Tuesday, October 28, 2008
“Empz 4 Life” Review
Brian Henry is an unrecognized saint; his relentless effort to create a better life for youth living in lower-income neighborhoods seems to be an unattainable pursuit. Throughout his youth, he’s had involvement with drugs, gangs, academic issues as well as run in with the law. His versatile experiences have lead him to aid at-risk young men in repairing their life. Director Allan King, coaches his staff to create a fly-on-the-wall depiction of what really goes on in the lives and minds of adolescent African- American gents living in a deprived environment. Read More...
Duddy Kravitz is a classic character of Canadian literature. Crafted by the great Mordecai Richler in his novel of the same name, Duddy is someone that we have all come across in our own lives at one time or another. Driven to succeed at any cost, they are the pushers. The cheaters. The liars who don't necessarily have their hearts in the wrong place. As much as we may wish to distance ourselves from these people, however, as the tag line of the film says; "There's a little bit of Duddy Kravitz in everyone."