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UFP
Weekly - Issue No. 10, Vol. 1 |
Wednesday,
June 11, 2003
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BET...Black
Entertainment Television. The cornerstone of music
videos and making you a hot artist. We all know
the shows from 106 to Tigga's basement. But guess
who provided THE JUMPOFF? The Squad counts their
homeboy, Brett Walker, with providing the jumpoff
for BET in the music game. Others were there,
but Brett held it down. Mr. Walker hosted 3 shows
for BET (Un Real, In Your Ear & Music Inside
Out). The 6'2" 195lb Brick City Native (that's
Newark New Jerz for those that don't know) is
now in Los Angeles continuing his career and honing
his craft for the perfect part that awaits him.
If you've seen ANGIE STONE's video, WISH I DIDN'T
MISS YOU, smooth Brett plays the part of the man
Angie wishes she didn't love so much.
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Appearing
in numerous commercials and music videos, Mr.
Walker has also played the lead role in the films,
I LOVE YOU BABY, EBONY PRINCESS and TICKET TO
HEAVEN. He hasn't stopped there. On the stage,
Mr. Walker has appeared in ZOOMAN AND THE SIGN
and DETECTIVE STORY at the AMERICAN THEATER in
HARLEM. Mr. Walker continues to develop his acting
tools having studied with coaches, Denise Dowse,
Hal DeWindt, Trudy Steibl, Hue Lowe, Gwen Hilliar
and Lou Riggs.
His off camera skills include Basketball, Football,
Horseback Riding, Swimming, Cycling, Weight Training,
Motorcycling and Running.
For professional inquiries about Mr. Walker, send
a note to:
producer@urbanfilmpremiere.com - PRINCIPALS
ONLY
CALLING ALL ACTORS, MODELS --- If you want
THE SPOTLIGHT like BRETT, be sure to get your
HEADSHOTS ready. When URBANFILMPREMIERE.COM launches,
you will have the opportunity to upload THREE
HEADSHOTS and your RESUME for the whole world
to see. For more information, holla at THE SQUAD.
Send inquiries to: producer@urbanfilmpremiere.com
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY PHOTOS BY E-MAIL.
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His
new album, DANCE WITH MY FATHER, is in stores
now.
The Squad certainly wishes Luther Vandross the
best as he attempts to recover from a serious
stroke he suffered on April 16. Listening to his
new album is a precious treat for your ears and
heart as Luther's voice simply amazes you. There
is this special quality about Luther's voice that
you can't escape. When you hear any song from
Luther, your mind races as ALL of his former hits
seem to seep to the top of your mind while you
are hearing his voice. Now that's power in music.
You know...Bad boy...gonna sneak out tonight...A
House is Not a Home...If this world were mine...and
so many more heartfelt and incomparable tracks
of love and redemption. Certainly, we hope and
pray that Luther gets well and he will once again
be able to do what he so passionately did, and
that's deliver songs that last a lifetime. Our
best wishes to his family and friends.
To learn more about Luther and to obtain a special
coupon to purchase Luther's new album from Sam
Goody, visit http://www.luthervandross.com/LV_mainframeset.html
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Filmmakers
were honored for their achievements
in filmmaking and screenwriting
during the Hollywood Black Film
Festival (HBFF) closing night awards
presentation held on Sunday, June
8, 2003.
This year HBFF screened 86 films
in the annual competitive, the fifth
year in a row that the festival
has seen a increase in the number
of both submissions and actual films
screened during the six-day event,
which took place at the Harmony
Gold Preview House in Los Angeles.
The
HBFF Jury Award for Best Feature
Film went to NEVER GET OUTTA
THE BOAT, produced by actor
John Cusack and Grace Loh; this
film was directed by Paul Quinn
and written by Nick Gillie. In NEVER
GET OUTTA THE BOAT, we meet Joe,
Cesar and Franky, roommates in a
drug rehabilitation facility actually
determined to recover. As the trio's
own destructive tendencies and sexual
issues begin to surface, combined
with the arrival of a popular rock
star and several less committed
alcoholics, the sense of community
begins to unravel.
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BIG
AIN'T BAD, directed and produced
by Ray Culpepper and written by
Drayton X. Jamison, garnered the
Audience Choice Award. JESSE'S
CLOSET received the Featured
Film Honorable mention. Written
and directed by Kenneth O. Johnson
and produced by Marc Pouhe. Best
Short Film was awarded to writer/director
Antonia F. March and Jacqueline
R. McKinley for MOVE.
MAN MADE received the award
for Short Honorable Mention. Directed
by Erma Elzy-Jones and produced
by Deborah E. Ward. The Student
Film Winner Award was awarded to
writer/director Devon Gregory for
DESTINY'S CHILD. This film
was produced by Earvin "Magic"
Johnson and Lawrence G. Watkins,
Jr. The Student Film Honorary Mention
was presented to producer/director
Leigh Dana Jackson for IN THE
GAME.
THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL
won Best Documentary Film. Directed
and produced by Stanley Nelson and
written by Marcia A. Smith. NAT
TURNER: A TROUBLESOME PROPERTY
received the Documentary Film Honorary
Mention. Directed and written by
veteran filmmaker Charles Burnett
("To Sleep With Anger")
and produced by written by Frank
Christopher and Kenneth S. Greenberg.
The Animation Film Winner was John
Sirabella for CHRISTOPHER, PLEASE
CLEAN YOUR ROOM. The Storyteller
Competition Winner was Zelie Dember-Slack
for DEXTER'S DESTINY. THE BRIDGE
CAFÉ written by Tifa
Boss, won 1st Runner Up honors in
the Storyteller Competition. Writer
Yaba Baker received the Storyteller
Competition 2nd Runner Up award
for PRINCESS BRIANA.
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When
it was announced two years ago that Vin
Diesel was not going to star in the sequel
2 FAST 2 FURIOUS, many industry insiders
thought the franchise was over. WRONG. Evidently,
when it comes to fast cars, bangin' music
and fine women, Americans will run to the
box-office to see what's going down. Cross-over
hit-maker Tyrese, the voluptuous Eva Mendes,
smooth Paul Walker and Loud-A*s Ludacris
bring the heat in the sequel. Bringing in
more than $50 million in the box-office
and grabbing the Number 1 B/0 Spot, 2 FAST
2 FURIOUS is in gear and in theaters now.
Check it out, wear your seatbelt and PLEASE,
DO NOT TRY ANY OF THE STUNTS IN YOUR HOOD.
No matter what your boys tell you, YOU ARE
AN AMATEUR DRIVER and CANNOT DUPLICATE ANYTHING
FROM THE FILM. Respect that.
And lastly, BIG SHOUT to John Singleton
for once again proving that he is still
a LEADING DIRECTOR in Tinseltown.
The Squad
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So
you venture to your local video store to rent a film.
You stroll through the New Releases section and nothing
provides a spark. Seen that. Seen that. Heard that was
garbage. That looks stupid. And how in the h*ll did
this film ever get made? Hey, don't you dare grab that
last copy!!!! We've all been there.
If you venture to the video store this weekend, here's
THREE COOL PICKS that won't let you down. You will be
entertained. Trust us.
Squad Video
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SNOW
FALLING ON CEDARS is an amazing film. Carl, a fisherman
in the waters off Washington state, has been found dead,
drowned in his own nets, but with a serious head wound.
Was he murdered? Post-war anti-Japanese sentiments are
still running high, and the local Japanese community
provides a murder suspect in the form of Kazuo, another
fisherman, who had a grudge against Carl's family. Ishmael,
the small town's newspaperman, may have the information
that would acquit Kazuo, but can he ever put his jilted
love for Hatsue (Kazuo's wife) aside?
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The
Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the United
States deficit will reach more than $400 BILLION DOLLARS.
To repeat in the voice of Dr. Evil...FOUR HUNDRED BIIILLIIONN
DOOLLLAARRS. Dagnabbit...what are the Republicans doing
to this country? The Squad says BRING BACK BILL...at
least he was good at Math.
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In
our commitment to unveil how people really feel about
being an American, we are proud to present the first
prose chosen by our editors. It's entitled SCREENS
AS MIRRORS by Nicole Anderson, a Chicago
based writer. We encourage you to submit your thoughts.
How else are we to define who we are and what we are
about? If we allow our so called leaders to say what
Americans feel, they seem to choose bullets as opposed
to words. Submit your thoughts today. The First Amendment
affords you that right.
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Thoughts
on America - Submission for Urban Film Premiere
Screens As Mirrors
By Nicole Anderson |
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If
we let television speak for us, America is a fractured,
puzzling place. We keep running faster to outpace the
world and yet unwilling to glimpse our own bloody reflection
on the screen. We, a nation rationing hope and democracy
to the world with our own cupboards increasingly bare.
It
is astonishing how so much of our programming (television
and otherwise) is ordered, undergirded, driven by our
two most urgent national priorities: consumption and
fear. America represents itself TO itself in TelevisionLand,
our most fearsome, maddening confusement-park ride.
Who is all this for...certainly not all of this "shock
and awe" for me.
The networks make one wonder what I am being punished
for?
Comedies
consisting of scowling wife-nags and dehumanized hubbies
scheming weekly...seeking liberation from domestic annihilation.
News imparted by white, black, asian, and latin mannequins
garbling bits of daily trivia and tragedy between commercial
breaks. TV "diversity" displayed by colored
bodies littered across our screens... yet, little more
than music industry minstrels, comic relief or frustrated
crusading sidekicks.
Videos
and crime shows reminding us that women and children-be
they succulent and beat-bumping or bound, bloodied and
mutilated-are JUST bodies after all. And our newest
economic stimulus packages offering up "average"
Americans competing nightly in song, seduction, confession,
and "exotic" sport...just to pay the bills.
Yet, I sit back tickled watching our country mesmerized
by the parade of citizen-celebrities. God bless reality
TV for giving us our newest American past time to accompany
eating, shopping, flag-waving and war.
It
is truly difficult to explore what American television
says TO us. Yet, even more difficult is to consider
what television says ABOUT us, we, who consume it willingly,
quietly, painfully...without even a whimper.
Email
Your thoughts on America to editors@urbanfilmpremiere.com
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