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Aug. 24-30, 2012 • Caribbean Life • Queens/Bronx/Manhattan/Westchester • Page 44TOP 10SINGLESLights1Ellie GouldingWide Awake2Katy PerryPayphone3Maroon 5 Fea.t Wiz KhalifaWhere Have You Been4RihannaCall Me Maybe5Carly Rae Jepsen6Gotye Feat. KimbraSomebody That I Used to KnowTitanium7David Guetta Feat. SiaLet’s Go8NewsScream9UsherBlow Me (One Last Kiss)10PinkTOP 10ALBUMSNothing But The Best1Frank SinatraGod Forgives, I Don’t2Rick RossNow 433Various ArtistsPerfectly Imperfect4Elle VarnerThe Complete 20125John MayerSome Nights6Fun.The Lumineers7The LumineersDeclaration of Independence8Colt FordMy Head Is An Animal9Of Monsters And MenOverexposed10Maroon 5Calypso and Soca in BklynBecket of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.Continued from page 43Gala Reception for the recipientsof Independence Awards will beginbefore the Revue opens.WORLD SOCA MONARCHThe World Soca Monarch competitionhas been added to the Revue-Tent. Soca artistes across the Caribbeanand from England have enteredthe semifinals on Tuesday, Aug. 28when 10 will be selected by thejudges to compete for the BacardiWorld Soca Monarch title on Thursday,Aug. 30.Artistes who have competed inprevious World Soca Monarchsinclude Iwer George, Edwin Yearwoodand Ronnie McIntosh.CALYPSO & SOCAARTISTESArtistes at the seven nights ofcalypso and soca include SugarAloes, Singing Sandra, Sexy Suzie,Count Robin, The Mighty Sparrow,Calypso Rose, Shadow, Brown Boy,Becket of St. Vincent, King Swallowof Antigua, Duane O’Conner,Sugar Aloes. Photo by Sharon BennettDance Master, Lord Nelson, Poser,Susan Kennedy, Fatman Georgefrom Grenada, Edwin Yearwood andStatement from Barbados, Pick andDaddy Chess from Dominica.“The Calypso & Soca Revue-Tentis not a physical tent,” explains HermanHall, a producer of the Tent.“The air conditioned and luxuriousTropical Paradise Ballroom is thevenue.”Here is the schedule:Sunday, Aug. 26: VIP AwardsReception toasting Trinidad & Tobagoon its 50th anniversary of independenceand debut of Tent. Artistesperforming include The MightySparrow, Calypso Rose and Becket.Sparrow will take the audience backto 1962 by singing his famous Independencesong.Trinidad & Tobago will always liveon A nation is born let me tell youMonday, Aug. 27 is Ladies Nite.Two ladies enter on one ticket. Performersinclude Sugar Aloes, SingingSandra, Sexy Suzie, Dance Masterand Fatman George.Tuesday, Aug. 28 is the WorldSoca Monarch Semifinals. The judgeswill select 10 to participate in thefinals.Wednesday, Aug. 29 is the Icons ofCalypso Night and a special tributeto Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobagoon their 50th anniversary of independence.Performers include LordNelson, Poser, Susan Kennedy andKing Swallow.Thursday, Aug. 30 is the BacardiWorld Soca Monarch Finals when10 artistes will compete for the titleand first prize of $3,000 to $5,000. Afamous soca superstar will make aguest appearance.Friday, Aug. 31, the 50th independenceanniversary of Trinidad& Tobago and the best place inN.Y. to celebrate is at the Revue-Tent when Shadow, Calypso Rose,Singing Sandra, Swallow, DuaneO’Conner and other superstars willperform.Saturday, Sept. 1 is IndependenceFete Nite and the grand endingof the 2012 Revue-Tent. Shadow,Duane O’Conner, Sexy Suzie, Becket,Sugar Aloes and other stars plusNew York’s top soca DJs will entertain.VaShawn Mitchell releases ‘Created 4 This’Six-time Stellar Award winner andGRAMMY nominated recording artistVaShawn Mitchell will release his newproject, “Created 4” on, Aug. 28. Thenew album was recorded live in hishometown of Harvey, IL. “Created 4This” will also be released as a DeluxeEdition CD + DVD, which features 13songs, three live performance videos,and exclusive behind-the-scene footage.The first single, “Turning AroundFor Me,” enters at #5 this week onBillboard’s Top Singles chart. At Wal-Mart, the exclusive single contains aunique QR Code. By scanning the codeusing an Android or Iphone compatibledevice, fans are granted access toexclusive video streams and more.Mitchell’s promo tour kicks off inNew York at Donnie McClurkin’s NewYork Call on Saturday, Aug. 25. Therewill also be a series of album releaseevents including the Official ReleaseDay Celebration at the Baptist WorshipCenter in Philadelphia (Tuesday, Aug.28), Windsor Village United MethodistChurch in Houston (Thursday, Aug.30), Union Temple Baptist Church inWashington, DC (Friday, Aug. 31), andthe Back II School Album ReleaseSkate Party in Charlotte (Monday,Sept. 3). Mitchell will also co-hostVerizon’s How Sweet The Sound eventin Detroit (Saturday, Sept. 15) and LosAngeles (Friday, Sept. 21).AudreyJohnsonContinued from page 43her native land.The Audrey Show thathas also featured stirringinterviews with musicalgreat Dianne Warwickand TV hosts, Montel Williamsand Carson Kressley,plans a loud debut of “GoGuyana” on Sunday, Sept.2 at the Annual GuyanaFolk Festival, as part of theshow’s artistic concept.The entertainmentinterview segment willhighlight the multiculturalevent of music, song anddance, at the jamboree,scheduled to take placeat the Prospect HeightsSchool Campus, locatedat 883 Classon Ave., nearPresident Street.The Audrey JohnsonShow, which burst ontothe California scene justtwo years ago, has takenthe East Coast by stormwith streaming live presentationsfrom the richand famous playgroundof the Hamptons to NewYork Fashion Week and theOscars Gala highlights inManhattan.“Go Guyana” was conceptualizedin the Republicin 2008, said creator,Johnson who reflected onher youth while growingup in Guyana and the joyshe experienced while visitingthe Stabroek Market,a landmark that she comparedto Disneyworld.“Stabroek Market iswhere the people cometogether to negotiate andshare the beauty of theriches that Guyana has tooffer. It is also a communityplace where many shareexperiences,” said JohnsonThe Audrey JohnsonShow whose tagline states“Being Interviewed by aThird Party Gives You StarPower” is aimed at showcasinginteresting people,exciting events and hiddentreasures in the community.The show is producedby Glenn Scheper andcould be found by loggingon to www.theaudreyjohnsonshow.com.To become a guest ofthe Audrey Johnson show,please call 805-795-3350,or email. Audrey@goGuyana.com
Spike Lee directs disappointing drama“Red Hook Summer”So, when his single-momdecides the two should getacter-driven drama set in asweltering Brooklyn.gamut from ghetto gangstasto church ladies. ThirdFair (1 star)acquainted over the summer,Unfortunately, that’s the film fails to generateUnratedRunning time: 120 it means the boy willhave to live in the projectswhere any similarities startand end. This is a movieany palpable tension.The director makes aminutesin Red Hook, an area ofthat might earn high cameo appearance as pizzaDistributor: VarianceFilmsBy Kam WilliamsNew York City teeming withdangers and temptationshe hasn’t been exposed tobefore. Still, she figureshe’ll be okay, since her dad,marks were it the work ofa first time director. However,coming from a twotimeOscar-nominee (for4 Little Girls and Do thedeliveryman Mookie, reprisingthe role he played as theprotagonist of Do the RightThing. Sadly, that distractionmerely serves as a sadFlik Royale (Jules Enoch (Clarke Peters), happensRight Thing), it can only be reminder of how muchBrown) is 13 by the timehis mother (De’Adre Aziza)is finally ready to introduceto be the pastor of theLil’ Peace of Heaven BaptistChurch.described as a bitter disappointment.The primary problem isSpike’s skills have erodedsince his glory days.Picture a two-hour episodeof Amos ‘n’ Andy onhim to his grandfather Flik grudgingly agreesthat the acting is mediocre.(Clarke Peters). Trouble is to stay with the Biblethumpingbishop, and theirtered with the sort of bufphire!Flik Royale (Jules Brown) and Enoch (Clarke Peters),Secondly, the screen is lit-crack. Holy mackerel, Sap-pastor of the Lil' Peache of Heaven Baptist Church, in athe bourgie mamma’s boyscene from Red Hook Summer.was brought up in suburbanstrained relationship suppliesfoonish stereotypes Spike To see a trailer forAtlanta where he’s beenraised vegetarian and beenattending private school.the raison d’etre of RedHook Summer. Directed bySpike Lee, the movie mightsuperficially resemble someof his classic films like Dothe Right Thing and She’sGotta Have It, being a char-has been criticizing TylerPerry for, one-dimensionalcaricatures running theRed Hook Summer, visit:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CX9xKczh4wPage 45 • Caribbean Life • Queens/Bronx/Manhattan/Westchester • Aug. 24-30, 2012Independent & Foreign FilmsDeath by China (Unrated)Outsourcing expose’ explainingwhy America has been ineconomic decline since thePeoples’ Republic joined theWorld Trade Organization in2001 at the behest of Congressand multinational corporations.General Education (PG-13for sexuality and a drug reference)Teen comedy abouta high school senior (ChrisSheffield) who has to hidefrom his parents (JaneaneGarofalo and Larry Miller)that he still has to complete ascience course over the summerin order to graduate andenter college in the fall ona tennis scholarship. WithBobby Campo,Elaine Hendrixand Maiara Walsh.Hermano (Unrated) Overcoming-the-oddssaga abouta couple of siblings (FernandoMoreno and Eliu Armas)from the slums of Caracaswho make the most of theopportunity of a lifetime whenthey are offered a tryout withtheir hometown’s pro soccerteam. Featuring Beto Benites,Gonzalo Cubero and MarcelaGiron. (In Spanish with subtitles)Knight Knight (Unrated)Medieval comedy about acouple of knights in training(Tom Eykelhof and DavidWayman) who embark on azany adventure in search ofcash and comfortable underwear.With Jonathan Hansler,Christina Bucher and MingusJohnston.Little White Lies (Unrated)Ensemble dramedy about aParisian restaurateur (FrancoisCluzet) whose annualsummer getaway to Bordeauxwith his wife (Valerie Bonneton)and friends turns confessionalafter one of the guests(Jean Dujardin) is left neardeath by an auto accident.Cast includes Marion Cotillard,Benoit Magimel andGilles Lellouche. (In Frenchwith subtitles)The Revenant (R for graphicviolence, pervasive profanity,drug use, sexuality andgraphic nudity) Horror comedyabout a recently-deceasedIraq War vet (David Anders)who comes back to life asa bloodthirsty zombie. WithAnnie Abbott, Senyo Amoakuand Amy Correa.Samsara (PG-13 for sexualityand disturbing images)Non-narrative meditationexploring assorted wonders ofthe world from the mundaneKam’s KapsulesBy Kam Williamsto the miraculous while delvinginto the unfathomabledepths of humanity’s spirituality.Somewhere Between(Unrated) Roots documentaryabout the struggle of fourteenagers to make sense oftheir lives after being adoptedin China and raised in theU.S. from infancy.Teddy Bear (Unrated) Asianbride drama about a lonely,38 year-old bodybuilder (KimKold) desperate for true lovewho travels from Copenhagento Thailand to find the girl ofhis dreams (Lamaiporn Hougaard).With David Winters,Elsebeth Steentoft and BarbaraZatler. (In Danish, Thaiand English with subtitles)The Victim (R for profanity,drug use, graphic sexualityand gruesome violence)Psychological thriller about awoman (Jennifer Blanc) whocomes to rely on help from ahermit (Michael Biehn) shemeets in the middle of thewoods while being chased bythe perpetrators (Ryan Honeyand Denny Kirkwood) of amurder she’s just witnessed.Go to www.Caribbeanlifenews.com for the latest in Caribbean news,entertainment, sports, business, viewpoints and more.
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