Blackout

2007
1h 35m

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Zoe Saldaña, Melvin Van Peebles, and Jeffrey Wright in Blackout (2007)

Chain of events that unfolds in a forgotten Brooklyn neighborhood during the blackout of 2003.Chain of events that unfolds in a forgotten Brooklyn neighborhood during the blackout of 2003.Chain of events that unfolds in a forgotten Brooklyn neighborhood during the blackout of 2003.

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5.9/10

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- 1 nomination total

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7/10

I saw it @ Urban World

The movie was very good. I liked it. I missed out on the Tribeca screening but was able to make the urban world screening. My favorite part was when one couple was having a talk about how did one got home when there was a black out and the guy just got bagged for for not telling the truth. I wont get into detail because I don't want to give it away. The movie director was def. inspired by spike lee, you can catch a scene or two of "do the right thing" It was one part or two in the movie that i thought was a little over done but thats just an opinion. The after party of the screening was nice. a lot of people showed up. Vibe magazine was taking pictures, people was having fun.

thank you Judith.

lexvegasny
Jun 22, 2007
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Trivia
The scene where CJ meets his fate wasn't intended to be a rain scene, as there was no rain during the actual blackout on August 14th 2003. Production halted several times, in hopes that it would stop. Everytime the rain stopped and the cameras started rolling, it would start to rain again. Finally, the director decided it was destined to be shot this way, thus adding a dramatic effect to the scene.