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...result, black filmmakers say, Hollywood is often cool to film concepts that don't include pimps, drive-bys, sexual antics or, preferably, all three. Debbie Allen, producer of Amistad, a film about a real-life 19th century slave revolt, spent several years looking for backers before Spielberg signed on to direct it (the film will be out in December). Kasi Lemmons, writer-director of Eve's Bayou--which deals with family secrets, sisterly friendship and voodoo--had a similar experience. "We were turned down by everyone," says Lemmons. "They all said they loved the script, and then they...
...traditional stand-bys of celebrities and cute children still have their place in Public Awareness advertisements. Michael Jordan urges kids to participate in sports and poor children in South America ask for help, appealing to the viewer's conscience...
Each fall, members of Crimson Key watch the film four or five times to come up with new lines and allow new members to learn the snide stand-bys...
From my observations, the key to Joe's getting the kids to do what he wants is yelling. Lots of yelling. I've even gotten pretty good at it myself now. "Don't all stand in the same place! Spread out!" and "Go to the ball!" are old stand-bys. "Quit standing around!," "Take your hands out of your pockets!," and of course, "Antoine, stop running circles around the goal while the ball is in play!" are also big. And the painstakingly grammatical "To whom?!" is sure to follow any errant pass...
...five day-marathon from December 8 to December 12, all 12 houses will sponsor the traditional gala events. But this year, students can anticipate a few unusual innovations in addition to the old stand-bys...