David Fincher Filmography [VIDEO]

As indicated by the several posts I have here, David Fincher is on the short list of my favorite directors.  I liked him from the onset. See I liked his first film Alien 3 the first time I saw it, before I knew who "David Fincher" was.

Over the years he continued to amaze me. His films as indicated in this great video are a list of if not now, what will be classics. SHOUT OUT to @robinsonbros for posting this video




RELATED
See another great David Fincher compilation video in the post Six Filmmaking Tips From David Fincher

See ALL my posts about David Fincher here

[VIDEO] 'Good Times' and the Importance of Fathers

Originally posted on Instagram

[VIDEO] #GoodTimes and the importance of FATHERS. 

This show lost so much when John Amos left. Yes it was show business crap, but the strength of the show was the INTACT #BlackFamily. This small clip shows you that as a boy all that tough talk ceases if daddy says no. Pretty much as simple as that.  

In real life I think a lot of weak male adults (can't really call them "men") who beat women and such suffer from not only a lack of a father, but ANY positive adult male role models to foster their development. Arrested development is more than a R&B group from back in the day. It's a real syndrome. That lack of development leads to all kinds of societal problems.  

I'll get off my soapbox for this soliloquy could go on for days. Another great 1975 episode of 'Good Times' that's still relevant today. 

Read more about this episode @ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0590832/

180 Degree Rule - Filmmaking [VIDEO]

A good break down of something that was drummed into our heads in film school.

Spike Lee: The Dolly Shot [VIDEO]

I never realized that Spike had as many 360 dolly shots as he did. Even though there are some crane shots mixed in here, great work by Richard Cruz.Watch it below

How Men REALLY Communicate [VIDEO]

This is my tweet and the actual video is below

How Boomerang had the same budget as Malcolm X [QUOTE]

I was listening to the commentary for the above film again and I had to share what the director said. I'll probably write more later.

From the commentary for the 1992 film Boomerang by director Reginald Hudlin (pictured above right)

"Boomerang was my second movie. I did House Party which is a movie that I wrote and directed for 2 ½  million dollars, took it to Sundance was a surprise hit there...again relative to what it cost did fantastic in the box office again spent 2 ½  made 27 million just in domestic theatrical box office alone, huge in home video, so we had a great hit out the box and we had offers from every studio so it was a great time.

poster for House Party (1990)

And then to top all that off with a call from Eddie Murphy saying you know hey let's make a movie together...once we decided on Boomerang suddenly you go from 2 ½  million dollar budget to a 40 million dollar budget.

And at the time I remember Spike Lee was really under a lot of pressure because he was spending 40 million dollars on Malcolm X. And I was like I'M NOT TELLING ANYBODY I GOT 40 MILLION DOLLARS TOO (laughs) because he can take that heat by himself."

Hudlin and Murphy on the set of Boomerang

ADDITIONAL INFO

I couldn't find documentation on either film's budget, but Wikipedia reports around $30 million for Malcolm X—Dankwa

Wikipedia reports that Boomerang "By the end of its theatrical run, the film had grossed over $70 million domestically, and $61 million outside of the U.S., making a total of $131,052,444. It was the 18th highest grossing film in the U.S. in 1992."

Box Office Mojo reports Malcolm X’s Domestic Total Gross: $48,169,910.


You can also read more about Malcolm X's budget issues @ Wikipedia


 @ IMDb Boomerang (1992)

Related Link
Read all of my posts about the Malcolm X film @ Cool Black Media here

Common, The Official Videos

You can check out ALL the official videos from Common's new album The Dreamer/The Believer below

The girl in the Target Adele Ad [VIDEO]

Grammy night February 12th Target premiered a cool TV spot. See it below



I thought it was GREAT, but THIS TWEET made me LMFAO

The singing girl's name is Denise Bestman. Read all about her here

N*Sync - Gone [LYRICS & VIDEO]

Here is what I tweeted about this song

February 8, 2012

Gone is the second single from 'N Sync's third studio album, Celebrity. The single debuted on the band's 2001 Pop Odyssey World Tour, during the summer of 2001. The commercial release of the single didn't occur until Summer 2001.Gone was written by Justin Timberlake & Wade Robson-Wikipedia

[LYRICS]

There's a thousand words that I could say
To make you come home, yeah
Oh, seems so long ago you walked away
Left me alone
And I remember what you said to me
You were acting so strange mhhmm
And maybe I was too blind to see
That you needed a change

Was it something I said to make you turn away?
To make you walk out and leave me cold
If I could just find a way,
To make it so that you were right here,
Right now

I've been sitting here
Can't get you off my mind
I've tried my best to be a man and be strong
I've drove myself insane
Wishing I could touch your face
But the truth remains you're...
Gone 
Gone 
Gone 
Gone
Gone

Now,I don't wanna make excuses, baby
Won't change the fact that you're gone no,no
But if there's something that I could do
Won't you please let me know?
Time is passing so slowly now
Guess that's my life without you
And maybe I could change my every day 
But baby I don't want to 

So I'll just hang around
And find some things to do
To take my mind off missing you
And I know in my heart
You can't say that you don't love me too
Please say you do

Yeeaah....

I've been sitting here
Can't get you off my mind
I've tried my best to be a man and be strong
I Drove myself insane
Wishing I could touch your face
But the truth remains you're...
Gone 
Gone 
Gone 
Gone
Gone

What will I do if I can't be with you?
Tell me where will I turn to baby who will I be?
Now that we are apart
Am I still in your heart? 
Baby why don't you see?
That I need you here with me
Oohhh...

I've been sitting here
Can't get you off my mind
I've tried my best to be a man and be strong
I've drove myself insane
Wishing I could touch your face
But the truth remains...But the truth remains

Gone 
Gone 
Gone 
Gone
Gone

But the truth remains you're...


[VIDEO]


Read more @ Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_('N_Sync_song)

Beyoncé's LOVE ON TOP [VIDEO]

Since I don't listen to the radio, I never really listened to this song until I got her album 4 Christmas. Get it? 4? =D...Ok give me some leeway -__-

 Anyway, I immediately loved the bouncy song and then when I finally saw the video, loved it as well and IMMEADIATELY knew its inspiration.

 For the record

"Love on Top" is a song by recording artist Beyoncé Knowles from her fourth studio album 4 (2011). It was written by Knowles, Terius Nash and Shea Taylor; and production was handled by Knowles and Taylor.  

 Mainly inspired by the work of the band, New Edition, the accompanying music video for "Love on Top" shows Knowles along with five male dancers, performing choreographed moves in a penthouse studio in New York City overlooking the Hudson River towards New Jersey.—Wikipedia

 See the music video and its inspiration below!
 




@ Wikipedia
Love on Top