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Brother to Brother (2004)
Informative
A movie about connecting modern-day gay struggles withing the African-American community with the bohemian artists of the Harlem Reniaissance.
After reading some of the mixed reviews from others that have seen this film...I decided to see if for myself. What a surprise, this film has a bit of everything that was informative and entertaining.
Brother to Brothers' script has minor holes and the characters need a bit more developing but the acting, flashbacks and feel of the movie compensates for the few downfalls.
A big credit to those who took on a subject matter that Hollywood still cannot get right: Gay Black Men. I have not seen many films that have come close to or able to capture the real struggle of the Gay African American Community....Well done!
Carnival Dreams (2002)
Time to Party Trini Style
What a nice little movie.
Very rarely does a movie capture both the Caribbean feel and culture, then put it on film for non West Indians to understand and appreciate. Carival Roots traces the roots from African culture into modern day Trinidad's carnival.
Overall, the movie is far more entertaining than informative. The history of Carnival was touched on but seem to deal more with today's canivals than the "Roots of Carnival." Its a nice little film with bright colors, good music and lots of jokes. Spend your money and be entertainted for 90 minutes.