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Movies
Rudeboy gets UK premiere
British film-maker Nicolas Jack Davies', documentary, Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records, premiered last Friday at the London Film Festival. A large turnout of music industry officials and reggae aficionados viewed the 86-minute film which celebrates the label's 50th... Read More
Grace Jones ready for national award
Fashion icon, singer, actress, author and film producer Grace Jones will tomorrow add member of the Order of Jamaica (OJ) to her list of stellar accomplishments.... Read More
J'can films for Smithsonian
Jamaica will receive some exposure between October 24 and 27 when the Smithsonian African American Film Festival hits screens at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, United States.... Read More
Wright moves
WRITER and director Kurt Wright wants to expose Jamaican talent and culture to an international market through his series Origins, based on the award-winning short film.... Read More
The Predator leads the box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Predator is at the top of the food chain in its first weekend in cinemas.According to 20th Century Fox, the film earned an estimated $24 million from more than 4,000 North American cinemas. Read More
Green Book wins at TIFF
NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Farrelly's crowd-pleasing Deep South road trip movie Green Book won the Toronto International Film Festival's audience award on Sunday, putting it on an envious path to the Oscars. Read More
Alborosie drops documentary
The new mini documentary Alborosie Meets The Wailers United: The Making Of Unbreakable was launched yesterday. Read More
Trojan Records film ready
Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records, a documentary about the fabled British reggae company, premiers at the London Film Festival on October 12. The 86-minute film is directed by Nicolas Jack Davies. Read More
Yardie comes home
By Richard Johnson Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com | Tuesday, September, 4 2018
Yardie, British actor Idris Elba's directorial debut, is currently making the rounds at cinemas in the United Kingdom. However, Jamaican audiences will have to wait to see the movie as it is understood that producers are yet to finalise an international distribution deal for the crime... Read More
Roles that made Belafonte popular in Jamaica
HARRY Belafonte first made his mark in the 1950s as an actor/singer. His turn in the movie Carmen Jones, and his massively successful album, Calypso, made him an international sensation. Read More
Harry's Day O
HARRY Belafonte heads the list of persons who are set to receive national honours and awards on Heroes' Day October 15. The actor, singer human rights activist, and philanthropist will be inducted into the Order of Merit, Jamaica's third highest award for his outstanding contribution in... Read More
Twenty years since Stella got her groove back
NEXT month will mark 20 years since the romantic-comedy How Stella Got Her Groove Back premiered in Jamaica. Adapted from the 1996 novel written by Terry McMillan, the plot plays on her love affair with Jamaican Jonathan Plummer, whom she met while vacationing on the... Read More
Ronny Cush – A true Jedi
IN the climactic battle in Return of The Jedi, the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance's aerial forces go at it in one of the epic movie's memorable scenes. One of the Alliance's pilots was Grizz Fitz, played by Jamaican Ronny Cush. Read More
Turner's big date with GATFFEST
After eight days of community film nights, workshops and screenings across Kingston and Montego Bay, GATFFEST culminated Saturday night with its award ceremony at the Faculty of Medical Sciences and Teaching Complex at t he University... Read More
Lights, camera, GATTFEST
Aspiring film-maker Tiyani Mathabathe was a refreshing distraction from technical difficulties organisers of GATFFEST faced in premiering the 2015 South African film Hear Me Move on Saturday night. The 10-year-old was among several guests at Mona... Read More
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