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Stranger Things hit SAG Awards with Viola Making History and Hidden Figures Blasting Off
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are always a highlight of the award season because the love comes directly from the acting community. Needless to say, actors showed up and showed…
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She Could Turn The World On With Her Smile…RIP Mary Tyler Moore
One of my favorites memories was watching Mary Tyler Moore on Saturday nights with my Mom. She seemed so natural and fun-loving. I mean who didn't want Mary Richards as…
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People of Color Making History – Oscars 2017
The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced this morning in a very non-traditional, yet welcomed and artistic manner. Instead of the usual press conference at 5am. Former Oscar…
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Happy Birthday Dr. King!
As a young high school student in St. Louis, Missouri, I encouraged my classmates to protest our school not recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday as a National Holiday.…
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LAFF 16 – Lupe Under The Sun Illustrates Immigrant Struggle and Heart
During a time when discussions about immigration are so toxic and negative, it was refreshing to see a film that celebrates these hard-working individuals and gives us a peek into…
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Jason Bourne
Baby, Matt Damon has truly made himself a modern-day James Bond by inhabiting the character or Jason Bourne. In my opinion, with many of these films, the more sequels,…
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Los Angeles Film Festival: LGBT, CeCe McDonald and Political Animals
In the last few years, we have seen Jeffrey Tambor and Judith Light win Emmys for their work on the groundbreaking series, Transparent, Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Olympic Medal Winner…
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May The Force Rest with You…Carrie Fisher
I don't know anyone who isn't a fan of Star Wars. For me, it was a blatant part of my childhood. Who didn't want a lifesaber, have boyfriend as handsome…
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AMERICAN PASTORAL
What happens when one try to immolate the perfect life? It literally blows up in your face. Swede (Ewan McGregor) and Dawn (Jennifer Connolly) Levov were perceived to be the…
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KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Being a Buddhist, I love how the Japanese culture of prayer is honored in this piece. It very earnestly demonstrates the results of an honest prayer versus a prayer that…
