Minding The Gap Examines Friendship, Growing Pains and Family
When “Boyhood” was released a few years back it was considered revolutionary because it was filmed over an extended period of time. Well, clearly Bing Liu took that premise a…
McQueen documentary is an Intimate Look at Fashionable Insecure Genius
Alexander McQueen was a name uttered quite often at one time on the red carpet of numerous award shows. His design ranged from the macabre to immaculate, stunning, conversational piece…
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heartk
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart will open your mind and your heart to one of America's most beloved playwrights who has inspired generations with her play, "A Raisin in The…
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Robin Williams: Come Inside Your Mind is a loving, gentle tribute to a giant not only in the entertainment industry but in realm humanity itself. His presence will be missed,…
Whitney Doc Focuses on Talent and Bombshell Sexual Abuse
What you don’t know is Whitney Houston would often times show up un-announced to sing back-up and hit the stage with BeBe and CeCe Winans for their hit…
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AFI DOCS: Deportation of 1917 Bisbee Arizona Revisited in Riveting Documentary
News reports of thousands of immigrants being deported after their contribution to making America great again dominate on a daily basis. As annoyed or shocked as we are about these…
Ellis Haizlip’s Niece Pays Tribute in Audience Winning Doc Mr SOUL!
A graduate of Howard University, Haizlip set the vibe of the times and changed the minds of what and how Americans viewed what Black American culture was really all about.…
Family, Race, Class and Triumph of Human Spirit Examined in QUEST
For his debut documentary, QUEST, director Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade chronicling the daily triumphs and tragedies of the Raineys, a working class African-American family in North Philadelphia. The father, Christopher…
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Nostalgia is Back with Mr. Rogers Doc “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”
As a kid, Fred Rogers was a part of my life. Not a day went by that I didn’t watch him come through that door and change into his comfy…
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The Gospel According to Andre Gives Fly on Wall Insight to a Fashion Icon
When I worked as a publicist, one of my assignments was to phone then Fashion Editor of VOGUE – Andre Leon Talley and pitch our client for a feature…
