Film: Caribbean Film Corner (Portobello Film Festival)

I first attended this yearly festival in 2009 and throughly enjoyed the evening. I am a great lover of filmmaking and all that it entails. It is such a fascinating and amazing tool for information and entertainment. Particularly in the last few years I have had a thirst for Caribbean films and documentaries. With Bollywood and Nollywood generating hundreds of reels per year, I yearn to see the Caribbean doing the same and producing quality productions that audiences will embrace. Well the Caribbean Film Corner is an excellent way to see both full length and short films, documentaries and animation created by people in the Caribbean diaspora. And the most amazing thing is that it is FREE!

So please check out the website http://www.caribbeanfilmcorner.com and their  Facebook page and come to one of the programmes from the 14th to 17th Sept 2011. I promise it is worth a visit!

Music: Jill Scott

Videos and songs like ’Hear My Call’  are why I will always be a fan of Jill Scott. Raw, honest and lyrics that force you to think. I may not be in love with all her new album ‘The Light of the Sun’ but this song was on repeat from the first moment I played it. I have yet to see her live and not cry. Good music can do that :)

Music: Babies make me happy

Call me corny if you like. I can take it, because when I saw the pictures of Beyonce this morning announcing her pregnancy it made me smile. Whatever your opinion on either she or her husband I love the fact that they did it in the old school way – fell in love, dated for a few years, got married then got pregnant. The money they make and the power they have they could have honestly became parents a long time ago but B did exactly as she had planned. I admire that and once again how she rocks the stage in those heels. I loved Jay’s face at the end

Music: Kem

His voice is so distinctive. Yesterday ‘I cant stop loving you’ came on Sweet 100.1 FM here in Trinidad and though I had never heard it before it just took one sentence for me to identify Kem. It is equal parts mellow, seductive and caressing the way his voice translates those notes. This singer and songwriter first captured my affection with the song ‘Love Calls Your Name’ from his 2002 album ‘Kemistry’. He has released two more albums, the latest being the beautiful ‘Intimacy’ in 2010. He speaks about the complexes and his undying belief in love. If you have not fallen for Kem already, do yourself a favour and get his albums. For these songs below it is worth it

 

 

TV/Film: Jason Momoa

He is the kind of specimen that inspires poetic words but I decided pictures would suffice. I mean seriously, Lisa Bonet has the most amazing taste in baby fathers. He is unforgettable in Game of Thrones (see below). Still not sure about Conan but for him I would waste a couple of hours He is a great example of getting better and better with age!

TV: Jersey Shore

I like crappy reality TV. Especially in the summer months when most of my favorite shows are in hiatus. Jersey Shore is the pinnacle of trashy, car crash television. You spend most of an episode in awe of how vapid these individuals are and marvelling at what they do and say. So transplanting these real life caricatures in one of my favorite Italian cities is a can- -not-miss event. And the long awaited rumble between The Situation and Ronnie? Roll on August 4th!

TV: Dallas

While I was doing my Alevels and was for the first time not in classes all day I took the opportunity to watch all the episodes of Dallas, Dynasty and Knots Landing. One of the cable channels (sorry but the name escapes me) made my life by showing a new espisode every week day and had an omnibus on the weekends. I was fulfilling a childhood curiosity. When these shows first came out in the 1980s, TTT (Trinidad and Tobago Television) showed them long after my bedtime. I was very aware of their existence but was not allowed watch it live due to the adult content and my strict bed time. The teenager in me so was so excited to finally see these episodes. I devoured all the seasons and ridiculous storylines and loved every minute. So it will not be surprising to know that I am looking forward to seeing the new, revamped, modernised Dallas. It stars my teenage crush ’ Bobby’ and the man we all love to hate “JR Ewing”  plus all the new hot faces. Sure I expect it to corny as hell but I care not. Just like 90210 I will be watching it religiously