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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Archival Black Joy and Blood Memories Eloquently Captured Life of AILEY
A student of Martha Graham, his mother was the center of his world as he searched truth to movement. Never knowing or seeing his father, Alvin often struggled with his…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Mavis, Mahalia, Afro Sheen Hit Harlem for a Summer of Soul
Many of the festival attendees gleefully shared their experiences about how they came to attend the festival, performers like The Fifth Dimension shared their excitement at having the opportunity to…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Rita Moreno is a Vibrant, Fierce Girl Who Just Decided To Go For It
At 89 years-old, this Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony winning beauty shows no signs of slowing down and has finally learned that there is no Interest in continually dragging her past into…
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Street Gang Makes Us Fall In Love With Magic And Education of Sesame Street
Opening with a peek behind the taping magic, complete with a set overview of rehearsals, you get the sense that Agrelo is sharing a huge secret and you tingle with…
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Carey Williams Flips Shakespeare Upside Down with Social Media Infused R#J
Like many 25 years ago, those panties twisted in a wad with the Leonardo DiCaprio version didn't know how to embrace change and innovation with a fresh spin and perspective…
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Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga Glow in Passing
Growing up watching black and white films, I appreciate what Hall has accomplished with Passing. She literally allows the audience not be distracted by colors, costumes, yet takes the film…
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Siân Heder Stuns Directs Pitch Perfect Deaf Dramedy with CODA
Based on the award-winning French hit La famille belier, this film will send you through a rollercoaster of emotions. For me it was mostly the ugly cry ad the last time…
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Here We Go! Virtually Hitting the Slopes for Sundance Film Festival 2021
Normally, this time of the year I would be wrapped in my black parka, brand new snow boots, armed with cell phone, charger and laptop dripping with anticipation kicking off…
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Social Hair Norms Given Horror Spin in Justin Simien’s Bad Hair on Hulu
Bad Hair takes a look at the culture of hair and throws it out in the world for everyone to see and be better informed. Is this type of satire…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Kerry Washington Puts ACLU Center Stage in The Fight
Most importantly, the audience witnesses first hand what huge, vulnerable hearts these legal eagles possess under what the pressure of doggedly fighting against one of the worst administrations in American…
