'Avatar'
Things just got really interesting at film school...
APERITIF: What 'Avatar' is trying to say about the future of being 'White' in America, PT. 1
Congratulations to K. BIG!!
I'd also like to congratulate all the hypemen who brought 'The Hurt Locker's' post-Box office presence back to center stage by penning the ultimate metanarrative: directordivorcegate-2010.
(Forget that lackluster list of contenders--the real award should go to you!)
But Bigelow v Cameron beefs aside, my personal (and, largely, FAILED!) 'Precious' campaign aside, please allow me to sip my Hater-ade one mo' gain.
KATHRYN BIGELOW FTW!! (and again and again and again)
Bigelow nabs 6 of her 9 nominations, including:
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST PICTURE
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
FILM EDITING
SOUND EDITING
SOUND MIXING
Lee Daniels nabs 2 of his 6 nominations, including:
MO'NIQUE for BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
and Mo' gives the best speech EVERRRR (Lady Saw voice), wearing a royal blue gown in honor of the first lady to pave the way, Hattie McDaniel, and paying homage to McDaniel and her husband Sidney
GEOFFREY FLETCHER for BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
but why does it have to be the scene where Precious steals the chicken...? smdh...
MORE LATER. GOOD NIGHT.
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