It was announced that Academy award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee has been selected to head the 73rd Cannes Film Festival jury. This makes him the first Black president of the jury, which consists of Lee’s contemporaries of movie professionals who will select which film receives the festival’s highest honor: the Palme d’Or. Lee is no stranger […]
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San Diego playwright and filmmaker Tamera Hill is launching her second movie “The Matchmaker.” The official Red Carpet Affair will take place on Saturday, November 2, at 4pm at UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley, San Diego to release the film. Event details at Bit.ly/TheMatchMakerMovie. Shot locally in parts of San Diego over the summer, The Match
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Black man don’t you lie on the ground with your hands up; your position does not change my view of shooting you. Jonathan Aledda shot Charles Kinsey with his hands visible as he consoled his patient. My name is Matthew Bernard; I murdered three; I chased officers in my nakedness; I choked a white pastor
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THE OLD GLOBE Presents the GLOBE-COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERE of WHAT YOU ARE, Written by JC LEE, Directed by PATRICIA MCGREGOR, Developed in the 2017 Powers New Voices Festival SYNOPSIS: Don scrapes together a living and struggles to support his family through hard work and good intentions. But everything around him, from his younger co-workers, to the
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The Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival offers a platform for indigenous people to shine. The Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival (GIIFF) will celebrate its 8th anniversary with a four-day festival, kicking off from May 23-26, 2019 in Los Angeles. GIIFF was founded in 2012 with the mission of providing a platform to preserve the culture
Hey, San Diego! We’ve got something new for you this year…we got “A New Groove” and it will be heard, felt and seen over the Memorial Day Weekend in Southern California’s favorite spot for spectacular entertainment and “fun in the sun”…or under the stars. Jazz at the Creek is where you’ll find an elite
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We can now refer to her as Dr. Missy Elliott. That’s right, the five-time Grammy award winner along with Alex Lacamoire and Justin Timberlake all received honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Berklee College of Music on Saturday. This is huge, ya’ll! “This year’s honorary doctorate recipients are being recognized for their achievements and influences
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While the first trailer and poster for the upcoming Magnolia Pictures documentary TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM, was unveiled back in April, we wanted to want to continue to raise awareness around this impactful doc about one of the most celebrated storytellers in American history. The indie film, which debuted at Sundance Film Festival earlier
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Since the 1300’s my co-conspirator the bullet and I have brought tears and pain to many generations. Why was I created in life if you are going to destroy life with me in your hands? I am useless if I lay dormant like some emotions that will not surface unless summoned. They tell me I
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9-1-1 on Fox starring Peter Krause, Angela Bassett, Aisha Hinds and Rockmond Dunbar is back on tonight for season two. On Sunday the cast took the stage Sunday evening at PaleyFest to discuss the fate of the characters in the cliff hanging season one series finally. Click here to see more of the convo on
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