Ease on down the road of film history via a 40th anniversary retrospective essay from the Los Angeles Times.
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Review: A Vital and Sweeping ‘Porgy and Bess’ Debuts in London | The New York Times
This “Porgy and Bess,” a joint production with the Metropolitan Opera and the Dutch National Opera, is coming to the Met next season.
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Restoration of Horace Jenkins’ African-American Romeo & Juliet to Premiere in New Orleans and DC | Roger Ebert.com
A few years ago producer Sandra Schulberg told me a mesmerizing story about a film made by the late artist, Horace Jenkins, who died before it’s theatrical release, and whose film lay lost for three decades.
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With BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee Sounds the Alarm About America’s Past and Present | The Atlantic
The director’s newest film follows a policeman who successfully infiltrated the KKK in the 1970s, but the story it tells is also very much about the U.S. today.
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#MuteRKelly Co-Founder Discusses Campaign’s Success, Backlash | Colorlines
“This has never been about censoring his music. It’s about his behavior.”
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Get Hype for the BlackStar Film Fest With This New Trailer | Colorlines
With just a month until the seventh annual celebration of Black cinematic excellence, the team behind the Philly-based festival has you covered with a full dose of #BlackGirlMagic.
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Ava DuVernay becomes first black woman to direct a $100 million movie | Chicago Tribune
DuVernay was also the first black woman to get a budget of over $100 million to direct a film.
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Mr. Soul! To Screen At AFI DOCS On June 16th | Roger Ebert
“SOUL!” turned a spotlight on the Black Arts Movement
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When Race Is the Punchline on Prime Time | Slate
American sitcoms are dealing with race more than ever, but too often the jokes reinforce stereotypes instead of subverting them.
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WATCH: The Trailer for ‘Whitney’ Will Make You Feel All The Things | Colorlines
The feature-length documentary illuminates the woman behind the amazing voice. It also includes a startling allegation of sexual abuse.
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