On last night’s Colbert Report Don Cheadle talked a little bit about filming Brooklyn’s Finest in Brownsville. (In fact, Stephen asked him a question about it similar to one that I asked director Antoine Fuqua.) The whole interview is good, but if you just want to see the Brooklyn part, it starts at 4:52. Brooklyn’s [...]
Don Cheadle talks about filming in Brooklyn with Stephen Colbert
March 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Action · Brownsville · Filming In Brooklyn
Ahsaan Mitchell, Brooklyn’s Finest Documentarian
February 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments
A couple weeks ago I sat down with Ahsaan Mitchell, a Brownsville native, who filmed a behind-the-scenes documentary about what happens to a neighborhood like Brownsville when a big Hollywood production moves in for the summer. His is an amazing story: part luck, part imagination, part determination. Most of all it’s about grabbing on to [...]
Tags: Action · Brownsville · Filming In Brooklyn · Interview
Michael C. Martin In The New York Times
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
There’s an interview with Brooklyn’s Finest screenwriter Michael C. Martin on NYTimes.com. I got the chance to meet Mr. Martin when I spent a day on the set of the Antoine Fuqua-directed movie back in July. He was thoroughly charming, humble, and appreciative of all of the good things that were coming his way. In [...]
