D.C.GIRL@THEMOVIES

from a decidedly brown-skinned black girl with a big bouncy purple fro to a beige biracial "safely black" girl with straight hair This strikes close to home for me, because this was my favorite ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-jem-movies-shana-and-colorism.html

With her beauty, talent, and her ability to convey genuine down-to-earth wisdom and humble gratitude, Lupita Nyong'o is the belle of the ball right now. Her out of the box Oscar win, her lithe d...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2014/03/5-roles-lupita-nyongo-could-play-if.html

Long time, no see! Most of you already know that I've pretty much moved on, but I do make the occasional post when excitement pushes and time allows. For this one, there are two good bits that ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2013/08/on-twelve-years-slave-and-belle.html

Yes, I've allowed this blog to fall into neglect as I've moved on to other things, but it will still stand as it is and I will still post when the occasion calls for it. ...Like now. You know m...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/12/star-trek-into-darkness-teaser-and.html

Zoe Saldana is playing Nina Simone in an upcoming unauthorized biopic. Many have been up in arms about it, going as far as to create a petition to cast another (darker-skinned) actor.   ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/10/on-zoe-saldana-playing-nina-simone.html

Now, that Issa Rae of AWKWARD BLACK GIRL fame is teaming with Shonda Rhimes to create a TV series (!)... how this news makes me feel: I think it's time to give some shine to a couple of oth...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/10/dear-white-people-and-unwritten-rules.html

It only has four hundred and twenty-nine views right now. It also has the typical "evil-whitie" vs. "tread-upon black underling" dynamic but still, the fact that it even exists is heartening.  ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/09/watch-dido-belle-film-short-now.html

So, you might have seen this rather lush trailer for the film adaptation of the popular multi-life-spanning novel: What year is it, again? 2012? Just checking. So, American audiences are...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/09/on-cloud-atlas-everybodyfacing.html

So, I finally saw (Marvel's)THE AVENGERS. For every one of you who have seen it, likely multiple times, given that gargantuan box office receipt and given that THIS was my reaction to THE ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-avengers.html

 IT WAS ALRIGHT. ...TOO LONG, WITH NOT NEARLY ENOUGH LEVITY, BUT IT WAS OKAY.  Still, it is the weakest of the trilogy. Requiring suspension of disbelief is an understatement. Now, it's now...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-dark-knight-rises.html

If you follow my blog, you know how fascinated I am with African diaspora in history, beyond enslavement. You know how disappointed I am with the lack of color in period films, as if we eith...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/if-dcmoviegirl-were-making-movies-about.html

Uma Thurman, Gina Torres, Gena Rowlands, and Cynthia Rothrock It has been awhile. I am truly sorry, folks, but life happens and I've been very busy. I haven't even had time to catch the new ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-if-expendables-were-women-and-some.html

This is the official trailer for the documentary, BULLY. Right now, it's rated 'R' for language, which means that those who really ought to see this film, cannot do so without a guardian.  Thi...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/03/on-bully-project.html

It's almost time.  This Sunday is the annual celebration of the best in film, according to the Hollywood elite that is The Oscars. I always look forward to the fashion, the gaffs, the perfo...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/02/2012-oscar-prediction-post.html

Rest in peace, Whitney Houston.   You know, it's always interesting how the cruelties of life pursue us unto death and beyond, while those who were foremost in perpetuating them remain o...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/02/whitney-vs-blackness.html

Okay,  I have to admit, the trailer for THE HUNGER GAMES blows my mind. It's just awesome. Though it would've been nice to see some actors of color in those "olive-skinned" lead roles, we all ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/02/hunger-games-trailer-and-vanity-fair.html

Just a few notes today....  Foremost, this blog is not shutting down, though it has been awhile since I've posted. New posts for the new year and possibly a new look is to come. Now,  I have...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2012/01/about-blog-and-redtails.html

The teaser for Andrea Arnold's WUTHERING HEIGHTS has been released: Here's a clip from a film I haven't mentioned here, Shame which is getting good buzz on the festival circuit and is about ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/wuthering-heights-shame-being-elmo-and.html

RYAN GOSLING IS ONE OF THOSE ACTORS WHO HAS ESTABLISHED A REPUTATION WITH ME, IN THAT PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING HE'S IN, I WILL WATCH. That's because the man always picks interesting projects and ...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/drive.html

YES, I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO SEEING IT. ...NO, I STILL DIDN'T PAY FOR IT. That money went to Columbiana. Though, I am happy to see both films have done better than expected. For a minute ther...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/help.html

>>  "Believe me, I would have LOVED to cast Asians in the lead roles, >>  but the truth is, we didn’t have access to any bankable >>  Asian-American actors tha...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/problem-with-21.html

So, you already know I'm excited about the fact that this version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS was made, that someone had the balls to cast what may be the first actor(s) of color in the role of Heath...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-on-wuthering-heights.html

I HAD HIGH HOPES, BUT IT ENDS UP BEING YET ANOTHER PRODUCED BY A BIG-NAME, DIRECTED BY A NO-NAME BAIT AND SWITCH. Between this and Pitof's CATWOMAN I'm wondering if Hollywood has it in for w...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/08/columbiana.html

The better Evil. A PRODUCT OF TODAY'S SELF-REFERENTIAL CULTURE, IT IS FULL OF WINKS AND NODS TO JUST ABOUT EVERY POPULAR VAMPIRE FANDOM AND ALL THE LITTLE GADGETS AND TRICKS KIDS AND ADULTS U...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/08/preview-fright-night_04.html

This is the long developed (since 1988!) George Lucas project about the Tuskeegee Airmen. You know how I feel about heavy-handed self-righteousness in 'race' movies, but I think George is approa...

http://dcmoviegirl.blogspot.com/2011/07/red-tails-trailer.html