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Weekly Movie/DVD Review

BIG BUDGET FILMS

Green Zone (R for violence and profanity) Paul Greengrass directs this Iraq War thriller about a rogue Army Officer (Matt Damon) who relies on faulty intelligence while searching for Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction all across the desert. With Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan and Brendan Gleeson.

Our Family Wedding (PG-13 for brief profanity and sexuality) Cross-cultural comedy about a couple of feuding family patriarchs, one black (Forest Whitaker), one Mexican-American (Carlos Mencia), pressured to put aside their differences after two of their kids (Lance Gross and America Ferrara) announce their engagement. Ensemble cast includes Charlie Murphy, Fred Armisen, Lupe Ontiveros, Taye Diggs and Warren Sapp.

Remember Me (PG-13 for violence, sexuality, profanity and smoking) Romance drama about a grieving young rebel’s (Robert Pattinson), struggling to recover from his brother’s suicide, who finds himself falling for the supportive beauty (Emilie de Ravin) whose shoulder he leans on. With Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin and Martha Plimpton.

She’s Out of My League (R for profanity and sexuality) Romantic comedy about an Average Joe (Jay Baruchel) working as an airport security guard whose own insecurities threaten to doom his new relationship with the gorgeous girl of his dreams (Alice Eve) even before it has a chance to blossom.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS

Children of Invention (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama abut a couple of abandoned siblings (Michael Chen and Crystal Chiu) who are forced to fend for themselves as squatters in an unfinished apartment complex when their overworked, single-mom (Cindy Cheung) disappears after falling victim to a pyramid scheme. (In English, Cantonese and Mandarin)

Delta (Unrated) Atmospheric adventure revolving around the forbidden love which evolves between a Prodigal Son (Felix Lajko) and the sister (Orsolya Toth) he never knew when he returns home to live in their late father’s dilapidated beach house located along the Danube River. (In Hungarian with subtitles)

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Trailer: Jay-Z Documentary

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS from WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?

As the countdown continues to the release of  the highly anticipated WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO?, we're happy to bring you two new images from the film...In theaters April 2, 2010 

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2010 NAACP Image Awards Recap

Precious Dominates Image Awards via Virtual Sweep of Film Categories

A year ago, newly-elected President Barack Obama dominated the NAACP Image Awards. But this go-round, the movie Precious enjoyed that honor, walking away with a half-dozen trophies in the movie categories, including Best Picture, Director (Lee Daniels), Independent Film, Actress (Gabby Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) and Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher).As for television, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne proved the voters’ favorite, netting four awards. 

Among the evening’s highlights were an array of gracious acceptance speeches, especially those by Mo’Nique and her teary-eyed co-star Gabby Sidibe, and by their director/producer Lee Daniels who brought down the curtain by continue to speak until the closing credits began to roll. Tyler Perry dedicated his accolade to his late mother who just passed away last December.

 Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, who’s been wheelchair-bound since the 2001 motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, choked up while expressing how much winning for his work on the comedy series “Brothers” meant to him. Meanwhile, comedian Chris Rock might have gotten off the funniest joke when he feigned presenting an award “for the best light-skinned actress in a mini-series,” especially given that when his own picture, Good Hair, won for Best Documentary, he called it “the blackest movie of all time.”

Complete List of NAACP Image Award Winners

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Why Did I Get Married Too Online Premiere

INSIDE BLACK HOLLYWOOD MAGAZINE is proud to premiere the new teaser from the film WHY DID I GET MARRIED TOO .

Why Did I Get Married Too is Perry's next chapter in the lives of eight college friends navigating the minefields of married life.

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