According to Ernest Hardy at the Village Voice, the documentary Crips and Bloods: Made in America "employs hip-hop beats and music video aesthetics (quick edits, slick cinematography, artful use of still photography)" to answer the questions "why is there so much violence in South L.A.? What are the historical roots of the Bloods and Crips?" Hardy says, "It's a lot to take in, and [director Stacy] Peralta does an admirable job cramming tons of history and insight into his reportage on how the " 'hood" came to be...Those unfamiliar with the subject matter should use Made in America as the gateway film to check out the superior All Power to the People and Bastards of the Party. The latter, directed by former Blood Cle Bone Sloan, is the raw, underground joint to Peralta's pop opus."
Click on the images above for more details and reviews on each of this weekend's rather modest batch of new releases. Or you can catch up on watching some Oscar-nominated films—details on nominations here.






cleveland steamer was taken?
I think Dirty Sanchez was the runner up.
love the graphic on the wikipedia page for donkey punch
what a sweet honey lying on the sand.
Re: Time review headline "Underworld 3: Me No Lycan"—that is the headline of the year!
how could anyone even watch the first underworld? Try saying "I AM A DEATH DEALER!" without laughing.
I saw it with friends when it opened, and heckled the crap out of it. I made it more entertaining for everyone. One of my happier moments in a movie theater.
"After meeting at a nightclub in a Mediterranean resort, seven young adults simultaneously decide to use the toilet facilities aboard a luxury yacht in the middle of the ocean. but when one of them craps himself in a freak accident, the others argue about what to do, leading to a ruthless fight for the john."