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| Podcast title | The Obenson Report On Black Film/Cinema
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| Description | www.obensonreport.com - Focus on Black cinema /black cinema (mainstream, independent, underground); showcase films and filmmakers from all across the African Diaspora, notably those who may never get exposure in the current cinematic climate. Informative and entertaining talk. This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com | |
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1. # 57 - Catching Up With Barry Jenkins & Dennis Dortch http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.42Mb) Description: Catching Up With Barry Jenkins (Medicine For Melancholy) & Dennis Dortch (A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy) |
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2. #56 - Michelle Materre & Neyda Martinez Of Creatively Speaking http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.60Mb) Description: Michelle Materre & Neyda Martinez Discuss Their Creatively Speaking program at BAM on Labor Day Monday, September 7th. And I expound on the Shadow & Act $300 short film challenge! |
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3. #55 - The 6 Leagues - Directors of "6 Things I Never Told You" http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.83Mb) Description: The 6 Leagues (Stacey Holman, Ed DuRanté, Rod Gailes, Cinque Northern, James Richards, Caran Hartsfield) - Directors of the ActNow: New Voices In Black Cinema debut film 6 Things I Never Told You. |
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4. #54 - ActNow Foundation's Aaron Ingram & Curtis John Discuss BAM Series http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 7.41Mb) Description: ActNow Foundation Officers Aaron Ingram & Curtis John Discuss BAM Screening Series Debut, "6 Things I Never Told You." |
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5. #53 - Black Screenwriters Roundtable http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.26Mb) Description: A one hour discussion with black writers working within the studio system. Guests include: - Courtney Lilly (Everybody Hates Chris, Arrested Development) - Kriss Turner (Something New, The Bernie mac Show - Kenya Barris (Soul Food, Girlfriends, The Game) - Bashir Salahuddin (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon). |
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6. # 52 - With Guest Wendell B Harris Jr (Chameleon Street) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.32Mb) Description: I was joined by the writer/director/star of the indie cult classic, "Chameleon Street," Mr Wendell B Harris Jr. for the entire hour. |
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7. #51 - Distributors Roundtable (Guest list in show notes) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 27.70Mb) Description: Distributors/Exhibitors Roundtable. W/guests: - Diarah Nâ??Daw Spech of ArtMattan Productions and the African Diaspora Film Festival. - Moikgantsi Kgama is the founder of ImageNation Cinema Foundation, a Harlem, NY-based media arts organization founded to establish a chain of art-house cinemas dedicated to progressive media by and about people of color. - Michelle Materre is a founding partner and Vice President of Creative Affairs of KJM3 Entertainment Group, Inc. (1992 â?? 2001), a film distribution and marketing company that specialized in multicultural film and television projects. - Henri Norris is a successful litigation lawyer turned movie producer/distributor. Her Bay Area-based New Millennia Films financed and distributed Bridgett Davisâ?? Naked Acts and Peter Brattâ??s Follow Me Home, and was an investor in the Academy-Award nominated short Tuesday Morning Ride by Diane Houston. - Rodney Parnther, CPA, is a co-founder and chairman of NYC-based Clarendon Entertainment. |
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8. # 50 - Conversation W/ Filmmakers Keith Davis And Darius Clark Monroe http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.27Mb) Description: Weâ??ve all had conversations previously about the next group of young black filmmakers who will pick up the mantle of their aging predecessors, and definitively contribute some much needed variety to what we call black cinema. Iâ??d say that these 2 will make that list if we were to come up with one: - Keith Davis is both an actor and filmmaker. He attended the Yale School of Drama, and, as I stated above, is currently an MFA candidate at NYU's Tisch School, with a DeanÃ?¢??s Fellowship full-tuition scholarship to boot. He is the lone African American filmmaker selected for the recently announced Sundance Directors/Screenwriters Labs, which takes place this summer. His entry to the program is a feature film script titled, The American People. He is also an adjunct professor at NYU's undergraduate film and television program where he teaches a course for film and tv directors working with actors. And... - Darius Clark Monroe graduated with honors from the University of Houston, majoring in Communications: Media Production. Currently, Darius is pursuing an MFA in film direction from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Darius is currently in post-production for his feature-length documentary titled, Evolution of a Criminal, which is being executive-produced by none other than Mr. Spike Lee himself. The film is a recipient of a 2007 Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Grant, a 2008 Spike Lee Production Fellowship, a 2008 Warner Bros. Film Award, and a 2008 Tribeca All Access Participant. |
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9. #49- No content for distribution; Box Office; Afro Neo-Realism; Web Content http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.18Mb) Description: Show notes: 8:00 - 8:04 - Intro 8:04 - 8:23: Where are the the good indie black films? In search of feature films for BAM/ActNow quarterly film screenings. Slim pickings! There's not enough good content to support distribution. 8:23 - 8:35: Box Office for the weekend (American Violet opens well, Medicine For Melancholy still out there after 12 weeks in theatres). 8:35 - 8:40: Ballast & Medicine For Melancholy and the new neo-realism. 8:40 - 8:46: Tribeca Film Festival and its stinky ticket buying policies. 8:46 - 8:49: "Black Dynamite" updates from writer/director Scott Sanders. 8:49 - 8:52: Are you watching movies on mobile devices and over the web. 8:52 - 8:58: Creating content specifically for the web. 8:58 - 9:00: "Out-tro" |
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10. #48 - Announcing Film Screening Series; Bloggers Roundtable No. 2 http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.24Mb) Description: - Aaron Ingram and Curtis John of ActNow Foundation and writer/director Curtis John talked about upcoming quarterly film screening series at BAM Cinemas. - And, weekly bloggers roundtable. I was joined by Daryle Lockhart of BlackBoxOffice.com, Karen of ReelArtsy.blogspot.com, Jo-Issa of BlackFilmAcademy.com, and Sergio Mims film critic and columnist for Ebony/Jet Magazine. Topics we discussed: - "She's Gotta Have It" 23 years later. Would it still impress as it did the year it was released? - Cuba Gooding Jr and Terence Howard lead ensemble cast in George Lucas's Tuskeegee Airman film. - Angela Bassett gets behind the camera for the first time, adapting Percival Everett's novel, Erasure. - Taraji P Henson, Kerry Washington, Angela Bassett, and other black actresses. Who's getting steady work? Why/why not? - "Medicine For Melancholy" VS "A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy;" distribution and box office. |
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11. #47 - Bloggers Roundtable (See Show Notes For Specifics) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.04Mb) Description: W/ guest hosts: Invisible Woman (Invisiblecinema.blogspot.com), Daryle Lockhart (BlackBoxOffice.com), Karen G. (ReelArtsy.blogspot.com), and Sergio Mims (Ebony/Jet columnist). Show notes: 0:00 to 10:00 - Introductions 10:00 to 20:00 - Tyler Perry Incorporated? 20:00 to 35:00 - More on the plight of Indie black filmmakers 35:00 to 40:00 - Lionsgate's acquisition of a script based on Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf 40:00 to 46:00 - Jill Scott solves crime in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency 46:00 to 50:00 - Queen Latifah is Just Wright for a romantic comedy 50:00 to 60:00 - Mos Def battles Christopher Hitchens on Bill Maher's show |
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12. #46 - W/ Aaron Ingram (ActNow Foundation) & Pete Chatmon (Premium) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.08Mb) Description: Episode 46 - Aaron Ingram, founder and operator of ActNow Foundation, a Brooklyn-based, black-owned and operated non-profit film and theatre company. - Pete Chatmon, writer/director of Premium, and founder and operator of the Double 7 Film family of ventures, as well as the 2008 Tribeca All Access award winner for his upcoming film, $Free.99. |
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13. #45 - Reintroducing Tyler Perry; Creating A Black-Owned Prod/Dist Company http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.14Mb) Description: My new zen-like approach to Tyler Perry and his movies, and creating renewed discussion on helping ourselves in the industry, instead of looking to Hollywood for assistance. |
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14. #44 - Oscar/Indie Spirit Recap; What Is Indie? Filmmaker Khary Jones (Hug) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.16Mb) Description: Episode #44 - A recap of the Oscars Awards celebration last night; Defining independent cinema VS studio-influenced productions, and discussion on cinema with filmmaker Khary Jones, who short film, "Hug" was a Sundance 2009 selection. |
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15. #43-Sergio Mims (Black Harvest Film Festival); Sujewa Ekanayake (DIY Film) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.96Mb) Description: Featured guests: - Sergio Mims, co-founder and director of the Black Harvest Film Festival. - Sujewa Ekanayake, director of Indie Film Blogger Road Trip and Date Number 1; Check him out at DIYFilmmaker.blogspot.com. |
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16. #42-Barry Jenkins (Medicine For Melancholy), Scott Sanders (Black Dynamite) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.29Mb) Description: Brandon Wilson and I talked to Barry Jenkins, writer/director of "Medicine For Melancholy," and Scott Sanders, writer/director of "Black Dynamite." |
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17. #41 - Golden Globes Briefing & Our Top 5 Films Of 2008 http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.25Mb) Description: Brandon Wilson and I discussed the Golden Globes awards ceremony which took place last night, the 11th of January; and we each discussed our top 5 films of 2008. |
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18. #40 - Mailbag; Reviews Of Che, Doubt, Grand Torino; Defining Black Film... http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 53.47Mb) Description: Listener comments; Brandon Wilson and I reviewed "Che,""Doubt," and "Grand Torino;" Continuing Discussion on how to define "Black Cinema," and More... |
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19. #39 - Black Box Office; Black Films At Sundance; Milk; Frost/Nixon; More... http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.84Mb) Description: "A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy" and "Hunger" opening box office numbers; Black Films Playing At Sundance Next Month; Live-Blogging/Podcasting at Sundance; Show ideas for next year; Brandon Wilson & I reviewed "Frost/Nixon;" Brandon talked about the documentary, "The Times of Harvey Milk" as an addendum to his review of "Milk" last week. And much more... |
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20. #38-"Intimidating" Black Cinema;Film Grant;Undefining Black Film;Reviews... http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.24Mb) Description: Is the subject of "black cinema" intimidating? "Black Friday" Death; Tambay creates and funds a new grant for black filmmakers with short film scripts; YouTube/Sundance contest; Is it time we stop trying to define Black cinema; A new book titled "Slave Cinema;" Brandon Wilson (The Man Who Couldn't) reviewed "Let The Right One In,""Australia" and "Milk." |
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21. #37 - Black Dynamite; Synecdoche,NY; Che; NYADFF; Art Or Entertainment http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.19Mb) Description: Along with co-host Brandon Wilson (writer/director of The Man Who Couldn't), we touched on a variety of issues, including: the upcoming Blaxploitation spoof, "Black Dynamite," Kaufman's directorial debut, "Synecdoche, NY," Taraji P Henson in "Benjamin Button," Steven Soderbergh's 4 1/2 epic "Che," The New York African Diaspora Film Festival, and the familiar filmmaker's dilemma - art or entertainment. |
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22. #36-"Black & Sexy" Recap; Costs Of Tix; Oscar-bait; Spike's Poor "Miracle" http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 54.41Mb) Description: Episode 36-"Black & Sexy" screening recap; Oscar-Bait movies - what are you looking forward to seeing; A brief examination of the rising costs Of movie ticket prices; Enough with the historical black dramas; Spike Lee's "Miracle At St Anna" flops commercially and critically. |
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23. EPISODE35 - Dennis Dortch (A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy); Tambay's Lament http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.96Mb) Description: - Filmmaker Dennis Dortch talks about his feature film, A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK AND SEXY, a Sundance Film Festival selection, and an upcoming release from Magnolia Pictures. - Podcast going to once per month and other announcements. - Tambay laments on the state of things. |
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24. EPISODE34 - Black Bloggers Roundtable http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 11.84Mb) Description: Bloggers from theblackactor.com, invisible-cinema.blogspot.com, and http://qadree.com joined me in discussing various hot topics within the realm of black cinema. |
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25. EPISODE33 - Oscar Nominees; Sundance Recap; 2008 Anticipated Films; More.. http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.75Mb) Description: Black Box Office; Oscar Nominees Announced - My $.02; Sundance recap; Pan African Film Fest; Capable Tenth Black Film Fund; More films I'm looking forward to seeing in 2008. |
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26. EPISODE32 - Black Film In AZ; 2008 Films To See; The Strike; 4 Little Girls http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.02Mb) Description: Joanna DeShay of the Arizona Black Film Showcase talked about their upcoming event; Filmmaker Brandon Wilson and I talked about the writers' strike, as well as some films we are looking forward to seeing in 2008; and African American Literature Professor Danielle Elliott of Smith College discussed her critical essay on Spike Lee's documentary, 4 LITTLE GIRLS. |
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27. EPISODE31 - A Trip Into The Minds Of Some Of Today's Black Actresses http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.03Mb) Description: Host Tambay A Obenson, along with the editor of TheBlackActor.com Blogspot, in a virtual roundtable showcase, featuring actresses, Esosa Edosomwan, Nedra McClyde, Lisa Strum, and Leslie Jones, as they discuss various topics in consideration of their lives as working African American actresses in the 21st century. |
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28. EPISODE30 - January Preview; 5 Hopes For Black Film In 2008; Robert Johnson http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.61Mb) Description: EPISODE30 - A preview of what's coming up on the podcast for the month of January; I list my top 5 hopes and expectations for Black Film in 2008; and Robert Johnson strikes again - another rant. |
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29. EPISODE29 - St Clair Bourne RIP/Golden Globe Nominees/Listener Phone Calls http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.17Mb) Description: EPISODE29 - Remembering St Clair Bourne, dead at age 64/Golden Globe Nominees/Listener Phone Calls on DIRTY LAUNDRY, Will Smith (I AM LEGEND), R. Kelly, SINGLE HILL, and black box office. |
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30. EPISODE28 - 2008 Preview; Bamboozled Review; Capable Tenth Fund Breakdown http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.65Mb) Description: EPISODE28 - A brief preview of shows scheduled for early 2008; My review of Spike Lee's 2000 satire, BAMBOOZLED; An extensive breakdown of the "Capable Tenth Black Film Fund" - non-profit VS for-profit; how exactly will it work? |
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31. EPISODE27 - Revisiting "Capable Tenth;" Creating A Black Film Studio http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.81Mb) Description: Tambay revisits his "Capable Tenth" funded black owned and operated film studio idea, detailing how we (black people) can realize real film industry independence. Listen to learn how YOU can help, and please join in the discussion! |
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32. EPISODE26 - Black Orpheus, This Christmas, Daratt, more... http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.50Mb) Description: Industry news and notes; Reviews of BLACK ORPHEUS, THIS CHRISTMAS, DARATT and SIA, THE DREAM OF THE PYTHON. |
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33. EPISODE25 - News; BROTHER TO BROTHER Review; Watching Gay-Themed Films http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 53.29Mb) Description: Industry news and notes; My review of BROTHER TO BROTHER; Discussion on watching gay-themed black cinema; Listener calls. |
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34. EPISODE24- Review of YEELEN; Alternate film distribution http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.85Mb) Description: EPISODE24 - Announcing the Obenson Report Movie Club - this week, BROTHER TO BROTHER; An extensive review of the Malian classic film YEELEN; How we can create alternate channels of film distribution; Revisiting "collective/movement power," and the "capable tenth" funded black film studio. |
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35. EPISODE23 - Film Review of CLAUDINE (1974); Responses To My NPR Editorial http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.98Mb) Description: EPISODE23 - Film Review of CLAUDINE the 1974 film starring Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones; Reader/listener responses to my NPR editorial on a call for a black-owned film studio. |
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36. EPISODE 22- Hollywood 50 Most Powerful, Finishing up Top 5 W/Brandon Wilson http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 14.02Mb) Description: * Premiere Magazine's annual list of the 50 most powerful/influential people in Hollywood - where are the black people? where are the black women? * Also, finishing up our top 5 lists of the films we've seen so far this year, with Brandon Wilson, writer/director of THE MAN WHO COULDN'T. |
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37. EPISODE21 - TOP 5 FILMS SO FAR THIS YEAR (10/07) W/GUEST BRANDON WILSON http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.76Mb) Description: Writer/Director of THE MAN WHO COULDN'T, Brandon Wilson, joined me in giving our individual picks for the top 5 films we've each seen so far this year, October 2007, going into the fall/winter award season. |
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38. EPISODE20 - The Obenson Report On Black Film/Cinema http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.82Mb) Description: A note about the sex-tape queens, reality-based TV shows, and how it all relates to the consumerist, materialistic, mysogynistic society we currently live ine; A review of Tyler Perry's WHY DID I GET MARRIED; Answering the questions, "Are black audiences ready, or can black audiences appreciate more challenging, artistic, intellectual cinema?" Do box office results like those from Tyler Perry's films tell us anything in answering that question? How come certain kinds of films (notably those described as challenging and artistic) are not always marketed to black audiences, or don't play in theatres in black neighborhoods? Is it all about the money? How much does socialization play in how we respond to cinema? Was Frantz Fanon right when he said, "For the black man there is only one destiny... and it is white..." and how does all this help answer the initial question? |
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39. EPISODE19 - The Obenson Report On Black Film/Cinema http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.57Mb) Description: Another light day at the office (busy, busy, busy with much on my plate - just call me by my middle name, Amadioha, Igbo for God of Thunder); Who's going to the ABFF? Let me know; Kudos to BETJ (find out why); Tambay is actually reading, but "suffering" for it; saw 3 films over the weekend - BANISHED (thumbs up), MICHAEL CLAYTON (thumbs sideways), THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (thumbs sideways); Question of the week: What was the last film you saw that generated some genuine emotion in you and stayed with you long after you saw it?; "Why Did I Get Married"; biopics on Sammy Davis Jr (Andre 3000), Afeni Shakur and Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) |
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40. EPISODE18 - The Obenson Report On Black Film/Cinema http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 54.45Mb) Description: Light day; Tambay is swamped (article, festival, "capable tenth" film fund, fall film production); PAFF or ABFF; shut up Jackie Chan; Drivin' Mr Sinatra (Chris Tucker); Oprah & Tyra top Forbes list of TV personality earnings; continuing to narrow down best black films list (we've got to do better). |
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41. EPISODE17 - The Obenson Report On Black Film/Cinema http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.78Mb) Description: 1. Black Filmmaker Showcase - Writer/Director of THE MAN WHO COULDN'T (now on sale at Amazon.com), Brandon Wilson, talks about his film from A to Z (script, production, festival run, distribution). 5. The "Capable Tenth" black film fund. We've created it; now it's time for you to act accordingly! |
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42. EPISODE16 - The Obenson Report www.tambayobenson.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.75Mb) Description: - 2 BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tambay launches a new festival, the New York Black Film Festival and creates a $2000 annual fund to finance short films; also movement/collective power -what exactly YOU can do; Lastly the "Capable Tenth" redux. |
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43. EPISODE15 - The Obenson Report www.tambayobenson.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 27.11Mb) Description: YAEC (Yet Another Existential Crisis) - So much going on... what to do? |
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44. EPISODE14 - The Obenson Report www.tambayobenson.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 55.28Mb) Description: Joined by co-hosts Shirley Bruno & Deesha Philyaw. Discussion topics: Halle Berry's recent baby news, Eddie Griffin's N-word tirade, films we're looking forward to seeing this fall/winter, Oprah supports Obama and more...! |
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45. EPISODE13 - The Obenson Report (www.tambayobenson.com) http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 54.63Mb) Description: TOPICS COVERED: Box Office Roundup! 9 Months Into The Year 2007, 400+ Films Released In Total Theatrically, Where Does Black Cinema Stand In Relation To The Rest? What Black Films Made The Cut? What Black Films Didn? What Gems Did You Miss? Plus, Tyler Perry, The One-Man Wrecking Crew... And as always, connections to my repeated discourse on our unacknowledged and untapped collective/movement power. |
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46. EPISODE 12 - The Obenson Report www.tambayobenson.com http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 25.99Mb) Description: Weekly Rant... Remembering Katrina; and "Mumblecore Mania" What About Our Film Movement? My Letter To Filmmaker Magazine & Their Response |
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47. EPISODE11 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 55.24Mb) Description: - Mailbag: Lots and lots and lots of feedback from listeners accumulated over the last 3 weeks. - The reasons for my "existential crisis" 2 weeks ago... really! Trying to make sense of it all. - Revisiting the "Capable Tenth," as well as the Black Film Movement/Collective. Where do YOU stand? What can we learn from The Borg; is resistance indeed futile? |
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48. EPISODE10 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 13.76Mb) Description: - RIP Max Roach - News & Notes: A few industry news items worth mentioning and commenting on; how we can rid ourselves of 50 Cent with the help of Kanye West; Jay-Z's millions and Chris Tucker's new elite status, and how they all relate to the "Capable Tenth;" my upcoming "new look" in the works; IFC is "Trapped in the Closet," unfortunately; need recommendations for "revolution," or "movement" films; revisiting the 100 Greatest Black Films List; remembering the movement/collective. - Filmmaker/Fashion Designer Shirley Bruno joined me in reviewing VISAGES DE FEMMES (Faces of Women), Ivory Coast, 1987. Lovely Cinema Verite... Two Thumbs up! - Answered a few listener questions. |
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49. EPISODE9, The Obenson Report: Weekly Rant - Are You In Or Out? http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 51.93Mb) Description: We are missing movement power! Are we willing to do what is necessary to see the change we want in black cinema? Do we have the confidence and courage to stand up to the dominant power structure. Do we have a choice? |
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50. EPISODE 8 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 26.72Mb) Description: - Industry News & Notes. - Mailbag: Comments from listeners. - The notion of creating A Film Movement. - And I discuss my *radical* ideas for building a Black owned & operated Film financing, production and distribution Studio. We've done it before... we can do it again! |
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51. EPISODE7 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 5.83Mb) Description: Tambay rants about Robert Johnson's venture alliance with The Weinstein Company, called Our Stories... And goes on about his solution for the creation of a black film studio... |
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52. EPISODE6 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 27.58Mb) Description: - New developments: I'm moving to a new location. - Things I learned listening to other podcasts for inspiration. - Dissecting the idea of the film review. - Per numerous responses I received from the survey to recommend and review films from my vault, I will start reviewing a film on every podcast. This week: White-collar cons - one of my favorites, CHAMELEON STREET; also SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. - Let's play a game... Masterpiece Theatre, guess the script, win a free film. Tune in to find out what. - Ingmar Berman dead at 89. - Breathless gets Criterion Collection treatment. - And, as always, more of my rather witty, engaging, challenging, insightful, sometimes polarizing repartee! |
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53. EPISODE5 - The Obenson Report: NOTE-First 25 Mins Cut Due To Audio Problems http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 17.47Mb) Description: - I saw TALK TO ME, the Don Cheadle starrer, over the weekend, and give it a thumbs down. Snooze... I'll tell you why. - Mailbag - Listener comments and my responses to them (Poitier VS Van Peebles) - Results from the survey - who is the average Obenson Report audience member? Fascinating, although not too surprising results. Also, I respond to survey comments and questions. - I recapitulate all that happened during the screening of my premiere opus, BEAUTIFUL THINGS, which took place on Saturday, the 21st. - Sponsors have come knocking on my door, which should be good news; however I find myself in a quandary of sorts. I'll explain. - New industry developments worth mentioning. |
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54. EPISODE4 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 26.82Mb) Description: Narrowing down Tambay's list of the 100 Greatest Black American films of all time. Comparisons with other similar lists of black films; Continuing analysis on a black cinema aesthetic - comparisons between eras. |
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55. EPISODE3 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 41.28Mb) Description: Audience Mailbag; The "100 Greatest Black American Films" list; Continuing discussion of how to define "black cinema;" Tambay wants to create a new film movement. |
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56. EPISODE2 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 29.32Mb) Description: With Special Guest, Ralph Scott, Producer For BETJ; Program Director and Co-Founder of the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC). Topics include the current state and future of BETJ; also Ralph's personal film projects. |
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57. EPISODE1 PART 2 - The Obenson Report, W/ABIOLA ABRAMS http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 50.07Mb) Description: Second half of Monday, the 18th, recording, featuring Abiola Abrams. |
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58. EPISODE1 - The Obenson Report http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 27.65Mb) Description: With special guest Abiola Abrams, host of BET's Best Shorts Program. And guest-hosts, Shirley Bruno and Numa Perrier |
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59. EPISODE6 - Voyager On Demand http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 27.21Mb) Description: With special guest, Faith Adiele, award-winning author, columnist, documentarian, and college professor. Faith is also a popular speaker and reader who has appeared at universities across the country, has been interviewed on the Tavis Smiley show, and has appeared in O Magazine. She writes on a variety of topics including women's studies, food, travel, african studies, and coming of age. |
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60. EPISODE5 - Voyager On Demand http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 40.71Mb) Description: Filmmaker/writer/fashion designer/homegirl w/hand grenades Shirley Bruno will be joining us, adding some much needed estrogen to our discussion, which will cover a variety of topics, of course mostly related to black cinema, including a box office rundown, a look at upcoming films of interest, and we dish out our favorites in black cinema over the last century. Learn more about Shirley Bruno at: http://www.myspace.com/astrangefruit. |
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61. EPISODE4 - Voyager On Demand http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 42.24Mb) Description: With guest co-host - writer Deesha Philyaw (http://www.thelastwordllc.com) - varied discussion on topics related to black cinema. This week: What exactly is Black Cinema? The term defined; also, continued discussion on whether films about specific groups of people should or can be made by only those people who belong to that specific group. For example, can a white filmmaker fully realize the experience of a black person in a story; can a male filmmaker adequately portray a female character in a film? |
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62. EPISODE3 - Voyager On Demand http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 38.81Mb) Description: Filmmaker/writer/fashion designer/homegirl w/hand grenades Shirley Bruno will be joining us, adding some much needed estrogen to our discussion, which will cover a variety of topics, of course mostly related to black cinema. Learn more about Shirley at: http://www.myspace.com/astrangefruit. |
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63. EPISODE2 - Voyager On Demand http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 28.08Mb) Description: Featured Guest: Aaron Ingram of Act Now Foundation - a non-profit theatre and film arts organization dedicated to showcasing the varied experiences of under-represented ethnic groups in America. The ANF hosts a monthly film screening series in Brooklyn, NY. Visit http://www.actnowproduction.org for more info. |
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64. EPISODE1 - Voyager On Demand http://recordings.talkshoe.com... download (audio/mpeg, 29.34Mb) Description: An introduction to the Voyager On Demand podcast. The who, what, where, why, when, and how of Voyager Film Company. A brief history of black cinema; our views on the current state of cinema, specifically black cinema; and our hopes for the future. |
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