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EUR FILM REVIEW: 'Hancock' starring Will Smith *Who would opt to cast the ever-charming Fresh Prince against type as a surly, foul-mouthed misanthrope? Nobody wants to root for an a-hole (there I called him one, too) who refers to women by the b-word, bullies children and makes a pass at the spouse of the only guy willing to help him. IT'S VENUS VS. SERENA IN WIMBLEDON FINAL: Sisters to battle for silver dish Saturday in first all-Williams final in five years. *Venus and Serena Williams steamrolled over their opponents at Wimbledon this week to reach Saturday's final round together for the first time in five years. KRAVITZ DENIES DATING A-ROD'S SOON-TO-BE EX: Rocker finds rumor 'extremely hurtful.' *Some 18 years after Lenny Kravitz and Madonna collaborated on her dance hit "Justify My Love," the pair finds themselves linked again - this time through tabloid headlines surrounding New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and his wife. HEAR THE 4TH OF JULY EURCAST: Featuring Common, Ed Gordon, Mike Phillips and Lalah Hathaway. On this EURcast, saxophone player Mike Phillips talks about fusing smooth jazz and the Dirty South on the latest Hidden Beach recording "Unwrapped Vol. 5.0: The ColliPark Café." Plus ... NICK AND MARIAH MARRIAGE IN TROUBLE?: OK! magazine says they're arguing about her diva behavior. *OK! magazine is quoting an unnamed source who swears the two-month-old marriage of Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey is already in shambles, mostly due to arguments over her diva behavior. |
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Cuba, an African OdysseyDirected by Jihan El-Tahri "From Che Guevara's military campaign to avenge Lumumba in the Congo up to the fall of apartheid in South Africa, 300,000 Cubans fought alongside African revolutionaries. CUBA, AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY is the previously untold story of Cuba's support for African revolutions, one of the Cold War's most vigorous contests over resources and ideology." When sending their black troops to join Che in the Congo, the Cubans organized them in groups of 5, supplying them with cheap western suits. At the airport in Tanzania, one group of 5 was waiting for their plane. A diplomat had just finished seeing off his own set of people and spotted them, rushed over to greet them: "Are you with Orchestra Aragon?" he asked... |
The Art of Ibou Ndoye
Ibou arrived in New York City where he became acquainted whith several artists including master of portraits John Howard Sanden.Ibou also worked with Oldrich Teply at the world famous Art Student League School.In 1998, he moved to Cincinnati Ohio where he became a member of the Art Consortium of Cincinnati featuring artists from the entire Ohio Tristate region, and Art for City Walls.Ibou won best of show in the Art Consortium's 21st Annual Fine Art Competitive the same year and received a Special Recognition Merit Award at the Upstream People Gallery's 8th Annual Realism Juried Online International Art Exhibition. Recently,Ibou has been accepted as a member at the California Public Art an Mural Society(CALPAMS), he also has been featured in the 2006 edition of Who"s who in Black Cincinnati, reaching America's most influential and affluent African-Americans. To view his entire gallery, visit Ibou at website: ndoye.myexpose.com. |
15th Annual African Diaspora Film FestivalJune 24 - July 1, 2008
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Hancock
There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there's Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility -- everyone knows that -- everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough -- as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn't the kind of man who cares what other people think -- until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock's greatest challenge yet -- and a task that may prove impossible as Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he's a lost cause. |
Ibou Ndoye was born in Senegal,West Africa where he graduated in 1984 from the Fine Art School of Dakar,developing his God-given natural talents. After spending ten years in Europe, particularly in Paris where he participated in several exhibitions, he decided in 1997 to move to the United States.
The ADFF was created in November, 1993 by the husband and wife team of Reinaldo Barroso-Spech & Diarah N’Daw-Spech on the belief that education is power. He is an educator in foreign languages and Black Literature and she a financial consultant and university budget manager. They are of the reality that film is the truest medium for creating a fertile ground for education. The future of our communities of color is directly tied to the expansion of our experiences, the depth and breadth of our reach and interaction with other communities and the framework from which our talent can stand front and center. Our vision is to see an informed and talented community coming together to exchange ideas and strategies for improving our respective worlds. Welcome to our future. For more information, visit their website 