In a region such as the Caribbean where film making is considered by many as a burgeoning art form, the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (which will take place from September 19th to October 2nd 2012) has become an annual grand stage for practitioners to display their works. For this year’s staging, one particular film, [...]
The upcoming Bob Marley documentary ‘Marley,’ directed by Oscar-winner Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland) and produced by Bob Marley’s son Ziggy Marley will focus on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley. The 144 minute film will highlight reggae legend, Bob Marley, through featured interviews with his children, his wife Rita, close [...]
Today (March 28th) was the London premiere of the upcoming sci-fi thriller “Battleship” at The Corinthia Hotel in London. Bajan superstar, Rihanna, will make her movie debut in the Peter Berg directed movie, schedule for its U.K. release in April. Check out a few pics of Rihanna, along with actress Brooklyn Decker, actor Taylor Kitsch [...]
“My richness is life.” Magnolia Pictures has decided to unleash their own official trailer via Apple for Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley doc, titled just Marley, to follow-up the UK one we just posted earlier this week. While it has the same style and structure as that first trailer, it features a bit more footage, and [...]
A Brooklyn man‘s three day journey through New York‘s central booking jail system, infamously known as “The Tombs” and the interesting personalities he encounters while locked up. The primary functions of Central Booking are the processing, admission, and cellblock lodging of persons under arrest where prisoner intake is conducted and photographs & fingerprints are taken. [...]
Soca diva Nadia Batson shows her sexy side in the official music video medley for her 2012 Carnival hit songs “Shiver” and “No Pressure.” Nadia embraces her full figured beauty and bares her sexiness in the intro for Shiver but manages to get even in No Pressure with the help of her SASS team member, [...]
2011 International Power Soca Monarch winner, Machel Montano has just released the official music video for his 2012 Power contribution – Pump Your Flag. Check out the flash mob inspired video below: Directed by : Machel Montano, Peter C. Lewis & Corwin Thorpe
Young gifted songwriter turned soca artiste, Erphaan Alves, has finally released the official music video for his hit Carnival 2012 single, “In Your Eyes.” The melodious track is featured on one of the hottest riddims of the season, Precision Production‘s Antilles Riddim. Check out Erphaan Alves in the Jeston Lett-directed video for “In Your Eyes” [...]
Lard hav’ mercy! Ah what is dis? Blind Shotta is supposedly a “brand new Jamaican movie that is creating waves in Jamaica and soon to be release to the world.” Apparently Blind Shotta is also a gangster comedy about a gangster who is….well…blind! The movie features Rayon Walker, Phillip Lee King and Raneal Onfroy and [...]
We are certainly in the mix of the 2012 Carnival season and there are many people finding it very hard to stay away from Trinidad and Tobago. Check out a new artiste by the name of Skhi (pronounced Sky) in the official music video for his very patriotic calypso, “Can’t Stay Away.” Produced by Mastamind [...]
Soca artiste Black Jaguar has released an official music video for his hit single Take Control featuring LookOut. From his second album Man From Strat (released November 2011), Take Control is a fusion of reggae and soca accompanied by lyrics that tells a story of sexiness and attraction. The music video was shot in California [...]
Conscious Reggae artiste, Lutan Fyah, has just released the official music video for his uplifting and empowering single, “Work For What You Want.” In his latest contribution he emphasizes, “No time to waste, where there’s a will there’s a way Youths of today, work for what you want!” Check out the Simon ‘SNO’ Thompson directed [...]
Reggae singer Jah Cure has finally concluded the video shooting for his latest single “Looking at Me,” shot in Dubai. Cure has been in Dubai for the past three weeks teaming up with Dubai-based music video director, Shady Kasem. “Every superstar knows about Dubai. The city is a highlighted place. I came to chill and have [...]
Machel Montano has finally released his highly anticipated video for his hit soca single, Vibes Cyah Done off Precision Production’s Antilles Riddim. Check out the Eldon Pernel directed music video as it features an older version of Machel, showing he will never be too old to soca! Cameo appearance by Aaron Fresh. ORRR HOORRRR!!!! This [...]
Multi-talented Soca star Ricardo Drue recently teamed up with Ragga Soca King Bunji Garlin to collaborate on the remix of his groovy sexy single, Shawty. Check out the world premiere of the official video for Shawty, directed by ATA and Kern Rose below: Great job guys!
In what has turned out to be a phenomenal year for writer-director Storm Saulter, his debut feature film Better Mus’ Come has secured its place as the only feature film representing Jamaica this year at the prestigious Bahamas International Film Festival. The festival has distinguished itself as the Caribbean’s premiere international film festival. It boasts [...]
It is very rare these days that I watch a video and it pulls at my heart strings and makes me cry. Due respect and acknowledgement to Trinidad and Tobago’s reggae artist Til Shiloh and gifted spoken word artist Gary Acosta for their single and heart wrenching video for “Broken One.” “Broken One” is a [...]
Go behind the scenes of Sean Paul’s latest video for “She Doesn’t Mind” off his upcoming album due early next year. Check out the behind the scenes footage for his latest video “She Doesn’t Mind,” shot by Evan Winter below: Download the single over at iTunes here: http://itun.es/iBZ97W
The world has been waiting for the full length Santana movie from puppeteer and director Roger Alexis and it is finally here. The Santana brand has garnered over 6 million views on Youtube making it the most recognizable and most successful local short film ever, especially with it’s worldwide viral power! I’m Santana – The [...]
Trinidad and Tobago recently celebrated its 49th anniversary of Independence, and the man who guided this nation through those pivotal years of infancy to nationhood, first Prime Minister Dr Eric Williams, will be eulogised in the first musical play on his life. Eric—The Musical, written by Zeno Constance and directed by educator/youth drama activist, Victor [...]
Are you a movie buff? A lover of Caribbean culture? Then you will love these new movies! Check out the trailers for the upcoming CaribbeanTales Toronto Film Showcase. “Calypso Rose: The Lioness of the Jungle“, a documentary about the impact of the Trinidadian queen of Soca music. GHETT’A LIFE is an “against the odds” action [...]
Some months ago, the world’s most marketable athlete Usain Bolt, filmed the TV advertising campaign for the new PUMA fragrance, PUMA JAM. Check out the “behind the scenes” exclusive footage as PUMA gets ready to unveil their new commercial for their fragrance featuring “the world’s fastest man” Usain Bolt “jamming” model Trishauna Clarke Directed by [...]