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JERRY WEXLER: IMMACULATE FUNK

By | March 2001

SXSW FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Though now retired, Jerry Wexler’s fingerprints as producer, songwriter, and record company executive are found on a frightening amount of pop music over the last five decades…

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JERRY WEXLER: IMMACULATE FUNK

It hasn't been that long since filmmaker Ken Burns' massive documentary on Jazz aired. There's a pretty big story to be told of the rise of Black music...

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THE JOURNEYMAN

Certain things just go together. Baseball and hot dogs. Mom and apple pie. Peanut butter and jelly. And yes, Texas and the western; a classic combination...

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BARTLEBY

Of all the young actors to come out of the Brat Pack era, the one who probably got short-changed the most is the great Crispin Glover. Though not exactly a...

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SOLITUDE

Leave it to women to screw up the peace and serenity of a monastery. In the case of "Solitude," director Robin Schlaht's head-scratcher of a movie, those...

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SUPERSTARLET A.D.

You know what's so great about midnight movies? There's plenty of time to get liquored up before they start. Believe me, the kind of silliness found in...

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ALL OR NOTHING

HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Flawless (Tyrone Gibson) wants to become a big-time rapper, but those larger-than-life dreams don't put money on the...

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AMOUR INFINITY

HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Derek (Jerry LaMothe, who also wrote and directed) can't seem to catch a break. He's out of work, and his longtime...

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CHIKIN BIZNIS

HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! It is not very difficult to see why this South African import won the festival's jury prize. From its buoyant...

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LOCKDOWN

HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! By basic description, a prison potboiler produced by and co-starring Master P doesn't exactly set the expectations...

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METAL

HOLLYWOOD BLACK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Black and white photography. A loose, almost improvisational style. As if the parallels weren't already clear cut,...

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