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10 April 2012 9:46 PM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
A new UStream video interview conducted by ‘We the Party’ cast members Yg, Mario Van Peebles, Mandela Van Pebles, Makaylo Van Peebles, Maya Van Peebles, Patrick Cage II and Tiny Lister has been released. The actors of the new independent comedy, which is now playing in select theaters and will be released in six additional markets this Friday, discussed their personal experiences in shooting the film. The cast spoke about such topics as their funniest moments on the set, helpful tips and advice for up-and-coming actors and what it was like working with Mario, who also directed ‘We the Party.’ ‘We the Party’ follows five high school friends, including Hendrix, [ Read More ] »
- Karen Benardello
5 April 2012 11:45 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
We the Party 2012 104 minutes Rated R At its best, Mario Van Peebles' We the Party feels like the director's overt thesis statement on today's youth culture. The picture is at heart a somewhat generic youthful coming-of-age story that follows several high schoolers as they struggle to determine their place in their portion of the world. It arguably wants to be a defining portrait of a youth embroiled in the connectivity era, along with a generally upper-middle class Los Angeles living under the first minority president. But the film is actually at its best when its all-but explicitly monologuing what is clearly Van Peebles' thoughts about a whole host of social issues. The film has more educational merit than filmmaking polish. It is clearly an amateur work, with a respected filmmaker working on a shoe-string budget with largely novice actors. Because of what it preaches and what it represents, I »
- Scott Mendelson
27 March 2012 6:17 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Clips from Mario Van Peebles' We The Party comedy from Arc Entertainment. Snoop Dogg, Yg, The New Boyz, The Rej3ctz, The Pink Dollaz, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Tiny Lister, Melvin Van Peebles, Mandela Van Peebles, Simone Battle, Moises Arias, Orlando Brown and Quincy Brown. We have 8 clips up for your viewing pleasure from the comedy. Mario Van Peebles directs the film which opens April 6th, and is produced by Michael Cohen, Dwjuan F. Fox and Tal Vigderson. We the Party is a colorful, cutting-edge, multicultural comedy about a group of teenagers coming of age during America’s first black presidency. “Teenagers are at the center of a seismic cultural shift,” says writer/director Mario Van Peebles. “Their world is changing fast, from their music to their dancing, jerking, twerking, skateboarding, dating and facebooking. Thug life is old school now and, for some, smart is the new gangsta! »
27 March 2012 6:17 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Clips from Mario Van Peebles' We The Party comedy from Arc Entertainment. Snoop Dogg, Yg, The New Boyz, The Rej3ctz, The Pink Dollaz, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Tiny Lister, Melvin Van Peebles, Mandela Van Peebles, Simone Battle, Moises Arias, Orlando Brown and Quincy Brown. We have 8 clips up for your viewing pleasure from the comedy. Mario Van Peebles directs the film which opens April 6th, and is produced by Michael Cohen, Dwjuan F. Fox and Tal Vigderson. We the Party is a colorful, cutting-edge, multicultural comedy about a group of teenagers coming of age during America’s first black presidency. “Teenagers are at the center of a seismic cultural shift,” says writer/director Mario Van Peebles. “Their world is changing fast, from their music to their dancing, jerking, twerking, skateboarding, dating and facebooking. Thug life is old school now and, for some, smart is the new gangsta! »
23 February 2012 4:17 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Dread Center and yours truly caught up with filmmaker Greg Beville this week to get the lowdown on Blackstar Canyon, an indie horror feature currently in pre-production which he wrote and will direct. Read on for the first details.
“We plan on shooting mid-summer 2012 in Newhall, California, on the Red Epic,” said Beville of the status of Blackstar Canyon, which is set to star Halloween series vet Danielle Harris as well as actors Brian Krause, Tiny Lister, Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and Belinda Balaski (The Howling). “The cinematographer will be Ricardo Gale (Touching Home),” Beville continued, “and Ty Mitchell ("Andy" in John Carpenter’s The Fog) will serve as camera operator.”
Having previously scripted the upcoming feature The Night Watch for Electric Cobalt Entertainment - the production house behind Blackstar Canyon - Beville described the latter as “a cross between Darabont’s The Mist and Repo Man, where hillbilly werewolves meet Hindu mythology. »
- Sean Decker
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