"I can taste the salt of my tears as I swallow the truth." The Big We has released a brand new 2020 trailer for an indie film titled Follow Me Home, which originally premiered at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theaters in 1997. Written & directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Peter Bratt, the film stars Alfre Woodard, Benjamin Bratt, Jesse Borrego, Calvin Levels, Steve Reevis, featuring a then-unknown Salma Hayek. Drawing upon Native, African and Latino culture, Follow Me Home is a rebellious fable of four Los Angeles street artists who hatch a plan to cover the White House with vibrantly painted murals. Joined by a woman with a haunting secret, they set off on an impetuous joyride across a desert landscape steeped in magic, mystery and danger. A powerful celebration of art, history, music and community, the film challenges long-held beliefs about race and identity in America, adding an important voice to today's racial reckoning.
- 10/21/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.
– Annette Bening will be honored with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement at the Annual Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America in Los Angeles on January 19, 2017. Bening is a four-time Academy Award nominee for “The Kids Are All Right,” “Being Julia,” “American Beauty” and “The Grifters.” She is a two-time Golden Globe winner for “Being Julia” and “The Kids Are All Right,” a BAFTA Award and Screen Actors Guild Award winner for best actress in “American Beauty” and a 2006 Emmy Award nominee for her role in “Mrs. Harris.”
“Annette has taken on roles which have changed cultural conversations,” Richard Hicks, president of Csa, said in a statement. “She is an actress of great bravery and passion, and her work shows what’s possible when a remarkable actress meets the right opportunity.” This year,...
– Annette Bening will be honored with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement at the Annual Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America in Los Angeles on January 19, 2017. Bening is a four-time Academy Award nominee for “The Kids Are All Right,” “Being Julia,” “American Beauty” and “The Grifters.” She is a two-time Golden Globe winner for “Being Julia” and “The Kids Are All Right,” a BAFTA Award and Screen Actors Guild Award winner for best actress in “American Beauty” and a 2006 Emmy Award nominee for her role in “Mrs. Harris.”
“Annette has taken on roles which have changed cultural conversations,” Richard Hicks, president of Csa, said in a statement. “She is an actress of great bravery and passion, and her work shows what’s possible when a remarkable actress meets the right opportunity.” This year,...
- 12/2/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
'The dude can dance, sing and rap ... he's a talented young brother,' Jay Rock says of his 'Westside' collabo with Brown.
By Rob Markman
Jay Rock
Photo: MTV News
Jay Rock is known to keep it gangsta, but on "Westside," a track off of his debut album Follow Me Home, the Watts, Los Angeles, Mc slows it down with Chris Brown on the hook. The song, produced by Tha Bizness, serves as an ode to the allure of Hollywood.
"Basically, it's just tellin' a young chick, if you wanna come to the West Coast, we'll book you a flight. Come hang out with us and have a good time," Rock told MTV News. "It's a wonderful record. It's for the ladies."
Brown, who is known for chart toppers like 2005's breakout single "Run It" and his current hit "Look at Me Now," didn't have a chemistry problem with underground fave Jay Rock.
By Rob Markman
Jay Rock
Photo: MTV News
Jay Rock is known to keep it gangsta, but on "Westside," a track off of his debut album Follow Me Home, the Watts, Los Angeles, Mc slows it down with Chris Brown on the hook. The song, produced by Tha Bizness, serves as an ode to the allure of Hollywood.
"Basically, it's just tellin' a young chick, if you wanna come to the West Coast, we'll book you a flight. Come hang out with us and have a good time," Rock told MTV News. "It's a wonderful record. It's for the ladies."
Brown, who is known for chart toppers like 2005's breakout single "Run It" and his current hit "Look at Me Now," didn't have a chemistry problem with underground fave Jay Rock.
- 7/25/2011
- MTV Music News
Peter Bratt has probably suffered for years as "the brother of Benjamin Bratt," even though he made his first feature film in 1996, Follow Me Home, that starred the likes of Salma Hayek, Alfre Woodard and, yes, his brother. He's making another run at the directing career right now as his latest film La mission travels the festival circuit, but we all know the one sure route to getting people to take you seriously: make a biopic. Bratt will be doing just that; according to THR he's signed on to direct Silent Spring of Rachel Carson, about the environmentalist who wrote the landmark book referenced in the title, Silent Spring. The 1962 book argued against pesticides and made such an impact that Carson testified before Congress and led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Carson died in the midst of her struggle in 1964, but was recognized in 1980 with the Presidential...
- 7/28/2010
- cinemablend.com
Fans decide our 'Hottest Breakthrough Mc of 2010' -- vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25.
By Shaheem Reid
Jay Rock
Photo: Warner Bros.
"Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Jay Rock
Even if you never saw Jay Rock or didn't know about his street credentials, one listen to records like "All My Life in the Ghetto" with Lil Wayne and Will.I.Am or freestyles like "Anti Social" and you can tell that the Watts, California, native's rhymes are 'hood-validated.
The husky roar in his baritone, the vivid narratives and the pain in his flow all give Rock one of the most captivating young voices in hip-hop. His candidacy for "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" comes with a collective thumbs-up from the streets.
"Starting out in Watts, I can say I really had a love for music," Rock said of his early musical inspirations. "I always had a love for music.
By Shaheem Reid
Jay Rock
Photo: Warner Bros.
"Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Jay Rock
Even if you never saw Jay Rock or didn't know about his street credentials, one listen to records like "All My Life in the Ghetto" with Lil Wayne and Will.I.Am or freestyles like "Anti Social" and you can tell that the Watts, California, native's rhymes are 'hood-validated.
The husky roar in his baritone, the vivid narratives and the pain in his flow all give Rock one of the most captivating young voices in hip-hop. His candidacy for "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" comes with a collective thumbs-up from the streets.
"Starting out in Watts, I can say I really had a love for music," Rock said of his early musical inspirations. "I always had a love for music.
- 6/25/2010
- MTV Music News
Fans decide our 'Hottest Breakthrough Mc of 2010' -- vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25.
By Shaheem Reid
Jay Rock
Photo: Warner Bros.
"Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Jay Rock
Even if you never saw Jay Rock or didn't know about his street credentials, one listen to records like "All My Life in the Ghetto" with Lil Wayne and Will.I.Am or freestyles like "Anti Social" and you can tell that the Watts, California, native's rhymes are 'hood-validated.
The husky roar in his baritone, the vivid narratives and the pain in his flow all give Rock one of the most captivating young voices in hip-hop. His candidacy for "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" comes with a collective thumbs-up from the streets.
"Starting out in Watts, I can say I really had a love for music," Rock said of his early musical inspirations. "I always had a love for music.
By Shaheem Reid
Jay Rock
Photo: Warner Bros.
"Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Jay Rock
Even if you never saw Jay Rock or didn't know about his street credentials, one listen to records like "All My Life in the Ghetto" with Lil Wayne and Will.I.Am or freestyles like "Anti Social" and you can tell that the Watts, California, native's rhymes are 'hood-validated.
The husky roar in his baritone, the vivid narratives and the pain in his flow all give Rock one of the most captivating young voices in hip-hop. His candidacy for "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" comes with a collective thumbs-up from the streets.
"Starting out in Watts, I can say I really had a love for music," Rock said of his early musical inspirations. "I always had a love for music.
- 6/25/2010
- MTV Music News
I pulled Hiro, our Dp, aside and suggested we go into commando mode and steal everything -- shoot it without people knowing. I gave general direction to the actors, then watched as the “party scene” turned into a real party. It felt like we were making a documentary, grabbing shots as they unfolded naturally. - Sundance veteran Peter Bratt (Follow Me Home) returns with a powerful second feature. Propelled by commanding performances from Jeremy Ray Valdez as Jesse and Erika Alexander as Lena—and featuring an exceptional turn by Benjamin Bratt—La Mission is a haunting story of healing and transformation: the healing of a broken man, of a father’s relationship with his son, and of a neighborhood struggling to break the chains of violence. - Sundance Film Festival Peter Bratt Eric Lavallee: I guess the first question before anything else would be: what took you so long?...
- 4/5/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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