7 Reasons To Attend This Week’s NYC Showcase for They Call Me Dae
This Thursday, April 21, I’ll be in NYC with the cast of my film, They Call Me Dae. We’re celebrating the kick-off fundraising to the Still Eye Rise Films feature film, Retaliation. They Call Me Dae is actually the prequel to Retaliation based on my book of the same name… I know time is precious [...]
New Yasmin Shiraz Film Interview on Peoplegogy
Here’s a link to a new interview that I did with Peoplegogy. I spoke about my vision as a film director. It was a lot of fun. Thanks to Will for making this happen! Since I’m talking about vision and film, I had to put a photo of me and Spike on the site! I [...]
I’ll be on Urban Film Radio Tonight @ 7:30p EST
I’ll be on Urban Film Radio tonight at 7:30p EST discussing my new film, They Call Me Dae. If you can listen in, please do. Here’s the link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/06psp And here’s the link to They Call Me Dae. Check out our trailer…
Tags: fighting, girl, teen bully, They Call Me Dae, Urban Film Radio
Congrats on Big Mommas for being #5 on the weekend box office!
I want to congratulate the Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son team helmed by Martin Lawrence and Brandon T. Jackson for coming in #5 on the weekend box office this weekend. Congrats!
Black Swan: I Saw It, Here are my thoughts…
I’m bout to see Black Swan, finally! I’m pretty excited. I know I’m late, but I had my own movie that I was writing,directing and producing. If you’ve seen it already, leave me a comment and tell me what you thought. I heard it was off the hook. The trailer is below: My review: Here’s [...]
Tags: film, movie, natalie portman
Movie Mooz-lum Opens Today! You Must See It (Video)
The new movie, Mooz-lum opens today. If you call yourself a film lover, or a well read person or someone who knows whats going on in the world, then you absolutely must see it. Last night I attended the DC premiere of Mooz-lum, written and directed by Qasim Basir. I was riveted by the story. [...]
Tags: danny glover, dorrian missick, evan ross, mooz-lum, nia long, qasim basir, roger guenver smith
They Call Me Dae: The Movie Poster Is Here! (Film)
I’m so excited to share with you the movie poster artwork from my first narrative film, They Call Me Dae. The film gives a short glimpse into the life of DeCalia, a female bully who prides herself in fighting other girls. Some of you may remember Dae from my book Retaliation. She is such a [...]
Tags: movie poster, They Call Me Dae, yasmin's first narrative
New Movie: Desert Flower (Must See Trailer)
I came across the Desert Flower movie trailer and wanted to give an advance heads up. The film is inspired by Somalian supermodel, Waris Darie who left her country and came to America to escape arranged marriage and female genital mutilation. The film hits theaters on March 22, 2011. Its an inspiring story and reminds [...]
Tags: arranged marriage, desert flower, female genital mutilation, New movie
My 10 Best Studio Movies of 2010
These are the movies that I liked and thought were the best of 2010. I like drama, action, romantic comedies, and thrillers. I do not like horror–mostly because it SCARES me. Here’s my list, in no particular order…. The Town feat. Ben Affleck (Book Adaptation) Takers feat. Idris Elba, Chris Brown Salt feat. Angelina Jolie [...]
Tags: don cheadle, my 2010 list, studio movies
Flashback Movie You Should Watch: Yes, Man! (Trailer)
I recently watched Yes, Man starring Jim Carrey and it really made me think about my life and opportunities. The movie is hilarious but it brings to light a real issue. When we say no to things, we are often saying no to possibilities. Opportunities are hidden in so many places that when we say [...]
See if we can do it twice! Let’s make Takers #1 this weekend too!
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