I had the opportunity to meet for the first time, actor, Omari Hardwick at The American Black Film Festival 2014 in New York City and report about it. Beyond sharing his pride and power (pun intended) with the success of his starring roles in "Being Mary Jane" and "Power", he also shared his humility with the fact that he slept in cars and it paid off toward his success. (See the full interview in the video clip below)
Check out this episode of "What's Up With Downes?" as Robin Downes
reports from the red carpet of the 2014 American Black Film Festival.
Interview highlights include: Spike Lee, Eriq La Salle, Kevin Hart,
Robert Townsend and Omari Hardwick
For more information on the American Black Film Festival: http://www.abff.com
"Django Unchained" - Spike Lee won't see it, will you? Did you already see? It is on my list of things to do this holiday season. I'm intrigued by the cast - Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson - that's kinda hot.
Spike Lee told VibeTV that "I cant speak on it 'cause I'm not gonna see it,""All I'm going to say is that it's disrespectful to my ancestors. That's just me...I'm not speaking on behalf of anybody else."
The Quentin Tarantino film is in theaters now, check out the trailer:
Synopsis:
A former slave and a German bounty hunter become unlikely allies in the
battle against a tyrannical plantation owner in this western from
visionary director Quentin Tarantino.
Two years before the Civil War pits brother-against-brother,
German-born fugitive hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz)
arrives in America determined to capture the outlaw Brittle brothers
dead or alive. In the midst of his search, Dr. Schultz crosses paths
with Django (Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx), a freed slave and skilled tracker who seeks to rescue his beloved wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) from ruthless plantation owner Calvin Candie (Academy Award-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio).
Once Django has aided Dr. Schultz in coralling the Brittle brothers,
the two team up to capture some of the most wanted men in the South.
Meanwhile, Django never loses sight of his mission to free Broomhilda
from the treacherous slave trade before it's too late. Upon arriving at
Candie's nefarious plantation, dubbed Candyland, Django and Dr. Schultz
discover that slaves are being groomed for gladiator-like competitions
by Candie's malevolent right-hand man Billy Crash (Walton Goggins),
and together they skillfully work their way onto the compound for a
closer look. But just as Django and his partner locate Broomhilda and
plot a daring escape, Candie's house slave Stephen (Academy
Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson)
catches wind of their plan, and informs his master of the betrayal.
Now, as a clandestine organization attempts to back them into a corner,
Django and Dr. Schultz will have to come out with pistols blazing if
they ever hope to free Broomhilda from Candyland and the clutches of its
vile proprietor. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Leave a comment and let me know what you think about the film.
I had the opportunity to meet for the first time, actor, Omari Hardwick at The American Black Film Festival 2014 in New York City and report about it. Beyond sharing his pride and power (pun intended) with the success of his starring roles in "Being Mary Jane" and "Power", he also shared his humility with the fact that he slept in cars and it paid off toward his success. (See the full interview in the video clip below)
