New Indy Flick: Middle of Nowhere

First, I want to give a rousing applause to our lil sister, Quvezhane Wallis from last summer's "Beasts of the Southern Wild" who grabbed an Oscar nomination for best actress yesterday.  It should be noted that she was only a mere 6 yrs. old when she filmed the movie and I blogged about her performance last summer so scroll down to read it.

Just needed to put the word out about this upcoming new indie movie for some attention to refocus on since "Django Unchained" has seemed to suck up all the oxygen on conversations about films and Black movie goers right about now.  Also interesting to note, Jamie Foxx was not nominated for an Oscar for portraying the lead character, a former slave who sought revenge and reclaimed his wife.  Hmmmm.

How lucky are we to have 2 strong independent Black films available soon for our viewing, critique and enjoyment.  I can't wait to see this one, "Middle of Nowhere", a movie with very real issues we're all familiar with, beautiful new talent that make us hungry for more casting diversity in Black films and not the same ol' faces or types of beauty, and a welll crafted script about a black woman making critical life choices about her future and happiness all add to my eagerness to catch this one.

Check for the screenings in your area on fandango.com and share your thoughts about our images on the big screen.