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On June 15th & 16th at 5pm, join us for GRANDMASTERS, a two-day multimedia exhibit showing how Black martial artists harnessed the sport for community empowerment and creativity, and the impact these disciplines continue to have on Black communities and culture.

Go to http://bit.ly/LT-Grandmasters for tix and more info for this Columbia, SC event.

GRANDMASTERS is presented by The Luminal Theater, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Speller Street Films, and Black Kung Fu Cinema

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Black Film of the Week: I’M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA (1988)

Director/Writer/Producer Keenan Ivory Wayans

There’s so much to unpack with this parody of 70’s era Blaxploitation films!

Jack Spade, played by the film’s creator Keenen Ivory Wayans, comes home to the ghetto and finds his brother Junebug dead from a gold chain overdose. With help from his hero, bad-ass John Slade (Bernie Casey), and a team of washed-up crime fighters that includes other Blaxploitation mainstays like Jim Brown, Issac Hayes, and Antonio Fargas, and 80’s tough guy Steve James as Kung Fu Joe, Spade declares vengeance on Mr. Big, the white crime leader responsible for selling gold chains on the streets.  

Also starring Dawnn Lewis as she was completing her first year on “A Different World” as Jack’s sister-in-law/love interest, and her TV co-star Kadeem Hardison as Mr. Big’s main henchman alongside future comedy all-star Damon Wayans, as well as  the recently departed Ja’net Dubois as Jack’s kick-ass mama, and hilarious cameos from Anne-Marie Johnson, Clarence Williams III, David Alan Grier, John Witherspoon, Tony Cox, KIm Wayans, Hawthorne James, and most famously Chris Rock in the “How much for an order of ribs?” scene, there are tons of laughs packed into these 88 minutes.  

And imagine, if this film wasn’t made, there would have been no ”In Living Color” sketch comedy show, and tons of comedy geniuses, including Jim Carrey, would not be household names today.  

Recently unearthed through Wayans’ interview with the Television Academy that “...Sucka'' was initially sabotaged to only get a very small release, then go straight to video to honor the studio’s growing home video department.  Despite being released in 5 small markets at Christmas-time, against “Twins” no less, “...Sucka” still came in 2nd at the box office. Two weeks later the studio released it in NY, now in 200 theaters total, against “The January Man” (starring Kevin Kline) showing in 1500 theaters nationwide. “January” made 1.9 million that weekend against “Sucka”s 1.6 million.  The former is soon dumped into the video market, and Wayans and crew become stars!

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📽March @luminaltheater Carribean Film Series In Brooklyn is gonna be dope and that's #thebrooklynword 🙏🏾👁🙏🏾 _____ Tickets are now on sale for Caribbean Film Series, our new weekend-long film festival celebrating our first five years of screening the best in Caribbean cinema at @bamfilmbrooklyn alongside @caribbeanfilm. We're also happy to be joined by @thrdhrzn as we bring this special weekend to life. Get your tickets now at caribbeanfilmseries.nyc (Also, see link in bio) Artwork by Festival Artist Nyugen Smith [@bundlehouse] #caribbeanfilm #welovecaribbeanfilm #brooklyn #luminaltheater #brooklynfilm #eastflatbush #flatbush #bedstuy #bushwick #crownheights #EastNewYork #Brownsville #harlem #canarsie #williamsburg #bronx #boogiedown #nycarts #nycfilms #films https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt4LtKygVk0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gx6c9lolyp3o

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#hustlegrindmotivation #thenycway Repost from @luminaltheater using @RepostRegramApp - 10 yrs ago, this was one of the poster ads for the NYC premiere for A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY that got us *a lot* of attention....all rightly deserved for this dynamic look at Black love and sexuality. Celebrate the 10th anniversary of this indie darling on Oct. 17th at BAM Rose Cinemas in #Brooklyn⠀ ⠀ Click the link above for tix link or go to BAM.org⠀ ⠀ Post screening Q&A with director Dennis Dortch, actor Allen Maldonado (#Blackish), and producer Adetoro Makinde. Presented by The #LuminalTheater, Black & Sexy TV, and BAMcinématek⠀ ⠀ #BlackandSexyTV #Black&sexy #Blackrelationships #Agooddaytobeblackandsexy #bamcinematek #blackfilms #blackcinema #blackfilm #africanamericanfilm #allenmaldonado #dennisdortch #marciusharris #blackromance (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bopyla7F7OO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17wg3hezrwbw0

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Our editor had some family-related delays (all the best EJ!) but we're almost ready with the edited edition of BEYOND THE CUT featuring filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu. Trust: it's worth the wait!

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Tomorrow night, What you doing? @bondfireradio x @theluminal short film night and after party! Tickets available until they are sold out click the link above. #LuminalTheater. Purchase tickets from #linkinbio. #indiefilms #Brooklyn #LABK #filmfestival #afterparty #Bushwick

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This Friday July 29th , The Luminal Theater, teams up with the live streaming network Bondfire Radio to host an exclusive Short Film Night at the Opera House Lofts in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Did I mention -- there's an afterparty too!   Following the Q&A, experience the sounds of iLLSpokkin (Freestyle Mondays) & Macedonia (Both Sides of The Surface). The night also doubles as a fundraiser for both our respective independent media companies that are changing the ways you receive and experience art & culture in NYC. See more info, including the full lineup, on my website, www.luminaltheater.org/calendar.html -- where there's also a link to the ticket page.  

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tix link: http://bit.ly/BC1-1 -- Space is limited, so RSVP today