This week, the Frotcast goes A-List on your ass, with an interview with Black Dynamite director Scott Sanders.  He has a rare mix of movie-business insider info and candidness that you rarely find, and he even claims to find you FilmDrunk commenters pretty funny. He explains the process of making Black Dynamite, talks about some of the worst scripts he’s ever read (like Ingle Woods, the story of Tiger Woods’ ghetto cousin), and all sorts of other fun stuff. The interview starts at 37 minutes and goes for about a half hour.

Other topics include the wild world of Tonya Harding fan fiction, an excoriating letter from a most discromulent Armond White, and finally (after the interview), we review Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix’s half-assed Borat fan film, I’m Still Here, aka Joaq Hard.  The show is pretty much like drinking unicorn milk fresh from the teat, so listen to it and share it with everyone you know. I DEMAND IT!  (It’s broken into two parts for ease of downloading).

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I saw an early version of Black Dynamite, and though the last half sorta sucked, I’d still recommend it because the first half is the best spoof since Naked Gun or Airplane!. And because they sent me this t-shirt and novelty pen shaped like a syringe.  My love of free t-shirts aside, they’ve had such an awesome marketing campaign that it’ll almost be a shame when the movie comes out next month, especially for all my cats, who lose their appetite when I walk around shirtless.  Anyway, here’s some new clips from the “Fight Smack in the Orphanage” campaign, plus the new trailer below (which I wouldn’t recommend watching unless you want some of the best lines ruined).  If Michael Jai White doesn’t become the next big star from this, I’m going to Karate chop three gingers a day, chosen at random, until Hollywood complies with my demands.  *menacingly ties drawstring on sweatpants*

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After the jump, I’ve got the trailer for Black Dynamite, a blaxploitation homage directed by Scott Sanders, who used to write for A Different World.  You may remember Dwayne Wayne?

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.

It stars Michael Jai White as Black Dynamite, meanwhile Arsenio Hall plays "Tasty Freeze" and Tommy Davidson (from In Living Color) is "Cream Corn".  No release date yet, but you better believe I’m there.  Hopefully I’ll meet some brothers and they’ll let me hang with them.  That’s always been a dream of mine (I’m an only child).

Thanks to the lovely Michelle for the tip. Sorry to hear about the wiping-the-wrong-way incident.