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is the film SIDE EFFECTS a jagged little pill? we discuss and review this film at Stand 4 Restaurant in the East Village in New York City. (via Video Film Review: SIDE EFFECTS)

why every woman should direct...http://letstalkfilm.com/2013/02/19/why-woman-should-direct/

In ZERO DARK THIRTY, does the hunter get captured by the game? Today's host and panelists hit it hard in their discussion of this riveting thriller at Mojito's Cuban Cuisine in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

Today's host and panelist chat it up at Eva's in the West Village to discuss and review the cinematic adaptation of the musical, Les Miserables and the online short film, Helping Hands.

Film Review: "Pariah" warrants acceptance with is vibrant, universal themes

Dee Rees, is a talented writer and filmmaker whose directorial debut, Pariah, began as an award-winning short in 2007 that has transformed into a feature length film in 2011/2012. A crowd favorite at Sundance in 2011, the cinematographer, Bradford Young, was honored with the [U.S. Dramatic Competition] Excellence in Cinematography Award for his brilliant work on the project. Pariah movie

The cast features a number of outstanding newcomers. Two in point, are Adepero Oduye who portrays Alike (pronounced ah-lee-kay) and Pernell Williams as her best friend, Laura. Kim Wayans, known mainly for her body of work as a comedian on the 90's tv series, "In Living Color," gives a moving performance here as Alike's rigid, conservative mother. Other in the casts include Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell and Sahra Mellesse. Pariah movie

Shot in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, and semi-autobiographical, Pariah follows the journey of Alike, a 17-year-old African American teenager who comes of age and to terms with whom she wants to be free to be. Spike Lee is an executive producer. Pariah movie

Hima B, Yolanda Shoshana, and Carolyn "Honeychild" Coleman join our host, Stefanie Alleyne at Pop's of Brooklyn in Greenwich Village, New York, to discuss this poignant, funny and sensational film. Tissue alert: you will need them for the smiles, laughs and tears.  

   About our Fabulous Panel  

Hima B. is an independent filmmaker who makes documentaries, narratives, experimental films/videos that explore intersections between race, gender, sexual orientation, labor, & economics in relation to women/girls.  Born in India & raised in the US, Hima earned an MFA from Mills College while stripping at the seedy Market St. Cinema.  She came into filmmaking through the crossroads of her sexuality, organizing for sex worker rights, & desire to creatively use the moving image to also address contemporary social issues. Hima’s first documentary, Straight for the Money explored how lesbian and bisexual women in the sex industry negotiate their sexuality.  In 2008, Hima collaborated with ten HIV positive women to create HIV Sisters, an online living AIDS quilt that explores how women and girls are infected, impacted, and at risk for this disease.  She is a 2011-2012 mentee in the newly formed Queer.Art.Mentorship program.  Hima is currently in post-production on  License to Pimp, a documentary which follows 3 strippers and their journeys as they choose to adapt, fight & quit in response to their workplaces engage in illegal labor practices. Pariah movie www.himab.com License to Pimp  What would you do if your workplace became a brothel? HIV Sisters: Living Quilt

Louisville, Kentucky native, Carolyn "Honeychild" Coleman, is an American vocalist and guitarist based in New York City. She composes and performs indie rock, electronic and dub reggae music. Two of her original songs, "Echelon" and another created with the band, Audio Dyslexia, "Parallel," are featured on the soundtrack of the film, Pariah. The digital and CD release dates are December, 2011/January, 2012.

 Subject of music documentaries "Fireflies," "Getting My Name Up There" (Austria) and "Afropunk" (USA), Coleman's compositions also appear in Robin Wright Penn's "Sorry Haters " (IFC), award-winning "P.R" (Greece/UK), and in art quarterly ESOPUS 7 (USA).  Honeychild Coleman toured with legendary all female punk reggae UK group The Slits as the sole guitarist.  She is currently the bass player of Brooklyn post punk outfit Bachslider.   She also spins records and produces remixes under the pseudonym of DJ Sugarfree BK. Her latest solo album, "Bereket Window" was released on female focused UK label lnvisiblegirl Records. Pariah movie 

Pariah Soundtrack:  https://www.facebook.com/PariahSoundtrack www.facebook.com/honeyccoleman#!/pages/Bachslider/220379011336945 www.soundcloud.com/bachslider Invisiblegirl Records (UK) http://www.invisiblegirl.co.uk/news.html Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/honeychild8rm iTunes:http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bereket-window/id428975522 Facebook:www.facebook.com/pages/Honeychild-Coleman/6424957932

Yolanda Shoshana "Shoshi," is a lifestyle provocateur that arouses women around the world to think and take action to live a luscious life. Her philosophy is that the luscious life is about LOVE..love of yourself and making life the best lover you ever had!

Born in Houston, TX and educated at the College of Santa Fe, NM, she is a multi-platform media personality, lifestyle journalist, luscious life guru, sex goddess, perfume creatrix, wedding officiant, matchmaker,  and new thought speaker in New York City known as the "Luscious Lifestyle Diva".

She is a popular expert on sex, love/relationships, aphrodisiacs, courtesans, divine feminine, and luscious living. Watch her tv show, The Luscious Life with Shoshi, about all that's good in NYC bi-weekly on Mondays at 6:30pm on Channel 56 in Manhattan. You can also listen to her radio show, The Luscious Life, on WomensRadio.com.  She is also starting a modern day courtesan school called School of the Courtisane Moderne and the creatrix of a perfume line called Modern Courtesan by YS. Pariah movie www.yolandashoshana.com www.moderncourtesanmagazine.com

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Film Review: "The Skin I Live In" is a modern twist on Frankenstein

Considered by many to be a psychological thriller, the film, “The Skin I Live In,” is loosely based on Roman Mythology and the book by French author, Theirry Jonquet, titled “Mygale,” which translates in English to “Tarantula.”  Directed by Spanish favorite, Pedro Almovodar, who also wrote the screenplay, its Spanish cast includes the stars Antonio Banderas,  Elena Anaya, and Marisa Paredes.  This is the first collaboration in over 20 years for Banderas and Almovodar.  Additionally, popular Spanish songtress and international musical artist, Concha Buika, performs the two songs, “Se Me Hizo Facil” and “Por El Amor de Amar.” It was shot in Spain on locations in and around the cities of Toledo and Madrid.  Almovodar has described the film as “a horror story without screams or frights.”

Our panelists, Meighan Gale, Dash Harris and Pamela Moriarty, joined forces with our host, Stefanie Alleyne in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn at the colorful restaurant, “Chez Lola,” to discuss and review this complex thriller. To learn more about these panelists, visit www.letstalkfilm.com

Movie Review: The film, "The Ides of March," is an exquisite game of chess.

Shot in Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky, the film is based on the play, "Farragut North," by Beau Willimon.  "The Ides of March," exposes the internal workings of a political campaign and the desperate measures played by all in the game to win. Directed by and starring George Clooney, the film's cast includes Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

To learn more about our host and the panelists, who discussed this politically imbued film, visit http://letstalkfilm.com/2011/11/20/film-review-ides-of-march/

Movie Review: The film, "Drive" exudes a super hero complex

Based on the novella of the same name by author, James Sallis, the film, "Drive" is directed by Swedish director, Nicolas Winding Refn. It is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver and mechanic whose moonlighting gig takes a detour down a long, dark road. The cast includes Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks and Christina Hendricks. This series, "Let's Talk Film," reviews this film, and asks...does it exude a super hero complex? 

To learn more about the panelists or about the art and photography shown on this episode, visit http://letstalkfilm.com/2011/10/31/film-review-drive/

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