This has been making the rounds.
The trailer is out for "A Walk Around Fort Greene," a documentary about the black arts movement in the titular neighborhood fomr the mid-80s through the 90s.
It's also got some big names attached, including Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Rosie Perez, Vernon Reid, Carl Hancock Rux, Saul Williams, Lorna Simpson, Alva Rogers, Kevin Powell, Toure, and Bill Stephany.
A Walk Through Fort Greene - TRAILER from Diane Paragas on Vimeo.
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"From Paris With Love"
1.5 Stars
By Thomas Tracy
John Travolta’s career has reached a new low.
How low?Well, if “From Paris With Love” is any indication, he’s the understudy for B-movie star Jason Statham.
The “Transporter” star, a staple in most Luc Besson-produced pictures, would have fit perfectly in the light on brains, heavy on brawn action film.
Instead, you have Travolta (“The Taking of Pelham 123”) who, sporting a shiny bald pate, earring and scarf, looks more like a Parisian fashion designer with a gun than a U.S. agent on a mission to do who knows what -- heavy on the what.
“From Paris” has something to do with a terrorist cell, the U.S. Embassy in Paris, and cocaine raining down on a Chinese restaurant after Travolta’s Charlie Wax shoots the same amount of holes into the ceiling as this film’s inane plot.
But the story doesn’t resolve around Wax.
Rather, the main character is James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), an attaché to the U.S. ambassador with dreams of becoming a black ops CIA operative.
After running a few errands for an unidentified handler, Reese is given the promotion/punishment of escorting the brazen, foul-mouthed Wax around Paris on a covert mission that is anything but covert.
That’s because where ever they go, these black ops “assassins” (it’s never quite clear what they’re supposed to be) leave a trail of blood, bodies, bullets and blown up cars as wide as the Champs-Élysées.
So much for covert ops.
In fact, their night of carnage is so extensive that they determine halfway into the film that they’ve killed at least one person every hour. There’s nothing better than a movie that keeps its own body count!
While the beauty of the City of Lights is hinted at, director Pierre Morell shows us anything but (save for a part when our trigger happy heroes snort cocaine on the Eifel Tower). Instead, he shows us the dark, uninteresting alleys and slums of Paris, which could be found anywhere in the world.
Also losing his European flavor is Meyers (“The Tudors”), who often sounds ridiculous as a nasally, nerdy, Oxford-educated pencil pusher who claims to be from the streets of East New York (we didn’t believe it for a second).
In this buffoonery of a buddy-film, he’s a poor match for Travolta, who spends most of his time reminding everyone about some of the better movies he’s been in. It may have been difficult to swallow, but you finally get to see Travolta eat his “Royale with Cheese.”
"From Paris With Love." Starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Directed by Pierre Morell. Running time: 92 minutes. Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality.
Playing in Brooklyn at Access Digital Theatres - Pavilion Cinema in Park Slope, downtown at UA Court Street Stadium 12, UA Sheepshead Bay 14, Bay Ridge Alpine Cinemas, and Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas in East New York.
Read more...Lots of interesting entertainment news and features covered by our papers this week. Take a look:
Stuff Hipsters Hate: Reporter Aaron Short dishes on the H word with the two brains behind the blog, which is celebrating its book deal this month at Glasslands.
Mardi Gras: Williamsburg will give New Orleans a run for its money Fat Tuesday with a color parade of floats and burlesque dancers.
Lobster hut: One man may be serving up the best lobster roll in Brooklyn - from his basement.
Cooking challenged: Bushwick resident Rachel Coleman may just be the worst cook ever.
New name: The next time you see a concert in Coney Island, it may be at KeySpan MCU Park.
Lots going on this weekend in art, music and sports (not just football, either). Here's a look at what's happening in a neighborhood near you.
Friday, February 5
Skate: Don your ice skates tonight and help maintain Prospect Park and its programming with the Prospect Park Junior Committee's fundraising party at Wollman Rink. Further channel your inner kid by heading to the game room afterwards. There will, though, be booze. $ 40 ($125 for groups of four). At 9:30 pm. Accessible through the Parkside/Ocean Avenues entrance or the Lincoln Road/Ocean Avenue entrance of the Park.
Sounds Like Brooklyn: Music's on the frontburner more than usual this weekend, thanks to BAM's annual festival. Tonight, check out Ra Ra Riot and The Antlers at BAM in Fort Greene for some great indie rock. Tomorrow, diversify things with tUnE-YaRdS'sexperimental folk sounds, at the Bell House in Gowanus.
Speakeasy: Think 1920s cabaret and head to Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO for "Speak Easy," an aerial arts performance channeling all things jazzy and a little bit risque. Tonight at 7:30 and tomorrow at 2 and 7:30 pm. Tickets $20. Located at 16 Main St.
Saturday, February 6
Museum: The Brooklyn Museum celebrates Black History Month at its Target First Saturdays event. Some of the highlights include a jazz/hip-hop blend from Revive Da Live and a Mardi Gras-themed dance party. Bring some beads. Starting at 5 pm. Free. Located at 200 Eastern Parkway.
Wrestling: Wrestlemania hits Brooklyn this weekend, when Forgotten Championship Wrestling comes to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg. WWF star Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, Nikolai Volkoff and Johnny Valiant will be just some of the legends getting in the ring (yes, there will be a ring). Starting at 11 am, with the bell ringing at 7:30 pm. Located at 275 N. Eight St. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
Sunday, February 7
Art: Stop in and hear the pink elephant speak at MoCADA, which presents an exhibition on gentrification in Brooklyn now through April. $5 admission. Open Wednesday-Sunday from 11-7 pm. Located in Fort Greene at 80 Hanson Pl.
Super Bowl: Check out our guide to the Super Bowl in Brooklyn, from sports bars to bowling alleys, as well as a chessbowls (for the non-football enthusiasts).
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Want to see "Last Summer at Coney Island" get made?
You can help.
The director, JL Aronson, is seeking donations to help his film, which documents the famous playground at a time when it's future is unclear.
Says the director: "Beginning in early Spring of 2007, I set out to capture Coney Island at a pivotal moment in its 125+ year history as an amusement destination. With City Hall and private developers laying out their competing plans for Coney Island's 21st century makeover, many of the local residents and business people felt trapped in the middle or left out in the surf. Much has happened since then, and while the area's uncertain future brought media attention from across the world, few stuck around long enough to get the full story."
It's no surprise that the We Are the Place Ono Band show February 16 at BAM sold out almost immediately.
That said, Yoko is opening the doors to the public for a rare concert experience.
On February 15, will host a dress rehearsal/warm-up show of Yoko Ono and her core band: Sean Lennon, Yuka Honda, and Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada, Shimmy Hirotaka Shimizu and Yuko Araki). While no special guest artists are being advertised to rehearse this day…who knows?
“It’s been incredible to watch the public demand soar for more Yoko Ono, following her wonderful new record, ‘Between My Head and the Sky’” said producer, Jared Geller. “Adding this dress rehearsal performance will allow audience members a unique opportunity to witness the creative process of one of the great performers of our time.”
Tickets for the “Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Dress Rehearsal” are on saw now, available for purchase online or by calling 718-636-4100. Tickets range from $19.90-$65.00, with a large number of special-price $29.90 tickets.
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