links for 03-01-07

Rabbit, rabbit!
Films with Black Stars Seek to Break International Barriers – “Only recently have movies begun to crack one of Hollywood’s most troubling and least openly discussed problems: an international “color line” behind which films relying on black stars often do not perform well. ”
Shock of the New – Wynton Marsalis on hip-hop: “Listen, I don’t have to attack hip-hop. Hip-hop attacks itself. It has no merit, rhythmically, musically, lyrically. What is there to discuss?”