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Jazz Fans are Divided Listening to Kenny G
Lane interviews jazz critics, academics, and DJs for their takes on Kenny G. For some critics, Kenny G represents a means to discuss how Black musicians had their work appropriated…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2021, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Dionne Warwick is a Icon Who Doesn’t Need to Be Made Over
Fans will get a glimpse into Warwick herself - Charismatic, outspoken, and stylish as she fondly looks back on her New Jersey roots singing in church, touring the South with…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2021, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Julia Child Set the Stage for Culinary Artists Globally with JULIA!
Cohen and West’s film makes great use of Julia’s television archives. Recording live to tape in the early days, she was determined to hold an audience’s attention and became an…
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Storm Lake Reminds of the Importance of Local Press Amid News Deserts
65 million Americans live in countless news deserts with only one local newspaper or none at all. As a digital media journalist, I understand and have benefiited from reporting primarily…
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Pray Away Pulls the Curtain Off Conversion Therapy
Exodus, which started in 1976, was a ministry notorious for claiming to assist those wanting to move away from homosexuality. At the end of the day, all they really accomplished…
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LA’s First Couple of Helicopter Reporting is Revisited with Whirlybird
In addition to the Simpson footage, these pioneers of helicopter reporting, Zoey Tur, (known then as Bob) nabbed numerous monumental moments in L.A. history, including the 1992 riots. This intense…
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VAL is a Moving Tribute to a Man with Many Lives In and Out of Hollywood
'VAL' is a cinematic blueprint and message for any actor who may feel counted out due to a physical or vocal limitation. He proves without a shadow of a doubt…
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Sesame Workshop and HBO Create Mental Wellness Doc Through Our Eyes for All
The families spotlighted are the exceptional few who've have learned to straddle that line with an expert's eye. Kudos to them all and to the Sesame Workshop in creating a…
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Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill Podcast Blows Lid off Weinstein Allegations
The whole thing feels like a film noir doc where your stomach stays in knots and one's insatiable curiosity is continuously kept on the line from one episode to the…
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The Loneliest Whale Sings His Way into Hearts of Millions
Directed by Joshua Zeman and beautifully captured cinematically by Nelson Hume and Alan Jacobsen, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 delves into the psyche of this misunderstood creature and…
