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Reginald Hudlin and Oprah’s Sidney is Simply Magnificent
Speaking often throughout the doc about his father showing him what the true the measure of a man is permeates my spirit and consciousness. For me, the true measure of…
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Sacha Jenkins Reveals Louis Armstrong Was More Than a Grin
Louis Armstrong: Black and Blues is not only the later half of this impactful doc's title, but places Armstrong’s voice in our ear singing, talking, joking, being beyond frustrated in…
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Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down While Inspiring Millions
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down was acquired by Briarcliff Entertainment and opened the film nationwide July 15, with CNN Films planning to air it later in the year. This film…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival
Ethan Hawke Spills the Tea on The Last Movie Stars
The Last Movie Stars is a treasure trove into their personal and professional lives. Did you know the couple met as understudies in the hit Broadway show "Picnic?" Or, that…
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The Janes is a Realistic Reminder of Rolling Back Reproductive Rights
It's so surreal we are now revisiting this issue yet again. Why are the rights of women in this country constantly being challenged and up for debate from middle aged…
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Sarah Jones Sets it Straight with Sell/Buy/Date
Sell/Buy/Date is engaging for its unapologetic manner of storytelling permeating every nook and cranny of the sex working industry with humor, candor and illuminating facts along the way while exploring…
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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)
Stanley Nelson’s Attica Devastates and Shakes to the Core 50 Years Later
This is by far Stanley Nelson's best documentary to date proving that old Lois McMaster Bujold quote, "The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Nothing Compares to Sinéad O’Connor
What intrigued me was the fact that not only was she a champion of women of women's rights, the artist was very outspoken about race schisms of Black people in…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
La Guerra Civil Is Honest and Heartfelt Tribute to Boxing Legends
Director Eva Longoria Bastón’s high-energy documentary debut exudes authenticity and heart as it digs deep into the cultural significance of one of the biggest sports moments of the 1990s. Much…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
W. Kamau Bell Asks Do We Need to Talk About Cosby…Hell Yeah!
What you don't know is that at some point, he writes a children's book in which 'spanish fly' is mentioned more than 25 times. His album, 'Bill Cosby Talks to…
